Physician profile

Melanie Nuss

Family · Covington, LA

NPI 1710916978

$4,508.87

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

23 companies · $664 in 2025

The $664 reported for 2025 was more than what 80% of Family providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $167).

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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$2,379.23
Education$115.26

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
Abbvie INC. $832.36 2021-2025
Pfizer INC. $494.30 2021-2025
Ucb, INC. $452.35 2021-2025 Bimzelx, Cimzia
Janssen Biotech, INC. $417.27 2021-2025 Tremfya
Allergan, INC. $369.63 2021-2022
Genzyme Corporation $326.84 2021-2024
Amgen INC. $312.55 2021-2025 Otezla, Otezla
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries INC. $204.83 2021-2022
Incyte Corporation $161.28 2022-2025 Opzelura
Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC $153.23 2021-2023
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, INC. $140.93 2021-2024 Libtayo
Organogenesis INC. $117.19 2023 Puraply
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $110.09 2021-2025
Leo Pharma INC. $91.87 2021-2025 Adbry, Spevigo
Lilly USA, LLC $90.48 2023-2025 Ebglyss, Taltz, Olumiant
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $54.05 2022-2023 Sotyktu
Medimetriks Pharmaceuticals, INC. $44.92 2021-2025 Neo-Synalar
Arcutis Biotherapeutics, INC. $40.71 2023-2024 Zoryve
Verrica Pharmaceuticals INC. $29.20 2023 Ycanth
Almirall LLC $21.38 2022
Bioventus LLC $16.23 2022
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, INC. $15.50 2024 Nuzyra
Galderma Laboratories, L.P. $11.68 2021

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

Melanie Nuss

$4,508.87

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2021-2025
Top company
Abbvie INC.
Context
The $664 reported for 2025 was more than what 80% of Family providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $167).

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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.