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Karalee J Bessinger, M.D.

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Family Medicine · CARROLLTON, KY · NPI 1891938718

Profile state: payments and partd Open Payments: 2025 Medicare Part D: 2024 Last identity check: 2026-08-10 Page data build: 2026-08-12

Verified facts

What the public records show

CMS Open Payments records show Karalee J Bessinger, M.D. received $274.29 in general payments during 2025 across 16 reported records.

ABBVIE INC. accounted for 25.9% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 19 associated products.

A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Mounjaro, Ozempic, Trelegy Ellipta.

ABBVIE 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 LINZESS as an associated drug or biological on 87954 records involving 21815 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 19 claims for Linzess by this doctor in 2024.

ABBVIE 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 SYNTHROID as an associated drug or biological on 10655 records involving 4881 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 36 claims for Synthroid by this doctor in 2024.

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 39 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 78 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 58 claims for Mounjaro 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 TRULICITY as an associated drug or biological on 71 records involving 57 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 93 claims for Trulicity 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 69 claims for Ozempic by this doctor in 2024.

These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$274.29

16 reported records · 12 companies

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 companyCanonical companyAmountShareRecordsYear
ABBVIE INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $70.9425.9%42025
Amgen Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $29.9810.9%22025
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $27.3710.0%12025
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $21.808.0%12025
Antares Pharma, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $18.446.7%12025
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $17.326.3%12025
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $16.726.1%12025
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $14.985.5%12025
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $14.745.4%12025
Dynavax Technologies Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $14.715.4%12025
Medtronic, Inc. Medtronic, Inc.
exact · evidence 2025-07-22
$13.705.0%12025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $13.595.0%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$274.2916

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 productTypeReported companyRelated amount*RecordsYear
VRAYLAR
Normalized: vraylar
Drug ABBVIE INC. $36.29 2 2025
Source payment records
UBRELVY
Normalized: ubrelvy
Drug ABBVIE INC. $34.65 2 2025
Source payment records
OTEZLA
Normalized: otezla
Drug Amgen Inc. $29.98 2 2025
Source payment records
REPATHA
Normalized: repatha
Biological Amgen Inc. $29.98 2 2025
Source payment records
FANAPT
Normalized: fanapt
Drug Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. $27.37 1 2025
Source payment records
HETLIOZ
Normalized: hetlioz
Drug Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. $27.37 1 2025
Source payment records
Ozempic
Normalized: ozempic
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $21.80 1 2025
Source payment records
Rybelsus
Normalized: rybelsus
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $21.80 1 2025
Source payment records
XYOSTED
Normalized: xyosted
Drug Antares Pharma, Inc. $18.44 1 2025
Source payment records
QULIPTA
Normalized: qulipta
Drug ABBVIE INC. $17.57 1 2025
Source payment records
AREXVY
Normalized: arexvy
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $17.32 1 2025
Source payment records
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
Normalized: trelegy ellipta
Drug GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $17.32 1 2025
Source payment records
CAPLYTA
Normalized: caplyta
Drug ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) $16.72 1 2025
Source payment records
REXULTI
Normalized: rexulti
Drug Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $14.98 1 2025
Source payment records
ZORYVE
Normalized: zoryve
Drug Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. $14.74 1 2025
Source payment records
Heplisav-B
Normalized: heplisav b
Drug Dynavax Technologies Corporation $14.71 1 2025
Source payment records
MINIMED 780G
Normalized: minimed 780g
Device Medtronic, Inc. $13.70 1 2025
Source payment records
MOUNJARO
Normalized: mounjaro
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $13.59 1 2025
Source payment records
ZEPBOUND
Normalized: zepbound
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $13.59 1 2025
Source payment records

* 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 productPayment yearPart D brandPart D yearClaimsMatch methodSource
MOUNJARO
mounjaro
2025 Mounjaro 2024 58 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Ozempic
ozempic
2025 Ozempic 2024 69 exact normalized Medicare Part D
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
trelegy ellipta
2025 Trelegy Ellipta 2024 39
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 companyPayment yearDrug reported by same entityOpen Payments evidencePart DClaimsBeneficiaries
ABBVIE INC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 LINZESS
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
87954 supporting records · 21815 recipient NPIs · example record 1201352608
Linzess · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
19 suppressed by CMS
ABBVIE INC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 SYNTHROID
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
10655 supporting records · 4881 recipient NPIs · example record 1201352636
Synthroid · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
36 12
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
39 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
78 18
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
58 13
Lilly USA, LLC
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 TRULICITY
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
71 supporting records · 57 recipient NPIs · example record 1186464601
Trulicity · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
93 17
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
69 13

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

BrandGenericClaimsBeneficiaries
OmeprazoleOmeprazole30992
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium27973
GabapentinGabapentin26459
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate25779
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium25664
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate21659
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate19154
LisinoprilLisinopril18456
SimvastatinSimvastatin17546
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium14234
Valsartan-HydrochlorothiazideValsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide14037
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium13432
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium13338
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride12944
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl12837
FurosemideFurosemide12045
SpironolactoneSpironolactone11836
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl11325
Lisinopril-HydrochlorothiazideLisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide11132
ValsartanValsartan10932
CarvedilolCarvedilol10328
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide9732
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium9728
TrulicityDulaglutide9317
Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl9128
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate8533
GlimepirideGlimepiride8526
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen8219
JardianceEmpagliflozin7818
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate7720
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate7625
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate7527
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl7522
PregabalinPregabalin7316
OzempicSemaglutide6913
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl6922
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate65suppressed
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium6418
MethylprednisoloneMethylprednisolone6456
MeloxicamMeloxicam5922
AllopurinolAllopurinol5818
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol58suppressed
MounjaroTirzepatide5813
MirtazapineMirtazapine5618
Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide5318
Amlodipine Besylate-BenazeprilAmlodipine Besylate/Benazepril5013
Breztri AerosphereBudesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol5011
PrednisonePrednisone4926
Propranolol HclPropranolol Hcl4919
BaclofenBaclofen4814
AzithromycinAzithromycin4745
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl4515
Venlafaxine Hcl ErVenlafaxine Hcl45suppressed
AlprazolamAlprazolam4314
Buspirone HclBuspirone Hcl4212
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl4216
EliquisApixaban4211
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl42suppressed
Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen40suppressed
Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter39suppressed
ChlorthalidoneChlorthalidone38suppressed
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium37suppressed
Cyclobenzaprine HclCyclobenzaprine Hcl3712
Nitrofurantoin Mono-MacroNitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst3725
SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium3612
Amitriptyline HclAmitriptyline Hcl35suppressed
FamotidineFamotidine35suppressed
ClonazepamClonazepam34suppressed
Doxycycline MonohydrateDoxycycline Monohydrate3427
EzetimibeEzetimibe34suppressed
XareltoRivaroxaban34suppressed
Zolpidem Tartrate ErZolpidem Tartrate34suppressed
Donepezil HclDonepezil Hcl33suppressed
Hydroxyzine HclHydroxyzine Hcl3213
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog32suppressed
Ondansetron HclOndansetron Hcl3212
Tizanidine HclTizanidine Hcl31suppressed
ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl3114
LovastatinLovastatin29suppressed
Morphine Sulfate ErMorphine Sulfate29suppressed
Bisoprolol FumarateBisoprolol Fumarate28suppressed
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide28suppressed
Ventolin HfaAlbuterol Sulfate28suppressed
Esomeprazole MagnesiumEsomeprazole Magnesium26suppressed
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl2612
CephalexinCephalexin2421
Fluoxetine HclFluoxetine Hcl23suppressed
Pioglitazone HclPioglitazone Hcl23suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav2221
LansoprazoleLansoprazole22suppressed
TopiramateTopiramate22suppressed
ClonidineClonidine21suppressed
NaproxenNaproxen21suppressed
Pramipexole DihydrochloridePramipexole Di-Hcl21suppressed
Toujeo Max SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog21suppressed
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac Sodium20suppressed
GlipizideGlipizide20suppressed
Quetiapine FumarateQuetiapine Fumarate20suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr ErDiltiazem Hcl19suppressed
LinzessLinaclotide19suppressed
Warfarin SodiumWarfarin Sodium19suppressed
Amlodipine-ValsartanAmlodipine Besylate/Valsartan18suppressed
Dicyclomine HclDicyclomine Hcl18suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl18suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim1817
Klor-Con M20Potassium Chloride17suppressed
Sumatriptan SuccinateSumatriptan Succinate17suppressed
Benazepril HclBenazepril Hcl16suppressed
CalcitriolCalcitriol16suppressed
Clonidine HclClonidine Hcl16suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate16suppressed
Toujeo SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog16suppressed
AtenololAtenolol15suppressed
CholestyramineCholestyramine (With Sugar)15suppressed
DiazepamDiazepam15suppressed
Doxepin HclDoxepin Hcl15suppressed
Enalapril MaleateEnalapril Maleate15suppressed
FluconazoleFluconazole15suppressed
Meclizine HclMeclizine Hcl15suppressed
NystatinNystatin1512
Ropinirole HclRopinirole Hcl15suppressed
Ciprofloxacin HclCiprofloxacin Hcl1413
ColchicineColchicine14suppressed
LevetiracetamLevetiracetam14suppressed
Olmesartan MedoxomilOlmesartan Medoxomil14suppressed
Ondansetron OdtOndansetron14suppressed
PaxlovidNirmatrelvir/Ritonavir1414
Anoro ElliptaUmeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr13suppressed
Breo ElliptaFluticasone/Vilanterol13suppressed
CefdinirCefdinir1312
Diltiazem HclDiltiazem Hcl13suppressed
Insulin Aspart FlexpenInsulin Aspart13suppressed
LactuloseLactulose13suppressed
Olmesartan-HydrochlorothiazideOlmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide13suppressed
Stiolto RespimatTiotropium Br/Olodaterol Hcl13suppressed
SucralfateSucralfate13suppressed
Desvenlafaxine Succinate ErDesvenlafaxine Succinate12suppressed
LorazepamLorazepam12suppressed
TemazepamTemazepam12suppressed
Triamcinolone AcetonideTriamcinolone Acetonide1212
Verapamil ErVerapamil Hcl12suppressed
BelsomraSuvorexant11suppressed
EstradiolEstradiol11suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate ErIsosorbide Mononitrate11suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride ErOxybutynin Chloride11suppressed
Repatha SyringeEvolocumab11suppressed
Ultra-Fine Mini Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic11suppressed

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.

YearGeneral PaymentsMain payerExplicit productsCompany overlapsPart D coverage
2025 $274.29 · 16 records ABBVIE INC. AREXVY, CAPLYTA, FANAPT, HETLIOZ, Heplisav-B, MINIMED 780G, MOUNJARO, OTEZLA, Ozempic, QULIPTA, REPATHA, REXULTI, Rybelsus, TRELEGY ELLIPTA, UBRELVY, VRAYLAR, XYOSTED, ZEPBOUND, ZORYVE 7
2024 Complete

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DatasetYearPublicationSource
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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