Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$694.05
39 reported records · 19 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Stephanie Michelle Benson
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers|Nurse Practitioner · SMITHFIELD, NC · NPI 1689303679
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Stephanie Michelle Benson received $694.05 in general payments during 2025 across 39 reported records.
ABBVIE INC. accounted for 32.5% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 27 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Ozempic.
GlaxoSmithKline, 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 TRELEGY ELLIPTA as an associated drug or biological on 131532 records involving 37148 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 37 claims for Trelegy Ellipta 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 JARDIANCE as an associated drug or biological on 47708 records involving 23833 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 40 claims for Jardiance by this doctor in 2024.
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 23 claims for Ozempic 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 ELIQUIS as an associated drug or biological on 87112 records involving 36032 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 49 claims for Eliquis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBVIE INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $225.30 | 32.5% | 14 | 2025 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $92.37 | 13.3% | 5 | 2025 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $48.03 | 6.9% | 3 | 2025 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $33.22 | 4.8% | 2 | 2025 |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $29.69 | 4.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $23.95 | 3.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $22.88 | 3.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| KYOWA KIRIN, INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $22.09 | 3.2% | 1 | 2025 |
| PFIZER INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $21.99 | 3.2% | 1 | 2025 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $21.02 | 3.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Medtronic, Inc. exact · evidence 2025-07-22 |
$20.08 | 2.9% | 1 | 2025 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $18.98 | 2.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| ViiV Healthcare Company | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $18.55 | 2.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $17.86 | 2.6% | 1 | 2025 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $16.80 | 2.4% | 1 | 2025 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $16.10 | 2.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $15.63 | 2.2% | 1 | 2025 |
| Eisai Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $15.01 | 2.2% | 1 | 2025 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $14.50 | 2.1% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $694.05 | 39 |
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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| VRAYLAR Normalized: vraylar |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $165.95 | 10 | 2025 |
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| UBRELVY Normalized: ubrelvy |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $59.35 | 4 | 2025 |
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| Wegovy Normalized: wegovy |
Drug | Novo Nordisk Inc | $56.78 | 3 | 2025 |
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| QULIPTA Normalized: qulipta |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $51.31 | 3 | 2025 |
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| AREXVY Normalized: arexvy |
Biological | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $48.03 | 3 | 2025 |
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| SHINGRIX Normalized: shingrix |
Biological | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $48.03 | 3 | 2025 |
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| Ozempic Normalized: ozempic |
Drug | Novo Nordisk Inc | $35.59 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Rybelsus Normalized: rybelsus |
Drug | Novo Nordisk Inc | $35.59 | 2 | 2025 |
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| FARXIGA Normalized: farxiga |
Drug | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $33.22 | 2 | 2025 |
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| TZIELD Normalized: tzield |
Biological | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $29.69 | 1 | 2025 |
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| NEFFY Normalized: neffy |
Drug | ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc. | $23.95 | 1 | 2025 |
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| CAPLYTA Normalized: caplyta |
Drug | ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) | $22.88 | 1 | 2025 |
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| CRYSVITA Normalized: crysvita |
Drug | KYOWA KIRIN, INC. | $22.09 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ABRYSVO Normalized: abrysvo |
Biological | PFIZER INC. | $21.99 | 1 | 2025 |
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| COMIRNATY Normalized: comirnaty |
Biological | PFIZER INC. | $21.99 | 1 | 2025 |
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| PREVNAR 20 Normalized: prevnar 20 |
Biological | PFIZER INC. | $21.99 | 1 | 2025 |
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| XIFAXAN Normalized: xifaxan |
Drug | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $21.02 | 1 | 2025 |
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| INCEPTIV Normalized: inceptiv |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $20.08 | 1 | 2025 |
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| MOUNJARO Normalized: mounjaro |
Drug | Lilly USA, LLC | $18.98 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ZEPBOUND Normalized: zepbound |
Drug | Lilly USA, LLC | $18.98 | 1 | 2025 |
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| APRETUDE Normalized: apretude |
Drug | ViiV Healthcare Company | $18.55 | 1 | 2025 |
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| CONTRAVE Normalized: contrave |
Drug | Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC | $17.86 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Dexcom G6 Transmitter Normalized: dexcom g6 transmitter |
Medical Supply | Dexcom, Inc. | $16.80 | 1 | 2025 |
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| TRINTELLIX Normalized: trintellix |
Drug | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $16.10 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Auvelity Normalized: auvelity |
Drug | Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | $15.63 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Leqembi Normalized: leqembi |
Drug | Eisai Inc. | $15.01 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Senza Normalized: senza |
Device | Globus Medical, Inc. | $14.50 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozempic ozempic |
2025 | Ozempic | 2024 | 23 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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| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | TRELEGY ELLIPTA open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 131532 supporting records · 37148 recipient NPIs · example record 1190332369 |
Trelegy Ellipta · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
37 | suppressed by CMS |
| 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 |
40 | suppressed by CMS |
| 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 |
23 | suppressed by CMS |
| PFIZER INC. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | ELIQUIS open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 87112 supporting records · 36032 recipient NPIs · example record 1228794063 |
Eliquis · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
49 | 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 | 175 | 49 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 96 | 41 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 90 | 34 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 87 | 36 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 73 | 31 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 59 | 23 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 57 | 30 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 54 | 22 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 53 | 18 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 53 | 22 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 52 | 19 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 50 | 16 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 50 | 15 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 49 | suppressed |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 44 | 19 |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 43 | suppressed |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 41 | 16 |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 40 | suppressed |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 39 | 15 |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 38 | 12 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 38 | 18 |
| Trelegy Ellipta | Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 37 | suppressed |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | Fluoxetine Hcl | 35 | 13 |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 35 | suppressed |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 33 | 19 |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 31 | suppressed |
| Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | 28 | suppressed |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 27 | 13 |
| Bupropion Xl | Bupropion Hcl | 26 | suppressed |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 26 | suppressed |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 26 | suppressed |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 25 | suppressed |
| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 23 | suppressed |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 23 | suppressed |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 23 | suppressed |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 22 | 13 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 22 | 11 |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 21 | suppressed |
| Methocarbamol | Methocarbamol | 20 | suppressed |
| Oxybutynin Chloride Er | Oxybutynin Chloride | 20 | suppressed |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 19 | 11 |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 18 | suppressed |
| Buspirone Hcl | Buspirone Hcl | 18 | suppressed |
| Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide | Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide | 18 | suppressed |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 17 | 11 |
| Atenolol | Atenolol | 16 | suppressed |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 16 | suppressed |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 16 | suppressed |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 16 | suppressed |
| Alendronate Sodium | Alendronate Sodium | 15 | suppressed |
| Stiolto Respimat | Tiotropium Br/Olodaterol Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Clonazepam | Clonazepam | 14 | suppressed |
| Donepezil Hcl | Donepezil Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 14 | suppressed |
| Glipizide Er | Glipizide | 14 | suppressed |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 14 | suppressed |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 14 | suppressed |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Citalopram Hbr | Citalopram Hydrobromide | 13 | suppressed |
| Hydralazine Hcl | Hydralazine Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Ondansetron Odt | Ondansetron | 13 | suppressed |
| Valsartan | Valsartan | 13 | suppressed |
| Lantus Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 12 | suppressed |
| Valacyclovir | Valacyclovir Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 11 | 11 |
| Olmesartan Medoxomil | Olmesartan Medoxomil | 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 | $694.05 · 39 records | ABBVIE INC. | ABRYSVO, APRETUDE, AREXVY, Auvelity, CAPLYTA, COMIRNATY, CONTRAVE, CRYSVITA, Dexcom G6 Transmitter, FARXIGA, INCEPTIV, Leqembi, MOUNJARO, NEFFY, Ozempic, PREVNAR 20, QULIPTA, Rybelsus, SHINGRIX, Senza, TRINTELLIX, TZIELD, UBRELVY, VRAYLAR, Wegovy, XIFAXAN, ZEPBOUND | 4 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Ozempic play in your treatment recommendations for me?
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with GlaxoSmithKline, 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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