Physician profile

Sterling I Barrett

Internal Medicine · Nashville, TN

NPI 1104812551

$2,074.52

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

21 companies · $243 in 2025

The $243 reported for 2025 was more 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$1,087.11

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
Pfizer INC. $439.63 2019-2025
Glaxosmithkline, LLC. $359.80 2019-2025 Trelegy Ellipta, Shingrix, Arexvy
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $316.20 2019-2024
Abbvie INC. $144.50 2021-2024 Avycaz, Teflaro
Novo Nordisk INC $124.56 2022-2025 Wegovy
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $100.66 2022-2024 Jardiance, Spiriva Respimat
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $83.16 2024-2025
Amgen INC. $80.06 2019-2023 Otezla, Repatha
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $58.49 2019-2022
Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $57.29 2019-2021
Inspire Medical Systems, INC. $55.66 2024 Inspire
Lilly USA, LLC $49.33 2019-2021
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $39.40 2022
Eisai INC. $32.96 2021-2022
Abiomed $32.48 2021
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Vifor Pharma, INC. $28.87 2019
Neuronetics, INC. $17.19 2019
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $14.43 2024 Airsupra
Ibsa Pharma INC. $14.23 2025 Flector, Licart, Tirosint
Vistapharm, INC. $13.62 2021
Senseonics, Incorporated $12.00 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Sterling I Barrett

$2,074.52

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Pfizer INC.
Context
The $243 reported for 2025 was more 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.