Physician profile

Richard Paul

Hickory, NC

NPI 1174524920

$2,008.58

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

9 companies · $2.38 in 2025

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$147.55
Education$6.53

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
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $853.26 2019-2023 Farxiga
Pfizer INC. $358.86 2019
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, INC. $301.95 2019-2023 Jynarque
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $221.32 2019-2022
Amgen INC. $151.37 2019-2022
Vifor Pharma, INC. $47.92 2019
Fresenius USA Marketing, INC. $39.89 2019-2024 Velphoro
Travere Therapeutics, INC. $19.78 2019-2025 Filspari
Horizon Therapeutics Plc $14.23 2020

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Richard Paul

$2,008.58

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP

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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.