Physician profile

Carl S Heller

Family Medicine · Kingwood, TX

NPI 1942225347

$1,513.50

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

28 companies · $226 in 2025

The $226 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Family Medicine provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $153).

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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$497.74

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
Glaxosmithkline, LLC. $365.41 2019-2023 Shingrix
Abbvie INC. $125.45 2021-2024
Astellas Pharma US INC $113.41 2024-2025 Veozah
Pfizer INC. $99.46 2019-2023
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $73.05 2020
Abiomed $72.97 2022-2025
Inspire Medical Systems, INC. $68.85 2025 Inspire
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, INC. $58.93 2024-2025 Voquezna
Allergan, INC. $54.92 2019-2020
Lucid Diagnostics INC. $50.02 2022
Abbott Laboratories $44.23 2022
Amgen INC. $42.02 2019
Hologic Sales and Service, LLC $37.02 2021
Globus Medical, INC. $35.17 2025 Senza
Dexcom, INC. $33.43 2024 Dexcom G6 Transmitter
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. $28.98 2020-2021
Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US INC $23.29 2023 Quviviq
Si-Bone, INC. $22.94 2021
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $21.56 2023 Gel-One Cross-Linked Hyaluronate
Antares Pharma, INC. $20.95 2024 Xyosted
Boston Scientific Corporation $19.92 2019
Exact Sciences Corporation $17.43 2024 Cologuard Collection Kit
Eisai INC. $17.18 2020
Axsome Therapeutics, INC. $15.07 2023 Auvelity
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $13.36 2019
Amarin Pharma, INC. $13.24 2019
Medtronic, INC. $12.75 2021
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $12.49 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Carl S Heller

$1,513.50

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Glaxosmithkline, LLC.
Context
The $226 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Family Medicine provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $153).

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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.