Steven Edds
Internal Medicine · Louisville, KYNPI 1205362274
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 67 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 20 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 32.0% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $766, 5.0 times the $153 reported in 2020.
Across 67 payments — averaging $19.34 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$415
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$104
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$96
- Gilead$90
- Johnson & Johnson$86
- Pfizer$83
- plus $421 from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,296100%
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) | 24 | $415 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 5 | $104 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 5 | $96 |
| Gilead | 4 | $90 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 4 | $86 |
| Pfizer | 4 | $83 |
| Sanofi | 3 | $82 |
| AstraZeneca | 4 | $73 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $67 |
| Novo Nordisk | 2 | $35 |
| Organon | 1 | $20 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Pulmonx Corporation | 1 | $18 |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Celltrion USA Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Mylan Specialty L.p. | 1 | $16 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $15 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $14 |
| Merck | 1 | $14 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$1,296 in reported general payments places this provider in the 70th percentile of 1,284 internal medicine providers in Kentucky.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Metoclopramide Hcl | 11 | $73 |
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).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.