Physician profile

Gary Stephen Edwards

Family Medicine · Fort Smith, AR

NPI 1588699904

$1,570.96

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

15 companies · $185 in 2025

The $185 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Family Medicine provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $153).

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$185.47

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
Stryker Corporation $243.28 2020
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $188.25 2019-2020
Amarin Pharma, INC. $185.12 2019-2020
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $166.74 2019-2021
Esperion Therapeutics, INC. $136.22 2020-2021
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals INC. $121.97 2020
Lilly USA, LLC $117.73 2019
Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $116.52 2019
Novo Nordisk INC $98.29 2025 Wegovy
Alkermes, INC. $87.18 2025 Vivitrol
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $41.00 2019
Pfizer INC. $24.65 2019-2020
Ironshore Pharmaceuticals INC. $18.96 2019
Glaxosmithkline, LLC. $12.65 2019
Allergan, INC. $12.40 2020

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.

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Payment summary

Gary Stephen Edwards

$1,570.96

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Stryker Corporation
Context
The $185 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.