Daniel Hughes
Nurse Practitioner · Newnan, GANPI 1356959175
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 96.9% of the total across 192 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 38 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 10.0% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $1,447 and has fallen 50.0% since, to $723 in 2025. Among nurse practitioner clinicians in GA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 192 payments — averaging $21.32 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Boston Scientific$408
- Relievant Medsystems, Inc.$350
- Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.$349
- AbbVie$328
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$323
- Medtronic$226
- plus $2K from 32 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$581%
- Food & beverage$3,96997%
- Education$672%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific | 14 | $408 |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | 6 | $350 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 20 | $349 |
| AbbVie | 25 | $328 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 19 | $323 |
| Medtronic | 9 | $226 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 10 | $186 |
| Nevro Corp. | 8 | $164 |
| Painteq LLC | 3 | $161 |
| Globus Medical | 6 | $139 |
| Stimwave Technologies Incorporated | 1 | $118 |
| Amgen | 6 | $101 |
| Abbott | 6 | $99 |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc. | 6 | $93 |
| Upsher-smith Laboratories LLC | 5 | $91 |
| Vertos Medical, Inc. | 3 | $90 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 5 | $87 |
| Curonix LLC | 2 | $81 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 4 | $69 |
| Vertex | 3 | $66 |
| Biotronik NRO, Inc. | 2 | $65 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 4 | $63 |
| Forte Bio-pharma LLC | 2 | $54 |
| Foundation Fusion Solutions, LLC | 2 | $51 |
| Nalu Medical, Inc. | 2 | $41 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 3 | $41 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 2 | $40 |
| Stryker | 2 | $28 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 2 | $26 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $26 |
| Spinal Simplicity, LLC | 1 | $22 |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Valinor Pharma, LLC | 1 | $18 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| GRT US Holding, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Novartis | 1 | $12 |
| Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $12 |
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.
- Intracept$600
- PAINTEQ$132
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM$129
- StimQ Receiver Stimulator Kit Channel A US w Receiver$118
- StimQ Freedom-4A Receiver Kit Channel A US w/ Receiver$118
- StimQ Freedom 8A Receiver Kit Channel A US w Receiver$118
- Freedom 4A Receiver Kit Channel A US w Receiver$118
- Freedom 8A Receiver Kit Channel A US w Receiver$118
How this compares
$4,094 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 3,328 nurse practitioner providers in Georgia.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Gabapentin | 32 | $278 |
| Pregabalin | 12 | $224 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 11 | $50 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other nurse practitioner in Newnan
- Victor CzerkasijDalton$505K
- Kennon Mc CollumStockbridge$364K
- Tajuana BradleyJohns Creek$256K
- Jessica AdkinsSavannah$226K
- Janice McAlisterAtlanta$221K
- Laura ElledgeAtlanta$177K
- Afsha HussainiKennesaw$122K
- Elizabeth TyeAlbany$78K
- Luis PoloSavannah$70K
- Karen BauerDecatur$44K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.