Physician profile

Melissa R Richardson

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation · Greenville, SC

NPI 1639199201

$317.53

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

8 companies · $21.31 in 2025

The $21.31 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $138).

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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$238.60

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
Nevro Corp. $112.50 2024 Senza
Smith+Nephew, INC. $66.55 2019-2024 Grafix Pl, Pico, Renasys Go V2 Home
Organogenesis INC. $31.30 2021
Medtronic, INC. $30.01 2023-2024 Intellis Adaptivestim, Invos
Abbvie INC. $27.00 2023
Mindray Ds USA, INC. $21.31 2025 A7 Anesthesia System
Convatec INC. $17.12 2019
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $11.74 2022

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Melissa R Richardson

$317.53

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Nevro Corp.
Context
The $21.31 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $138).

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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.