Joyce Hughes
Pediatrics · Murray, KYNPI 1326029067
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 121 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 28 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 20.5% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Among pediatrics 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 121 payments — averaging $18.73 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.$465
- Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$434
- Johnson & Johnson$206
- Amgen$205
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$143
- Corium, LLC$114
- plus $699 from 22 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,266100%
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.
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
$2,266 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 777 pediatrics providers in Kentucky.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Trazodone Hcl | 15 | $146 |
| Sertraline Hcl | 11 | $121 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other pediatrics in Murray
- Sirish PalleHyden$89K
- Christian BerkhahnLouisville$85K
- Maurice AllgeierLouisville$38K
- Stanley BlockBardstown$34K
- Michael SimonNicholasville$32K
- Patricia PurcellLouisville$27K
- Daniel FinnBardstown$17K
- Lakshmi KoonapuFort Campbell$15K
- John CecilPaducah$13K
- Amber PendletonLouisville$10K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.