Physician profile

Douglas B Short

Internal Medicine · Raleigh, NC

NPI 1922148923

$1,972.86

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

33 companies · $363 in 2025

The $363 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Internal Medicine provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $156).

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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$1,227.24

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
Abbvie INC. $277.02 2021-2025 Qulipta, Vraylar
Novo Nordisk INC $260.43 2022-2025 Rybelsus, Ozempic, Wegovy
Amgen INC. $242.56 2019-2025 Repatha, Otezla, Evenity
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $115.66 2021-2025 Verquvo, Capvaxive, Gardasil
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $96.68 2020-2024 Jardiance
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $83.35 2020-2025 Airsupra, Farxiga
Lilly USA, LLC $67.59 2023-2025 Mounjaro, Zepbound, Jardiance
Exact Sciences Corporation $66.19 2023-2025 Cologuard Collection Kit, The Cologuard Plus Collection Kit
Glaxosmithkline, LLC. $62.84 2020-2025 Shingrix, Arexvy
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $62.13 2022-2024
Astellas Pharma US INC $59.36 2024-2025 Veozah
Abbott Laboratories $46.33 2021-2023 Proclaim
Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $43.58 2023-2024 Xifaxan
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $41.43 2024-2025 Camzyos
Abiomed $38.84 2025
Show all 33 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Medtronic, INC. $38.61 2024 Intellis Adaptivestim
Pfizer INC. $32.88 2023
Eisai INC. $32.82 2021-2024
Esperion Therapeutics, INC. $31.11 2020-2023 Nexletol
Gilead Sciences, INC. $29.79 2019
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, INC. $28.77 2024 Rexulti
Bausch Health US, LLC $24.03 2021
Halozyme INC $20.60 2023
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. $19.67 2022
Antares Pharma, INC. $19.42 2022
Insulet Corporation $18.91 2025 Omnipod
Endo USA, INC. $18.84 2024 Aveed
Biogen, INC. $17.30 2021
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $16.99 2022
Daiichi Sankyo INC. $16.60 2019
Dexcom, INC. $15.71 2025 Dexcom G6 Transmitter
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, INC. $14.07 2023 Keveyis
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC $12.75 2023 Unithroid

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Douglas B Short

$1,972.86

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Abbvie INC.
Context
The $363 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Internal Medicine provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $156).

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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.