RxDoctor Payments Data

Scott Young, MD

Internal Medicine · Louisville, KYNPI 1104018977

Payments from drug & device makers

What this record shows

Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.8% of the total across 871 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 58 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 10.9% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $5,213 and has fallen 91.2% since, to $458 in 2025. Among internal medicine clinicians in KY 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.

$23,892in general payments, 2019–2025

Across 871 payments — averaging $27.43 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.

  • AstraZeneca$3K
  • Amgen$2K
  • AbbVie$2K
  • GSK$1K
  • Boehringer Ingelheim$1K
  • Johnson & Johnson$1K
  • plus $13K from 52 others

What the payments were for

  • Food & beverage$23,851100%
  • Education$410%

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

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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.

CompanyPaymentsTotal
AstraZeneca72$2,602
Amgen61$1,977
AbbVie(2 entities)63$1,585
GSK39$1,481
Boehringer Ingelheim52$1,457
Johnson & Johnson48$1,354
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.63$1,329
Novartis24$1,187
Novo Nordisk36$1,177
Pfizer29$768
Lilly USA, LLC43$735
Amarin Pharma, Inc.28$685
Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC33$616
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.30$575
Bausch Health US, LLC53$523
Antares Pharma, Inc.31$420
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.6$404
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc.)6$398
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.13$376
Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC20$372
E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.10$337
Merck16$331
Exact Sciences12$295
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.4$266
Medtronic2$250
Optinose US, Inc.2$244
Bayer6$209
Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US Inc5$191
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.2$189
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.7$157
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.2$143
Tris Pharma Inc2$129
Boston Scientific1$122
Clarus Therapeutics Inc.2$122
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1$105
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.6$101
Mylan Specialty L.p.1$98
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.6$96
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.5$77
Eisai Inc.5$75
Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.3$40
Gilead2$33
Vistapharm, Inc.2$29
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA2$28
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.2$24
IBSA Pharma Inc.1$21
Genentech USA, Inc.1$16
Astellas Pharma US Inc1$14
Flowonix Medical Incorporated1$14
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.1$14
Eyevance Pharmaceuticals LLC1$14
Avvisto Therapeutics, LLC1$13
Abbott1$13
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1$13
Aytu Biopharma, Inc.1$13
Mission Pharmacal Company1$12
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.1$11
Alfasigma USA, Inc.1$11

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

$23,892 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,284 internal medicine providers in Kentucky.

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Medicare billing

Part B allowed, 2024
$131,181
Medicare patients
316
Services billed
1,236

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

DrugClaimsCost to plans & patients
OzempicSemaglutide104$110,030
EliquisApixaban64$75,580
JardianceEmpagliflozin40$65,597
XareltoRivaroxaban36$47,634
TrulicityDulaglutide24$38,917
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol20$32,216
RybelsusSemaglutide11$29,372
MounjaroTirzepatide11$22,847
TradjentaLinagliptin14$13,097
Tresiba Flextouch U-200Insulin Degludec14$7,988
Rosuvastatin Calcium842$7,478
VascepaIcosapent Ethyl11$7,247
Candesartan Cilexetil52$5,673
Irbesartan255$4,019
Atorvastatin Calcium409$3,588

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.

CompanyPaid to this providerPart D cost of their drugs
Novo NordiskOzempic, Rybelsus$1,177$139,403115 claims
Boehringer IngelheimJardiance, Tradjenta$1,457$78,69454 claims
PfizerEliquis$768$75,58064 claims
Lilly USA, LLCTrulicity, Mounjaro$735$61,76435 claims
Johnson & JohnsonXarelto$1,354$47,63436 claims
AstraZenecaFarxiga$2,602$32,21620 claims
AbbVieSynthroid$1,585$1,86134 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 1,284 internal medicine providers in Kentucky.

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