Nina Varughese
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 252 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 29 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 13.9% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Among family clinicians in DE with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 252 payments — averaging $31.58 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$1K
- Boehringer Ingelheim$980
- AstraZeneca$744
- ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp)$729
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$728
- Boston Scientific$696
- plus $3K from 23 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$7,958100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic | 12 | $1,106 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 20 | $980 |
| AstraZeneca | 28 | $744 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 21 | $729 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 15 | $728 |
| Boston Scientific | 8 | $696 |
| Pfizer | 22 | $547 |
| Amgen | 29 | $515 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 33 | $434 |
| Novartis | 20 | $354 |
| Novo Nordisk | 4 | $274 |
| Heartflow, Inc. | 1 | $117 |
| Merck | 7 | $101 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | 4 | $95 |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | 3 | $73 |
| Biotronik Inc. | 4 | $73 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 4 | $70 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 3 | $58 |
| Bayer | 3 | $46 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 2 | $39 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 1 | $35 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 1 | $29 |
| Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Abbott | 1 | $21 |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, PLC | 1 | $19 |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Scpharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Acarix USA Inc. | 1 | $9 |
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.
- JARDIANCE$509
- Micra$249
- GENERAL - STENTS$229
- GENERAL ULTRASOUND$225
- CAMZYOS$135
- BREZTRI$125
- VYNDAQEL$125
- RESOLUTE ONYX$119
- FFRct$117
- Ozempic$114
- TEZSPIRE$107
- LINQ II$100
How this compares
$7,958 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 523 family providers in Delaware.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 144 | $208,294 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 100 | $123,837 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 56 | $83,516 |
| Repatha SureclickEvolocumab | 43 | $54,899 |
| Repatha SyringeEvolocumab | 21 | $25,828 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 16 | $15,029 |
| BrilintaTicagrelor | 11 | $12,850 |
| Ranolazine ErRanolazine | 121 | $12,682 |
| VascepaIcosapent Ethyl | 11 | $12,266 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 332 | $9,211 |
| Bisoprolol Fumarate | 240 | $5,848 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 277 | $5,076 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 270 | $4,025 |
| Ezetimibe | 93 | $3,683 |
| Losartan Potassium | 325 | $3,562 |
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 | $547 | $208,294144 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $434 | $123,837100 claims |
| NovartisEntresto | $354 | $83,51656 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance | $980 | $15,02916 claims |
| AstraZenecaBrilinta | $744 | $12,85011 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 95th percentile of 523 family providers in Delaware.
Other family in Lewes
- Taylor HodgesLewes$33K
- Caryn ChasanovLewes$12K
- Alice HoppleLewes$11K
- Sarah RobinsonLewes$8K
- Ashley HillLewes$6K
- Helen MerrickLewes$5K
- Brandi GreggeMiddletown$110K
- Tracy EstesWilmington$59K
- Kathy GallagherNewark$53K
- Jodie DelesioNewark$50K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.