Meg Ellis
Medical · Johnson City, TNNPI 1083910384
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.7% of the total across 572 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 51 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 17.0% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $2,192 and has fallen 65.2% since, to $764 in 2025. Among medical clinicians in TN 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 572 payments — averaging $14.70 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novo Nordisk$1K
- AbbVie$1K
- AstraZeneca$992
- Lilly USA, LLC$578
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$429
- Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.$416
- plus $3K from 45 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$8,383100%
- Education$240%
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
$8,407 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 480 medical providers in Tennessee.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 28 | $23,805 |
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 14 | $14,631 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 13 | $8,071 |
| Breztri AerosphereBudesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol | 13 | $7,701 |
| SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium | 34 | $2,959 |
| ProgesteroneProgesterone, Micronized | 44 | $2,195 |
| Estradiol (Twice Weekly)Estradiol | 12 | $1,446 |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-MacroNitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 40 | $996 |
| Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl | 27 | $954 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 37 | $946 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 60 | $895 |
| Nebivolol Hcl | 12 | $722 |
| Gabapentin | 67 | $669 |
| Potassium Chloride | 36 | $661 |
| Irbesartan | 12 | $608 |
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 | $17 | $23,80528 claims |
| Lilly USA, LLCMounjaro | $578 | $14,63114 claims |
| NovartisEntresto | $192 | $8,07113 claims |
| AstraZenecaBreztri Aerosphere | $992 | $7,70113 claims |
| AbbVieSynthroid | $1,397 | $2,95934 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 480 medical providers in Tennessee.
Other medical in Johnson City
- Anthony JonesJohnson City$10K
- Brandon HugginsJohnson City$6K
- Maria WoodChattanooga$130K
- Alyssa JamesonFranklin$65K
- Melissa LambertHendersonville$47K
- Stephanie HowardKnoxville$18K
- Evan HatfillNashville$18K
- Meredith McDanielChattanooga$17K
- Janet BreedingKnoxville$15K
- Paul MabenKnoxville$13K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.