Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$126.77
6 reported records · 5 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Stephanie Ann Nicholson
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers|Nurse Practitioner · BARDSTOWN, KY · NPI 1346875796
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Stephanie Ann Nicholson received $126.77 in general payments during 2025 across 6 reported records.
Braeburn Inc. accounted for 38.3% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 5 associated products.
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported FARXIGA as an associated drug or biological on 106133 records involving 42906 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 11 claims for Farxiga by this doctor in 2024.
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported SYMBICORT as an associated drug or biological on 71 records involving 51 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 21 claims for Symbicort 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braeburn Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $48.50 | 38.3% | 2 | 2025 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $28.05 | 22.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| Indivior Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $19.61 | 15.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $16.33 | 12.9% | 1 | 2025 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $14.28 | 11.3% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $126.77 | 6 |
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 |
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| BRIXADI Normalized: brixadi |
Drug | Braeburn Inc. | $48.50 | 2 | 2025 |
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| AIRSUPRA Normalized: airsupra |
Drug | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $28.05 | 1 | 2025 |
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| SUBLOCADE Normalized: sublocade |
Drug | Indivior Inc. | $19.61 | 1 | 2025 |
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| CAPLYTA Normalized: caplyta |
Drug | ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) | $16.33 | 1 | 2025 |
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| COLLAGENASE SANTYL Normalized: collagenase santyl |
Drug | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $14.28 | 1 | 2025 |
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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
No exact normalized or approved-alias overlap was found in the loaded Part D year. This does not mean the doctor never prescribed the product.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | FARXIGA open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 106133 supporting records · 42906 recipient NPIs · example record 1206131362 |
Farxiga · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
11 | suppressed by CMS |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | SYMBICORT open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 71 supporting records · 51 recipient NPIs · example record 1206132610 |
Symbicort · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
21 | suppressed by CMS |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 162 | 29 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 153 | 36 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 141 | 26 |
| Buprenorphine-Naloxone | Buprenorphine Hcl/Naloxone Hcl | 128 | suppressed |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 116 | 29 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 87 | 20 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 83 | 18 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 83 | 23 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 71 | 17 |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 70 | 12 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 69 | 14 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 67 | 12 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 65 | 14 |
| Glimepiride | Glimepiride | 64 | 11 |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 62 | suppressed |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 57 | 12 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 53 | 13 |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 52 | 37 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 50 | 11 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 49 | suppressed |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 48 | suppressed |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 47 | 12 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 45 | suppressed |
| Lamotrigine | Lamotrigine | 44 | suppressed |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 43 | suppressed |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 43 | suppressed |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | Quetiapine Fumarate | 43 | suppressed |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 42 | suppressed |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 42 | suppressed |
| Citalopram Hbr | Citalopram Hydrobromide | 40 | 11 |
| Lantus Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 40 | suppressed |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 40 | suppressed |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 38 | suppressed |
| Hydroxyzine Hcl | Hydroxyzine Hcl | 37 | suppressed |
| Propranolol Hcl | Propranolol Hcl | 35 | suppressed |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 34 | 26 |
| Dicyclomine Hcl | Dicyclomine Hcl | 33 | suppressed |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 33 | suppressed |
| Lorazepam | Lorazepam | 31 | suppressed |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 31 | suppressed |
| Ondansetron Hcl | Ondansetron Hcl | 30 | suppressed |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 30 | suppressed |
| Trelegy Ellipta | Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 29 | suppressed |
| Buspirone Hcl | Buspirone Hcl | 28 | suppressed |
| Nystatin | Nystatin | 28 | suppressed |
| Paroxetine Hcl | Paroxetine Hcl | 27 | suppressed |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 27 | suppressed |
| Colestipol Hcl | Colestipol Hcl | 26 | suppressed |
| Olanzapine | Olanzapine | 25 | suppressed |
| Methocarbamol | Methocarbamol | 24 | suppressed |
| Ventolin Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 23 | suppressed |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | Fluoxetine Hcl | 22 | suppressed |
| Promethazine Hcl | Promethazine Hcl | 22 | suppressed |
| Oxybutynin Chloride | Oxybutynin Chloride | 21 | suppressed |
| Spiriva Respimat | Tiotropium Bromide | 21 | suppressed |
| Symbicort | Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 21 | suppressed |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 20 | suppressed |
| Valacyclovir | Valacyclovir Hcl | 20 | suppressed |
| Clonidine Hcl | Clonidine Hcl | 19 | suppressed |
| Fenofibrate | Fenofibrate | 19 | suppressed |
| Vraylar | Cariprazine Hcl | 19 | suppressed |
| Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide | Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide | 18 | suppressed |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 18 | suppressed |
| Fluconazole | Fluconazole | 17 | 11 |
| Lansoprazole | Lansoprazole | 17 | suppressed |
| Mirtazapine | Mirtazapine | 17 | suppressed |
| Pioglitazone Hcl | Pioglitazone Hcl | 17 | suppressed |
| Topiramate | Topiramate | 17 | suppressed |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-100 | Insulin Degludec | 17 | suppressed |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 17 | suppressed |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | Amitriptyline Hcl | 16 | suppressed |
| Bumetanide | Bumetanide | 16 | suppressed |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 16 | suppressed |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 16 | suppressed |
| Levofloxacin | Levofloxacin | 16 | 11 |
| Nortriptyline Hcl | Nortriptyline Hcl | 16 | suppressed |
| Primidone | Primidone | 16 | suppressed |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 15 | suppressed |
| Aripiprazole | Aripiprazole | 14 | suppressed |
| Clonazepam | Clonazepam | 14 | suppressed |
| Diclofenac Potassium | Diclofenac Potassium | 14 | suppressed |
| Glipizide | Glipizide | 14 | suppressed |
| Levetiracetam | Levetiracetam | 14 | suppressed |
| Loperamide | Loperamide Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Anoro Ellipta | Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr | 13 | suppressed |
| Modafinil | Modafinil | 13 | suppressed |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro | Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 13 | suppressed |
| Ropinirole Hcl | Ropinirole Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd) | Diltiazem Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Nuplazid | Pimavanserin Tartrate | 12 | suppressed |
| Zaleplon | Zaleplon | 12 | suppressed |
| Farxiga | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 11 | suppressed |
| Linzess | Linaclotide | 11 | suppressed |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Oxybutynin Chloride Er | Oxybutynin Chloride | 11 | suppressed |
| Risperidone | Risperidone | 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 | $126.77 · 6 records | Braeburn Inc. | AIRSUPRA, BRIXADI, CAPLYTA, COLLAGENASE SANTYL, SUBLOCADE | 2 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP?
- 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 |
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| 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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