Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$2,493.10
127 reported records · 32 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Tracy Nichter
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers|Nurse Practitioner|Family · AMHERST, NY · NPI 1770025546
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Tracy Nichter received $2,493.10 in general payments during 2025 across 127 reported records.
UCB, Inc. accounted for 12.5% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 41 associated products.
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., 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 GAMMAGARD LIQUID as an associated drug or biological on 29 records involving 8 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 26 claims for Gammagard Liquid by this doctor in 2024.
Tanabe Pharma America, 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 Radicava ORS as an associated drug or biological on 38 records involving 8 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 25 claims for Radicava Ors 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCB, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $310.93 | 12.5% | 17 | 2025 |
| Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $209.21 | 8.4% | 9 | 2025 |
| MDD US Operations, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $191.67 | 7.7% | 11 | 2025 |
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $160.45 | 6.4% | 9 | 2025 |
| ABBVIE INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $158.27 | 6.3% | 8 | 2025 |
| Lundbeck LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $151.03 | 6.1% | 9 | 2025 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $132.81 | 5.3% | 6 | 2025 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $127.56 | 5.1% | 6 | 2025 |
| JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $121.52 | 4.9% | 4 | 2025 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $109.36 | 4.4% | 6 | 2025 |
| Tanabe Pharma America, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $96.20 | 3.9% | 5 | 2025 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $92.24 | 3.7% | 5 | 2025 |
| PFIZER INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $81.46 | 3.3% | 4 | 2025 |
| Amgen Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $60.04 | 2.4% | 3 | 2025 |
| Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $59.83 | 2.4% | 3 | 2025 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $52.66 | 2.1% | 3 | 2025 |
| Alkermes, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $47.59 | 1.9% | 2 | 2025 |
| SK Life Science, Inc. |
SK Life Science, Inc. exact · evidence 2025-04-03 |
$37.35 | 1.5% | 2 | 2025 |
| LivaNova USA, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $36.40 | 1.5% | 2 | 2025 |
| ITF Therapeutics LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $26.41 | 1.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| Pharmacosmos Therapeutics Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $25.04 | 1.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $23.48 | 0.9% | 1 | 2025 |
| Grifols USA, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $21.66 | 0.9% | 1 | 2025 |
| Eisai Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $21.65 | 0.9% | 1 | 2025 |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $20.78 | 0.8% | 1 | 2025 |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $19.18 | 0.8% | 1 | 2025 |
| Celgene Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $17.49 | 0.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| Neurelis, Inc. |
Neurelis, Inc. exact · evidence 2025-02-20 |
$17.41 | 0.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| Octapharma USA, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $16.85 | 0.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| Kedrion Biopharma, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $16.62 | 0.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| Cycle Pharmaceuticals Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $16.27 | 0.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $13.68 | 0.6% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $2,438.11 | 126 |
| Education | $54.99 | 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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| ULTOMIRIS Normalized: ultomiris |
Biological | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $209.21 | 9 | 2025 |
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| Gocovri Normalized: gocovri |
Drug | MDD US Operations, LLC | $191.67 | 11 | 2025 |
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| Rystiggo Normalized: rystiggo |
Drug | UCB, Inc. | $186.10 | 11 | 2025 |
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| VYEPTI Normalized: vyepti |
Biological | Lundbeck LLC | $151.03 | 9 | 2025 |
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| HYQVIA Normalized: hyqvia |
Biological | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $132.81 | 6 | 2025 |
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| QUTENZA Normalized: qutenza |
Drug | Averitas Pharma Inc. | $127.56 | 6 | 2025 |
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| BOTOX Normalized: botox |
Biological | ABBVIE INC. | $114.37 | 5 | 2025 |
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| QULIPTA Normalized: qulipta |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $112.96 | 6 | 2025 |
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| WAINUA Normalized: wainua |
Drug | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $109.36 | 6 | 2025 |
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| Qelbree Normalized: qelbree |
Drug | Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $92.24 | 5 | 2025 |
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| NURTEC ODT Normalized: nurtec odt |
Drug | PFIZER INC. | $81.46 | 4 | 2025 |
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| ZAVZPRET Normalized: zavzpret |
Drug | PFIZER INC. | $81.46 | 4 | 2025 |
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| Radicava Normalized: radicava |
Drug | Tanabe Pharma America, Inc. | $78.79 | 4 | 2025 |
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| Fintepla Normalized: fintepla |
Drug | UCB, Inc. | $77.94 | 3 | 2025 |
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| EPIDIOLEX Normalized: epidiolex |
Drug | JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | $66.53 | 3 | 2025 |
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| UPLIZNA Normalized: uplizna |
Biological | Amgen Inc. | $60.04 | 3 | 2025 |
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| INGREZZA Normalized: ingrezza |
Drug | Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. | $59.83 | 3 | 2025 |
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| XYWAV Normalized: xywav |
Drug | JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | $54.99 | 1 | 2025 |
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| VIVITROL Normalized: vivitrol |
Drug | Alkermes, Inc. | $47.59 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Nayzilam Normalized: nayzilam |
Drug | UCB, Inc. | $46.89 | 3 | 2025 |
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| UBRELVY Normalized: ubrelvy |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $43.90 | 3 | 2025 |
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| VNS THERAPY SENTIVA MODEL 1000 GENERATOR Normalized: vns therapy sentiva model 1000 generator |
Device | LivaNova USA, Inc. | $36.40 | 2 | 2025 |
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| AJOVY Normalized: ajovy |
Biological | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | $34.04 | 2 | 2025 |
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| MONOFERRIC Normalized: monoferric |
Drug | Pharmacosmos Therapeutics Inc. | $25.04 | 1 | 2025 |
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| FIRDAPSE Normalized: firdapse |
Drug | CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | $23.48 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Gamunex-C Normalized: gamunex c |
Biological | Grifols USA, LLC | $21.66 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Leqembi Normalized: leqembi |
Drug | Eisai Inc. | $21.65 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Dysport Normalized: dysport |
Drug | Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | $20.78 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ZONISADE Normalized: zonisade |
Drug | Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $19.18 | 1 | 2025 |
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| AUSTEDO XR Normalized: austedo xr |
Drug | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | $18.62 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ZEPOSIA Normalized: zeposia |
Drug | Celgene Corporation | $17.49 | 1 | 2025 |
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| VALTOCO Normalized: valtoco |
Drug | Neurelis, Inc. | $17.41 | 1 | 2025 |
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| PANZYGA Normalized: panzyga |
Biological | Octapharma USA, Inc. | $16.85 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Albuked Normalized: albuked |
Biological | Kedrion Biopharma, Inc. | $16.62 | 1 | 2025 |
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| GAMMAKED Normalized: gammaked |
Biological | Kedrion Biopharma, Inc. | $16.62 | 1 | 2025 |
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| KEDRAB Normalized: kedrab |
Biological | Kedrion Biopharma, Inc. | $16.62 | 1 | 2025 |
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| KOATE Normalized: koate |
Biological | Kedrion Biopharma, Inc. | $16.62 | 1 | 2025 |
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| RhoGAM Ultra-Filtered PLUS Normalized: rhogam ultra filtered plus |
Biological | Kedrion Biopharma, Inc. | $16.62 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Bafiertam Normalized: bafiertam |
Drug | Cycle Pharmaceuticals Inc | $16.27 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Tascenso ODT Normalized: tascenso odt |
Drug | Cycle Pharmaceuticals Inc | $16.27 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ZEPBOUND Normalized: zepbound |
Drug | Lilly USA, LLC | $13.68 | 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
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.
| Paying company | Payment year | Drug reported by same entity | Open Payments evidence | Part D | Claims | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | GAMMAGARD LIQUID open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 29 supporting records · 8 recipient NPIs · example record 1223786557 |
Gammagard Liquid · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
26 | suppressed by CMS |
| Tanabe Pharma America, Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | Radicava ORS open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 38 supporting records · 8 recipient NPIs · example record 1243917980 |
Radicava Ors · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
25 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 451 | 112 |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 309 | 41 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 240 | 63 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 141 | 25 |
| Baclofen | Baclofen | 111 | 29 |
| Oxcarbazepine | Oxcarbazepine | 93 | 19 |
| Pyridostigmine Bromide | Pyridostigmine Bromide | 90 | 20 |
| Lidocaine | Lidocaine | 67 | 32 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 47 | suppressed |
| Nortriptyline Hcl | Nortriptyline Hcl | 41 | suppressed |
| Ropinirole Hcl | Ropinirole Hcl | 38 | suppressed |
| Tacrolimus | Tacrolimus | 36 | suppressed |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 34 | suppressed |
| Pramipexole Dihydrochloride | Pramipexole Di-Hcl | 30 | suppressed |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 28 | suppressed |
| Gammagard Liquid | Immun Glob G(Igg)/Gly/Iga Ov50 | 26 | suppressed |
| Propranolol Hcl | Propranolol Hcl | 25 | suppressed |
| Radicava Ors | Edaravone | 25 | suppressed |
| Methotrexate | Methotrexate Sodium | 24 | suppressed |
| Primidone | Primidone | 21 | suppressed |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 20 | suppressed |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 19 | suppressed |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 18 | suppressed |
| Alendronate Sodium | Alendronate Sodium | 13 | suppressed |
| Folic Acid | Folic Acid | 13 | suppressed |
| Sumatriptan Succinate | Sumatriptan Succinate | 12 | suppressed |
| Riluzole | Riluzole | 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 | $2,493.10 · 127 records | UCB, Inc. | AJOVY, AUSTEDO XR, Albuked, BOTOX, Bafiertam, Dysport, EPIDIOLEX, FIRDAPSE, Fintepla, GAMMAKED, Gamunex-C, Gocovri, HYQVIA, INGREZZA, KEDRAB, KOATE, Leqembi, MONOFERRIC, NURTEC ODT, Nayzilam, PANZYGA, QULIPTA, QUTENZA, Qelbree, Radicava, RhoGAM Ultra-Filtered PLUS, Rystiggo, Tascenso ODT, UBRELVY, ULTOMIRIS, UPLIZNA, VALTOCO, VIVITROL, VNS THERAPY SENTIVA MODEL 1000 GENERATOR, VYEPTI, WAINUA, XYWAV, ZAVZPRET, ZEPBOUND, ZEPOSIA, ZONISADE | 2 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., 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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