Physician profile

Melissa Joan Terchek

Internal Medicine · Wilmington, NC

NPI 1639280753

$7,387.30

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

34 companies · $49.61 in 2025

The $49.61 reported for 2025 was less 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$157.71

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. $1,428.28 2019-2022
Glaxosmithkline, LLC. $726.07 2019-2025 Shingrix
Amgen INC. $636.04 2019-2025 Tavneos
Pfizer INC. $620.07 2019-2022
Ucb, INC. $521.32 2019-2022
Janssen Biotech, INC. $473.48 2019-2023 Tremfya, Simponi Aria
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, INC. $419.84 2019-2020
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $383.77 2019-2022
Lilly USA, LLC $374.70 2019-2022
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $237.30 2021-2022
Collegium Pharmaceutical, INC. $226.03 2019-2022
Radius Health, INC. $210.88 2019-2022
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $155.03 2019-2022
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, INC. $118.49 2019
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products INC. $97.41 2021-2022
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Eisai INC. $71.97 2021-2022
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, INC. $71.54 2019-2022
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, INC. $70.97 2021-2024
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $69.65 2019-2021
Celgene Corporation $62.80 2019
Genentech USA, INC. $50.38 2019-2021
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, INC. $44.42 2019-2022
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals INC. $42.51 2019
Argenx US, INC. $34.75 2023 Vyvgart
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC $34.15 2019-2022
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. $33.37 2021-2022
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical INC. $33.25 2020-2021
Horizon Therapeutics Plc $30.36 2022
Jazz Pharmaceuticals INC. $23.79 2022
Nevro Corp. $21.49 2022
Ani Pharmaceuticals, INC. $20.02 2022
Pacira Therapeutics, INC. $14.73 2019
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, INC. $14.55 2025 Rexulti
Biodelivery Sciences International, INC. $13.89 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Melissa Joan Terchek

$7,387.30

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Abbvie INC.
Context
The $49.61 reported for 2025 was less 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.