Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$369.30
28 reported records · 3 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Linette B Melcher, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Family Medicine · KERRVILLE, TX · NPI 1548218399
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Linette B Melcher, MD received $369.30 in general payments during 2025 across 28 reported records.
ABBVIE INC. accounted for 56.0% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 5 associated products.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBVIE INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $206.66 | 56.0% | 11 | 2025 |
| PFIZER INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $138.30 | 37.5% | 16 | 2025 |
| GE HEALTHCARE | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $24.34 | 6.6% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $369.30 | 28 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBRELVY Normalized: ubrelvy |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $166.44 | 9 | 2025 |
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| NURTEC ODT Normalized: nurtec odt |
Drug | PFIZER INC. | $138.30 | 16 | 2025 |
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| ZAVZPRET Normalized: zavzpret |
Drug | PFIZER INC. | $138.30 | 16 | 2025 |
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| QULIPTA Normalized: qulipta |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $95.05 | 6 | 2025 |
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| VYALEV Normalized: vyalev |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $40.22 | 2 | 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.
No publishable same-company prescribing overlap was found in the loaded Part D year. This does not mean the doctor never prescribed a drug reported elsewhere by a paying company.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memantine Hcl | Memantine Hcl | 345 | 70 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 308 | 73 |
| Donepezil Hcl | Donepezil Hcl | 297 | 69 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 150 | 35 |
| Carbidopa-Levodopa | Carbidopa/Levodopa | 148 | 38 |
| Levetiracetam | Levetiracetam | 129 | 29 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 114 | 26 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 105 | 26 |
| Rivastigmine | Rivastigmine | 100 | 18 |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 92 | 15 |
| Topiramate | Topiramate | 80 | 20 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 78 | 21 |
| Zonisamide | Zonisamide | 71 | 15 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 70 | 13 |
| Memantine Hcl Er | Memantine Hcl | 69 | 12 |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | Fluoxetine Hcl | 64 | 13 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 58 | 11 |
| Galantamine Er | Galantamine Hbr | 52 | 12 |
| Primidone | Primidone | 49 | 14 |
| Lamotrigine | Lamotrigine | 45 | suppressed |
| Carbidopa-Levodopa Er | Carbidopa/Levodopa | 43 | suppressed |
| Propranolol Hcl Er | Propranolol Hcl | 43 | suppressed |
| Buspirone Hcl | Buspirone Hcl | 39 | suppressed |
| Mirtazapine | Mirtazapine | 39 | suppressed |
| Bupropion Xl | Bupropion Hcl | 38 | suppressed |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 38 | suppressed |
| Baclofen | Baclofen | 35 | suppressed |
| Ropinirole Hcl | Ropinirole Hcl | 30 | suppressed |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 28 | suppressed |
| Rasagiline Mesylate | Rasagiline Mesylate | 26 | suppressed |
| Pramipexole Dihydrochloride | Pramipexole Di-Hcl | 25 | suppressed |
| Propranolol Hcl | Propranolol Hcl | 25 | suppressed |
| Rytary | Carbidopa/Levodopa | 25 | suppressed |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 24 | 13 |
| Divalproex Sodium | Divalproex Sodium | 23 | suppressed |
| Sumatriptan Succinate | Sumatriptan Succinate | 23 | suppressed |
| Glatiramer Acetate | Glatiramer Acetate | 22 | suppressed |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 21 | suppressed |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | Venlafaxine Hcl | 20 | suppressed |
| Aripiprazole | Aripiprazole | 19 | suppressed |
| Oxcarbazepine | Oxcarbazepine | 19 | suppressed |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | Quetiapine Fumarate | 19 | suppressed |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 18 | suppressed |
| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 17 | suppressed |
| Clonazepam | Clonazepam | 17 | suppressed |
| Carbamazepine | Carbamazepine | 16 | suppressed |
| Dimethyl Fumarate | Dimethyl Fumarate | 16 | suppressed |
| Levetiracetam Er | Levetiracetam | 15 | suppressed |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 15 | suppressed |
| Paroxetine Hcl | Paroxetine Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Atomoxetine Hcl | Atomoxetine Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Citalopram Hbr | Citalopram Hydrobromide | 14 | suppressed |
| Ropinirole Er | Ropinirole Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Felbamate | Felbamate | 13 | suppressed |
| Lacosamide | Lacosamide | 13 | suppressed |
| Mycophenolate Mofetil | Mycophenolate Mofetil | 13 | suppressed |
| Neupro | Rotigotine | 12 | suppressed |
| Pyridostigmine Bromide Er | Pyridostigmine Bromide | 12 | suppressed |
| Temazepam | Temazepam | 12 | suppressed |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | Amitriptyline Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Phenobarbital | Phenobarbital | 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 | $369.30 · 28 records | ABBVIE INC. | NURTEC ODT, QULIPTA, UBRELVY, VYALEV, ZAVZPRET | — | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- 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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