Physician profile

Raymon K Nelson

Cardiovascular Disease · Pikeville, KY

NPI 1346236452

$5,034.02

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

37 companies · $852 in 2025

The $852 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Cardiovascular Disease provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $433).

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$2,911.18
Education$99.00

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
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $1,019.32 2021-2025
Pfizer INC. $680.61 2019-2025
Abbott Laboratories $541.75 2023-2025 Cardiomems
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $328.12 2021-2025 Verquvo
Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) $327.33 2022-2025 Lifevest
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $271.21 2021-2025 Eliquis, Camzyos
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $238.49 2021-2025 Brilinta, Farxiga
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $192.53 2021-2022
Medtronic, INC. $171.22 2023 Harmony
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, INC. $136.86 2023 Opsumit, Uptravi
Boston Scientific Corporation $108.98 2022-2025 Watchman Flx
Gilead Sciences, INC. $108.18 2019
Novo Nordisk INC $105.65 2019-2025 Wegovy
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $100.60 2021-2024 Jardiance
Amgen INC. $92.83 2019-2023 Repatha
Show all 37 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Daiichi Sankyo INC. $81.41 2021-2023 Injectafer
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $80.46 2019-2024 Edwards Sapien 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $37.93 2019
Atricure, INC. $35.63 2024
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $34.87 2019
Bard Peripheral Vascular, INC. $31.59 2021
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, INC. $29.15 2019
Lantheus Medical Imaging, INC. $25.42 2023 Definity
Inspire Medical Systems, INC. $21.91 2025 Inspire
Avanos Medical $21.10 2025 Generator
Vanda Pharmaceuticals INC. $21.05 2019
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA $21.05 2019
Davol INC. $19.91 2023 Arista Ah Flexitip
Mannkind Corporation $19.36 2019
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, INC. $18.10 2023 Inpefa
Cvrx, INC. $18.00 2023 Barostim Neo System
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals INC. $17.86 2025 Onpattro
Heartflow, INC. $16.68 2021
Lilly USA, LLC $16.58 2019
Irhythm Technologies, INC. $14.21 2021
Glaxosmithkline, LLC. $14.12 2025 Arexvy, Shingrix
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, INC. $13.95 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Raymon K Nelson

$5,034.02

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Context
The $852 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Cardiovascular Disease provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $433).

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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.