Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$194.63
10 reported records · 6 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Melissa King Wester, M.D.
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Family Medicine · WILSON, NC · NPI 1669443941
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Melissa King Wester, M.D. received $194.63 in general payments during 2025 across 10 reported records.
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. accounted for 35.1% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 9 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Jardiance, Mounjaro.
Lilly USA, LLC reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported JARDIANCE as an associated drug or biological on 47708 records involving 23833 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 76 claims for Jardiance by this doctor in 2024.
Lilly USA, LLC reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported MOUNJARO as an associated drug or biological on 186719 records involving 66436 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 11 claims for Mounjaro 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $68.31 | 35.1% | 3 | 2025 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $53.36 | 27.4% | 3 | 2025 |
| SANOFI PASTEUR INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $23.94 | 12.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $18.31 | 9.4% | 1 | 2025 |
| Almatica Pharma LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $16.08 | 8.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $14.63 | 7.5% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $194.63 | 10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRELEGY ELLIPTA Normalized: trelegy ellipta |
Drug | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $68.31 | 3 | 2025 |
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| AREXVY Normalized: arexvy |
Biological | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $49.59 | 2 | 2025 |
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| MOUNJARO Normalized: mounjaro |
Drug | Lilly USA, LLC | $36.86 | 2 | 2025 |
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| ZEPBOUND Normalized: zepbound |
Drug | Lilly USA, LLC | $36.86 | 2 | 2025 |
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| FLUBLOK QUADRIVALENT NORTHERN HEMISPHERE Normalized: flublok quadrivalent northern hemisphere |
Biological | SANOFI PASTEUR INC. | $23.94 | 1 | 2025 |
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| LEQVIO Normalized: leqvio |
Drug | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $18.31 | 1 | 2025 |
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| JARDIANCE Normalized: jardiance |
Drug | Lilly USA, LLC | $16.50 | 1 | 2025 |
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| LOREEV XR Normalized: loreev xr |
Drug | Almatica Pharma LLC | $16.08 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ZORYVE Normalized: zoryve |
Drug | Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | $14.63 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JARDIANCE jardiance |
2025 | Jardiance | 2024 | 76 | exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| MOUNJARO mounjaro |
2025 | Mounjaro | 2024 | 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilly USA, LLC Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | JARDIANCE open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 47708 supporting records · 23833 recipient NPIs · example record 1186464557 |
Jardiance · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
76 | 13 |
| Lilly USA, LLC Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | MOUNJARO open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 186719 supporting records · 66436 recipient NPIs · example record 1186464455 |
Mounjaro · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
11 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 388 | 58 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 308 | 64 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 188 | 47 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 167 | 34 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 151 | 26 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 148 | 31 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 144 | 26 |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 140 | 29 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 139 | 27 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 138 | 20 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 132 | 25 |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 117 | 28 |
| Olmesartan Medoxomil | Olmesartan Medoxomil | 115 | 18 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 113 | 17 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 108 | 12 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 98 | 22 |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 96 | 71 |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 92 | 11 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 89 | 19 |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 82 | 14 |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 76 | 13 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 73 | 15 |
| Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | 69 | 16 |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 63 | 51 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 63 | 13 |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 63 | 17 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 59 | 12 |
| Citalopram Hbr | Citalopram Hydrobromide | 58 | 12 |
| Fenofibrate | Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized | 56 | suppressed |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 51 | 11 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 51 | suppressed |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 47 | suppressed |
| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 46 | suppressed |
| Pioglitazone Hcl | Pioglitazone Hcl | 46 | suppressed |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 45 | 12 |
| Colchicine | Colchicine | 42 | suppressed |
| Amlodipine-Olmesartan | Amlodipine Bes/Olmesartan Med | 41 | suppressed |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 40 | suppressed |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 38 | 11 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 36 | suppressed |
| Glimepiride | Glimepiride | 33 | suppressed |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | Venlafaxine Hcl | 33 | suppressed |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 32 | suppressed |
| Bumetanide | Bumetanide | 31 | suppressed |
| Bupropion Xl | Bupropion Hcl | 30 | suppressed |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 30 | suppressed |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 29 | suppressed |
| Glipizide Er | Glipizide | 29 | suppressed |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 29 | suppressed |
| Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 29 | suppressed |
| Donepezil Hcl | Donepezil Hcl | 28 | suppressed |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 27 | suppressed |
| Valacyclovir | Valacyclovir Hcl | 26 | 11 |
| Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide | Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide | 25 | suppressed |
| Atenolol | Atenolol | 24 | suppressed |
| Rybelsus | Semaglutide | 24 | suppressed |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | Amitriptyline Hcl | 23 | suppressed |
| Hydralazine Hcl | Hydralazine Hcl | 23 | suppressed |
| Memantine Hcl | Memantine Hcl | 23 | suppressed |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 23 | suppressed |
| Ropinirole Hcl | Ropinirole Hcl | 23 | suppressed |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 22 | suppressed |
| Venlafaxine Hcl | Venlafaxine Hcl | 22 | suppressed |
| Synthroid | Levothyroxine Sodium | 21 | suppressed |
| Valsartan | Valsartan | 21 | suppressed |
| Dicyclomine Hcl | Dicyclomine Hcl | 20 | suppressed |
| Dexlansoprazole Dr | Dexlansoprazole | 18 | suppressed |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 17 | 16 |
| Clonazepam | Clonazepam | 17 | suppressed |
| Clonidine Hcl | Clonidine Hcl | 17 | suppressed |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 17 | suppressed |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 17 | suppressed |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 16 | suppressed |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 16 | 15 |
| Lovastatin | Lovastatin | 15 | suppressed |
| Oseltamivir Phosphate | Oseltamivir Phosphate | 15 | 15 |
| Ramipril | Ramipril | 15 | suppressed |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 14 | 11 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd) | Diltiazem Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Leflunomide | Leflunomide | 13 | suppressed |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Oxcarbazepine | Oxcarbazepine | 13 | suppressed |
| Primidone | Primidone | 13 | suppressed |
| Aimovig Autoinjector | Erenumab-Aooe | 12 | suppressed |
| Bydureon Bcise | Exenatide Microspheres | 12 | suppressed |
| Diclofenac Sodium | Diclofenac Sodium | 12 | suppressed |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er | Diltiazem Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Invokana | Canagliflozin | 12 | suppressed |
| Lansoprazole | Lansoprazole | 12 | suppressed |
| Nifedipine Er | Nifedipine | 12 | suppressed |
| Ondansetron Hcl | Ondansetron Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Testosterone Cypionate | Testosterone Cypionate | 12 | suppressed |
| Topiramate | Topiramate | 12 | suppressed |
| Mirtazapine | Mirtazapine | 11 | suppressed |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 11 | suppressed |
| Mounjaro | Tirzepatide | 11 | suppressed |
| Nystatin | Nystatin | 11 | suppressed |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 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 | $194.63 · 10 records | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | AREXVY, FLUBLOK QUADRIVALENT NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, JARDIANCE, LEQVIO, LOREEV XR, MOUNJARO, TRELEGY ELLIPTA, ZEPBOUND, ZORYVE | 2 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Jardiance play in your treatment recommendations for me?
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with Lilly USA, LLC?
- 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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