Physician profile

Richard Wheeler

Family Medicine · Nashville, GA

NPI 1619954112

$2,360.43

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

27 companies · $190 in 2025

The $190 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$1,213.19

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. $661.25 2021-2025 Vraylar
Glaxosmithkline, LLC. $302.71 2021-2024 Trelegy Ellipta, Arexvy, Shingrix
Dexcom, INC. $158.85 2021-2024 Dexcom G6 Transmitter
Lilly USA, LLC $151.66 2020-2025 Mounjaro, Trulicity, Zepbound
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $148.44 2019-2022
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $109.39 2021-2025 Breztri, Airsupra
Amgen INC. $98.94 2020-2024 Evenity
Novo Nordisk INC $93.98 2019-2025 Ozempic, Rybelsus
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $93.28 2023-2025
Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US INC $85.28 2022-2023 Quviviq
Pfizer INC. $74.32 2019-2021
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $54.82 2020-2022
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, INC. $47.94 2023 Austedo Xr
Allergan, INC. $40.30 2019-2020
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $36.55 2021-2023 Verquvo, Belsomra
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Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Richard Wheeler

$2,360.43

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Abbvie INC.
Context
The $190 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.