Shaun Nelson, PA
Physician Assistant · Louisville, KYNPI 1104811603
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 178 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 28 manufacturers reported payments, led by Abbott at 29.2% of the total. Among physician assistant clinicians in KY with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 178 payments — averaging $24.44 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Abbott$1K
- Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.$775
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$431
- AbbVie$426
- Amgen$271
- Boston Scientific$177
- plus $998 from 22 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$4,351100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott | 35 | $1,272 |
| Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | 29 | $775 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 27 | $431 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 23 | $426 |
| Amgen | 11 | $271 |
| Boston Scientific | 6 | $177 |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 7 | $120 |
| Tersera Therapeutics LLC | 6 | $120 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 5 | $90 |
| Avanos Medical | 3 | $79 |
| Vertex | 3 | $79 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 4 | $69 |
| Medtronic | 2 | $49 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $45 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | 2 | $43 |
| Globus Medical | 1 | $41 |
| Pacira Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $38 |
| Vertos Medical, Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| Krystal Biotech Inc | 1 | $23 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 1 | $23 |
| Valinor Pharma, LLC | 1 | $23 |
| MDD US Operations, LLC | 1 | $21 |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Virtus Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $20 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $19 |
| MML US, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| GRT US Holding, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Arbor 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.
How this compares
$4,351 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 1,448 physician assistant providers in Kentucky.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pregabalin | 132 | $4,497 |
| Gabapentin | 273 | $3,451 |
| Lidocaine | 19 | $2,554 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 180 | $1,335 |
| Methocarbamol | 60 | $1,026 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 79 | $921 |
| Meloxicam | 39 | $903 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 29 | $716 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 59 | $575 |
| Celecoxib | 19 | $529 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 14 | $510 |
| Baclofen | 30 | $345 |
| Methylprednisolone | 23 | $126 |
| Nortriptyline Hcl | 12 | $109 |
| Ibuprofen | 16 | $57 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
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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.