Scott Lucchese, MD
Neurology · Little Rock, ARNPI 1699877712
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — education (39.2%), speaking fees and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. AbbVie accounts for 74.9% of it on its own, with 6 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $651 and has fallen 98.2% since, to $12 in 2022. That places this record below the midpoint for neurology clinicians in AR, where the typical reported total is $1,072.
Across 18 payments — averaging $45.89 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$618
- EMD Serono, Inc.$78
- Novartis$52
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$30
- Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.$24
- Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$12
- plus $12 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$30036%
- Food & beverage$20224%
- Education$32439%
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) | 10 | $618 |
| EMD Serono, Inc. | 1 | $78 |
| Novartis | 2 | $52 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 2 | $30 |
| Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
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.
- UBRELVY$300
How this compares
$826 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 93 neurology providers in Arkansas.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| UbrelvyUbrogepant | 88 | $112,631 |
| QuliptaAtogepant | 91 | $103,645 |
| Aimovig AutoinjectorErenumab-Aooe | 54 | $41,546 |
| Nurtec OdtRimegepant Sulfate | 23 | $40,583 |
| Emgality PenGalcanezumab-Gnlm | 53 | $39,309 |
| Celecoxib | 104 | $7,939 |
| Butorphanol Tartrate | 81 | $5,368 |
| Acetazolamide | 56 | $3,957 |
| Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate | 11 | $2,630 |
| Nortriptyline Hcl | 172 | $1,882 |
| Butalbital-Acetaminophen-CaffeButalb/Acetaminophen/Caffeine | 79 | $1,816 |
| Baclofen | 73 | $1,378 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 50 | $1,252 |
| Potassium Citrate ErPotassium Citrate | 31 | $1,215 |
| Fludrocortisone Acetate | 73 | $1,163 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVieUbrelvy, Qulipta | $618 | $216,277179 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 45th percentile of 93 neurology providers in Arkansas.
Other neurology in Little Rock
- Shitiz SriwastavaLittle Rock$59K
- Elizabeth SullivanLittle Rock$33K
- Kapil AryaLittle Rock$16K
- Robert SilzerLittle Rock$14K
- Bradley BoopLittle Rock$13K
- Duane BirkyLittle Rock$12K
- Abdel Rahman SalehLittle Rock$10K
- John IronsideLittle Rock$10K
- Christopher WrightLittle Rock$9K
- Srilatha ThadurLittle Rock$7K
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.