Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$73,453.27
41 reported records · 5 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Patrick A Flume, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Pulmonary Disease · CHARLESTON, SC · NPI 1013011899
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Patrick A Flume, MD received $73,453.27 in general payments during 2025 across 41 reported records.
Insmed, Inc. accounted for 36.3% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 2 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Arikayce, Nuzyra.
Insmed, Inc. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported Arikayce as an associated drug or biological on 32500 records involving 8305 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 15 claims for Arikayce by this doctor in 2024.
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported NUZYRA as an associated drug or biological on 24089 records involving 10216 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 45 claims for Nuzyra by this doctor in 2024.
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported TRIKAFTA as an associated drug or biological on 29 records involving 20 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 93 claims for Trikafta by this doctor in 2024.
These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.
Separate record types
Research & Ownership
Research Payments (direct recipient): not present in the loaded data
Associated Research Funding (for example, named PI): not present in the loaded data
Ownership / Investment: not present in the loaded data
These categories are never added into the General Payments headline. Associated research funding must not be described as money the doctor personally received unless the source record supports that conclusion.
Who paid this doctor?
Companies in 2025 General Payments
| Reported company | Canonical company | Amount | Share | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insmed, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $26,691.62 | 36.3% | 13 | 2025 |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $26,596.88 | 36.2% | 13 | 2025 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $9,234.87 | 12.6% | 7 | 2025 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $8,004.90 | 10.9% | 7 | 2025 |
| Mannkind Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $2,925.00 | 4.0% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $41,947.00 | 14 |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $23,775.00 | 4 |
| Travel and Lodging | $6,811.35 | 9 |
| Food and Beverage | $919.92 | 14 |
A meal, consulting fee, royalty, and travel payment describe different kinds of reported relationships and should not be interpreted as equivalent.
Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products
Products named in Open Payments records
| Reported product | Type | Reported company | Related amount* | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arikayce Normalized: arikayce |
Drug | Insmed, Inc. | $16,558.62 | 8 | 2025 |
Source payment records
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| NUZYRA Normalized: nuzyra |
Drug | Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $9,234.87 | 7 | 2025 |
Source payment records
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* Product-associated amounts are non-additive because one payment record may name more than one product.
These products were named on specific Open Payments records. A named product does not show that the payment influenced treatment or prescribing.
Public prescribing for products named in payments
| Open Payments product | Payment year | Part D brand | Part D year | Claims | Match method | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arikayce arikayce |
2025 | Arikayce | 2024 | 15 Beneficiary count suppressed |
exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| NUZYRA nuzyra |
2025 | Nuzyra | 2024 | 45 | exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
The presence of the same drug in both datasets does not show that a payment caused or influenced a prescription.
Analysis 2 · Same-company prescribing overlap
Drugs reported in other payments from the same company that also appear in Medicare Part D
This analysis is independent from products named on this doctor’s individual payment records. A row appears only when the exact Open Payments reporting entity paid this doctor, that same reporting entity reported the drug or biological on at least 10 loaded General Payment records involving at least 2 distinct recipient NPIs, and this doctor has the same non-generic brand in public Part D data. This does not mean the company owns or manufactures the drug.
| Paying company | Payment year | Drug reported by same entity | Open Payments evidence | Part D | Claims | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insmed, Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | Arikayce open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 32500 supporting records · 8305 recipient NPIs · example record 1186254431 |
Arikayce · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
15 | suppressed by CMS |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | NUZYRA open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 24089 supporting records · 10216 recipient NPIs · example record 1181734338 |
Nuzyra · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
45 | 12 |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | TRIKAFTA open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 29 supporting records · 20 recipient NPIs · example record 1213788219 |
Trikafta · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
93 | 15 |
These facts do not show that a payment was for the drug, that the company owns or manufactures the drug, or that a payment caused or influenced prescribing.
Public Medicare Part D data
Provider-and-drug rows loaded for 2024
| Brand | Generic | Claims | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 128 | 45 |
| Trikafta | Elexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaft | 93 | 15 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 84 | 33 |
| Ethambutol Hcl | Ethambutol Hcl | 63 | 21 |
| Creon | Lipase/Protease/Amylase | 56 | 12 |
| Nuzyra | Omadacycline Tosylate | 45 | 12 |
| Amikacin Sulfate | Amikacin Sulfate | 43 | suppressed |
| Trelegy Ellipta | Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 42 | suppressed |
| Symbicort | Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 35 | 11 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 30 | 15 |
| Levalbuterol Tartrate Hfa | Levalbuterol Tartrate | 29 | suppressed |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 23 | suppressed |
| Spiriva Respimat | Tiotropium Bromide | 22 | suppressed |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 21 | suppressed |
| Imipenem-Cilastatin Sodium | Imipenem/Cilastatin Sodium | 19 | suppressed |
| Breo Ellipta | Fluticasone/Vilanterol | 17 | suppressed |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 16 | suppressed |
| Arikayce | Amikacin Liposomal/Neb.Accessr | 15 | suppressed |
| Rifampin | Rifampin | 14 | suppressed |
| Nucala | Mepolizumab | 13 | suppressed |
| Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate | Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 12 | suppressed |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 12 | suppressed |
| Advair Hfa | Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 11 | suppressed |
| Fluticasone-Salmeterol | Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 11 | suppressed |
| Tobi Podhaler | Tobramycin | 11 | suppressed |
Timeline
Payment and prescribing data by year
Open Payments and Medicare Part D may refer to different years. They are shown separately rather than aligned as if they describe the same period.
| Year | General Payments | Main payer | Explicit products | Company overlaps | Part D coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $73,453.27 · 41 records | Insmed, Inc. | Arikayce, NUZYRA | 3 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Arikayce play in your treatment recommendations for me?
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with Insmed, Inc.?
- Are there reasonable alternatives I should understand when we discuss treatment options?
- How should I interpret the industry-payment records shown here in the context of my care?
These are general questions generated from reviewed templates. They are not personalized medical advice.
Sources and limitations
How to read this page
- Payment and Medicare prescribing data can cover different years; every comparison shows both years explicitly.
- Part D does not represent a doctor’s entire practice; it excludes many patients and is subject to CMS public-release thresholds.
- Company–drug relationships must have an auditable source, a precise relationship type, and a valid evidence period. Unresolved mappings are not published.
- Generic drug claims are not attributed to a specific manufacturer without manufacturer-level evidence.
- When a source extract is incomplete, missing rows are never treated as proof of no payments or no prescriptions.
Loaded source releases
| Dataset | Year | Publication | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMS Open Payments — General Payments | 2025 | 2026-06-30 | Original source |
| Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug | 2024 | 2026-05-06 | Original source |
| NPPES Data Dissemination V2 | current / reference data | 2026-08-10 | Original source |
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