Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$181.60
8 reported records · 5 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Eric Hellman, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Family Medicine · MUENSTER, TX · NPI 1003343344
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Eric Hellman, MD received $181.60 in general payments during 2025 across 8 reported records.
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation accounted for 44.3% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 4 associated products.
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported SYMBICORT as an associated drug or biological on 71 records involving 51 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 20 claims for Symbicort by this doctor in 2024.
These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.
Separate record types
Research & Ownership
Research Payments (direct recipient): not present in the loaded data
Associated Research Funding (for example, named PI): not present in the loaded data
Ownership / Investment: not present in the loaded data
These categories are never added into the General Payments headline. Associated research funding must not be described as money the doctor personally received unless the source record supports that conclusion.
Who paid this doctor?
Companies in 2025 General Payments
| Reported company | Canonical company | Amount | Share | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $80.49 | 44.3% | 3 | 2025 |
| ABBVIE INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $52.90 | 29.1% | 2 | 2025 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $17.29 | 9.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| Lundbeck LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $16.14 | 8.9% | 1 | 2025 |
| MIMEDX Group, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $14.78 | 8.1% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $181.60 | 8 |
A meal, consulting fee, royalty, and travel payment describe different kinds of reported relationships and should not be interpreted as equivalent.
Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products
Products named in Open Payments records
| Reported product | Type | Reported company | Related amount* | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEQVIO Normalized: leqvio |
Drug | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $80.49 | 3 | 2025 |
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| VRAYLAR Normalized: vraylar |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $52.90 | 2 | 2025 |
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| BREZTRI Normalized: breztri |
Drug | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $17.29 | 1 | 2025 |
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| REXULTI Normalized: rexulti |
Drug | Lundbeck LLC | $16.14 | 1 | 2025 |
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* Product-associated amounts are non-additive because one payment record may name more than one product.
These products were named on specific Open Payments records. A named product does not show that the payment influenced treatment or prescribing.
Public prescribing for products named in payments
No exact normalized or approved-alias overlap was found in the loaded Part D year. This does not mean the doctor never prescribed the product.
The presence of the same drug in both datasets does not show that a payment caused or influenced a prescription.
Analysis 2 · Same-company prescribing overlap
Drugs reported in other payments from the same company that also appear in Medicare Part D
This analysis is independent from products named on this doctor’s individual payment records. A row appears only when the exact Open Payments reporting entity paid this doctor, that same reporting entity reported the drug or biological on at least 10 loaded General Payment records involving at least 2 distinct recipient NPIs, and this doctor has the same non-generic brand in public Part D data. This does not mean the company owns or manufactures the drug.
| Paying company | Payment year | Drug reported by same entity | Open Payments evidence | Part D | Claims | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | SYMBICORT open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 71 supporting records · 51 recipient NPIs · example record 1206132610 |
Symbicort · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
20 | suppressed by CMS |
These facts do not show that a payment was for the drug, that the company owns or manufactures the drug, or that a payment caused or influenced prescribing.
Public Medicare Part D data
Provider-and-drug rows loaded for 2024
| Brand | Generic | Claims | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 302 | 79 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 247 | 59 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 211 | 43 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 183 | 38 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 150 | 42 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 150 | 41 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 138 | 23 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 127 | 39 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 119 | 26 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 117 | 29 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 92 | 29 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 91 | 28 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 86 | 21 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 82 | 23 |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 82 | 12 |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 72 | 15 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 71 | 24 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 71 | 17 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 68 | 17 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 57 | 16 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 55 | 22 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | Quetiapine Fumarate | 51 | suppressed |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 50 | 19 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 48 | 18 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 48 | suppressed |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 47 | 14 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 46 | 14 |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 44 | 15 |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 43 | suppressed |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 43 | 12 |
| Citalopram Hbr | Citalopram Hydrobromide | 42 | suppressed |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 40 | suppressed |
| Glimepiride | Glimepiride | 36 | suppressed |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | Venlafaxine Hcl | 36 | suppressed |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 35 | 12 |
| Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide | Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide | 32 | 11 |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 32 | suppressed |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 31 | 25 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 30 | suppressed |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 30 | suppressed |
| Temazepam | Temazepam | 30 | 11 |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 29 | suppressed |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 28 | 19 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 27 | 11 |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 27 | 26 |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 27 | suppressed |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 27 | suppressed |
| Clonazepam | Clonazepam | 26 | suppressed |
| Amiodarone Hcl | Amiodarone Hcl | 25 | suppressed |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | Amitriptyline Hcl | 24 | suppressed |
| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 24 | suppressed |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 24 | suppressed |
| Atenolol | Atenolol | 23 | suppressed |
| Doxepin Hcl | Doxepin Hcl | 23 | suppressed |
| Olmesartan Medoxomil | Olmesartan Medoxomil | 23 | suppressed |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro | Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 22 | 18 |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 21 | suppressed |
| Symbicort | Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 20 | suppressed |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | Acetaminophen With Codeine | 19 | suppressed |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | Fluoxetine Hcl | 19 | suppressed |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 19 | suppressed |
| Torsemide | Torsemide | 19 | suppressed |
| Ropinirole Hcl | Ropinirole Hcl | 18 | suppressed |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 18 | suppressed |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 17 | 15 |
| Lantus Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 17 | suppressed |
| Pramipexole Dihydrochloride | Pramipexole Di-Hcl | 16 | suppressed |
| Dicyclomine Hcl | Dicyclomine Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 15 | suppressed |
| Memantine Hcl | Memantine Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Trelegy Ellipta | Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 15 | suppressed |
| Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid | Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid | 15 | suppressed |
| Fluconazole | Fluconazole | 14 | suppressed |
| Irbesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Irbesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 14 | suppressed |
| Propranolol Hcl | Propranolol Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Bupropion Xl | Bupropion Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 13 | 12 |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 13 | suppressed |
| Nadolol | Nadolol | 13 | suppressed |
| Promethazine Hcl | Promethazine Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 13 | 13 |
| Valacyclovir | Valacyclovir Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Benazepril Hcl | Benazepril Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Digoxin | Digoxin | 12 | suppressed |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 12 | suppressed |
| Rybelsus | Semaglutide | 12 | suppressed |
| Warfarin Sodium | Warfarin Sodium | 12 | suppressed |
| Bumetanide | Bumetanide | 11 | suppressed |
| Buspirone Hcl | Buspirone Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Estradiol | Estradiol | 11 | suppressed |
| Lamotrigine | Lamotrigine | 11 | suppressed |
| Rivastigmine | Rivastigmine Tartrate | 11 | suppressed |
| Sotalol | Sotalol Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Vascepa | Icosapent Ethyl | 11 | suppressed |
Timeline
Payment and prescribing data by year
Open Payments and Medicare Part D may refer to different years. They are shown separately rather than aligned as if they describe the same period.
| Year | General Payments | Main payer | Explicit products | Company overlaps | Part D coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $181.60 · 8 records | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | BREZTRI, LEQVIO, REXULTI, VRAYLAR | 1 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP?
- Are there reasonable alternatives I should understand when we discuss treatment options?
- How should I interpret the industry-payment records shown here in the context of my care?
These are general questions generated from reviewed templates. They are not personalized medical advice.
Sources and limitations
How to read this page
- Payment and Medicare prescribing data can cover different years; every comparison shows both years explicitly.
- Part D does not represent a doctor’s entire practice; it excludes many patients and is subject to CMS public-release thresholds.
- Company–drug relationships must have an auditable source, a precise relationship type, and a valid evidence period. Unresolved mappings are not published.
- Generic drug claims are not attributed to a specific manufacturer without manufacturer-level evidence.
- When a source extract is incomplete, missing rows are never treated as proof of no payments or no prescriptions.
Loaded source releases
| Dataset | Year | Publication | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMS Open Payments — General Payments | 2025 | 2026-06-30 | Original source |
| Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug | 2024 | 2026-05-06 | Original source |
| NPPES Data Dissemination V2 | current / reference data | 2026-08-10 | Original source |
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