Physician profile

Karen A Meehan

Adult Health (Clinical Nurse Specialist) · Chicago, IL

NPI 1972837037

$8,087.85

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

14 companies · $462 in 2025

The $462 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Adult Health (Clinical Nurse Specialist) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $186).

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Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Food and Beverage$3,819.27
Travel and Lodging$2,407.16
Entertainment$30.15

Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.

Who reported paying

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Abbott Laboratories $4,648.70 2021-2025 Thoratec Heartmate 3 Lvas Implant Kit, Cardiomems, Heartmate Touch
Medtronic, INC. $2,418.98 2021-2025 Hvad Pump Implant Kit
Abiomed $369.78 2023-2025 Impella
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $151.29 2024-2025 Mitris Resilia Mitral Valve, Konect Resilia, Inspiris Resilia Aortic Valve
Cvrx, INC. $134.92 2023 Barostim Neo System
Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) $101.55 2023-2025 Lifevest
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $68.21 2022-2023 Farxiga, Brilinta
Pfizer INC. $40.11 2022-2024
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $35.57 2023 Verquvo
Argentum Medical $30.15 2025
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $25.07 2023
Corcept Therapeutics $24.96 2025 Korlym
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. $23.33 2023 Livtencity
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, INC. $15.23 2023 Inpefa

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.

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Payment summary

Karen A Meehan

$8,087.85

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2021-2025
Top company
Abbott Laboratories
Context
The $462 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Adult Health (Clinical Nurse Specialist) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $186).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.