Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$88.69
5 reported records · 2 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Cesar Romero, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine · HAMILTON, AL · NPI 1003870494
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Cesar Romero, MD received $88.69 in general payments during 2025 across 5 reported records.
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP accounted for 67.9% 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 FARXIGA as an associated drug or biological on 106133 records involving 42906 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 112 claims for Farxiga by this doctor in 2024.
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 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $60.25 | 67.9% | 3 | 2025 |
| Amgen Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $28.44 | 32.1% | 2 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $88.69 | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BREZTRI Normalized: breztri |
Drug | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $39.40 | 2 | 2025 |
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| OTEZLA Normalized: otezla |
Drug | Amgen Inc. | $28.44 | 2 | 2025 |
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| REPATHA Normalized: repatha |
Biological | Amgen Inc. | $28.44 | 2 | 2025 |
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| AIRSUPRA Normalized: airsupra |
Drug | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $20.85 | 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 | FARXIGA open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 106133 supporting records · 42906 recipient NPIs · example record 1206131362 |
Farxiga · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
112 | 21 |
| 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 |
19 | 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 | 693 | 167 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 446 | 99 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 443 | 96 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 385 | 74 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 359 | 78 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 358 | 70 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 356 | 81 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 337 | 65 |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 332 | 70 |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 283 | 68 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 281 | 55 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 277 | 64 |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 236 | 25 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 234 | 46 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 228 | 51 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 225 | 55 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 214 | 52 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 201 | 23 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 190 | 34 |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 181 | 41 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 180 | 34 |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 172 | 23 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 170 | 33 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 157 | 33 |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium | Esomeprazole Magnesium | 148 | 37 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 147 | 36 |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 130 | 24 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 126 | 27 |
| Januvia | Sitagliptin Phosphate | 115 | suppressed |
| Farxiga | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 112 | 21 |
| Warfarin Sodium | Warfarin Sodium | 108 | 15 |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 101 | 22 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 101 | 29 |
| Mirtazapine | Mirtazapine | 99 | 17 |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 94 | 14 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd) | Diltiazem Hcl | 89 | 12 |
| Trulicity | Dulaglutide | 89 | 11 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 86 | 21 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 80 | 16 |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 73 | 15 |
| Valsartan | Valsartan | 70 | 14 |
| Atenolol | Atenolol | 69 | 13 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 68 | 24 |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 67 | 14 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 63 | 19 |
| Lorazepam | Lorazepam | 63 | 14 |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 60 | 14 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 60 | 28 |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 59 | 14 |
| Donepezil Hcl | Donepezil Hcl | 58 | 11 |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 57 | suppressed |
| Ipratropium Bromide | Ipratropium Bromide | 54 | 23 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 49 | 12 |
| Divalproex Sodium | Divalproex Sodium | 48 | suppressed |
| Memantine Hcl | Memantine Hcl | 48 | suppressed |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 47 | 42 |
| Buspirone Hcl | Buspirone Hcl | 47 | 11 |
| Pioglitazone Hcl | Pioglitazone Hcl | 47 | 12 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | Quetiapine Fumarate | 46 | suppressed |
| Ramipril | Ramipril | 45 | suppressed |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 42 | suppressed |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 39 | suppressed |
| Fluconazole | Fluconazole | 39 | 24 |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate Er | Isosorbide Mononitrate | 36 | suppressed |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 36 | suppressed |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | Amitriptyline Hcl | 35 | suppressed |
| Fenofibrate | Fenofibrate | 35 | suppressed |
| Topiramate | Topiramate | 34 | suppressed |
| Citalopram Hbr | Citalopram Hydrobromide | 33 | suppressed |
| Glimepiride | Glimepiride | 33 | suppressed |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 33 | suppressed |
| Bupropion Hcl Sr | Bupropion Hcl | 31 | suppressed |
| Gemtesa | Vibegron | 31 | suppressed |
| Mounjaro | Tirzepatide | 31 | suppressed |
| Hydralazine Hcl | Hydralazine Hcl | 30 | suppressed |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 30 | suppressed |
| Ropinirole Hcl | Ropinirole Hcl | 30 | suppressed |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | Venlafaxine Hcl | 30 | suppressed |
| Lantus Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 29 | suppressed |
| Trelegy Ellipta | Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 29 | suppressed |
| Clonazepam | Clonazepam | 27 | suppressed |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | Fluoxetine Hcl | 27 | suppressed |
| Alendronate Sodium | Alendronate Sodium | 26 | suppressed |
| Doxazosin Mesylate | Doxazosin Mesylate | 25 | suppressed |
| Aripiprazole | Aripiprazole | 24 | suppressed |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 24 | 22 |
| Entresto | Sacubitril/Valsartan | 24 | suppressed |
| Synthroid | Levothyroxine Sodium | 24 | suppressed |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 24 | suppressed |
| Dicyclomine Hcl | Dicyclomine Hcl | 22 | suppressed |
| Estradiol | Estradiol | 22 | suppressed |
| Temazepam | Temazepam | 22 | suppressed |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | Triamcinolone Acetonide | 22 | 12 |
| Digoxin | Digoxin | 21 | suppressed |
| Ondansetron Hcl | Ondansetron Hcl | 21 | suppressed |
| Ondansetron Odt | Ondansetron | 21 | 12 |
| Propafenone Hcl | Propafenone Hcl | 21 | suppressed |
| Meclizine Hcl | Meclizine Hcl | 20 | suppressed |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 19 | suppressed |
| Levetiracetam | Levetiracetam | 19 | suppressed |
| Primidone | Primidone | 19 | suppressed |
| Symbicort | Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 19 | suppressed |
| Benazepril Hcl | Benazepril Hcl | 18 | suppressed |
| Diazepam | Diazepam | 18 | suppressed |
| Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide | Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide | 18 | suppressed |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 18 | suppressed |
| Toujeo Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 18 | suppressed |
| Tolterodine Tartrate Er | Tolterodine Tartrate | 17 | suppressed |
| Ipratropium-Albuterol | Ipratropium/Albuterol Sulfate | 16 | suppressed |
| Repaglinide | Repaglinide | 16 | suppressed |
| Carbamazepine Er | Carbamazepine | 15 | suppressed |
| Latanoprost | Latanoprost | 15 | suppressed |
| Novolog Flexpen | Insulin Aspart | 15 | suppressed |
| Oxybutynin Chloride Er | Oxybutynin Chloride | 15 | suppressed |
| Paxlovid | Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir | 15 | 15 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro | Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 14 | 13 |
| Repatha Sureclick | Evolocumab | 14 | suppressed |
| Basaglar Kwikpen U-100 | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 13 | suppressed |
| Combivent Respimat | Ipratropium/Albuterol Sulfate | 13 | suppressed |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er | Diltiazem Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Fludrocortisone Acetate | Fludrocortisone Acetate | 13 | suppressed |
| Humulin 70-30 | Insulin Nph Hum/Reg Insulin Hm | 13 | suppressed |
| Lamotrigine | Lamotrigine | 13 | suppressed |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-100 | Insulin Degludec | 13 | suppressed |
| Ventolin Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 13 | suppressed |
| Bisoprolol Fumarate | Bisoprolol Fumarate | 12 | suppressed |
| Calcitriol | Calcitriol | 12 | suppressed |
| Metoclopramide Hcl | Metoclopramide Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Myrbetriq | Mirabegron | 12 | suppressed |
| Novolin 70-30 | Insulin Nph Hum/Reg Insulin Hm | 12 | suppressed |
| Olmesartan Medoxomil | Olmesartan Medoxomil | 12 | suppressed |
| Potassium Citrate Er | Potassium Citrate | 12 | suppressed |
| Ranolazine Er | Ranolazine | 12 | suppressed |
| Rybelsus | Semaglutide | 12 | suppressed |
| Colesevelam Hcl | Colesevelam Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Oseltamivir Phosphate | Oseltamivir Phosphate | 11 | 11 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 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 | $88.69 · 5 records | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | AIRSUPRA, BREZTRI, OTEZLA, REPATHA | 2 | — |
| 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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