Ryan Judson, NP
Adult Health · Johnson City, TNNPI 1285936930
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $7,366 of the $10,034 with a category attached, or 73.4%. 25 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 38.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $5,023 and has fallen 82.8% since, to $862 in 2025. Among adult health clinicians in TN 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 351 payments — averaging $28.59 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$4K
- Novartis$2K
- ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp)$1K
- Boston Scientific$584
- AstraZeneca$576
- Abbott$368
- plus $2K from 19 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$2,60926%
- Food & beverage$7,36673%
- Education$581%
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 | 46 | $3,845 |
| Novartis | 126 | $1,702 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 46 | $1,357 |
| Boston Scientific | 16 | $584 |
| AstraZeneca | 40 | $576 |
| Abbott | 11 | $368 |
| Abiomed | 3 | $254 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 5 | $230 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 9 | $193 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 10 | $148 |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | 5 | $138 |
| Merck | 6 | $100 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | 1 | $97 |
| Pfizer | 4 | $65 |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | 6 | $64 |
| Scpharmaceuticals Inc. | 3 | $63 |
| Amgen | 3 | $49 |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. | 2 | $42 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 3 | $39 |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, PLC | 1 | $30 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 1 | $19 |
| Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Irhythm Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Sanara Medtech Inc. | 1 | $14 |
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.
- CoreValve Evolut$1,300
- SelectSecure$317
- LINQ II$230
- Impella$125
- WATCHMAN Access System$109
- Cobalt$105
How this compares
$10,034 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 352 adult health providers in Tennessee.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 193 | $207,143 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 132 | $151,055 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 44 | $41,868 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 35 | $26,045 |
| BrilintaTicagrelor | 25 | $22,529 |
| Dofetilide | 24 | $7,778 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 423 | $4,085 |
| SotalolSotalol Hcl | 159 | $3,187 |
| Prasugrel Hcl | 25 | $3,140 |
| Ranolazine ErRanolazine | 16 | $2,797 |
| Flecainide Acetate | 32 | $1,752 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl | 63 | $1,675 |
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 201 | $1,474 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 137 | $1,214 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 104 | $1,085 |
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 | $65 | $207,143193 claims |
| NovartisEntresto | $1,702 | $151,055132 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $148 | $41,86844 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance | $39 | $26,04535 claims |
| AstraZenecaBrilinta | $576 | $22,52925 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 352 adult health providers in Tennessee.
Other adult health in Johnson City
- Melissa WhiteJohnson City$5K
- Brenda BaxterNashville$246K
- Artangela HenryMemphis$74K
- Luisa LealNashville$49K
- Robbie LeinartKnoxville$48K
- Terrye MastinMemphis$34K
- Marshe TurnerMemphis$21K
- Sonya KnightSevierville$17K
- Emily LeidigBristol$17K
- Tamera PaceNashville$16K
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.