Physician profile

Melissa L Kramer

Nurse Practitioner · Lake Charles, LA

NPI 1730671785

$3,664.27

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

28 companies · $129 in 2025

The $129 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Nurse Practitioner provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $174).

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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$1,443.47

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
Abbvie INC. $403.46 2021-2024
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $386.03 2021-2025 Airsupra
Gilead Sciences, INC. $365.47 2022-2024 Epclusa
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, INC. $351.94 2022-2024 Uzedy
Novo Nordisk INC $329.14 2021-2022
Neurocrine Biosciences, INC. $272.74 2021-2022
Boston Scientific Corporation $178.99 2022-2024 Watchman Flx
Abbott Laboratories $171.27 2023-2024 Freestyle Libre 3
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $153.72 2021-2022
Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $125.00 2023 Xifaxan
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company LTD. $113.83 2022
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, INC. $110.53 2023 Rexulti
Itamar Medical INC $103.80 2023 Watchpatone
Lilly USA, LLC $84.26 2021
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. $76.12 2021
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Esperion Therapeutics, INC. $71.99 2021
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $69.69 2021
Braeburn INC. $65.21 2023-2025 Brixadi
Kci USA, INC. $55.19 2021-2022
Alkermes, INC. $29.17 2023-2024 Vivitrol, Vivitrol
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $28.32 2021
Indivior INC. $18.89 2024 Sublocade
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $18.62 2021
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, INC. $18.00 2021
Convatec INC. $16.30 2021
Amarin Pharma, INC. $15.83 2021
Organogenesis INC. $15.56 2021
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical INC. $15.20 2023

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Melissa L Kramer

$3,664.27

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2021-2025
Top company
Abbvie INC.
Context
The $129 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Nurse Practitioner provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $174).

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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.