Physician profile

Lori A Sumner

Physician Assistant · Huntersville, NC

NPI 1649283458

$3,882.87

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

23 companies · $620 in 2025

The $620 reported for 2025 was more than what 75% of Physician Assistant providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $183).

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$1,806.49
Education$19.62

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 $1,315.43 2021-2025 Wegovy, Ozempic, Rybelsus
Lilly USA, LLC $420.50 2021-2025 Mounjaro, Zepbound, Trulicity
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $411.76 2021-2024 Farxiga
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $367.91 2022-2024
Amgen INC. $233.36 2021-2022
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. $165.61 2021-2023 Trintellix
Inspire Medical Systems, INC. $110.58 2023 Inspire
Pfizer INC. $94.64 2021-2023
Abbvie INC. $93.87 2021-2023
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $81.78 2023
Amarin Pharma, INC. $78.90 2021-2022
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $63.69 2021
Exact Sciences Corporation $58.97 2023-2024 Cologuard Collection Kit
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $56.12 2021-2022
Glaxosmithkline, LLC. $52.20 2021-2022
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Dexcom, INC. $51.50 2023-2025 Dexcom G6 Transmitter
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, INC. $46.78 2021
Eisai INC. $45.42 2021
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, INC. $32.19 2021
Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC $28.13 2021-2023 Contrave
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company LTD. $28.08 2022
Hologic Sales and Service, LLC $26.88 2021
Dynavax Technologies Corporation $18.57 2023 Heplisav-B

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Lori A Sumner

$3,882.87

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2021-2025
Top company
Novo Nordisk INC
Context
The $620 reported for 2025 was more than what 75% of Physician Assistant providers 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.