Physician profile

Ralph M Hays

Critical Care Medicine (Nurse Practitioner) · Lake Charles, LA

NPI 1528039922

$2,335.24

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

24 companies · $368 in 2025

The $368 reported for 2025 was more than what 79% of Critical Care Medicine (Nurse Practitioner) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $118).

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$1,223.33

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
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $721.50 2021-2025
Pfizer INC. $239.72 2022-2025
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $139.95 2021-2023 Verquvo
Esperion Therapeutics, INC. $120.43 2021
Amarin Pharma, INC. $112.06 2021
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $104.62 2021-2025 Jardiance
Abiomed $100.67 2022-2023 Impella
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $98.83 2021-2022
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $92.94 2021-2022
Boston Scientific Corporation $91.75 2022-2025 Watchman, Watchman Flx
Amgen INC. $56.93 2021-2025 Repatha
Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) $53.28 2024-2025 Lifevest
Scpharmaceuticals INC. $49.85 2024-2025
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $48.85 2022-2023
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $46.88 2021-2022
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Kestra Medical Technology Services, INC. $44.14 2025 Assure Wcd
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, INC. $40.59 2023 Opsumit
Silk Road Medical, INC. $39.98 2021-2023 Enroute Transcarotid Stent, Enroute Transcarotid Neuroprotection System
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, LTD. $39.15 2021-2023 Arcalyst
Abbott Laboratories $24.49 2021
Lilly USA, LLC $19.26 2025 Zepbound, Mounjaro
Cleerly, INC. $18.43 2025 Cleerly Ischemia, Cleerly Labs
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, INC. $17.12 2023 Inpefa
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, Plc $13.82 2024 Arcalyst

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Ralph M Hays

$2,335.24

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2021-2025
Top company
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Context
The $368 reported for 2025 was more than what 79% of Critical Care Medicine (Nurse Practitioner) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $118).

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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.