Official source Data mirrored from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Open Payments · General Payments · as published 2026-01-23 View official record Methodology

Covered recipient · General Payments record

MELISSA K NICHOLAS

Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers Physician Assistant Medical

NPI
1215197694
CMS profile
10665182
Location
HOUSTON, TX

General Payments · PY2021–2024

$2,247.62

  • Reported across 110 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$1,072.34

66 records · 0 disputed

Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.

How these totals are calculated
  • The total is the sum of the General Payments records CMS published for the labeled program year(s), exactly as published. Nothing is estimated, weighted, or combined across categories.
  • General Payments only. Research and Ownership/Investment are separate datasets and are never summed with these figures; amounts are kept separate per program year.
  • Featured-page threshold (a presentation gate, not a judgment): records>=3 OR total>=100 (all years).
  • Methodology & Data — sourcing, labeling, and limitations.

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Food and Beverage $992.35 65
Education $79.99 1

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2021 $112.91 6
PY2022 $500.72 21
PY2023 $561.65 17
PY2024 $1,072.34 66

Payment records · PY2024 (66)

Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS

Program year 2024 202120222023 Record-level detail is published for PY2024; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.
Paying entity Amount Date Nature of payment Dispute status Published Record ID Source
ABBVIE INC. $14.68 01/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1107737713 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $5.64 01/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1107737715 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $10.41 01/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1107737717 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $21.25 02/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1107737719 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $25.13 03/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1107737721 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $7.91 03/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1107737723 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $6.69 04/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1107737725 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $24.09 04/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1107737727 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $17.95 05/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1107737729 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $18.47 05/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1107737731 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $7.26 06/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1107737733 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $7.29 07/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1107737735 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $5.30 07/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1107737737 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $28.51 09/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1107737739 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $8.33 09/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1107737741 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $12.86 10/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1107737743 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $27.90 12/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1107737745 CMS
Amgen Inc. $21.83 04/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117641671 CMS
Amgen Inc. $29.20 06/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117641673 CMS
Biofrontera Inc. $19.44 06/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1098252157 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $18.82 03/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101290648 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $18.42 10/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101290666 CMS
Galderma Laboratories, L.P. $21.07 10/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145379481 CMS
GENZYME CORPORATION $18.44 07/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139825792 CMS
Incyte Corporation $21.00 01/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141309557 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $28.75 01/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078725160 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $7.32 01/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078726907 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $7.48 02/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078723659 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $8.81 02/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078723805 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $5.50 03/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078722301 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $9.35 03/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078727321 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $27.63 03/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078722754 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $8.25 04/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078722999 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $4.82 04/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078728552 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $8.75 04/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078730745 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $5.71 04/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078728369 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $8.40 05/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078728214 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $7.07 05/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078726355 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $7.63 05/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078727676 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $79.99 06/04/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078725272 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $3.86 06/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078725334 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $8.38 06/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078728336 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $8.89 06/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078723748 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $21.09 07/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078726963 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $8.65 08/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078721864 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $9.82 08/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078729401 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $10.60 08/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078725539 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $3.00 09/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078728752 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $7.03 09/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078723187 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $5.55 10/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078726040 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $17.00 10/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078723203 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $10.25 10/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078721468 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $9.25 11/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078722976 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $10.19 12/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078727671 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $31.33 04/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135757886 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $29.48 06/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135844359 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $29.97 10/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135745890 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $27.24 02/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087030924 CMS
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. $22.98 05/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1114349643 CMS
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. $37.67 02/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152257892 CMS
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. $21.53 05/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152257896 CMS
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. $23.28 11/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152257900 CMS
UCB, Inc. $19.02 02/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143061649 CMS
UCB, Inc. $15.38 04/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143061651 CMS
UCB, Inc. $16.53 05/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143061653 CMS
UCB, Inc. $21.02 07/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143061655 CMS

Source & provenance

Dataset
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
Publisher of source data
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS publication date
2026-01-23
Program years on this page
2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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