Kamariah Baker
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 126 payments — averaging $23.23 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Nevro Corp.$529
- AbbVie$513
- Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC$177
- Vertos Medical, Inc.$169
- Relievant Medsystems, Inc.$139
- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.$134
- plus $1K from 32 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,927100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nevro Corp. | 22 | $529 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 28 | $513 |
| Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 6 | $177 |
| Vertos Medical, Inc. | 1 | $169 |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | 2 | $139 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 5 | $134 |
| Amgen | 5 | $117 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 5 | $93 |
| Pfizer | 4 | $82 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 5 | $80 |
| Medtronic | 4 | $75 |
| Biodelivery Sciences International, Inc. | 4 | $69 |
| Alfasigma USA, Inc. | 1 | $55 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 3 | $51 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 2 | $48 |
| Abbott | 2 | $47 |
| Tersera Therapeutics LLC | 2 | $42 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 2 | $41 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 2 | $38 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $37 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $36 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $35 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 1 | $29 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $27 |
| Mannkind Corporation | 1 | $24 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $23 |
| Bayer | 1 | $23 |
| Zimvie Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| GSK | 1 | $21 |
| GRT US Holding, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Seqirus USA Inc | 1 | $19 |
| Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US Inc | 1 | $16 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $15 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $15 |
| Merck | 1 | $14 |
| Nalu Medical, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
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.
- Intracept$249
- mild Device Kit$169
- Omnia$105
How this compares
$2,927 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 250 medical providers in Nevada.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 21 | $16,985 |
| TradjentaLinagliptin | 14 | $12,118 |
| Wixela InhubFluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 13 | $2,197 |
| Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate | 37 | $1,285 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 23 | $814 |
| Ventolin HfaAlbuterol Sulfate | 11 | $531 |
| Gabapentin | 35 | $469 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 21 | $443 |
| Omeprazole | 25 | $283 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 21 | $243 |
| Hydroxyzine Hcl | 13 | $240 |
| Lisinopril | 38 | $239 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 15 | $226 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 47 | $224 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 29 | $220 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance, Tradjenta | $41 | $29,10335 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 75th percentile of 250 medical providers in Nevada.
Other medical in Reno
- Ashley OwensReno$7K
- Christine BurnsReno$7K
- Brian DouglasReno$7K
- Sarah GutierrezReno$6K
- Bradley BusReno$6K
- Melissa ShelleyReno$6K
- Gretchen GoicoecheaReno$5K
- Nicholas BeaudetteReno$4K
- Shaylee NystromReno$4K
- Sheila QuinnReno$4K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.