Physician profile

David M Paulson

Physician Assistant · Lillington, NC

NPI 1912026519

$4,305.91

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

44 companies · none reported in 2025

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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$615.12

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
Scilex Pharmaceuticals INC. $555.56 2021-2024 Ztlido
Amgen INC. $438.71 2021-2022
Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $276.63 2021-2022
Collegium Pharmaceutical, INC. $265.32 2021-2022
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, INC. $238.22 2021
Abbvie INC. $230.80 2021-2024
Biogen, INC. $197.97 2021-2022
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $190.98 2021-2022
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company LTD. $170.75 2022
Abbott Laboratories $152.60 2022-2023 Proclaim
Allergan, INC. $145.12 2021
Redhill Biopharma INC. $134.17 2021
Almatica Pharma LLC $125.75 2021
Jazz Pharmaceuticals INC. $102.77 2021-2022
Upsher-Smith Laboratories LLC $94.05 2021-2022
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC $71.99 2021
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $70.94 2021-2024
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, INC. $67.22 2021-2022
Novo Nordisk INC $57.04 2023 Ozempic, Rybelsus, Saxenda
Emd Serono, INC. $54.00 2021-2022
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $46.58 2023-2024 Jardiance
Lilly USA, LLC $46.19 2022-2024 Mounjaro
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, INC. $45.76 2024 Rexulti
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA $42.51 2021-2022
Axsome Therapeutics, INC. $37.72 2022-2023 Sunosi
Biodelivery Sciences International, INC. $37.14 2021
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, INC. $34.09 2023-2024 Horizant, Horizant
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $33.50 2023-2024 Breztri
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, INC. $31.04 2022
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. $30.89 2021-2023 Trintellix
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products INC. $29.14 2021
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, INC. $25.73 2023 Seglentis, Livalo
Nestle Healthcare Nutrition INC. $23.92 2021
Fidia Pharma USA INC. $23.78 2021
Ani Pharmaceuticals, INC. $23.22 2022
Esperion Therapeutics, INC. $19.66 2024 Nexletol
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, INC. $19.47 2022
Ibsa Pharma INC. $19.42 2021
Horizon Therapeutics Plc $18.52 2021
Masimo Corporation $17.26 2023 Patient Safetynet System
Pfizer INC. $17.18 2023
Radius Health, INC. $15.03 2023 Tymlos
Valinor Pharma, LLC $14.05 2024 Movantik
Neurocrine Biosciences, INC. $13.52 2021

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

David M Paulson

$4,305.91

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2021-2024
Top company
Scilex Pharmaceuticals INC.

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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.