Melinda Taylor
Gerontology · Kinston, NCNPI 1538808381
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 98.3% of the total across 177 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 23 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 15.0% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. 2025 is the largest year on record at $1,096, 3.3 times the $330 reported in 2022. Among gerontology clinicians in NC 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 177 payments — averaging $17.58 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Lilly USA, LLC$467
- Corcept Therapeutics$372
- Novo Nordisk$333
- Boehringer Ingelheim$320
- Bayer$291
- AstraZeneca$279
- plus $1K from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,06098%
- Education$522%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lilly USA, LLC | 31 | $467 |
| Corcept Therapeutics | 25 | $372 |
| Novo Nordisk | 21 | $333 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 19 | $320 |
| Bayer | 15 | $291 |
| AstraZeneca | 10 | $279 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 11 | $173 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 3 | $128 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 5 | $97 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | 5 | $85 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | 5 | $85 |
| AbbVie | 5 | $84 |
| Recordati_rare_diseases_inc. | 4 | $77 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | 3 | $69 |
| Amgen | 4 | $58 |
| Sequel Med Tech, LLC | 2 | $44 |
| Cequr Corporation | 2 | $39 |
| Mannkind Corporation | 2 | $32 |
| Insulet Corporation | 1 | $19 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $19 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Nevro Corp. | 1 | $13 |
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.
- FARXIGA$125
- DEXCOM G6 TRANSMITTER$102
How this compares
$3,112 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 165 gerontology providers in North Carolina.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| OzempicSemaglutide | 141 | $176,338 |
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 109 | $141,038 |
| RybelsusSemaglutide | 70 | $94,314 |
| TradjentaLinagliptin | 117 | $81,153 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 69 | $66,677 |
| TrulicityDulaglutide | 54 | $62,974 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 46 | $44,151 |
| Soliqua 100-33Insulin Glargine/Lixisenatide | 34 | $24,948 |
| JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate | 22 | $16,150 |
| SynjardyEmpagliflozin/Metformin Hcl | 20 | $11,637 |
| Synjardy XrEmpagliflozin/Metformin Hcl | 12 | $9,516 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-200Insulin Degludec | 11 | $9,243 |
| Toujeo Max SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 16 | $9,241 |
| KerendiaFinerenone | 12 | $7,958 |
| Naltrexone Hcl | 25 | $902 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novo NordiskOzempic, Rybelsus | $333 | $270,652211 claims |
| Lilly USA, LLCMounjaro, Trulicity | $467 | $204,012163 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimTradjenta, Jardiance, Synjardy, Synjardy Xr | $320 | $168,984218 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga | $279 | $44,15146 claims |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLCSoliqua 100-33 | $173 | $24,94834 claims |
| BayerKerendia | $291 | $7,95812 claims |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLCLevothyroxine Sodium | $85 | $43166 claims |
| AbbVieSynthroid | $84 | $35114 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 165 gerontology providers in North Carolina.
Other gerontology in Kinston
- Sharon BibyGreensboro$22K
- Lora StephensStatesville$12K
- Kimberly SmithRaleigh$10K
- Michelle WoodCharlotte$9K
- Corinne NantzFuquay Varina$5K
- Taskeen MidgetteNew Bern$5K
- Brielle ReyesCary$4K
- Karen PattersonSouthern Pines$4K
- Morgan MillerRocky Mount$4K
- Chelsea CarlanReidsville$4K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.