Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$39,080.26
80 reported records · 8 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Eric J Thomassee, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Interventional Cardiology · LAFAYETTE, LA · NPI 1053515544
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Eric J Thomassee, MD received $39,080.26 in general payments during 2025 across 80 reported records.
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation accounted for 99.0% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 10 associated products.
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 11 claims for Jardiance by this doctor in 2024.
Novartis Pharmaceuticals 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 ENTRESTO as an associated drug or biological on 9346 records involving 6254 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 82 claims for Entresto 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $38,693.74 | 99.0% | 58 | 2025 |
| Amgen Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $165.64 | 0.4% | 13 | 2025 |
| ABIOMED | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $54.04 | 0.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $45.46 | 0.1% | 2 | 2025 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $39.00 | 0.1% | 2 | 2025 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $33.49 | 0.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $29.14 | 0.1% | 2 | 2025 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $19.75 | 0.1% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $33,125.00 | 10 |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,143.39 | 8 |
| Food and Beverage | $2,811.87 | 62 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) Normalized: edwards sapien 3 transcatheter heart valve thv |
Device | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $18,970.37 | 6 | 2025 |
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| SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA Normalized: sapien 3 ultra resilia |
Device | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $2,890.41 | 12 | 2025 |
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| Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve Normalized: edwards sapien 3 ultra transcatheter heart valve |
Device | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $1,875.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| PASCAL Normalized: pascal |
Device | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $1,585.24 | 8 | 2025 |
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| REPATHA Normalized: repatha |
Biological | Amgen Inc. | $165.64 | 13 | 2025 |
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| FUROSCIX Normalized: furoscix |
Drug | SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC. | $45.46 | 2 | 2025 |
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| LEQVIO Normalized: leqvio |
Drug | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $39.00 | 2 | 2025 |
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| WATCHMAN Access System Normalized: watchman access system |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $33.49 | 1 | 2025 |
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| VERQUVO Normalized: verquvo |
Drug | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $29.14 | 2 | 2025 |
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| ZEPBOUND Normalized: zepbound |
Drug | Lilly USA, LLC | $19.75 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
11 | suppressed by CMS |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | ENTRESTO open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 9346 supporting records · 6254 recipient NPIs · example record 1200004797 |
Entresto · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
82 | 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
| Brand | Generic | Claims | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 1066 | 177 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 796 | 181 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 692 | 166 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 605 | 137 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 592 | 152 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 535 | 123 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 513 | 112 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 448 | 106 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 443 | 120 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 395 | 99 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 345 | 89 |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 323 | 57 |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 258 | 54 |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 237 | 54 |
| Repatha Sureclick | Evolocumab | 233 | 42 |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate Er | Isosorbide Mononitrate | 201 | 43 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd) | Diltiazem Hcl | 178 | 37 |
| Digoxin | Digoxin | 175 | 33 |
| Hydralazine Hcl | Hydralazine Hcl | 168 | 36 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 166 | 43 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 161 | 42 |
| Clonidine Hcl | Clonidine Hcl | 90 | 22 |
| Entresto | Sacubitril/Valsartan | 82 | 17 |
| Warfarin Sodium | Warfarin Sodium | 80 | 18 |
| Ranolazine Er | Ranolazine | 74 | 16 |
| Valsartan | Valsartan | 74 | 16 |
| Bumetanide | Bumetanide | 61 | 11 |
| Atenolol | Atenolol | 57 | 12 |
| Nebivolol Hcl | Nebivolol Hcl | 55 | suppressed |
| Amiodarone Hcl | Amiodarone Hcl | 51 | 11 |
| Sotalol | Sotalol Hcl | 50 | 11 |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 49 | 14 |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 47 | suppressed |
| Metolazone | Metolazone | 47 | 15 |
| Farxiga | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 42 | 11 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 42 | 13 |
| Nitroglycerin | Nitroglycerin | 40 | 23 |
| Ramipril | Ramipril | 40 | suppressed |
| Benazepril Hcl | Benazepril Hcl | 36 | 11 |
| Olmesartan Medoxomil | Olmesartan Medoxomil | 34 | suppressed |
| Doxazosin Mesylate | Doxazosin Mesylate | 32 | suppressed |
| Amoxicillin | Amoxicillin | 31 | 19 |
| Nifedipine Er | Nifedipine | 30 | suppressed |
| Verapamil Er | Verapamil Hcl | 29 | suppressed |
| Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril | Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril | 28 | suppressed |
| Flecainide Acetate | Flecainide Acetate | 28 | suppressed |
| Praluent Pen | Alirocumab | 28 | suppressed |
| Torsemide | Torsemide | 27 | suppressed |
| Isosorbide Dinitrate | Isosorbide Dinitrate | 25 | suppressed |
| Enoxaparin Sodium | Enoxaparin Sodium | 24 | 18 |
| Fenofibrate | Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized | 24 | suppressed |
| Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide | Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide | 23 | suppressed |
| Niacin Er | Niacin | 22 | suppressed |
| Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 22 | suppressed |
| Enalapril Maleate | Enalapril Maleate | 21 | suppressed |
| Diltiazem Hcl | Diltiazem Hcl | 19 | suppressed |
| Propafenone Hcl | Propafenone Hcl | 19 | suppressed |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 17 | 14 |
| Dabigatran Etexilate | Dabigatran Etexilate Mesylate | 16 | suppressed |
| Bisoprolol Fumarate | Bisoprolol Fumarate | 15 | suppressed |
| Labetalol Hcl | Labetalol Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Jantoven | Warfarin Sodium | 13 | suppressed |
| Multaq | Dronedarone Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 13 | suppressed |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Zypitamag | Pitavastatin Magnesium | 13 | suppressed |
| Brilinta | Ticagrelor | 12 | suppressed |
| Clonidine | Clonidine | 12 | suppressed |
| Klor-Con M20 | Potassium Chloride | 12 | suppressed |
| Lovastatin | Lovastatin | 12 | suppressed |
| Pacerone | Amiodarone Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Propranolol Hcl | Propranolol Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Repatha Syringe | Evolocumab | 12 | suppressed |
| Sodium Chloride | 0.9 % Sodium Chloride | 12 | suppressed |
| Verapamil Sr | Verapamil Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Ampicillin Sodium | Ampicillin Sodium | 11 | suppressed |
| Dapagliflozin | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 11 | suppressed |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 11 | suppressed |
| Telmisartan | Telmisartan | 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 | $39,080.26 · 80 records | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV), Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve, FUROSCIX, LEQVIO, PASCAL, REPATHA, SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA, VERQUVO, WATCHMAN Access System, ZEPBOUND | 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 Lilly USA, LLC?
- 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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