Total Payments
$15,490
2024 Payments
$2,588
Companies
26
Transactions
626
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$9,862 (63.7%)
Consulting$2,793 (18.0%)
Other$1,400 (9.0%)
Travel$1,074 (6.9%)
Education$360.94 (2.3%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $9,862 | 616 | 63.7% |
| Consulting Fee | $2,793 | 1 | 18.0% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $1,400 | 2 | 9.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,074 | 2 | 6.9% |
| Education | $360.94 | 5 | 2.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | $4,747 | 22 | $0 (2024) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $2,692 | 94 | $0 (2024) |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $1,268 | 107 | $0 (2024) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $955.21 | 25 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $795.07 | 43 | $0 (2024) |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $701.12 | 56 | $0 (2024) |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $521.94 | 22 | $0 (2021) |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $506.68 | 34 | $0 (2024) |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $468.89 | 41 | $0 (2024) |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $341.55 | 27 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,588 | 153 | ABBVIE INC. ($415.31) |
| 2023 | $6,180 | 116 | Astellas Pharma US Inc ($4,457) |
| 2022 | $2,264 | 161 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC ($379.71) |
| 2021 | $4,458 | 196 | AbbVie Inc. ($1,785) |
All Payment Transactions
626 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 26
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/23/2024 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | XIFAXAN (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.51 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | PFIZER INC. | XELJANZ (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.12 | General |
| Category: GASTROINTESTINAL;INFLAMMATION;OPHTHALMOLOGY;TRANSPLANT | ||||||
| 12/16/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.55 | General |
| 12/11/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | LINZESS (Drug), CREON | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.13 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | TRULANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.12 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Astellas Pharma US Inc | Veozah (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.88 | General |
| Category: Biological | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Kerendia (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.25 | General |
| Category: Cardio-renal | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Janssen Biotech, Inc. | TREMFYA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.38 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | GENZYME CORPORATION | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.33 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Rybelsus (Drug), Ozempic | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.77 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.61 | General |
| 11/27/2024 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | XIFAXAN (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.42 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | RESMETIROM (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.56 | General |
| Category: LIVER DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Janssen Biotech, Inc. | TREMFYA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.35 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | MOUNJARO (Drug), ZEPBOUND | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.74 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | VOQUEZNA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.52 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | MAVYRET (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.62 | General |
| Category: VIROLOGY | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Kerendia (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.13 | General |
| Category: Cardio-renal | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | TRULANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.83 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | XIFAXAN (Drug), XIFAXAN | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.33 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | CREON (Drug), LINZESS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.85 | General |
| Category: ENDOCRINOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | VOQUEZNA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.13 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 11/04/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | MAVYRET (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.47 | General |
| Category: VIROLOGY | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | PFIZER INC. | NURTEC ODT (Drug), ZAVZPRET | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.35 | General |
| Category: PAIN | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | GENZYME CORPORATION | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.62 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
About Melanie Chesnut, APRN
Melanie Chesnut, APRN is a Nurse Practitioner healthcare provider based in Barbourville, Kentucky. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/21/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1578756821.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Melanie Chesnut, APRN has received a total of $15,490 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2,588 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 626 transactions from 26 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($9,862).
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Practice Information
- Specialty Nurse Practitioner
- Location Barbourville, KY
- Active Since 08/21/2007
- Last Updated 04/27/2022
- Taxonomy Code 363L00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1578756821
Products in Payments
- Veozah (Drug) $4,397
- MAVYRET (Drug) $1,870
- NURTEC ODT (Drug) $832.42
- XIFAXAN (Drug) $815.72
- STELARA (Biological) $647.96
- DUPIXENT (Biological) $490.21
- TRULANCE (Drug) $452.26
- FARXIGA (Drug) $374.00
- Kerendia (Drug) $313.40
- RINVOQ (Biological) $287.42
- ENTYVIO (Biological) $284.38
- BREZTRI (Drug) $259.71
- VOQUEZNA (Drug) $245.82
- SOLIQUA 100/33 (Biological) $231.63
- MOUNJARO (Drug) $228.44
- Ozempic (Drug) $220.46
- Rybelsus (Drug) $201.92
- TEZSPIRE (Biological) $199.91
- TRULICITY (Drug) $193.45
- CREON (Drug) $189.43
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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