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Payments from drug & device makers
$2,271in general payments, 2019–2025
Across 154 payments — averaging $14.75 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.$480
- Antares Pharma, Inc.$424
- Pfizer$282
- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.$248
- AbbVie$182
- GRT US Holding, Inc.$84
- plus $570 from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,271100%
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
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 57 | $480 |
| Antares Pharma, Inc. | 20 | $424 |
| Pfizer | 20 | $282 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 11 | $248 |
| AbbVie | 9 | $182 |
| GRT US Holding, Inc. | 2 | $84 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 6 | $75 |
| SPR Therapeutics, Inc | 1 | $72 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 4 | $63 |
| Vertex | 3 | $54 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 3 | $44 |
| Novo Nordisk | 3 | $43 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 3 | $37 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $36 |
| Biodelivery Sciences International, Inc. | 3 | $35 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 2 | $31 |
| Halozyme Inc | 1 | $20 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Novartis | 1 | $14 |
| International Rehabilitative Sciences, Inc | 1 | $14 |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| OxycontinOxycodone Hcl | 40 | $74,841 |
| Fentanyl | 54 | $8,214 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 256 | $7,575 |
| Morphine Sulfate ErMorphine Sulfate | 64 | $3,581 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 58 | $2,314 |
| Methadone Hcl | 31 | $2,300 |
| Gabapentin | 50 | $957 |
| Morphine Sulfate | 18 | $860 |
| Pregabalin | 24 | $346 |
| Diazepam | 56 | $298 |
| Carisoprodol | 22 | $260 |
| Lactulose | 13 | $167 |
| ConstuloseLactulose | 11 | $158 |
| Celecoxib | 15 | $130 |
| Meloxicam | 16 | $76 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.