Jeryl Pittman
Primary Care · Richmond, KYNPI 1891990479
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 337 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 40 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 13.2% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $1,450 and has fallen 50.7% since, to $715 in 2025. Among primary care clinicians in KY 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 337 payments — averaging $16.93 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Lilly USA, LLC$754
- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.$555
- AbbVie$523
- GSK$454
- Novo Nordisk$400
- Amgen$377
- plus $3K from 34 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$5,704100%
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.
How this compares
$5,704 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 80 primary care providers in Kentucky.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 51 | $50,132 |
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 35 | $48,589 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 40 | $40,959 |
| OzempicSemaglutide | 26 | $31,373 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-200Insulin Degludec | 22 | $27,232 |
| Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 28 | $26,695 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 27 | $24,225 |
| LinzessLinaclotide | 25 | $20,602 |
| Janumet XrSitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl | 33 | $16,865 |
| TrulancePlecanatide | 25 | $15,717 |
| MyrbetriqMirabegron | 13 | $9,619 |
| SynjardyEmpagliflozin/Metformin Hcl | 12 | $8,725 |
| CreonLipase/Protease/Amylase | 12 | $7,137 |
| Novolog Mix 70-30 FlexpenInsulin Aspart Prot/Insuln Asp | 12 | $4,946 |
| BelsomraSuvorexant | 11 | $4,909 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| PfizerEliquis | $161 | $50,13251 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance, Synjardy | $39 | $49,68552 claims |
| Lilly USA, LLCMounjaro | $754 | $48,58935 claims |
| Novo NordiskOzempic | $400 | $31,37326 claims |
| AbbVieLinzess, Creon, Synthroid | $523 | $29,07353 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga, Symbicort | $95 | $27,36039 claims |
| GSKTrelegy Ellipta | $454 | $26,69528 claims |
| MerckJanumet Xr, Belsomra | $78 | $21,77444 claims |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLCTrulance | $149 | $15,71725 claims |
| Astellas Pharma US IncMyrbetriq | $84 | $9,61913 claims |
| Almatica Pharma LLCLoreev Xr | $159 | $4,84912 claims |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Edarbi | $32 | $4,56812 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 90th percentile of 80 primary care providers in Kentucky.
Other primary care in Richmond
- Jessica GoettlLouisville$59K
- Angela ClarkBowling Green$10K
- Tara CoyleShelbyville$7K
- Heather AdamsLexington$7K
- Bridget McKinleyElizabethtown$6K
- Tracy DarlingtonCrestview Hills$6K
- Reagen LoughranLondon$6K
- Samantha FraleyPrestonsburg$3K
- Pamela PhelpsMorgantown$3K
- Kayla HensonBenton$3K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.