George Sonnier, MD
Dermatology · Louisville, KYNPI 1861495046
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 96.7% of the total across 364 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 32 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 28.2% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $1,767 and has fallen 67.5% since, to $573 in 2025.
Across 364 payments — averaging $24.64 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$3K
- UCB, Inc.$1K
- Lilly USA, LLC$839
- Novartis$729
- Johnson & Johnson$701
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$578
- plus $3K from 26 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$8,67297%
- Education$2973%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie | 119 | $2,530 |
| UCB, Inc. | 40 | $1,085 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 33 | $839 |
| Novartis | 36 | $729 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 23 | $701 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 19 | $578 |
| Sanofi | 10 | $403 |
| Stemline Therapeutics Inc. | 4 | $266 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 12 | $258 |
| Amgen | 9 | $207 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 9 | $191 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 2 | $175 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 4 | $143 |
| Krystal Biotech Inc | 2 | $131 |
| LEO Pharma Inc. | 7 | $125 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 5 | $95 |
| Pfizer | 5 | $74 |
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 5 | $70 |
| Biofrontera Inc. | 3 | $54 |
| Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $52 |
| Incyte Corporation | 2 | $43 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 2 | $39 |
| Springworks Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| Organogenesis Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Sebela Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Dermira, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| EPI Health, LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Nabriva Therapeutics, PLC | 1 | $14 |
| Almirall LLC | 1 | $14 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
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
$8,968 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 128 dermatology providers in Kentucky.
Medicare billing
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
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Dapsone | 19 | $2,052 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 54 | $1,124 |
| Clobetasol Propionate | 23 | $774 |
| Acyclovir | 48 | $705 |
| Cephalexin | 19 | $525 |
| Clindamycin Phosphate | 16 | $435 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 55 | $390 |
| ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl | 12 | $228 |
| Finasteride | 24 | $131 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other dermatology in Louisville
- James JacksonLouisville$326K
- Jae JungLouisville$188K
- Clint TuckerLouisville$50K
- Mark WaldmanLouisville$33K
- Joseph FowlerLouisville$29K
- Shannon EnglandLouisville$20K
- Jeffrey CallenLouisville$18K
- Ashley BrownLouisville$16K
- Todd RickettLouisville$15K
- Margaret MoyeLouisville$13K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.