Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$68.73
4 reported records · 3 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Jessika Marie Epperson, APN
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers|Nurse Practitioner|Gerontology · ROCKFORD, IL · NPI 1487171328
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Jessika Marie Epperson, APN received $68.73 in general payments during 2025 across 4 reported records.
Novo Nordisk Inc accounted for 47.2% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 2 associated products.
Novo Nordisk 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 Ozempic as an associated drug or biological on 261625 records involving 77793 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 124 claims for Ozempic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $32.46 | 47.2% | 2 | 2025 |
| Insulet Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $21.03 | 30.6% | 1 | 2025 |
| Exact Sciences Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $15.24 | 22.2% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $68.73 | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omnipod Normalized: omnipod |
Device | Insulet Corporation | $21.03 | 1 | 2025 |
Source payment records
|
|||||
| Cologuard Collection Kit Normalized: cologuard collection kit |
Device | Exact Sciences Corporation | $15.24 | 1 | 2025 |
Source payment records
|
|||||
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk Inc Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | Ozempic open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 261625 supporting records · 77793 recipient NPIs · example record 1188130076 |
Ozempic · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
124 | 28 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 990 | 255 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 561 | 139 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 527 | 89 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 478 | 115 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 352 | 84 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 341 | 115 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 317 | 78 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 288 | 76 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 220 | 53 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 211 | 62 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 202 | 53 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 192 | 51 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 173 | 50 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 170 | 49 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 167 | 38 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 166 | 46 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 154 | 42 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 150 | 43 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 148 | 40 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 143 | 45 |
| Buspirone Hcl | Buspirone Hcl | 142 | 28 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 139 | 33 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 134 | 49 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 132 | 29 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 124 | 33 |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 124 | 28 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 123 | 31 |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 119 | 35 |
| Glipizide | Glipizide | 118 | 27 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 106 | 32 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | Quetiapine Fumarate | 106 | 23 |
| Morphine Sulfate Er | Morphine Sulfate | 102 | 15 |
| Prazosin Hcl | Prazosin Hcl | 94 | 19 |
| Hydroxyzine Hcl | Hydroxyzine Hcl | 90 | 31 |
| Alendronate Sodium | Alendronate Sodium | 88 | 23 |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 88 | 36 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 87 | 20 |
| Topiramate | Topiramate | 87 | 15 |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 80 | 19 |
| Trelegy Ellipta | Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 80 | 22 |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 79 | 21 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 78 | 13 |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate Er | Isosorbide Mononitrate | 76 | 15 |
| Lantus Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 75 | 23 |
| Ibuprofen | Ibuprofen | 74 | 17 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 74 | 26 |
| Ropinirole Hcl | Ropinirole Hcl | 70 | 13 |
| Symbicort | Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 69 | 18 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 68 | 17 |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 66 | 20 |
| Lamotrigine | Lamotrigine | 65 | 20 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | Triamcinolone Acetonide | 63 | 20 |
| Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide | Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide | 62 | 12 |
| Atenolol | Atenolol | 61 | suppressed |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 56 | 17 |
| Oxybutynin Chloride Er | Oxybutynin Chloride | 55 | 11 |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 54 | 15 |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | Amitriptyline Hcl | 53 | 11 |
| Spiriva Respimat | Tiotropium Bromide | 53 | 12 |
| Donepezil Hcl | Donepezil Hcl | 51 | 15 |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | Fluoxetine Hcl | 51 | suppressed |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 49 | 16 |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro | Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 49 | 37 |
| Warfarin Sodium | Warfarin Sodium | 47 | suppressed |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 44 | suppressed |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 43 | 14 |
| Hydralazine Hcl | Hydralazine Hcl | 42 | 13 |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 40 | 34 |
| Ventolin Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 40 | suppressed |
| Naproxen | Naproxen | 39 | suppressed |
| Trulicity | Dulaglutide | 39 | suppressed |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | Venlafaxine Hcl | 39 | suppressed |
| Citalopram Hbr | Citalopram Hydrobromide | 38 | 13 |
| Meclizine Hcl | Meclizine Hcl | 38 | suppressed |
| Baclofen | Baclofen | 37 | suppressed |
| Clonidine Hcl | Clonidine Hcl | 37 | suppressed |
| Diclofenac Sodium | Diclofenac Sodium | 37 | 11 |
| Myrbetriq | Mirabegron | 37 | suppressed |
| Terbinafine Hcl | Terbinafine Hcl | 37 | 28 |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | Acetaminophen With Codeine | 36 | suppressed |
| Januvia | Sitagliptin Phosphate | 36 | suppressed |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 35 | suppressed |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium | Esomeprazole Magnesium | 35 | suppressed |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 35 | suppressed |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 34 | suppressed |
| Sildenafil Citrate | Sildenafil Citrate | 34 | suppressed |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 33 | 31 |
| Mirtazapine | Mirtazapine | 32 | suppressed |
| Morphine Sulfate | Morphine Sulfate | 32 | suppressed |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 32 | 20 |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 31 | suppressed |
| Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine | Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine | 29 | suppressed |
| Fenofibrate | Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized | 28 | suppressed |
| Ondansetron Odt | Ondansetron | 28 | 15 |
| Bupropion Xl | Bupropion Hcl | 27 | suppressed |
| Farxiga | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 27 | suppressed |
| Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate | Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 26 | 12 |
| Levofloxacin | Levofloxacin | 26 | 23 |
| Nabumetone | Nabumetone | 26 | suppressed |
| Olanzapine | Olanzapine | 26 | suppressed |
| Propranolol Hcl | Propranolol Hcl | 25 | suppressed |
| Ondansetron Hcl | Ondansetron Hcl | 24 | suppressed |
| Aripiprazole | Aripiprazole | 23 | suppressed |
| Linzess | Linaclotide | 23 | suppressed |
| Chlorthalidone | Chlorthalidone | 22 | suppressed |
| Glimepiride | Glimepiride | 22 | suppressed |
| Incruse Ellipta | Umeclidinium Bromide | 22 | suppressed |
| Labetalol Hcl | Labetalol Hcl | 22 | suppressed |
| Nystatin | Nystatin | 22 | 11 |
| Oxybutynin Chloride | Oxybutynin Chloride | 22 | suppressed |
| Risperidone | Risperidone | 22 | suppressed |
| Sumatriptan Succinate | Sumatriptan Succinate | 22 | suppressed |
| Cilostazol | Cilostazol | 21 | suppressed |
| Breo Ellipta | Fluticasone/Vilanterol | 20 | suppressed |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 19 | 18 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd) | Diltiazem Hcl | 19 | suppressed |
| Hydrocortisone | Hydrocortisone | 19 | suppressed |
| Memantine Hcl | Memantine Hcl | 19 | suppressed |
| Primidone | Primidone | 19 | suppressed |
| Azelastine Hcl | Azelastine Hcl | 18 | suppressed |
| Bumetanide | Bumetanide | 18 | suppressed |
| Spiriva Handihaler | Tiotropium Bromide | 18 | suppressed |
| Dicyclomine Hcl | Dicyclomine Hcl | 16 | suppressed |
| Enalapril Maleate | Enalapril Maleate | 16 | suppressed |
| Lovastatin | Lovastatin | 16 | suppressed |
| Ziprasidone Hcl | Ziprasidone Hcl | 16 | suppressed |
| Propranolol Hcl Er | Propranolol Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Tradjenta | Linagliptin | 15 | suppressed |
| Benztropine Mesylate | Benztropine Mesylate | 14 | suppressed |
| Folic Acid | Folic Acid | 14 | suppressed |
| Irbesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Irbesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 14 | suppressed |
| Lurasidone Hcl | Lurasidone Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 14 | suppressed |
| Novolog Flexpen | Insulin Aspart | 14 | suppressed |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Prochlorperazine Maleate | Prochlorperazine Maleate | 14 | suppressed |
| Zafirlukast | Zafirlukast | 14 | suppressed |
| Atrovent Hfa | Ipratropium Bromide | 13 | suppressed |
| Chlorpromazine Hcl | Chlorpromazine Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 13 | 11 |
| Humalog Kwikpen U-100 | Insulin Lispro | 12 | suppressed |
| Nifedipine Er | Nifedipine | 12 | suppressed |
| Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters | Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters | 12 | suppressed |
| Paroxetine Hcl | Paroxetine Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Diphenoxylate-Atropine | Diphenoxylate Hcl/Atropine | 11 | suppressed |
| Mupirocin | Mupirocin | 11 | suppressed |
| Nitroglycerin | Nitroglycerin | 11 | suppressed |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 11 | suppressed |
| Ultra-Fine Micro Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 11 | suppressed |
| Ultra-Fine Short Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 11 | suppressed |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 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 | $68.73 · 4 records | Novo Nordisk Inc | Cologuard Collection Kit, Omnipod | 1 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with Novo Nordisk 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 |
Full methodology · Questions & answers · Report a possible error