RxDoctor Payments Data

Danilo Corales

Internal Medicine · Lexington, KYNPI 1013951771

Payments from drug & device makers

What this record shows

Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 98.9% of the total across 1,134 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 60 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 13.6% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Among internal medicine clinicians in KY with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.

$17,129in general payments, 2019–2025

Across 1,134 payments — averaging $15.11 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.

  • Novo Nordisk$2K
  • AbbVie$2K
  • Pfizer$1K
  • GSK$1K
  • Lilly USA, LLC$926
  • AstraZeneca$742
  • plus $8K from 54 others

What the payments were for

  • Food & beverage$16,93799%
  • Education$1921%

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

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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.

CompanyPaymentsTotal
Novo Nordisk166$2,337
AbbVie(2 entities)162$2,227
Pfizer121$1,418
GSK68$1,063
Lilly USA, LLC64$926
AstraZeneca(2 entities)45$742
Astellas Pharma US Inc35$698
Amgen41$687
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.54$660
Boehringer Ingelheim45$653
Johnson & Johnson40$558
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.25$462
Abbott15$373
Novartis22$369
Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC23$356
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.10$280
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.20$280
Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC17$251
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.7$234
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.18$214
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.13$207
Corcept Therapeutics7$189
Bayer12$184
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.10$183
Merck9$124
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.4$95
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.6$90
Amarin Pharma, Inc.6$89
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc.)4$81
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.5$75
Eisai Inc.5$75
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.4$66
Lundbeck LLC4$60
Exact Sciences4$59
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc4$52
Dexcom, Inc.1$51
Harmony Biosciences LLC2$50
Almatica Pharma LLC2$46
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.3$46
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.2$44
Ardelyx, Inc.2$44
Boston Scientific2$42
Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC3$38
Insulet Corporation2$33
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.2$31
Nevro Corp.1$28
Corium, LLC2$27
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.2$27
Shield Therapeutics Inc1$24
Abiomed1$23
Dynavax Technologies Corporation1$19
Tonix Medicines, Inc.1$18
Vivus LLC1$16
Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.1$15
QOL Medical, LLC1$15
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC1$14
Verona Pharma, Inc.1$14
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.1$14
Antares Pharma, Inc.1$13
E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.1$11

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

$17,129 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,284 internal medicine providers in Kentucky.

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Medicare billing

Part B allowed, 2024
$244,241
Medicare patients
606
Services billed
2,975

What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.

Most prescribed under Part D

DrugClaimsCost to plans & patients
EliquisApixaban410$272,185
OzempicSemaglutide223$269,674
JardianceEmpagliflozin262$222,653
Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter114$95,998
XareltoRivaroxaban104$88,718
MyrbetriqMirabegron122$71,461
MounjaroTirzepatide42$53,795
TrulicityDulaglutide40$51,189
EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan51$34,542
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol31$31,472
Synjardy XrEmpagliflozin/Metformin Hcl31$30,464
Breztri AerosphereBudesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol37$28,514
Repatha SureclickEvolocumab21$20,821
GlyxambiEmpagliflozin/Linagliptin27$19,628
Breo ElliptaFluticasone/Vilanterol40$19,011

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.

CompanyPaid to this providerPart D cost of their drugs
Boehringer IngelheimJardiance, Synjardy Xr, Glyxambi$653$272,745320 claims
PfizerEliquis$1,418$272,185410 claims
Novo NordiskOzempic$2,337$269,674223 claims
GSKTrelegy Ellipta, Breo Ellipta$1,063$115,009154 claims
Lilly USA, LLCMounjaro, Trulicity$926$104,98482 claims
Johnson & JohnsonXarelto$558$88,718104 claims
Astellas Pharma US IncMyrbetriq$698$71,461122 claims
AstraZenecaFarxiga, Breztri Aerosphere$742$59,98568 claims
MerckLagevrio (Eua), Januvia, Janumet Xr$124$51,00758 claims
NovartisEntresto$369$34,54251 claims
AbbVieLinzess, Namzaric$2,227$32,20946 claims
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.Gemtesa$183$14,48124 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 95th percentile of 1,284 internal medicine providers in Kentucky.

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