Covered recipient · General Payments record

LAUREN R RIDDERIKHOFF

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Family Medicine

NPI: 1477915866
CMS profile: 6518712
Location: FRANKFORT, KY

General Payments · PY2019–2024

$7,777.06

Reported across 527 records
CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$2,697.61

160 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 payment	Amount	Records
Food and Beverage	$2,697.61	160

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entity	Amount	Records
ABBVIE INC.	$583.41	44
Lilly USA, LLC	$356.37	20
Novo Nordisk AS	$335.63	18
Amgen Inc.	$252.44	10
Acerta Pharma LLC	$240.62	9
PFIZER INC.	$213.70	21
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$85.98	5
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$84.79	5
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$70.26	4
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$66.54	2
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	$63.14	3
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$52.74	3
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION	$51.45	3
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$41.79	2
Corcept Therapeutics	$32.17	2
Bausch Health US, LLC	$24.83	1
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.	$21.57	1
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$20.53	1
Ardelyx, Inc.	$20.22	1
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$17.89	1
Dynavax Technologies Corporation	$15.96	1
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	$15.50	1
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$15.23	1
Exact Sciences Corporation	$14.85	1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program year	Amount	Records
PY2019	$634.70	27
PY2020	$724.74	53
PY2021	$123.04	5
PY2022	$1,726.52	134
PY2023	$1,870.45	148
PY2024	$2,697.61	160

Payment records · PY2024 (160)

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

Program year 2024 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 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.	$19.80	01/09/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947682	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$5.46	01/19/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947684	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$1.98	01/31/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947686	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$29.87	02/07/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947688	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$124.45	02/08/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947690	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$9.13	02/09/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947692	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$11.73	02/20/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947694	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$4.85	03/08/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947696	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$9.49	03/13/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947698	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$15.38	03/14/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947700	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$2.71	03/14/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947702	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$25.78	04/09/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947704	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$9.61	04/10/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947706	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$3.92	04/18/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947708	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$6.42	04/24/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947710	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$6.97	04/26/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947712	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$8.25	05/03/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947714	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$4.81	05/03/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947716	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$8.97	05/10/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947718	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$12.49	06/06/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947720	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$17.12	06/25/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947722	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$7.23	06/28/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947724	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$19.37	06/28/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947726	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$7.10	07/03/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947728	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$11.89	07/12/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947730	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$3.31	07/19/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947732	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$8.00	07/25/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947734	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$3.62	07/25/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947736	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$13.54	08/01/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947738	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$12.09	08/09/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947740	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$4.61	08/14/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947742	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$12.71	08/21/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947744	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$3.44	08/21/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947746	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$18.07	08/26/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947748	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$7.53	09/09/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947750	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$11.06	09/09/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947752	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$3.16	09/11/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947754	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$12.10	09/27/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947756	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$29.97	11/05/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947758	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$15.45	11/14/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947760	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$10.71	11/15/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947762	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$5.26	12/05/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947764	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$18.65	12/06/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947766	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$5.35	12/10/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105947768	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$16.29	01/10/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1117364663	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$14.07	02/14/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1117364665	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$15.82	04/24/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1117364667	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$14.39	05/22/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1117364669	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$120.82	06/20/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1111688162	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$17.91	07/24/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1111688160	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$10.08	08/22/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1117364671	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$12.63	09/11/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1117364673	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$14.93	10/09/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1117364675	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$15.50	12/04/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1117364677	CMS
Ardelyx, Inc.	$20.22	03/21/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1146703930	CMS
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$18.08	02/07/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1139280214	CMS
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$17.83	06/13/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1139362303	CMS
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$16.83	09/19/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1139395215	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$94.04	01/16/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105402360	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$19.86	01/25/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1104336092	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$19.29	03/19/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105604837	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$18.99	04/16/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1104451760	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$19.35	05/16/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1104387837	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$16.86	05/31/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105325941	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$18.18	07/23/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105743212	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$16.61	09/18/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105552642	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$17.44	11/21/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1104655137	CMS
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.	$21.57	05/23/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1148298170	CMS
Bausch Health US, LLC	$24.83	01/11/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1148021497	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$16.87	04/12/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1086196252	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$18.46	06/03/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1086202288	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$18.70	11/11/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1086170920	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$16.23	12/02/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1086173102	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$17.80	02/22/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1118026941	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$19.12	03/18/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1118026943	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$20.54	05/09/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1118026945	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$13.67	06/05/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1118026939	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$13.66	08/23/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1118026937	CMS
Corcept Therapeutics	$14.83	07/29/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1117754574	CMS
Corcept Therapeutics	$17.34	09/27/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1117754602	CMS
Dynavax Technologies Corporation	$15.96	09/24/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1082152469	CMS
Exact Sciences Corporation	$14.85	01/24/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1114547631	CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	$17.60	05/08/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1133634337	CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	$21.91	07/18/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1133634339	CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	$23.63	10/24/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1133634341	CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$19.97	03/31/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1115939033	CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$22.29	06/10/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1116245671	CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$16.15	09/12/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1116262437	CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$14.27	10/02/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1116423363	CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$13.30	10/14/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1116432797	CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$17.89	03/08/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1078025778	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$14.49	01/03/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1135121025	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$14.21	01/30/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1135126256	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$18.27	02/09/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1135121027	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$14.81	02/26/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1135148610	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$87.44	03/07/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1135147672	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$16.22	03/12/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1135128182	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$19.16	03/27/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1135128184	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$19.52	04/18/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1135145389	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$15.09	04/26/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1135126258	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$4.28	05/24/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1135126260	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$17.66	06/11/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1135148612	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$6.24	06/20/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1135126262	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$13.49	07/30/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1135084922	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$11.71	07/31/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1135148608	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$12.26	08/14/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1135145387	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$17.25	08/19/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1135084924	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$15.33	09/23/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1135135904	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$17.73	11/01/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1135147674	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$7.42	11/11/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1135121029	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$13.79	12/07/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1135135906	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$18.93	01/26/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1087181155	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$15.17	07/25/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1087181181	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$17.35	08/27/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1087181185	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$16.38	01/12/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1097264787	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$19.40	01/30/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1097688733	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$21.07	02/13/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1096925300	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$15.87	02/23/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1096777523	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$19.25	03/13/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1096711329	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$15.74	03/29/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1097560431	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$19.97	04/20/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1097444440	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$20.17	06/05/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1097392675	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$21.38	06/13/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1096720008	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$9.88	06/24/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1097814877	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$19.49	07/12/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1097603296	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$22.71	08/05/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1097651819	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$16.93	08/30/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1097357454	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$9.75	09/05/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1097219782	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$25.95	10/03/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1096811004	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$13.80	10/07/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1097572876	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$26.78	10/22/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1097752783	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$21.11	12/09/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1097213997	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$9.39	01/04/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131557479	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$11.53	01/13/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131560896	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$16.36	03/11/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131029062	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$14.26	03/29/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131266595	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$17.20	04/15/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131329340	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$10.92	04/22/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131579394	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$14.60	05/03/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131461705	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$2.27	05/09/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131597243	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$11.72	05/20/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131595991	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$7.69	05/24/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131596265	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$18.98	06/14/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131632375	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$14.47	07/09/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131746576	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$3.63	07/16/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131764362	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$14.86	07/16/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131768497	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$2.65	07/17/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131744982	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$1.93	07/24/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131763888	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$8.74	08/08/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131894596	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$16.28	10/01/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1132113489	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$1.95	10/17/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1130880702	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$1.97	10/17/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1132090459	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$12.30	11/12/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1130989489	CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$25.96	05/08/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1151116067	CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$15.83	08/13/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1151116069	CMS
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$15.23	12/01/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1147897970	CMS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	$15.50	04/08/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1137662216	CMS
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$33.00	07/16/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1133917959	CMS
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$33.54	10/30/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1133917961	CMS
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$20.53	12/10/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1144602421	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: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source files: Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from: OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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