Physician profile

Cynthia Shields

Acute Care (Nurse Practitioner) · Fort Myers, FL

NPI 1588098057

$2,218.57

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

26 companies · $260 in 2025

The $260 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Acute Care (Nurse Practitioner) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $151).

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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$335.26

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
Glaxosmithkline, LLC. $454.04 2021-2025 Ojjaara
Genzyme Corporation $292.02 2021-2022
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $227.57 2021-2025 Enhertu
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $206.13 2021-2022
Lundbeck LLC $122.27 2021
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $114.44 2021-2025
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, INC. $112.73 2021-2022
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, INC. $81.13 2021
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $71.60 2021-2025 Keytruda, Lynparza
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $71.25 2021
Pfizer INC. $60.71 2024-2025
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. $59.99 2021-2025 Iclusig
Jazz Pharmaceuticals INC. $59.20 2021
Celgene Corporation $53.07 2021
Mylan Specialty L.P. $30.07 2021
Show all 26 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Abbvie INC. $27.37 2025
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, INC. $25.59 2021
Grifols USA, LLC $20.75 2021
Exelixis INC. $19.27 2025 Cabometyx
Lilly USA, LLC $19.19 2025 Verzenio, Jaypirca
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $18.20 2021
Sumitomo Pharma America, INC. $16.55 2025 Orgovyx
Genentech USA, INC. $16.21 2024 Polivy
Puma Biotechnology, INC. $15.50 2025
Agios Pharmaceuticals, INC. $15.18 2024
United Therapeutics Corporation $8.54 2021

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Cynthia Shields

$2,218.57

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2021-2025
Top company
Glaxosmithkline, LLC.
Context
The $260 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Acute Care (Nurse Practitioner) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $151).

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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.