Patricia Buker
Family Medicine · Lexington, KYNPI 1922004993
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.9% of the total across 278 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 29 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 26.0% of the total.
Across 278 payments — averaging $17.62 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$1K
- Johnson & Johnson$751
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$447
- Novartis$245
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.$216
- Lilly USA, LLC$214
- plus $2K from 23 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$4,893100%
- Education$70%
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(2 entities) | 76 | $1,273 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 45 | $751 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 21 | $447 |
| Novartis | 11 | $245 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 12 | $216 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 13 | $214 |
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 13 | $212 |
| UCB, Inc. | 12 | $192 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 7 | $138 |
| Pfizer | 9 | $135 |
| Incyte Corporation | 5 | $111 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 6 | $103 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 5 | $102 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 4 | $86 |
| LEO Pharma Inc. | 5 | $83 |
| Amgen | 5 | $78 |
| EPI Health, LLC | 3 | $75 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 4 | $65 |
| Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. | 4 | $64 |
| Biofrontera Inc. | 4 | $62 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 4 | $61 |
| LNHC, Inc | 1 | $47 |
| Almirall LLC | 2 | $30 |
| X4 Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $29 |
| Dermavant Sciences, Inc. | 2 | $29 |
| DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Sebela Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Encore Dermatology Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| Glenmark Therapeutics Inc. | 1 | $10 |
How this compares
$4,899 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 1,559 family medicine providers in Kentucky.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl | 15 | $108 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
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- Susan NeilLexington$18K
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- Ronald KoffNew Castle$71K
- Suraj GathaniLouisville$69K
- Bradley GrayFlorence$51K
- Jackie KazeeAshland$45K
- Mandy WhittLouisville$38K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.