Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$234.98
6 reported records · 2 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Dennis R. Scheppers, M.D.
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Family Medicine · LIHUE, HI · NPI 1013012707
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Dennis R. Scheppers, M.D. received $234.98 in general payments during 2025 across 6 reported records.
Boston Scientific Corporation accounted for 84.6% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 4 associated products.
ABBVIE 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 LINZESS as an associated drug or biological on 87954 records involving 21815 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 31 claims for Linzess 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $198.70 | 84.6% | 4 | 2025 |
| ABBVIE INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $36.28 | 15.4% | 2 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $234.98 | 6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General - Pain Management Normalized: general pain management |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $167.95 | 2 | 2025 |
Source payment records
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| DALVANCE Normalized: dalvance |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $36.28 | 2 | 2025 |
Source payment records
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| WATCHMAN Access System Normalized: watchman access system |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $30.75 | 2 | 2025 |
Source payment records
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| TEFLARO Normalized: teflaro |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $18.14 | 1 | 2025 |
Source payment records
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBVIE INC. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | LINZESS open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 87954 supporting records · 21815 recipient NPIs · example record 1201352608 |
Linzess · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
31 | 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 | 401 | 106 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 310 | 77 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 291 | 77 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 290 | 76 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 206 | 61 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 188 | 36 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 184 | 35 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 152 | 47 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 150 | 35 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 143 | 35 |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 134 | 25 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 129 | 28 |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 124 | 35 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 113 | 23 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 112 | 14 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 110 | 34 |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 107 | 13 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 104 | 17 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 103 | 34 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 103 | 23 |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 95 | 27 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 95 | 19 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 93 | 19 |
| Glipizide Er | Glipizide | 92 | 16 |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 84 | 19 |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 82 | 18 |
| Citalopram Hbr | Citalopram Hydrobromide | 82 | 18 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 81 | 22 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 81 | 26 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 80 | 45 |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 80 | 12 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 78 | 14 |
| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 71 | 20 |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 67 | 15 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 63 | 22 |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | Fluoxetine Hcl | 58 | suppressed |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | Triamcinolone Acetonide | 58 | 31 |
| Atenolol | Atenolol | 57 | 15 |
| Fenofibrate | Fenofibrate | 57 | 17 |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 52 | 12 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 51 | suppressed |
| Fluticasone-Salmeterol | Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 51 | suppressed |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 51 | suppressed |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 49 | 12 |
| Valsartan | Valsartan | 49 | 13 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | Quetiapine Fumarate | 47 | suppressed |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 46 | 16 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 45 | suppressed |
| Levetiracetam | Levetiracetam | 44 | suppressed |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 44 | 12 |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 43 | 15 |
| Baclofen | Baclofen | 41 | 15 |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium | Esomeprazole Magnesium | 40 | suppressed |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 39 | suppressed |
| Lovastatin | Lovastatin | 38 | suppressed |
| Aripiprazole | Aripiprazole | 37 | suppressed |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 37 | suppressed |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 37 | 12 |
| Pioglitazone Hcl | Pioglitazone Hcl | 36 | suppressed |
| Pramipexole Dihydrochloride | Pramipexole Di-Hcl | 36 | suppressed |
| Diazepam | Diazepam | 35 | suppressed |
| Irbesartan | Irbesartan | 35 | suppressed |
| Alendronate Sodium | Alendronate Sodium | 34 | suppressed |
| Lactulose | Lactulose | 34 | 11 |
| Clonidine Hcl | Clonidine Hcl | 33 | suppressed |
| Nifedipine Er | Nifedipine | 33 | suppressed |
| Rybelsus | Semaglutide | 33 | suppressed |
| Chlorthalidone | Chlorthalidone | 31 | suppressed |
| Linzess | Linaclotide | 31 | suppressed |
| Butalbital-Acetaminophen-Caffe | Butalb/Acetaminophen/Caffeine | 30 | suppressed |
| Morphine Sulfate Er | Morphine Sulfate | 30 | suppressed |
| Combivent Respimat | Ipratropium/Albuterol Sulfate | 29 | suppressed |
| Glipizide | Glipizide | 29 | suppressed |
| Entresto | Sacubitril/Valsartan | 28 | suppressed |
| Januvia | Sitagliptin Phosphate | 28 | suppressed |
| Trulicity | Dulaglutide | 28 | suppressed |
| Donepezil Hcl | Donepezil Hcl | 27 | suppressed |
| Lamotrigine | Lamotrigine | 26 | suppressed |
| Diclofenac Sodium | Diclofenac Sodium | 25 | 12 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 25 | suppressed |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 25 | 11 |
| Mirtazapine | Mirtazapine | 23 | suppressed |
| Oxybutynin Chloride Er | Oxybutynin Chloride | 23 | suppressed |
| Tramadol Hcl-Acetaminophen | Tramadol Hcl/Acetaminophen | 23 | suppressed |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-100 | Insulin Degludec | 23 | suppressed |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd) | Diltiazem Hcl | 22 | suppressed |
| Lacosamide | Lacosamide | 22 | suppressed |
| Nystatin | Nystatin | 22 | suppressed |
| Warfarin Sodium | Warfarin Sodium | 22 | suppressed |
| Janumet | Sitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl | 21 | suppressed |
| Meclizine Hcl | Meclizine Hcl | 21 | 14 |
| Mupirocin | Mupirocin | 21 | 13 |
| Valacyclovir | Valacyclovir Hcl | 21 | suppressed |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 20 | 17 |
| Metoclopramide Hcl | Metoclopramide Hcl | 20 | suppressed |
| Methadone Hcl | Methadone Hcl | 19 | suppressed |
| Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril | Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril | 18 | suppressed |
| Fentanyl | Fentanyl | 18 | suppressed |
| Mounjaro | Tirzepatide | 18 | suppressed |
| Promethazine Hcl | Promethazine Hcl | 18 | suppressed |
| Amoxicillin | Amoxicillin | 17 | 15 |
| Ibuprofen | Ibuprofen | 17 | suppressed |
| Buspirone Hcl | Buspirone Hcl | 16 | suppressed |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 16 | suppressed |
| Levofloxacin | Levofloxacin | 16 | 11 |
| Glimepiride | Glimepiride | 15 | suppressed |
| Ondansetron Odt | Ondansetron | 15 | suppressed |
| Testosterone | Testosterone | 15 | suppressed |
| Trelegy Ellipta | Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 15 | suppressed |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | Venlafaxine Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Basaglar Kwikpen U-100 | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 14 | suppressed |
| Bupropion Hcl Sr | Bupropion Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Clobetasol Propionate | Clobetasol Propionate | 14 | suppressed |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Lorazepam | Lorazepam | 14 | suppressed |
| Piperacillin-Tazobactam | Piperacillin Sodium/Tazobactam | 14 | suppressed |
| Rexulti | Brexpiprazole | 14 | suppressed |
| Ropinirole Hcl | Ropinirole Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Sodium Chloride | 0.9 % Sodium Chloride | 14 | suppressed |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid | Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid | 14 | suppressed |
| Brilinta | Ticagrelor | 13 | suppressed |
| Colchicine | Colchicine | 13 | suppressed |
| Lantus | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 13 | suppressed |
| Progesterone | Progesterone, Micronized | 13 | suppressed |
| Bumetanide | Bumetanide | 12 | suppressed |
| Divalproex Sodium | Divalproex Sodium | 12 | suppressed |
| Levocarnitine | Levocarnitine | 12 | suppressed |
| Olmesartan Medoxomil | Olmesartan Medoxomil | 12 | suppressed |
| Rivastigmine | Rivastigmine | 12 | suppressed |
| Clobazam | Clobazam | 11 | suppressed |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Dicyclomine Hcl | Dicyclomine Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 11 | suppressed |
| Estradiol | Estradiol | 11 | suppressed |
| Lantus Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 11 | suppressed |
| Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide | Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide | 11 | suppressed |
| Megestrol Acetate | Megestrol Acetate | 11 | suppressed |
| Pitavastatin Calcium | Pitavastatin Calcium | 11 | suppressed |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-200 | Insulin Degludec | 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 | $234.98 · 6 records | Boston Scientific Corporation | DALVANCE, General - Pain Management, TEFLARO, WATCHMAN Access System | 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 ABBVIE 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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