Tara Crank
Adult Health · Ashland, KYNPI 1487082301
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 224 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 Novartis at 42.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $749 and has fallen 61.3% since, to $290 in 2025.
Across 224 payments — averaging $13.52 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novartis$1K
- ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp)$647
- Boehringer Ingelheim$228
- Johnson & Johnson$203
- Pfizer$153
- Merck$111
- plus $405 from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,029100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis | 109 | $1,282 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 45 | $647 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 14 | $228 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 17 | $203 |
| Pfizer | 9 | $153 |
| Merck | 7 | $111 |
| Abbott | 3 | $69 |
| AstraZeneca | 3 | $44 |
| Boston Scientific | 2 | $35 |
| Amgen | 2 | $35 |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | 2 | $32 |
| Cvrx, Inc. | 2 | $28 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 2 | $28 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $18 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| ZOLL Circulation Inc | 1 | $15 |
How this compares
$3,029 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 170 adult health providers in Kentucky.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 184 | $194,982 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 99 | $80,248 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 74 | $66,747 |
| Repatha SureclickEvolocumab | 20 | $22,792 |
| Dofetilide | 17 | $6,186 |
| Ranolazine ErRanolazine | 46 | $5,824 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 11 | $5,437 |
| Prasugrel Hcl | 26 | $3,017 |
| Flecainide Acetate | 68 | $3,007 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 230 | $2,863 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 276 | $2,363 |
| Potassium Chloride | 75 | $1,238 |
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 158 | $1,235 |
| SotalolSotalol Hcl | 47 | $1,117 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl | 58 | $964 |
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 | $153 | $194,982184 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $203 | $80,24899 claims |
| NovartisEntresto | $1,282 | $66,74774 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance | $228 | $5,43711 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 85th percentile of 170 adult health providers in Kentucky.
Other adult health in Ashland
- Christina ParsonsAshland$4K
- Jennifer HowardAshland$2K
- Carrie Clifford-BennettGeorgetown$730K
- Stephanie FlaspoehlerLouisville$174K
- Kimberly VesselsBrandenburg$58K
- Heidi GalloLouisville$15K
- Amy BakerPaducah$14K
- Joyce JohnsonElizabethtown$12K
- Karen EastridgeLouisville$10K
- Seon Hui BalistrereHopkinsville$8K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.