Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$142.11
2 reported records · 2 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Melissa Patterson
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers|Nurse Practitioner · LOUISVILLE, KY · NPI 1740648500
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Melissa Patterson received $142.11 in general payments during 2025 across 2 reported records.
Viatris Specialty LLC accounted for 88.0% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viatris Specialty LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $124.99 | 88.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| SHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $17.12 | 12.1% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $142.11 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YUPELRI Normalized: yupelri |
Drug | Viatris Specialty LLC | $124.99 | 1 | 2025 |
Source payment records
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| ACCRUFER Normalized: accrufer |
Drug | SHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC | $17.12 | 1 | 2025 |
Source payment records
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 423 | 93 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 331 | 63 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 195 | 41 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 184 | 40 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 169 | 38 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 167 | 34 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 153 | 30 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 135 | 28 |
| Baclofen | Baclofen | 111 | 18 |
| Hydralazine Hcl | Hydralazine Hcl | 111 | 22 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 111 | 20 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 110 | 29 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 107 | 26 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 106 | 23 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 102 | 29 |
| Alendronate Sodium | Alendronate Sodium | 101 | 14 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 89 | 16 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 89 | 19 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 89 | 22 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 88 | 20 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 82 | 17 |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 81 | 15 |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 81 | 17 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 80 | 16 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 78 | 19 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 74 | 17 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 73 | 23 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 68 | 16 |
| Ventolin Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 68 | 13 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 63 | 13 |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 59 | 15 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 59 | 18 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | Quetiapine Fumarate | 59 | suppressed |
| Oxybutynin Chloride Er | Oxybutynin Chloride | 57 | 12 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | Ondansetron Hcl | 55 | 19 |
| Bumetanide | Bumetanide | 53 | suppressed |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 52 | 12 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 51 | suppressed |
| Levetiracetam | Levetiracetam | 51 | suppressed |
| Januvia | Sitagliptin Phosphate | 49 | suppressed |
| Donepezil Hcl | Donepezil Hcl | 48 | suppressed |
| Lantus Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 47 | 11 |
| Mirtazapine | Mirtazapine | 45 | 11 |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 43 | suppressed |
| Hydroxyzine Hcl | Hydroxyzine Hcl | 43 | 11 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 42 | 11 |
| Memantine Hcl | Memantine Hcl | 39 | suppressed |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 39 | suppressed |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 38 | suppressed |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 37 | suppressed |
| Trelegy Ellipta | Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 36 | suppressed |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | Triamcinolone Acetonide | 34 | 20 |
| Sucralfate | Sucralfate | 33 | suppressed |
| Citalopram Hbr | Citalopram Hydrobromide | 30 | suppressed |
| Diclofenac Sodium | Diclofenac Sodium | 30 | suppressed |
| Warfarin Sodium | Warfarin Sodium | 30 | suppressed |
| Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate | Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 29 | suppressed |
| Doxycycline Monohydrate | Doxycycline Monohydrate | 29 | 16 |
| Ropinirole Hcl | Ropinirole Hcl | 29 | suppressed |
| Meclizine Hcl | Meclizine Hcl | 27 | suppressed |
| Nifedipine Er | Nifedipine | 27 | suppressed |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate Er | Isosorbide Mononitrate | 25 | suppressed |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 24 | suppressed |
| Pentoxifylline | Pentoxifylline | 24 | suppressed |
| Amiodarone Hcl | Amiodarone Hcl | 23 | suppressed |
| Digoxin | Digoxin | 22 | suppressed |
| Olanzapine | Olanzapine | 22 | suppressed |
| Paroxetine Hcl | Paroxetine Hcl | 22 | suppressed |
| Buspirone Hcl | Buspirone Hcl | 21 | suppressed |
| Midodrine Hcl | Midodrine Hcl | 21 | suppressed |
| Amoxicillin | Amoxicillin | 20 | 13 |
| Ibuprofen | Ibuprofen | 19 | suppressed |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 19 | suppressed |
| Megestrol Acetate | Megestrol Acetate | 19 | suppressed |
| Trulicity | Dulaglutide | 19 | suppressed |
| Insulin Lispro Kwikpen U-100 | Insulin Lispro | 17 | suppressed |
| Lamotrigine | Lamotrigine | 17 | suppressed |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 17 | suppressed |
| Topiramate | Topiramate | 17 | suppressed |
| Ultra-Fine Short Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 17 | suppressed |
| Clonidine Hcl | Clonidine Hcl | 16 | suppressed |
| Mometasone Furoate | Mometasone Furoate | 16 | suppressed |
| Oxybutynin Chloride | Oxybutynin Chloride | 15 | suppressed |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Torsemide | Torsemide | 15 | suppressed |
| Amantadine | Amantadine Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 14 | 13 |
| Doxepin Hcl | Doxepin Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Levofloxacin | Levofloxacin | 14 | 14 |
| Metoclopramide Hcl | Metoclopramide Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Mexiletine Hcl | Mexiletine Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Risperidone | Risperidone | 14 | suppressed |
| Spiriva Respimat | Tiotropium Bromide | 14 | suppressed |
| Vitamin D2 | Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2) | 14 | suppressed |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | Amitriptyline Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Dicyclomine Hcl | Dicyclomine Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Dulera | Mometasone/Formoterol | 13 | suppressed |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | Venlafaxine Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Combivent Respimat | Ipratropium/Albuterol Sulfate | 12 | suppressed |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 12 | suppressed |
| Fluconazole | Fluconazole | 12 | suppressed |
| Glimepiride | Glimepiride | 12 | suppressed |
| Glipizide Er | Glipizide | 12 | suppressed |
| Lactulose | Lactulose | 12 | suppressed |
| Lovastatin | Lovastatin | 12 | suppressed |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 12 | suppressed |
| Silver Sulfadiazine | Silver Sulfadiazine | 12 | suppressed |
| Advair Hfa | Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 11 | suppressed |
| Atenolol | Atenolol | 11 | suppressed |
| Cetirizine Hcl | Cetirizine Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Dapagliflozin | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 11 | suppressed |
| Levemir Flexpen | Insulin Detemir | 11 | suppressed |
| Linzess | Linaclotide | 11 | suppressed |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 11 | suppressed |
| Misoprostol | Misoprostol | 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 | $142.11 · 2 records | Viatris Specialty LLC | ACCRUFER, YUPELRI | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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