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James B Rivers, MD

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine · KNOXVILLE, TN · NPI 1033150461

Profile state: payments and partd Open Payments: 2025 Medicare Part D: 2024 Last identity check: 2026-08-10 Page data build: 2026-08-12

Verified facts

What the public records show

CMS Open Payments records show James B Rivers, MD received $794.27 in general payments during 2025 across 44 reported records.

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP accounted for 32.2% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 19 associated products.

A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Jardiance, Mounjaro, Ozempic, Trelegy Ellipta.

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 SYNTHROID as an associated drug or biological on 10655 records involving 4881 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 37 claims for Synthroid by this doctor in 2024.

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, 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 JARDIANCE as an associated drug or biological on 123636 records involving 49438 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 13 claims for Jardiance by this doctor in 2024.

GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported SHINGRIX as an associated drug or biological on 43515 records involving 26794 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 46 claims for Shingrix by this doctor in 2024.

GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported TRELEGY ELLIPTA as an associated drug or biological on 131532 records involving 37148 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 56 claims for Trelegy Ellipta by this doctor in 2024.

Lilly USA, LLC reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported JARDIANCE as an associated drug or biological on 47708 records involving 23833 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 13 claims for Jardiance by this doctor in 2024.

Lilly USA, LLC reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported MOUNJARO as an associated drug or biological on 186719 records involving 66436 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 19 claims for Mounjaro by this doctor in 2024.

Lilly USA, LLC reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported TRULICITY as an associated drug or biological on 71 records involving 57 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 11 claims for Trulicity by this doctor in 2024.

Novo Nordisk 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 Ozempic as an associated drug or biological on 261625 records involving 77793 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 61 claims for Ozempic by this doctor in 2024.

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 103 claims for Eliquis by this doctor in 2024.

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 PAXLOVID as an associated drug or biological on 24465 records involving 15715 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 18 claims for Paxlovid by this doctor in 2024.

These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$794.27

44 reported records · 11 companies

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 companyCanonical companyAmountShareRecordsYear
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $256.0132.2%132025
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $193.1324.3%112025
ABBVIE INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $84.6910.7%52025
PFIZER INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $60.507.6%42025
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $54.326.8%32025
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $43.485.5%22025
Exact Sciences Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $30.903.9%22025
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $19.962.5%12025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $17.732.2%12025
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $17.192.2%12025
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $16.362.1%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$794.2744

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 productTypeReported companyRelated amount*RecordsYear
Ozempic
Normalized: ozempic
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $155.35 7 2025
Source payment records
Rybelsus
Normalized: rybelsus
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $155.35 7 2025
Source payment records
AIRSUPRA
Normalized: airsupra
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $147.39 7 2025
Source payment records
FARXIGA
Normalized: farxiga
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $70.59 3 2025
Source payment records
VRAYLAR
Normalized: vraylar
Drug ABBVIE INC. $63.45 4 2025
Source payment records
NURTEC ODT
Normalized: nurtec odt
Drug PFIZER INC. $60.50 4 2025
Source payment records
ZAVZPRET
Normalized: zavzpret
Drug PFIZER INC. $60.50 4 2025
Source payment records
BREZTRI
Normalized: breztri
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $57.40 3 2025
Source payment records
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
Normalized: trelegy ellipta
Drug GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $54.32 3 2025
Source payment records
GVOKE HYPOPEN
Normalized: gvoke hypopen
Drug Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $43.48 2 2025
Source payment records
Wegovy
Normalized: wegovy
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $37.78 4 2025
Source payment records
Cologuard Collection Kit
Normalized: cologuard collection kit
Device Exact Sciences Corporation $30.90 2 2025
Source payment records
QULIPTA
Normalized: qulipta
Drug ABBVIE INC. $21.24 1 2025
Source payment records
UBRELVY
Normalized: ubrelvy
Drug ABBVIE INC. $21.24 1 2025
Source payment records
CAPLYTA
Normalized: caplyta
Drug ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) $19.96 1 2025
Source payment records
MOUNJARO
Normalized: mounjaro
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $17.73 1 2025
Source payment records
ZEPBOUND
Normalized: zepbound
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $17.73 1 2025
Source payment records
VOQUEZNA
Normalized: voquezna
Drug Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $17.19 1 2025
Source payment records
JARDIANCE
Normalized: jardiance
Drug Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $16.36 1 2025
Source payment records

* 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

Open Payments productPayment yearPart D brandPart D yearClaimsMatch methodSource
JARDIANCE
jardiance
2025 Jardiance 2024 13
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
MOUNJARO
mounjaro
2025 Mounjaro 2024 19
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
Ozempic
ozempic
2025 Ozempic 2024 61 exact normalized Medicare Part D
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
trelegy ellipta
2025 Trelegy Ellipta 2024 56
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D

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 companyPayment yearDrug reported by same entityOpen Payments evidencePart DClaimsBeneficiaries
ABBVIE INC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 SYNTHROID
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
10655 supporting records · 4881 recipient NPIs · example record 1201352636
Synthroid · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
37 suppressed by CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 JARDIANCE
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
123636 supporting records · 49438 recipient NPIs · example record 1221811583
Jardiance · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
13 suppressed by CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 SHINGRIX
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
43515 supporting records · 26794 recipient NPIs · example record 1190332452
Shingrix · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
46 39
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 TRELEGY ELLIPTA
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
131532 supporting records · 37148 recipient NPIs · example record 1190332369
Trelegy Ellipta · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
56 suppressed by CMS
Lilly USA, LLC
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 JARDIANCE
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
47708 supporting records · 23833 recipient NPIs · example record 1186464557
Jardiance · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
13 suppressed by CMS
Lilly USA, LLC
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 MOUNJARO
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
186719 supporting records · 66436 recipient NPIs · example record 1186464455
Mounjaro · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
19 suppressed by CMS
Lilly USA, LLC
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 TRULICITY
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
71 supporting records · 57 recipient NPIs · example record 1186464601
Trulicity · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
11 suppressed by CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 Ozempic
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
261625 supporting records · 77793 recipient NPIs · example record 1188130076
Ozempic · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
61 11
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
103 21
PFIZER INC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 PAXLOVID
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
24465 supporting records · 15715 recipient NPIs · example record 1228794432
Paxlovid · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
18 17

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

BrandGenericClaimsBeneficiaries
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium35391
GabapentinGabapentin31948
OmeprazoleOmeprazole27783
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium25975
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate25370
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium22060
SimvastatinSimvastatin18147
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate16441
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium15852
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate15552
LisinoprilLisinopril14337
AlprazolamAlprazolam13221
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium12832
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate11920
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl11835
MeloxicamMeloxicam11537
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl10519
Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide10427
EliquisApixaban10321
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide10332
ClonazepamClonazepam10114
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl9626
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl9428
FurosemideFurosemide9126
AllopurinolAllopurinol8627
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide8525
PrednisonePrednisone8036
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate7827
Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl7321
SpironolactoneSpironolactone7318
Buspirone HclBuspirone Hcl7116
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl6812
Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid6520
Benazepril HclBenazepril Hcl6419
GlimepirideGlimepiride6216
FamotidineFamotidine6116
OzempicSemaglutide6111
Tizanidine HclTizanidine Hcl5814
Donepezil HclDonepezil Hcl5721
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl5718
Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter56suppressed
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate5518
Clonidine HclClonidine Hcl5217
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate4915
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride4911
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium4713
Fluoxetine HclFluoxetine Hcl4614
ShingrixVaricella-Zoster Ge/As01b/Pf4639
Lisinopril-HydrochlorothiazideLisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide4411
Benazepril-HydrochlorothiazideBenazepril/Hydrochlorothiazide39suppressed
CarvedilolCarvedilol3916
SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium37suppressed
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium36suppressed
XareltoRivaroxaban35suppressed
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl34suppressed
Memantine HclMemantine Hcl34suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl33suppressed
IbuprofenIbuprofen33suppressed
CelecoxibCelecoxib31suppressed
PregabalinPregabalin31suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-BenazeprilAmlodipine Besylate/Benazepril30suppressed
EzetimibeEzetimibe29suppressed
ChlorthalidoneChlorthalidone27suppressed
Esomeprazole MagnesiumEsomeprazole Magnesium27suppressed
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen2711
Ropinirole HclRopinirole Hcl27suppressed
Cyclobenzaprine HclCyclobenzaprine Hcl26suppressed
Hydroxychloroquine SulfateHydroxychloroquine Sulfate26suppressed
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl2611
Ondansetron HclOndansetron Hcl26suppressed
Meclizine HclMeclizine Hcl25suppressed
Spironolactone-HctzSpironolact/Hydrochlorothiazid25suppressed
ValsartanValsartan25suppressed
Hydroxyzine HclHydroxyzine Hcl24suppressed
MirtazapineMirtazapine24suppressed
Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen23suppressed
Azelastine HclAzelastine Hcl22suppressed
EstradiolEstradiol22suppressed
Olmesartan MedoxomilOlmesartan Medoxomil22suppressed
Clotrimazole-BetamethasoneClotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip21suppressed
JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate21suppressed
Promethazine HclPromethazine Hcl21suppressed
Toujeo Max SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog21suppressed
Verapamil ErVerapamil Hcl21suppressed
Bupropion Hcl SrBupropion Hcl20suppressed
LorazepamLorazepam20suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-MacroNitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst2016
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate19suppressed
EtodolacEtodolac19suppressed
MounjaroTirzepatide19suppressed
Paroxetine HclParoxetine Hcl19suppressed
Pramipexole DihydrochloridePramipexole Di-Hcl19suppressed
Valsartan-HydrochlorothiazideValsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide19suppressed
Doxycycline HyclateDoxycycline Hyclate1817
Oxybutynin Chloride ErOxybutynin Chloride18suppressed
PaxlovidNirmatrelvir/Ritonavir1817
Dexlansoprazole DrDexlansoprazole17suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate ErIsosorbide Mononitrate17suppressed
Verapamil SrVerapamil Hcl17suppressed
AcyclovirAcyclovir16suppressed
AtenololAtenolol16suppressed
BaclofenBaclofen16suppressed
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac Sodium16suppressed
LansoprazoleLansoprazole16suppressed
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog15suppressed
Ondansetron OdtOndansetron15suppressed
TelmisartanTelmisartan15suppressed
Warfarin SodiumWarfarin Sodium15suppressed
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium13suppressed
BumetanideBumetanide13suppressed
Isosorbide DinitrateIsosorbide Dinitrate13suppressed
JardianceEmpagliflozin13suppressed
LantusInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog13suppressed
Olmesartan-HydrochlorothiazideOlmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide13suppressed
Quetiapine FumarateQuetiapine Fumarate13suppressed
IrbesartanIrbesartan12suppressed
MupirocinMupirocin12suppressed
Ranolazine ErRanolazine12suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-100Insulin Degludec12suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav11suppressed
AripiprazoleAripiprazole11suppressed
Breo ElliptaFluticasone/Vilanterol11suppressed
Nano 2nd Gen Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic11suppressed
NitroglycerinNitroglycerin11suppressed
Prasugrel HclPrasugrel Hcl11suppressed
Terbinafine HclTerbinafine Hcl11suppressed
TrulicityDulaglutide11suppressed
Ultra-Fine Nano Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic11suppressed

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.

YearGeneral PaymentsMain payerExplicit productsCompany overlapsPart D coverage
2025 $794.27 · 44 records AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP AIRSUPRA, BREZTRI, CAPLYTA, Cologuard Collection Kit, FARXIGA, GVOKE HYPOPEN, JARDIANCE, MOUNJARO, NURTEC ODT, Ozempic, QULIPTA, Rybelsus, TRELEGY ELLIPTA, UBRELVY, VOQUEZNA, VRAYLAR, Wegovy, ZAVZPRET, ZEPBOUND 10
2024 Complete

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DatasetYearPublicationSource
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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