Ned Rupp
Allergy & Immunology · North Charleston, SCNPI 1750360178
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $114,865 of the $154,300 with a category attached, or 74.4%. 25 manufacturers reported payments, led by Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. at 53.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $32,144 and has fallen 83.3% since, to $5,373 in 2025. Among allergy & immunology clinicians in SC 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 408 payments — averaging $378.19 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$82K
- Sanofi$57K
- Dermavant Sciences, Inc.$13K
- GSK$524
- AstraZeneca$515
- Pfizer$474
- plus $2K from 19 others
Across 618 payments — averaging $1145.47 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Regeneron$529K
- Dermavant Sciences, Inc.$80K
- Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc.$49K
- Optinose US, Inc.$32K
- Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc.$13K
- Sanofi US Services Inc.$4K
- plus $2K from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$20,69113%
- Speaking & faculty fees$114,86574%
- Travel & lodging$10,4667%
- Food & beverage$8,1735%
- Education$1060%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 156 | $81,871 |
| Sanofi | 78 | $56,753 |
| Dermavant Sciences, Inc. | 13 | $12,539 |
| GSK | 29 | $524 |
| AstraZeneca | 29 | $515 |
| Pfizer | 26 | $474 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 11 | $209 |
| Amgen | 4 | $163 |
| Novartis | 7 | $154 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 6 | $143 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 5 | $135 |
| Biocryst US Sales Co., LLC | 5 | $126 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 8 | $120 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 6 | $102 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 4 | $70 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 4 | $70 |
| CSL Behring | 2 | $67 |
| Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. | 4 | $66 |
| Pharming Healthcare, Inc. | 3 | $63 |
| Mylan Specialty L.p. | 3 | $43 |
| Incyte Corporation | 1 | $25 |
| LEO Pharma Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 1 | $15 |
| Merck | 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.
How this compares
$154,300 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 46 allergy & immunology providers in South Carolina.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Dupixent SyringeDupilumab | 15 | $81,068 |
| Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 21 | $14,681 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 27 | $313 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 15 | $261 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| GSKTrelegy Ellipta | $524 | $14,68121 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 46 allergy & immunology providers in South Carolina.
Other allergy & immunology in North Charleston
- Allen KaplanNorth Charleston$220K
- John RameyNorth Charleston$126K
- Patricia GerberNorth Charleston$17K
- Frederick SchafferNorth Charleston$55
- Thomas MurphyCharleston$653K
- Douglas JohnstonGreenville$329K
- David AmrolColumbia$172K
- Jaime LagosSpartanburg$54K
- Robin GoSpartanburg$14K
- Hector RodriguezWest Columbia$14K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.