Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Robert A Ludwick, MD

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|General Practice · FITZGERALD, GA · NPI 1043300999

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 Robert A Ludwick, MD received $401.21 in general payments during 2025 across 23 reported records.

Ardelyx, Inc. accounted for 16.5% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 16 associated products.

A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Farxiga, Jardiance, Ozempic, Rybelsus, 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 LINZESS as an associated drug or biological on 87954 records involving 21815 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 108 claims for Linzess by this doctor in 2024.

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 35 claims for Synthroid 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 BRILINTA as an associated drug or biological on 993 records involving 512 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 51 claims for Brilinta 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 FARXIGA as an associated drug or biological on 106133 records involving 42906 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 30 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 59 claims for Symbicort 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 145 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 TRELEGY ELLIPTA as an associated drug or biological on 131532 records involving 37148 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 34 claims for Trelegy Ellipta 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 90 claims for Ozempic 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 Rybelsus as an associated drug or biological on 161257 records involving 55409 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 22 claims for Rybelsus by this doctor in 2024.

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

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$401.21

23 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
Ardelyx, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $66.1416.5%32025
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $61.8215.4%32025
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $57.4314.3%32025
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $40.7810.2%22025
ABBVIE INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $31.697.9%22025
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $31.677.9%12025
Amgen Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $29.507.3%22025
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $29.397.3%42025
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $19.654.9%12025
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $18.564.6%12025
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $14.583.6%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$401.2123

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
IBSRELA
Normalized: ibsrela
Drug Ardelyx, Inc. $66.14 3 2025
Source payment records
FARXIGA
Normalized: farxiga
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $41.96 2 2025
Source payment records
JARDIANCE
Normalized: jardiance
Drug Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $40.78 2 2025
Source payment records
QULIPTA
Normalized: qulipta
Drug ABBVIE INC. $31.69 2 2025
Source payment records
UBRELVY
Normalized: ubrelvy
Drug ABBVIE INC. $31.69 2 2025
Source payment records
FANAPT
Normalized: fanapt
Drug Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. $31.67 1 2025
Source payment records
OTEZLA
Normalized: otezla
Drug Amgen Inc. $29.50 2 2025
Source payment records
REPATHA
Normalized: repatha
Biological Amgen Inc. $29.50 2 2025
Source payment records
VOQUEZNA
Normalized: voquezna
Drug Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $29.39 4 2025
Source payment records
Ozempic
Normalized: ozempic
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $21.20 1 2025
Source payment records
Rybelsus
Normalized: rybelsus
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $21.20 1 2025
Source payment records
AREXVY
Normalized: arexvy
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $19.65 1 2025
Source payment records
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
Normalized: trelegy ellipta
Drug GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $19.65 1 2025
Source payment records
AUSTEDO XR
Normalized: austedo xr
Drug Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. $18.56 1 2025
Source payment records
AIRSUPRA
Normalized: airsupra
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $15.47 1 2025
Source payment records
ZORYVE
Normalized: zoryve
Drug Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. $14.58 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
FARXIGA
farxiga
2025 Farxiga 2024 30
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
JARDIANCE
jardiance
2025 Jardiance 2024 145 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Ozempic
ozempic
2025 Ozempic 2024 90 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Rybelsus
rybelsus
2025 Rybelsus 2024 22
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
trelegy ellipta
2025 Trelegy Ellipta 2024 34
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 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
108 18
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
35 suppressed by CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 BRILINTA
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
993 supporting records · 512 recipient NPIs · example record 1206131430
Brilinta · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
51 suppressed by CMS
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
30 suppressed by CMS
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
59 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
145 30
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
34 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
90 24
Novo Nordisk Inc
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 Rybelsus
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
161257 supporting records · 55409 recipient NPIs · example record 1188130076
Rybelsus · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
22 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

BrandGenericClaimsBeneficiaries
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate708197
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen618100
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride527121
OmeprazoleOmeprazole523110
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium501147
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium462105
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl458120
GabapentinGabapentin385116
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium384121
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium37695
LisinoprilLisinopril351104
AlprazolamAlprazolam34370
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl34266
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl33181
FamotidineFamotidine31465
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide30277
Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide29359
FurosemideFurosemide29174
MeloxicamMeloxicam27483
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate26061
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl26060
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate25961
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate25565
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium24469
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium23968
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium23340
GlimepirideGlimepiride21352
SimvastatinSimvastatin20249
Ropinirole HclRopinirole Hcl19731
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate18957
EliquisApixaban18630
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate18565
CarvedilolCarvedilol16648
AllopurinolAllopurinol16137
JardianceEmpagliflozin14530
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate14227
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl13744
Cyclobenzaprine HclCyclobenzaprine Hcl13636
Lisinopril-HydrochlorothiazideLisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide13641
Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen13420
SpironolactoneSpironolactone12834
LorazepamLorazepam12524
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide12537
MounjaroTirzepatide11215
Quetiapine FumarateQuetiapine Fumarate11023
LinzessLinaclotide10818
Nifedipine ErNifedipine10833
Buspirone HclBuspirone Hcl10320
Clonidine HclClonidine Hcl10328
MirtazapineMirtazapine9714
Bupropion Hcl SrBupropion Hcl9612
AtenololAtenolol9530
OzempicSemaglutide9024
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate8421
Donepezil HclDonepezil Hcl8318
Meclizine HclMeclizine Hcl8230
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl8226
Tizanidine HclTizanidine Hcl8122
Bisoprolol-HydrochlorothiazideBisoprolol/Hydrochlorothiazide8020
EzetimibeEzetimibe8011
Venlafaxine Hcl ErVenlafaxine Hcl7312
Cyproheptadine HclCyproheptadine Hcl7115
Fluoxetine HclFluoxetine Hcl6919
AmoxicillinAmoxicillin6753
CarisoprodolCarisoprodol6512
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl6525
Memantine HclMemantine Hcl65suppressed
NystatinNystatin6529
Esomeprazole MagnesiumEsomeprazole Magnesium6416
LantusInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog6313
Triamcinolone AcetonideTriamcinolone Acetonide6324
NaproxenNaproxen6218
Oxycodone HclOxycodone Hcl61suppressed
LevetiracetamLevetiracetam59suppressed
SymbicortBudesonide/Formoterol Fumarate59suppressed
ClonazepamClonazepam56suppressed
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog5618
FinasterideFinasteride54suppressed
FluconazoleFluconazole5423
LovastatinLovastatin5317
PrednisonePrednisone5329
BrilintaTicagrelor51suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate ErIsosorbide Mononitrate51suppressed
Ondansetron HclOndansetron Hcl5016
FenofibrateFenofibrate Nanocrystallized48suppressed
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl4811
Dicyclomine HclDicyclomine Hcl4716
PregabalinPregabalin4717
Amitriptyline HclAmitriptyline Hcl4613
XareltoRivaroxaban4615
GlipizideGlipizide4514
HydrocortisoneHydrocortisone45suppressed
CelecoxibCelecoxib4313
BaclofenBaclofen42suppressed
Ondansetron OdtOndansetron4122
TopiramateTopiramate41suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-200Insulin Degludec41suppressed
TrulicityDulaglutide41suppressed
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium40suppressed
Divalproex SodiumDivalproex Sodium40suppressed
Paroxetine HclParoxetine Hcl4012
Testosterone CypionateTestosterone Cypionate39suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl3813
JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate38suppressed
Ventolin HfaAlbuterol Sulfate3813
IbuprofenIbuprofen3712
Tresiba Flextouch U-100Insulin Degludec37suppressed
Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid37suppressed
Verapamil ErVerapamil Hcl3711
Hydroxyzine HclHydroxyzine Hcl35suppressed
Hydroxyzine PamoateHydroxyzine Pamoate3511
SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium35suppressed
CephalexinCephalexin3424
Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter34suppressed
Levocetirizine DihydrochlorideLevocetirizine Dihydrochloride33suppressed
Propranolol HclPropranolol Hcl33suppressed
TemazepamTemazepam33suppressed
ChlorthalidoneChlorthalidone32suppressed
EstradiolEstradiol32suppressed
Bisoprolol FumarateBisoprolol Fumarate31suppressed
NitroglycerinNitroglycerin3111
AzithromycinAzithromycin3027
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol30suppressed
KetoconazoleKetoconazole30suppressed
Warfarin SodiumWarfarin Sodium30suppressed
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac Sodium29suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride ErOxybutynin Chloride2912
Valsartan-HydrochlorothiazideValsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide29suppressed
Amiodarone HclAmiodarone Hcl28suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-BenazeprilAmlodipine Besylate/Benazepril28suppressed
Promethazine HclPromethazine Hcl28suppressed
Breo ElliptaFluticasone/Vilanterol27suppressed
CarbamazepineCarbamazepine26suppressed
Divalproex Sodium ErDivalproex Sodium26suppressed
Midodrine HclMidodrine Hcl26suppressed
MupirocinMupirocin26suppressed
Toujeo SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog26suppressed
Pramipexole DihydrochloridePramipexole Di-Hcl25suppressed
RivastigmineRivastigmine Tartrate25suppressed
ColchicineColchicine2413
Doxycycline HyclateDoxycycline Hyclate2414
Nitrofurantoin Mono-MacroNitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst2422
AripiprazoleAripiprazole23suppressed
Benazepril HclBenazepril Hcl23suppressed
Dexlansoprazole DrDexlansoprazole23suppressed
Doxazosin MesylateDoxazosin Mesylate23suppressed
Phenytoin Sodium ExtendedPhenytoin Sodium Extended23suppressed
SucralfateSucralfate23suppressed
FentanylFentanyl22suppressed
Hydroxychloroquine SulfateHydroxychloroquine Sulfate22suppressed
Olmesartan MedoxomilOlmesartan Medoxomil22suppressed
RybelsusSemaglutide22suppressed
EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan21suppressed
GemfibrozilGemfibrozil21suppressed
LamotrigineLamotrigine21suppressed
Olmesartan-HydrochlorothiazideOlmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide21suppressed
Oxybutynin ChlorideOxybutynin Chloride21suppressed
Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl20suppressed
Diltiazem HclDiltiazem Hcl20suppressed
LactuloseLactulose20suppressed
Carbidopa-LevodopaCarbidopa/Levodopa19suppressed
Pioglitazone HclPioglitazone Hcl19suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate18suppressed
Morphine Sulfate ErMorphine Sulfate18suppressed
Tamoxifen CitrateTamoxifen Citrate18suppressed
ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl17suppressed
AnastrozoleAnastrozole16suppressed
Betamethasone ValerateBetamethasone Valerate16suppressed
Klor-Con M20Potassium Chloride16suppressed
MethocarbamolMethocarbamol16suppressed
Nano 2nd Gen Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic16suppressed
RisperidoneRisperidone16suppressed
Betamethasone DipropionateBetamethasone Dipropionate15suppressed
Ciprofloxacin HclCiprofloxacin Hcl15suppressed
MyrbetriqMirabegron15suppressed
IndapamideIndapamide14suppressed
Megestrol AcetateMegestrol Acetate14suppressed
Nebivolol HclNebivolol Hcl14suppressed
Propafenone HclPropafenone Hcl14suppressed
SotalolSotalol Hcl14suppressed
Varenicline TartrateVarenicline Tartrate14suppressed
DexamethasoneDexamethasone13suppressed
Levemir FlexpenInsulin Detemir13suppressed
Metoprolol-HydrochlorothiazideMetoprolol/Hydrochlorothiazide13suppressed
Benztropine MesylateBenztropine Mesylate12suppressed
Comfort Ez Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic12suppressed
Diclofenac PotassiumDiclofenac Potassium12suppressed
Fluphenazine HclFluphenazine Hcl12suppressed
Fosinopril SodiumFosinopril Sodium12suppressed
Humulin 70-30Insulin Nph Hum/Reg Insulin Hm12suppressed
Klor-Con 10Potassium Chloride12suppressed
TelmisartanTelmisartan12suppressed
Ziprasidone HclZiprasidone Hcl12suppressed
Alcohol PadsAlcohol Antiseptic Pads11suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav11suppressed
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog11suppressed
IrbesartanIrbesartan11suppressed
Janumet XrSitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl11suppressed
LubiprostoneLubiprostone11suppressed
Pulmicort FlexhalerBudesonide11suppressed
TorsemideTorsemide11suppressed
ValsartanValsartan11suppressed

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 $401.21 · 23 records Ardelyx, Inc. AIRSUPRA, AREXVY, AUSTEDO XR, FANAPT, FARXIGA, IBSRELA, JARDIANCE, OTEZLA, Ozempic, QULIPTA, REPATHA, Rybelsus, TRELEGY ELLIPTA, UBRELVY, VOQUEZNA, ZORYVE 9
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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