Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$1,195.09
53 reported records · 20 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Charlene Hester Smith, APRN
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers|Nurse Practitioner|Adult Health · WEST COLUMBIA, SC · NPI 1568187961
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Charlene Hester Smith, APRN received $1,195.09 in general payments during 2025 across 53 reported records.
ABBVIE INC. accounted for 31.3% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 26 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Fycompa, Ingrezza, Nuplazid, Nurtec Odt, Panzyga, Qulipta, Ubrelvy.
ABBVIE 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 QULIPTA as an associated drug or biological on 298617 records involving 58957 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 20 claims for Qulipta by this doctor in 2024.
ABBVIE 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 UBRELVY as an associated drug or biological on 299803 records involving 61203 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 31 claims for Ubrelvy by this doctor in 2024.
ACADIA 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 NUPLAZID as an associated drug or biological on 20845 records involving 6448 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 14 claims for Nuplazid by this doctor in 2024.
CATALYST 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 FYCOMPA as an associated drug or biological on 3130 records involving 1101 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 17 claims for Fycompa by this doctor in 2024.
Neurocrine BioSciences, 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 INGREZZA as an associated drug or biological on 126456 records involving 27390 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 45 claims for Ingrezza by this doctor in 2024.
PFIZER 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 NURTEC ODT as an associated drug or biological on 217574 records involving 54025 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 26 claims for Nurtec Odt by this doctor in 2024.
PFIZER 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 PANZYGA as an associated drug or biological on 8346 records involving 3334 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 36 claims for Panzyga 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 |
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| ABBVIE INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $373.80 | 31.3% | 21 | 2025 |
| ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $108.33 | 9.1% | 4 | 2025 |
| PFIZER INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $95.26 | 8.0% | 5 | 2025 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $88.35 | 7.4% | 3 | 2025 |
| Lundbeck LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $81.36 | 6.8% | 3 | 2025 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $72.50 | 6.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $50.27 | 4.2% | 2 | 2025 |
| CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $49.02 | 4.1% | 2 | 2025 |
| Eisai Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $31.97 | 2.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| TG Therapeutics, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $30.42 | 2.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $30.25 | 2.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| GENZYME CORPORATION | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $29.61 | 2.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| UCB, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $27.95 | 2.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| InSightec,Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $25.15 | 2.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| Tanabe Pharma America, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $21.68 | 1.8% | 1 | 2025 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $19.13 | 1.6% | 1 | 2025 |
| ARGENX US, INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $17.42 | 1.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $15.52 | 1.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $13.57 | 1.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $13.53 | 1.1% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,122.59 | 52 |
| Education | $72.50 | 1 |
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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| QULIPTA Normalized: qulipta |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $273.80 | 16 | 2025 |
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| UBRELVY Normalized: ubrelvy |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $205.52 | 12 | 2025 |
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| BOTOX Normalized: botox |
Biological | ABBVIE INC. | $117.09 | 6 | 2025 |
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| NUPLAZID Normalized: nuplazid |
Drug | ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc | $108.33 | 4 | 2025 |
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| KESIMPTA Normalized: kesimpta |
Drug | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $88.35 | 3 | 2025 |
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| NURTEC ODT Normalized: nurtec odt |
Drug | PFIZER INC. | $78.18 | 4 | 2025 |
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| ZAVZPRET Normalized: zavzpret |
Drug | PFIZER INC. | $78.18 | 4 | 2025 |
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| VYEPTI Normalized: vyepti |
Biological | Lundbeck LLC | $65.90 | 2 | 2025 |
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| HYQVIA Normalized: hyqvia |
Biological | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $50.27 | 2 | 2025 |
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| FYCOMPA Normalized: fycompa |
Drug | CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | $49.02 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Leqembi Normalized: leqembi |
Drug | Eisai Inc. | $31.97 | 1 | 2025 |
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| VYALEV Normalized: vyalev |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $31.77 | 2 | 2025 |
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| BRIUMVI Normalized: briumvi |
Drug | TG Therapeutics, Inc. | $30.42 | 1 | 2025 |
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| INGREZZA Normalized: ingrezza |
Drug | Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. | $30.25 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Rystiggo Normalized: rystiggo |
Drug | UCB, Inc. | $27.95 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Exablate Normalized: exablate |
Device | InSightec,Inc | $25.15 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Radicava Normalized: radicava |
Drug | Tanabe Pharma America, Inc. | $21.68 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Ocrevus Zunovo Normalized: ocrevus zunovo |
Biological | Genentech USA, Inc. | $19.13 | 1 | 2025 |
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| VYVGART Normalized: vyvgart |
Drug | ARGENX US, INC. | $17.42 | 1 | 2025 |
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| VYVGART HYTRULO Normalized: vyvgart hytrulo |
Drug | ARGENX US, INC. | $17.42 | 1 | 2025 |
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| OCTAGAM IMMUNE GLOBULIN (HUMAN) Normalized: octagam immune globulin human |
Drug | PFIZER INC. | $17.08 | 1 | 2025 |
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| PANZYGA Normalized: panzyga |
Biological | PFIZER INC. | $17.08 | 1 | 2025 |
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| GOMEKLI Normalized: gomekli |
Drug | SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc. | $15.52 | 1 | 2025 |
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| REXULTI Normalized: rexulti |
Drug | Lundbeck LLC | $15.46 | 1 | 2025 |
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| KISUNLA Normalized: kisunla |
Drug | Lilly USA, LLC | $13.57 | 1 | 2025 |
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| WAINUA Normalized: wainua |
Drug | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $13.53 | 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
| Open Payments product | Payment year | Part D brand | Part D year | Claims | Match method | Source |
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| FYCOMPA fycompa |
2025 | Fycompa | 2024 | 17 Beneficiary count suppressed |
exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| INGREZZA ingrezza |
2025 | Ingrezza | 2024 | 45 Beneficiary count suppressed |
exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| NUPLAZID nuplazid |
2025 | Nuplazid | 2024 | 14 Beneficiary count suppressed |
exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| NURTEC ODT nurtec odt |
2025 | Nurtec Odt | 2024 | 26 | exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| PANZYGA panzyga |
2025 | Panzyga | 2024 | 36 Beneficiary count suppressed |
exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| QULIPTA qulipta |
2025 | Qulipta | 2024 | 20 Beneficiary count suppressed |
exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| UBRELVY ubrelvy |
2025 | Ubrelvy | 2024 | 31 Beneficiary count suppressed |
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 |
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| ABBVIE INC. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | QULIPTA open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 298617 supporting records · 58957 recipient NPIs · example record 1201352530 |
Qulipta · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
20 | suppressed by CMS |
| ABBVIE INC. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | UBRELVY open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 299803 supporting records · 61203 recipient NPIs · example record 1201352530 |
Ubrelvy · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
31 | suppressed by CMS |
| ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | NUPLAZID open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 20845 supporting records · 6448 recipient NPIs · example record 1247763852 |
Nuplazid · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
14 | suppressed by CMS |
| CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | FYCOMPA open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 3130 supporting records · 1101 recipient NPIs · example record 1253216846 |
Fycompa · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
17 | suppressed by CMS |
| Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | INGREZZA open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 126456 supporting records · 27390 recipient NPIs · example record 1242766729 |
Ingrezza · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
45 | suppressed by CMS |
| PFIZER INC. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | NURTEC ODT open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 217574 supporting records · 54025 recipient NPIs · example record 1228794063 |
Nurtec Odt · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
26 | 12 |
| PFIZER INC. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | PANZYGA open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 8346 supporting records · 3334 recipient NPIs · example record 1228795271 |
Panzyga · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
36 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donepezil Hcl | Donepezil Hcl | 391 | 129 |
| Memantine Hcl | Memantine Hcl | 250 | 74 |
| Levetiracetam | Levetiracetam | 225 | 56 |
| Topiramate | Topiramate | 121 | 29 |
| Carbidopa-Levodopa | Carbidopa/Levodopa | 101 | 33 |
| Primidone | Primidone | 94 | 27 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 90 | 44 |
| Memantine Hcl Er | Memantine Hcl | 79 | 22 |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | Amitriptyline Hcl | 65 | 16 |
| Lacosamide | Lacosamide | 64 | 20 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | Quetiapine Fumarate | 57 | 17 |
| Carbidopa-Levodopa Er | Carbidopa/Levodopa | 56 | 19 |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 54 | 21 |
| Sumatriptan Succinate | Sumatriptan Succinate | 52 | 11 |
| Ingrezza | Valbenazine Tosylate | 45 | suppressed |
| Lamotrigine | Lamotrigine | 44 | suppressed |
| Emgality Pen | Galcanezumab-Gnlm | 41 | suppressed |
| Aimovig Autoinjector | Erenumab-Aooe | 36 | suppressed |
| Oxcarbazepine | Oxcarbazepine | 36 | suppressed |
| Panzyga | Immun Glob G(Igg)-Ifas/Glycine | 36 | suppressed |
| Rivastigmine | Rivastigmine | 35 | suppressed |
| Ropinirole Hcl | Ropinirole Hcl | 32 | 11 |
| Rizatriptan | Rizatriptan Benzoate | 31 | 11 |
| Ubrelvy | Ubrogepant | 31 | suppressed |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 30 | 11 |
| Carbamazepine | Carbamazepine | 27 | suppressed |
| Nurtec Odt | Rimegepant Sulfate | 26 | 12 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 26 | suppressed |
| Divalproex Sodium Er | Divalproex Sodium | 24 | suppressed |
| Propranolol Hcl | Propranolol Hcl | 21 | suppressed |
| Qulipta | Atogepant | 20 | suppressed |
| Amantadine | Amantadine Hcl | 19 | suppressed |
| Citalopram Hbr | Citalopram Hydrobromide | 18 | suppressed |
| Neupro | Rotigotine | 18 | suppressed |
| Fycompa | Perampanel | 17 | suppressed |
| Paroxetine Hcl | Paroxetine Hcl | 17 | suppressed |
| Pramipexole Dihydrochloride | Pramipexole Di-Hcl | 17 | suppressed |
| Quetiapine Fumarate Er | Quetiapine Fumarate | 16 | suppressed |
| Carbamazepine Er | Carbamazepine | 15 | suppressed |
| Clonazepam | Clonazepam | 14 | suppressed |
| Nuplazid | Pimavanserin Tartrate | 14 | suppressed |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 13 | suppressed |
| Diazepam | Diazepam | 13 | 11 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Zonisamide | Zonisamide | 13 | suppressed |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 12 | suppressed |
| Phenobarbital | Phenobarbital | 12 | suppressed |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | Venlafaxine Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 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 |
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| 2025 | $1,195.09 · 53 records | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX, BRIUMVI, Exablate, FYCOMPA, GOMEKLI, HYQVIA, INGREZZA, KESIMPTA, KISUNLA, Leqembi, NUPLAZID, NURTEC ODT, OCTAGAM IMMUNE GLOBULIN (HUMAN), Ocrevus Zunovo, PANZYGA, QULIPTA, REXULTI, Radicava, Rystiggo, UBRELVY, VYALEV, VYEPTI, VYVGART, VYVGART HYTRULO, WAINUA, ZAVZPRET | 7 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Fycompa play in your treatment recommendations for me?
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with ABBVIE 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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