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Covered recipient · General Payments record

KRISTIN CATES MEANS

Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers Nurse Practitioner Family

NPI: 1417508490
CMS profile: 10838954
Location: AUSTIN, TX

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General Payments · PY2021–2023

CMS publication 2026-06-30

Latest program year · PY2023

$1,577.22

84 records · 0 disputed

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How these totals are calculated

This total is the sum of the individual General Payments record amounts CMS published for the labeled program year(s); each record amount is used unmodified. The total itself is computed by this site. Nothing is estimated, weighted, or combined across categories.
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By nature of payment

PY2023 · sorted by reported total

Nature of payment	Amount	Records
Food and Beverage	$1,577.22	84

By paying entity

PY2023 · sorted by reported total

Paying entity	Amount	Records
ABBVIE INC.	$649.92	27
NESTLE HEALTHCARE NUTRITION INC.	$155.77	8
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$129.69	12
QOL Medical, LLC	$111.40	7
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.	$103.66	5
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$85.61	5
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$46.26	3
Organon LLC	$36.07	2
Ardelyx, Inc.	$33.95	2
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC	$33.86	2
Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc.	$33.54	2
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	$31.44	2
Amgen Inc.	$24.08	1
SHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC	$23.82	1
GENZYME CORPORATION	$17.43	1
PFIZER INC.	$15.86	1
INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	$15.46	1
Celgene Corporation	$15.42	1
EVOKE PHARMA, INC.	$13.98	1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program year	Amount	Records
PY2021	$1,656.83	103
PY2022	$2,362.03	135
PY2023	$1,577.22	84

Payment records · PY2023 (84)

Ordering applied by this site (date, newest first, then paying entity) · record values are shown as CMS published them

Program year 2023 2021 2022 Record-level detail is published for PY2023; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.

Paying entity	Amount	Date	Nature of payment	Dispute status	Published	Record ID	Source
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$6.43	08/10/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1057170613	CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$9.98	08/10/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1057249677	CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$6.39	08/10/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1057249769	CMS
Ardelyx, Inc.	$15.52	07/20/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1053001709	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$124.67	07/12/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1006175925	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$3.75	07/11/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1006175919	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$24.98	07/10/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1006175915	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$16.51	07/08/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1006175909	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$3.00	07/07/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1006175905	CMS
Ardelyx, Inc.	$18.43	07/06/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1053001705	CMS
QOL Medical, LLC	$18.48	06/28/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1059286067	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$19.25	06/22/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1006175901	CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$15.37	06/21/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	988464761	CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	$17.74	06/19/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1025904589	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$10.80	06/15/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1006175891	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$12.69	06/15/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1006175895	CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$11.89	06/14/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1057109695	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$17.86	06/13/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1006175885	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$21.00	06/08/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1006175881	CMS
NESTLE HEALTHCARE NUTRITION INC.	$17.08	06/08/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1012408973	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$114.28	06/07/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1006175875	CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$17.93	06/07/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1057094157	CMS
INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	$15.46	06/06/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1053853723	CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$16.88	06/05/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1044304665	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$8.34	06/02/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1006175871	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$6.39	05/25/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1006175865	CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$18.21	05/24/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	988464751	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$15.86	05/23/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1049238495	CMS
Shield Therapeutics Inc	$23.82	05/23/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1045762529	CMS
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$14.04	05/18/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1045576851	CMS
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.	$12.99	05/10/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	999795691	CMS
NESTLE HEALTHCARE NUTRITION INC.	$21.12	05/08/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1012475045	CMS
GENZYME CORPORATION	$17.43	05/04/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1050012659	CMS
QOL Medical, LLC	$14.80	05/03/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1059286053	CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$14.12	04/26/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1057266421	CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$15.50	04/26/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1057393667	CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$16.50	04/25/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1044304655	CMS
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.	$15.69	04/20/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	999795683	CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	$13.70	04/18/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1026030477	CMS
QOL Medical, LLC	$14.99	04/18/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1059286055	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$16.19	04/14/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1006175861	CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$7.36	04/12/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1057484775	CMS
NESTLE HEALTHCARE NUTRITION INC.	$10.75	04/11/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1012526383	CMS
NESTLE HEALTHCARE NUTRITION INC.	$27.82	04/09/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1012522625	CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$19.08	04/06/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	988464731	CMS
QOL Medical, LLC	$10.37	04/06/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1059286049	CMS
Celgene Corporation	$15.42	04/04/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1016292643	CMS
QOL Medical, LLC	$17.03	03/28/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1059286063	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$17.65	03/24/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1006175857	CMS
Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc.	$16.77	03/22/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	991348199	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$15.20	03/21/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1006175847	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$22.65	03/16/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1006175843	CMS
Organon LLC	$17.71	03/15/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1047019543	CMS
QOL Medical, LLC	$16.78	03/15/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1059286059	CMS
NESTLE HEALTHCARE NUTRITION INC.	$11.18	03/09/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1012460139	CMS
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.	$35.55	03/08/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	999795675	CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$14.06	03/08/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1057277647	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$92.34	03/07/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1006175837	CMS
NESTLE HEALTHCARE NUTRITION INC.	$30.17	03/03/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1012451521	CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$15.41	03/02/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	988464721	CMS
Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc.	$16.77	02/23/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	991348193	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$2.41	02/22/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1006175825	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$13.64	02/22/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1006175831	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$2.44	02/21/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1006175821	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$24.08	02/16/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1020397491	CMS
Organon LLC	$18.36	02/16/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1047019535	CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$5.40	02/15/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1057148735	CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$6.69	02/15/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1057319233	CMS
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$19.82	02/14/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1045552529	CMS
NESTLE HEALTHCARE NUTRITION INC.	$20.62	02/08/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1012435491	CMS
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.	$24.55	02/07/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	999795669	CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$13.94	02/01/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1057188369	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$14.04	01/31/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1006175815	CMS
Evoke Pharma, Inc.	$13.98	01/26/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1056621641	CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$12.88	01/25/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1044304645	CMS
NESTLE HEALTHCARE NUTRITION INC.	$17.03	01/23/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1012433953	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$15.62	01/19/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1006175807	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$2.29	01/19/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1006175811	CMS
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.	$14.88	01/18/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	999795661	CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$17.54	01/13/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	988464741	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$18.72	01/11/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1006175802	CMS
QOL Medical, LLC	$18.95	01/09/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1059286071	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$10.70	01/04/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1006175799	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$22.51	01/03/2023	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1006175793	CMS

Source & provenance

Dataset: CMS Open Payments — General Payments
Publisher of source data: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS publication date: 2026-06-30
Program years on this page: 2021, 2022, 2023
Source files: Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023
Generated from: OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2023_P06302026_06032026.csv

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APA 7: IndustryPayments. (2026). KRISTIN CATES MEANS, NPI 1417508490 (Data edition 2026-07-26T04:22:22Z) [Data set]. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1417508490
Bluebook: KRISTIN CATES MEANS, NPI 1417508490, IndustryPayments (data edition 2026-07-26T04:22:22Z), https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1417508490.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Open Payments.