Kayla Herron
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. 16 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 34.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $730 and has fallen 85.7% since, to $105 in 2025.
Across 121 payments — averaging $18.39 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$777
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$352
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.$233
- Amgen$214
- UCB, Inc.$160
- Incyte Corporation$140
- plus $348 from 10 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,225100%
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 | 47 | $777 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 15 | $352 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 12 | $233 |
| Amgen | 10 | $214 |
| UCB, Inc. | 9 | $160 |
| Incyte Corporation | 7 | $140 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 8 | $126 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 3 | $54 |
| IBSA Pharma Inc. | 2 | $29 |
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 2 | $28 |
| Organogenesis Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $21 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 1 | $17 |
| Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $14 |
| EPI Health, LLC | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$2,225 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 480 medical providers in Tennessee.
Other medical in Alcoa
- Whitney ColellaAlcoa$5K
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- Melissa LambertHendersonville$47K
- Stephanie HowardKnoxville$18K
- Evan HatfillNashville$18K
- Meredith McDanielChattanooga$17K
- Janet BreedingKnoxville$15K
- Paul MabenKnoxville$13K
- Hannah KirkGreeneville$13K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.