Physician profile

Charles H Edwards

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Charlotte, NC

NPI 1821071523

$2,542.06

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

14 companies · none reported in 2025

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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$121.64

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
Eli Lilly and Company $1,875.00 2021
Acadia Pharmaceuticals INC $126.01 2020-2023 Nuplazid
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals INC. $117.96 2021
Acorda Therapeutics, INC $78.30 2021-2022
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, INC. $60.88 2023 Nuedexta, Rexulti
Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC $59.95 2021
Ge Healthcare $53.53 2020-2021
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, INC. $38.05 2019
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, INC. $31.40 2021
Corium, LLC $24.86 2023 Adlarity
Neurocrine Biosciences, INC. $24.11 2021
Abbvie INC. $21.36 2022
Lilly USA, LLC $16.21 2023 Amyvid
Lundbeck LLC $14.44 2021

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Charles H Edwards

$2,542.06

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2023
Top company
Eli Lilly and Company

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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.