Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$60,197.85
69 reported records · 8 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
James Matthew North, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Pain Medicine|Pain Medicine · WINSTON SALEM, NC · NPI 1780638163
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show James Matthew North, MD received $60,197.85 in general payments during 2025 across 69 reported records.
Boston Scientific Corporation accounted for 54.3% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 12 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Qutenza.
Averitas Pharma 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 QUTENZA as an associated drug or biological on 11743 records involving 7078 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 16 claims for Qutenza by this doctor in 2024.
Collegium Pharmaceutical, 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 Nucynta as an associated drug or biological on 230 records involving 95 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 12 claims for Nucynta 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $32,713.50 | 54.3% | 37 | 2025 |
| Spinal Simplicity, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $23,052.45 | 38.3% | 12 | 2025 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $4,225.00 | 7.0% | 10 | 2025 |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $73.34 | 0.1% | 3 | 2025 |
| ABBVIE INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $56.23 | 0.1% | 3 | 2025 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $35.28 | 0.1% | 2 | 2025 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $22.92 | 0.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| Virtus Pharmaceuticals LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $19.13 | 0.0% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $23,250.00 | 9 |
| Education | $20,000.00 | 4 |
| Travel and Lodging | $6,785.41 | 15 |
| Consulting Fee | $6,600.00 | 3 |
| Honoraria | $2,400.00 | 1 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,162.44 | 37 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General - Therapies Normalized: general therapies |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $23,755.34 | 16 | 2025 |
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| HA MINUTEMAN G3-R Normalized: ha minuteman g3 r |
Device | Spinal Simplicity, LLC | $23,052.45 | 12 | 2025 |
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| Precision Normalized: precision |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $7,371.71 | 5 | 2025 |
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| QUTENZA Normalized: qutenza |
Drug | Averitas Pharma Inc. | $4,225.00 | 10 | 2025 |
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| WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 Normalized: wavewriter alpha prime 16 |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $1,246.14 | 8 | 2025 |
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| General - Pain Management Normalized: general pain management |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $340.31 | 8 | 2025 |
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| JOURNAVX Normalized: journavx |
Drug | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | $73.34 | 3 | 2025 |
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| QULIPTA Normalized: qulipta |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $56.23 | 3 | 2025 |
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| UBRELVY Normalized: ubrelvy |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $56.23 | 3 | 2025 |
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| Belbuca Normalized: belbuca |
Drug | Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $35.28 | 2 | 2025 |
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| ETERNA Normalized: eterna |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $22.92 | 1 | 2025 |
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| LEVORPHANOL TARTRATE Normalized: levorphanol tartrate |
Drug | Virtus Pharmaceuticals LLC | $19.13 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUTENZA qutenza |
2025 | Qutenza | 2024 | 16 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Averitas Pharma Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | QUTENZA open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 11743 supporting records · 7078 recipient NPIs · example record 1248543069 |
Qutenza · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
16 | 12 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | Nucynta open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 230 supporting records · 95 recipient NPIs · example record 1224105108 |
Nucynta · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
12 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 205 | 161 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 108 | 69 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 72 | 30 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 65 | 42 |
| Naloxone Hcl | Naloxone Hcl | 60 | 59 |
| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 44 | 29 |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 42 | 30 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 38 | 25 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 37 | 24 |
| Hydromorphone Hcl | Hydromorphone Hcl | 35 | 16 |
| Morphine Sulfate Er | Morphine Sulfate | 28 | 18 |
| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 22 | 21 |
| Buprenorphine | Buprenorphine | 21 | 17 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 19 | 12 |
| Baclofen | Baclofen | 16 | suppressed |
| Qutenza | Capsaicin/Skin Cleanser | 16 | 12 |
| Topiramate | Topiramate | 16 | suppressed |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Xtampza Er | Oxycodone Myristate | 14 | 14 |
| Nucynta | Tapentadol Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | Amitriptyline Hcl | 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 | $60,197.85 · 69 records | Boston Scientific Corporation | Belbuca, ETERNA, General - Pain Management, General - Therapies, HA MINUTEMAN G3-R, JOURNAVX, LEVORPHANOL TARTRATE, Precision, QULIPTA, QUTENZA, UBRELVY, WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 | 2 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Qutenza play in your treatment recommendations for me?
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with Averitas Pharma 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 |
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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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