Physician profile

Richard Duncan Minkner

Family Medicine · Santa Cruz, CA

NPI 1205140522

$2,517.38

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

16 companies · $482 in 2025

The $482 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$1,695.23

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. $885.12 2022-2025
Novo Nordisk INC $394.01 2021-2024 Rybelsus, Ozempic, Wegovy
Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $203.42 2021-2023 Xifaxan
Glaxosmithkline, LLC. $154.06 2022-2025 Arexvy, Shingrix, Bexsero
Dexcom, INC. $139.42 2024-2025 Dexcom G6 Transmitter
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $136.20 2023 Edwards Sapien 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Thv)
Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US INC $130.85 2024 Quviviq
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $104.21 2019-2023 Farxiga
Abbott Laboratories $71.35 2024-2025 Freestyle Libre 3
Smith+Nephew, INC. $68.52 2022
Amgen INC. $56.86 2024-2025 Tezspire, Repatha, Otezla
Exact Sciences Corporation $52.70 2023-2024 Cologuard Collection Kit
Indivior INC. $50.05 2025 Sublocade
Pfizer INC. $43.02 2025
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, INC. $14.19 2024 Gvoke Hypopen
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, INC. $13.40 2025 Voquezna

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Richard Duncan Minkner

$2,517.38

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Abbvie INC.
Context
The $482 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.