Christy Nelson
Gerontology · Hilton Head, SCNPI 1457786246
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 96.9% of the total across 89 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 20 manufacturers reported payments, led by Johnson & Johnson at 25.7% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $1,583, more than ten times the $22 reported in 2023.
Across 89 payments — averaging $27.57 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Johnson & Johnson$631
- AbbVie$400
- QOL Medical, LLC$272
- Lucid Diagnostics Inc.$187
- Madrigal Pharmaceuticals$186
- Braintree Laboratories, Inc.$111
- plus $667 from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,37997%
- Education$753%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson | 17 | $631 |
| AbbVie | 25 | $400 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 11 | $272 |
| Lucid Diagnostics Inc. | 2 | $187 |
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | 3 | $186 |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | 5 | $111 |
| Neuraxis, Inc. | 1 | $95 |
| Pfizer | 4 | $82 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 3 | $82 |
| Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $63 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | 2 | $55 |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | 2 | $50 |
| Novo Nordisk | 2 | $46 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $38 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 2 | $37 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $25 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Organon | 1 | $18 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
How this compares
$2,454 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 137 gerontology providers in South Carolina.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| CreonLipase/Protease/Amylase | 33 | $102,393 |
| Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag SulfSodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates | 702 | $47,805 |
| LinzessLinaclotide | 28 | $24,719 |
| VemlidyTenofovir Alafenamide | 12 | $16,541 |
| Colesevelam Hcl | 54 | $10,371 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 321 | $4,950 |
| SuflavePeg 3350/Sod Sulf,chlr/Pot/Mag | 40 | $4,901 |
| Colestipol Hcl | 13 | $2,529 |
| Mesalamine | 12 | $2,402 |
| Ursodiol | 32 | $2,227 |
| Omeprazole | 149 | $1,868 |
| Cholestyramine LightCholestyramine | 26 | $1,618 |
| Warfarin Sodium | 124 | $1,317 |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium | 25 | $947 |
| Famotidine | 60 | $939 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVieCreon, Linzess | $400 | $127,11161 claims |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc.Suflave | $111 | $4,90140 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 75th percentile of 137 gerontology providers in South Carolina.
Other gerontology in Hilton Head
- Timothy MalinowskiGreenville$49K
- Ann ShattuckNorth Charleston$15K
- Erin SullivanColumbia$13K
- Nicole FerroniCharleston$11K
- Kathryn RarickGreenville$10K
- Ryan BakerColumbia$9K
- Rachael WillsGreenville$8K
- Karen CainGreenville$8K
- Emily KachelmeyerSummerville$7K
- Elizabeth GreeneSpartanburg$6K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.