Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$549.99
25 reported records · 16 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Melody E Sands, N.P.
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers|Nurse Practitioner · INDIANAPOLIS, IN · NPI 1053397786
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Melody E Sands, N.P. received $549.99 in general payments during 2025 across 25 reported records.
PFIZER INC. accounted for 12.4% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 27 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Eliquis.
Celgene Corporation 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 25 records involving 24 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 40 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 ELIQUIS as an associated drug or biological on 87112 records involving 36032 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFIZER INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $68.44 | 12.4% | 3 | 2025 |
| ARRAY BIOPHARMA INC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $63.62 | 11.6% | 3 | 2025 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $46.87 | 8.5% | 2 | 2025 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $46.79 | 8.5% | 2 | 2025 |
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $46.51 | 8.5% | 2 | 2025 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $44.99 | 8.2% | 2 | 2025 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $32.15 | 5.8% | 2 | 2025 |
| JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $26.45 | 4.8% | 1 | 2025 |
| SERVIER PHARMACEUTICALS LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $25.48 | 4.6% | 1 | 2025 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $25.18 | 4.6% | 1 | 2025 |
| Kite Pharma, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $22.96 | 4.2% | 1 | 2025 |
| ABBVIE INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $22.61 | 4.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $22.15 | 4.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $19.53 | 3.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| Celgene Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $18.24 | 3.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| RECORDATI_RARE_DISEASES_INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $18.02 | 3.3% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $549.99 | 25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAFTOVI Normalized: braftovi |
Drug | ARRAY BIOPHARMA INC | $63.62 | 3 | 2025 |
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| LORBRENA Normalized: lorbrena |
Drug | ARRAY BIOPHARMA INC | $63.62 | 3 | 2025 |
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| MEKTOVI Normalized: mektovi |
Drug | ARRAY BIOPHARMA INC | $63.62 | 3 | 2025 |
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| XALKORI Normalized: xalkori |
Drug | ARRAY BIOPHARMA INC | $63.62 | 3 | 2025 |
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| KISQALI Normalized: kisqali |
Drug | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $46.87 | 2 | 2025 |
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| ORGOVYX Normalized: orgovyx |
Drug | PFIZER INC. | $44.46 | 2 | 2025 |
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| TALZENNA Normalized: talzenna |
Drug | PFIZER INC. | $44.46 | 2 | 2025 |
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| XTANDI Normalized: xtandi |
Drug | PFIZER INC. | $44.46 | 2 | 2025 |
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| LYNPARZA Normalized: lynparza |
Drug | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $29.42 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ZEPZELCA Normalized: zepzelca |
Drug | JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | $26.45 | 1 | 2025 |
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| TECVAYLI Normalized: tecvayli |
Biological | Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $26.14 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Voranigo Normalized: voranigo |
Drug | SERVIER PHARMACEUTICALS LLC | $25.48 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Padcev Normalized: padcev |
Drug | Astellas Pharma US Inc | $25.18 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ELIQUIS Normalized: eliquis |
Drug | PFIZER INC. | $23.98 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Yescarta Normalized: yescarta |
Drug | Kite Pharma, Inc. | $22.96 | 1 | 2025 |
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| EPKINLY Normalized: epkinly |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $22.61 | 1 | 2025 |
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| IMBRUVICA Normalized: imbruvica |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $22.61 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Odomzo Normalized: odomzo |
Drug | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | $22.15 | 1 | 2025 |
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| YONSA Normalized: yonsa |
Drug | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | $22.15 | 1 | 2025 |
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| DARZALEX Normalized: darzalex |
Biological | Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $20.37 | 1 | 2025 |
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| TALVEY Normalized: talvey |
Biological | Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $20.37 | 1 | 2025 |
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| NERLYNX Normalized: nerlynx |
Drug | PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC. | $19.53 | 1 | 2025 |
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| REBLOZYL Normalized: reblozyl |
Biological | Celgene Corporation | $18.24 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ENJAYMO Normalized: enjaymo |
Drug | RECORDATI_RARE_DISEASES_INC. | $18.02 | 1 | 2025 |
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| TAGRISSO Normalized: tagrisso |
Drug | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $17.37 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ZEJULA Normalized: zejula |
Drug | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $16.08 | 1 | 2025 |
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| BLENREP Normalized: blenrep |
Biological | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $16.07 | 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
| Open Payments product | Payment year | Part D brand | Part D year | Claims | Match method | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIQUIS eliquis |
2025 | Eliquis | 2024 | 40 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 company | Payment year | Drug reported by same entity | Open Payments evidence | Part D | Claims | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celgene Corporation Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | ELIQUIS open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 25 supporting records · 24 recipient NPIs · example record 1184385048 |
Eliquis · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
40 | suppressed by CMS |
| 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 |
40 | 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 |
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| Eliquis | Apixaban | 40 | suppressed |
| Acyclovir | Acyclovir | 25 | suppressed |
| Warfarin Sodium | Warfarin Sodium | 22 | suppressed |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 15 | 11 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 14 | suppressed |
| Ondansetron Hcl | Ondansetron Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 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 |
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| 2025 | $549.99 · 25 records | PFIZER INC. | BLENREP, BRAFTOVI, DARZALEX, ELIQUIS, ENJAYMO, EPKINLY, IMBRUVICA, KISQALI, LORBRENA, LYNPARZA, MEKTOVI, NERLYNX, ORGOVYX, Odomzo, Padcev, REBLOZYL, TAGRISSO, TALVEY, TALZENNA, TECVAYLI, Voranigo, XALKORI, XTANDI, YONSA, Yescarta, ZEJULA, ZEPZELCA | 2 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Eliquis play in your treatment recommendations for me?
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with Celgene Corporation?
- 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 |
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| 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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