Physician profile

Malone L Bales

Acute Care (Nurse Practitioner) · Huntsville, AL

NPI 1568210292

$1,185.25

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

13 companies · $744 in 2025

The $744 reported for 2025 was more than what 83% of Acute Care (Nurse Practitioner) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $151).

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$1,185.25

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
Amgen INC. $192.28 2024-2025 Repatha, Repatha
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $162.38 2024-2025
Biosense Webster, INC. $140.38 2024-2025 Carto 3
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $135.34 2024-2025 Verquvo, Capvaxive
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $120.96 2024-2025 Eliquis, Camzyos
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, Plc $111.96 2024 Arcalyst
Novo Nordisk INC $91.37 2024-2025 Wegovy
Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) $56.33 2025 Lifevest
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals INC. $54.95 2025 Amvuttra
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $46.87 2024-2025 Wainua
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $36.08 2024-2025 Jardiance
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $19.12 2025
Pfizer INC. $17.23 2025

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

Malone L Bales

$1,185.25

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2024-2025
Top company
Amgen INC.
Context
The $744 reported for 2025 was more than what 83% of Acute Care (Nurse Practitioner) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $151).

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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.