Physician profile

Marlee Ponder

Physician Assistant · Lexington, KY

NPI 1265031637

$6,445.82

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

38 companies · $589 in 2025

The $589 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Physician Assistant provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $183).

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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$813.96

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
Novo Nordisk INC $1,679.11 2021-2025 Wegovy
Abbvie INC. $913.34 2021-2025
Lilly USA, LLC $506.80 2021-2025 Mounjaro, Zepbound
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $405.08 2021-2024
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $355.24 2021-2022
Esperion Therapeutics, INC. $236.17 2021-2022
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. $181.32 2021-2022
Amgen INC. $165.14 2021-2022
Amarin Pharma, INC. $158.35 2021-2022
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company LTD. $146.43 2022
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, INC. $145.48 2021
Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $138.13 2021-2022
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $130.35 2021-2025
Gilead Sciences, INC. $118.58 2022-2025
Dexcom, INC. $118.07 2021-2025 Dexcom G6 Transmitter
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $106.12 2021-2022
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, INC. $84.32 2024-2025 Voquezna
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, INC. $80.54 2021
Pfizer INC. $78.77 2021-2025
Glaxosmithkline, LLC. $75.10 2022-2025 Trelegy Ellipta, Arexvy, Shingrix
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $72.46 2022-2024 Farxiga
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $59.38 2021-2022
Eisai INC. $54.25 2021
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $51.72 2021-2022
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, INC. $47.67 2021-2022
Iti, INC. (D/B/A Intra-Cellular Therapies, INC.) $44.85 2024-2025 Caplyta
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $41.24 2021-2022
Abbott Laboratories $37.97 2021
Boston Scientific Corporation $30.70 2022-2025 General - Erectile Dysfunction
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, INC. $29.41 2021
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, INC. $27.44 2021-2022
Neurocrine Biosciences, INC. $23.45 2022
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, INC $19.75 2021
Exact Sciences Corporation $19.52 2024 Cologuard Collection Kit
Medtronic, INC. $19.32 2023 Kyphon Express II Kyphopak Tray
Dynavax Technologies Corporation $17.01 2024 Heplisav-B
Almatica Pharma LLC $14.10 2022
Antares Pharma, INC. $13.14 2022

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Marlee Ponder

$6,445.82

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2021-2025
Top company
Novo Nordisk INC
Context
The $589 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Physician Assistant provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $183).

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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.