Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$759.45
37 reported records · 23 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Michael Warren Smith, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine · CHARLOTTE, NC · NPI 1003830530
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Michael Warren Smith, MD received $759.45 in general payments during 2025 across 37 reported records.
ABBVIE INC. accounted for 9.8% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 33 associated products.
PFIZER INC. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported ELIQUIS as an associated drug or biological on 87112 records involving 36032 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 33 claims for Eliquis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBVIE INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $74.27 | 9.8% | 4 | 2025 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $71.80 | 9.4% | 3 | 2025 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $63.99 | 8.4% | 3 | 2025 |
| Amgen Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $62.00 | 8.2% | 4 | 2025 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $55.07 | 7.2% | 2 | 2025 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $48.40 | 6.4% | 2 | 2025 |
| SHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $36.85 | 4.8% | 2 | 2025 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $36.58 | 4.8% | 2 | 2025 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $27.35 | 3.6% | 1 | 2025 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $25.24 | 3.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $24.81 | 3.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| Exact Sciences Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $24.69 | 3.2% | 1 | 2025 |
| PFIZER INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $22.06 | 2.9% | 1 | 2025 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $21.68 | 2.9% | 1 | 2025 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $21.62 | 2.9% | 1 | 2025 |
| Atland Pharmaceuticals, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $21.27 | 2.8% | 1 | 2025 |
| Seqirus USA Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $21.01 | 2.8% | 1 | 2025 |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $19.74 | 2.6% | 1 | 2025 |
| Medicure Pharma Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $17.24 | 2.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $16.62 | 2.2% | 1 | 2025 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $16.43 | 2.2% | 1 | 2025 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $16.25 | 2.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| Lucid Diagnostics Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $14.48 | 1.9% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $759.45 | 37 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 Normalized: wavewriter alpha prime 16 |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $71.80 | 3 | 2025 |
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| Ozempic Normalized: ozempic |
Drug | Novo Nordisk Inc | $63.99 | 3 | 2025 |
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| QULIPTA Normalized: qulipta |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $55.43 | 3 | 2025 |
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| UBRELVY Normalized: ubrelvy |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $55.43 | 3 | 2025 |
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| LEQVIO Normalized: leqvio |
Drug | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $55.07 | 2 | 2025 |
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| GEMTESA Normalized: gemtesa |
Drug | Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | $48.40 | 2 | 2025 |
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| ACCRUFER Normalized: accrufer |
Drug | SHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC | $36.85 | 2 | 2025 |
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| CAPVAXIVE Normalized: capvaxive |
Biological | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $36.58 | 2 | 2025 |
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| GARDASIL 9 Normalized: gardasil 9 |
Biological | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $36.58 | 2 | 2025 |
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| EVENITY Normalized: evenity |
Biological | Amgen Inc. | $31.90 | 2 | 2025 |
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| OTEZLA Normalized: otezla |
Drug | Amgen Inc. | $30.10 | 2 | 2025 |
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| REPATHA Normalized: repatha |
Biological | Amgen Inc. | $30.10 | 2 | 2025 |
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| ENTRESTO Normalized: entresto |
Drug | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $28.47 | 1 | 2025 |
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| VOQUEZNA Normalized: voquezna |
Drug | Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $27.35 | 1 | 2025 |
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| REXULTI Normalized: rexulti |
Drug | Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $25.24 | 1 | 2025 |
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| FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 Normalized: freestyle libre 3 |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $24.81 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ABRYSVO Normalized: abrysvo |
Biological | PFIZER INC. | $22.06 | 1 | 2025 |
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| COMIRNATY Normalized: comirnaty |
Biological | PFIZER INC. | $22.06 | 1 | 2025 |
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| PREVNAR 20 Normalized: prevnar 20 |
Biological | PFIZER INC. | $22.06 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Persona Normalized: persona |
Device | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $21.68 | 1 | 2025 |
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| JARDIANCE Normalized: jardiance |
Drug | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $21.62 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ORPHENADRINE CITRATE, ASPIRIN AND CAFFEINE Normalized: orphenadrine citrate aspirin and caffeine |
Drug | Atland Pharmaceuticals, LLC | $21.27 | 1 | 2025 |
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| TOLMETIN SODIUM Normalized: tolmetin sodium |
Drug | Atland Pharmaceuticals, LLC | $21.27 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Fluad Normalized: fluad |
Biological | Seqirus USA Inc | $21.01 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Flucelvax Normalized: flucelvax |
Biological | Seqirus USA Inc | $21.01 | 1 | 2025 |
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| OPSUMIT Normalized: opsumit |
Drug | Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | $19.74 | 1 | 2025 |
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| UPTRAVI Normalized: uptravi |
Drug | Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | $19.74 | 1 | 2025 |
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| VRAYLAR Normalized: vraylar |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $18.84 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Zypitamag Normalized: zypitamag |
Drug | Medicure Pharma Inc. | $17.24 | 1 | 2025 |
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| PROLIA Normalized: prolia |
Biological | Amgen Inc. | $16.86 | 1 | 2025 |
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| XIFAXAN Normalized: xifaxan |
Drug | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $16.62 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Dexcom G6 Transmitter Normalized: dexcom g6 transmitter |
Medical Supply | Dexcom, Inc. | $16.43 | 1 | 2025 |
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| MOUNJARO Normalized: mounjaro |
Drug | Lilly USA, LLC | $16.25 | 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 |
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| PFIZER INC. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | ELIQUIS open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 87112 supporting records · 36032 recipient NPIs · example record 1228794063 |
Eliquis · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
33 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 66 | 16 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 52 | 13 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 48 | suppressed |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 40 | 17 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 40 | 14 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 37 | 13 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 33 | suppressed |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 31 | 12 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 30 | suppressed |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 29 | suppressed |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 28 | suppressed |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 27 | suppressed |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 24 | suppressed |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 21 | suppressed |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 21 | suppressed |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | Fluoxetine Hcl | 20 | suppressed |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 20 | suppressed |
| Hydralazine Hcl | Hydralazine Hcl | 19 | suppressed |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 18 | suppressed |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 16 | suppressed |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 16 | suppressed |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 16 | suppressed |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 16 | suppressed |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 15 | suppressed |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro | Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 14 | suppressed |
| Farxiga | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 13 | suppressed |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 13 | suppressed |
| Arexvy | Rsvpref3 Antigen/As01e/Pf | 12 | 12 |
| Azelastine Hcl | Azelastine Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Bupropion Xl | Bupropion Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Donepezil Hcl | Donepezil Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Ipratropium Bromide | Ipratropium Bromide | 12 | suppressed |
| Levetiracetam | Levetiracetam | 12 | suppressed |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 12 | suppressed |
| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 11 | suppressed |
| Clonazepam | Clonazepam | 11 | suppressed |
| Dexlansoprazole Dr | Dexlansoprazole | 11 | suppressed |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 11 | suppressed |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 11 | suppressed |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 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 | $759.45 · 37 records | ABBVIE INC. | ABRYSVO, ACCRUFER, CAPVAXIVE, COMIRNATY, Dexcom G6 Transmitter, ENTRESTO, EVENITY, FREESTYLE LIBRE 3, Fluad, Flucelvax, GARDASIL 9, GEMTESA, JARDIANCE, LEQVIO, MOUNJARO, OPSUMIT, ORPHENADRINE CITRATE, ASPIRIN AND CAFFEINE, OTEZLA, Ozempic, PREVNAR 20, PROLIA, Persona, QULIPTA, REPATHA, REXULTI, TOLMETIN SODIUM, UBRELVY, UPTRAVI, VOQUEZNA, VRAYLAR, WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16, XIFAXAN, Zypitamag | 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 PFIZER INC.?
- 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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