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Heather Highsmith, MD

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Family Medicine · GREENWOOD, SC · NPI 1053847889

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

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What the public records show

CMS Open Payments records show Heather Highsmith, MD received $556.83 in general payments during 2025 across 32 reported records.

Amgen Inc. accounted for 24.8% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 26 associated products.

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

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 26 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 VRAYLAR as an associated drug or biological on 377741 records involving 62704 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 35 claims for Vraylar 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 21 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 18 claims for Symbicort 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 26 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 58 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 138 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 30 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 11 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 34 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

$556.83

32 reported records · 16 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
Amgen Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $138.1324.8%112025
ABBVIE INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $54.119.7%22025
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $49.398.9%32025
Abbott Laboratories Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $37.866.8%22025
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $35.106.3%22025
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $34.286.2%22025
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $30.635.5%12025
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $28.215.1%12025
Dexcom, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $26.064.7%12025
Exact Sciences Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $20.393.7%12025
Kedrion Biopharma, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $20.273.6%12025
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $19.073.4%12025
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $17.733.2%12025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $16.793.0%12025
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $14.862.7%12025
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $13.952.5%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$556.8332

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
EVENITY
Normalized: evenity
Biological Amgen Inc. $97.72 6 2025
Source payment records
VRAYLAR
Normalized: vraylar
Drug ABBVIE INC. $54.11 2 2025
Source payment records
PROLIA
Normalized: prolia
Biological Amgen Inc. $45.05 5 2025
Source payment records
REPATHA
Normalized: repatha
Biological Amgen Inc. $40.41 5 2025
Source payment records
LEQVIO
Normalized: leqvio
Drug Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $35.10 2 2025
Source payment records
Ozempic
Normalized: ozempic
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $34.28 2 2025
Source payment records
AIRSUPRA
Normalized: airsupra
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $31.18 2 2025
Source payment records
REXULTI
Normalized: rexulti
Drug Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $30.63 1 2025
Source payment records
EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV)
Normalized: edwards sapien 3 transcatheter heart valve thv
Device Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $28.21 1 2025
Source payment records
Dexcom G6 Transmitter
Normalized: dexcom g6 transmitter
Medical Supply Dexcom, Inc. $26.06 1 2025
Source payment records
OTEZLA
Normalized: otezla
Drug Amgen Inc. $22.63 3 2025
Source payment records
The Cologuard Plus Collection Kit
Normalized: the cologuard plus collection kit
Device Exact Sciences Corporation $20.39 1 2025
Source payment records
Albuked
Normalized: albuked
Biological Kedrion Biopharma, Inc. $20.27 1 2025
Source payment records
GAMMAKED
Normalized: gammaked
Biological Kedrion Biopharma, Inc. $20.27 1 2025
Source payment records
KEDRAB
Normalized: kedrab
Biological Kedrion Biopharma, Inc. $20.27 1 2025
Source payment records
KOATE
Normalized: koate
Biological Kedrion Biopharma, Inc. $20.27 1 2025
Source payment records
RhoGAM Ultra-Filtered PLUS
Normalized: rhogam ultra filtered plus
Biological Kedrion Biopharma, Inc. $20.27 1 2025
Source payment records
XIFAXAN
Normalized: xifaxan
Drug Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $19.07 1 2025
Source payment records
  • 2025-12-21 · Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC · $19.07 · Open Payments source
FARXIGA
Normalized: farxiga
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $18.21 1 2025
Source payment records
VERQUVO
Normalized: verquvo
Drug Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $17.73 1 2025
Source payment records
MOUNJARO
Normalized: mounjaro
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $16.79 1 2025
Source payment records
ZEPBOUND
Normalized: zepbound
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $16.79 1 2025
Source payment records
Qelbree
Normalized: qelbree
Drug Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $14.86 1 2025
Source payment records
AREXVY
Normalized: arexvy
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $13.95 1 2025
Source payment records
BEXSERO
Normalized: bexsero
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $13.95 1 2025
Source payment records
SHINGRIX
Normalized: shingrix
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $13.95 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 21
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
MOUNJARO
mounjaro
2025 Mounjaro 2024 138 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Ozempic
ozempic
2025 Ozempic 2024 11
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
VRAYLAR
vraylar
2025 Vraylar 2024 35
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
26 suppressed by CMS
ABBVIE INC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 VRAYLAR
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
377741 supporting records · 62704 recipient NPIs · example record 1201352550
Vraylar · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
35 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
21 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
18 suppressed by CMS
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
26 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
58 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
138 22
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
30 11
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
11 suppressed by CMS
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
34 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 Besylate317101
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium22374
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium19868
OmeprazoleOmeprazole15462
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate15141
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium14946
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium14343
MounjaroTirzepatide13822
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium13646
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl11343
LisinoprilLisinopril11239
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate11037
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate10344
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride10341
GabapentinGabapentin10240
MeloxicamMeloxicam9731
PrednisonePrednisone9280
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl9123
AlprazolamAlprazolam8814
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide8529
FamotidineFamotidine8229
FurosemideFurosemide8034
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium7528
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate7311
Cyclobenzaprine HclCyclobenzaprine Hcl7130
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl7124
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen6419
CarvedilolCarvedilol6120
PregabalinPregabalin5916
JardianceEmpagliflozin58suppressed
CephalexinCephalexin5345
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac Sodium5315
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium5324
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl5316
ChlorthalidoneChlorthalidone5215
EliquisApixaban5217
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl5116
SimvastatinSimvastatin5114
Ropinirole HclRopinirole Hcl5015
AllopurinolAllopurinol4915
Lisinopril-HydrochlorothiazideLisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide4917
NystatinNystatin4724
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl4617
Hydroxyzine PamoateHydroxyzine Pamoate4417
Paroxetine HclParoxetine Hcl4313
Doxycycline MonohydrateDoxycycline Monohydrate4033
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate4015
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate4013
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav3936
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl3915
Tizanidine HclTizanidine Hcl39suppressed
Hydroxyzine HclHydroxyzine Hcl3812
Triamcinolone AcetonideTriamcinolone Acetonide3817
Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid3811
Esomeprazole MagnesiumEsomeprazole Magnesium37suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl ErVenlafaxine Hcl37suppressed
VraylarCariprazine Hcl35suppressed
RybelsusSemaglutide34suppressed
SpironolactoneSpironolactone3312
Breztri AerosphereBudesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol31suppressed
Buspirone HclBuspirone Hcl3112
IbuprofenIbuprofen3111
LorazepamLorazepam31suppressed
AmoxicillinAmoxicillin3027
EzetimibeEzetimibe30suppressed
TrulicityDulaglutide3011
ClonazepamClonazepam28suppressed
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate2811
NaproxenNaproxen28suppressed
Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide26suppressed
Fluoxetine HclFluoxetine Hcl26suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate ErIsosorbide Mononitrate26suppressed
LinzessLinaclotide26suppressed
Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter26suppressed
Amitriptyline HclAmitriptyline Hcl25suppressed
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl25suppressed
MethocarbamolMethocarbamol24suppressed
CefdinirCefdinir2221
FluconazoleFluconazole2217
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol21suppressed
Doxycycline HyclateDoxycycline Hyclate2018
Glipizide ErGlipizide20suppressed
Quetiapine FumarateQuetiapine Fumarate20suppressed
DiazepamDiazepam19suppressed
Doxazosin MesylateDoxazosin Mesylate19suppressed
MirtazapineMirtazapine19suppressed
Naloxone HclNaloxone Hcl1915
Valsartan-HydrochlorothiazideValsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide19suppressed
CelecoxibCelecoxib18suppressed
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog18suppressed
SymbicortBudesonide/Formoterol Fumarate18suppressed
ValsartanValsartan18suppressed
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium17suppressed
Atrovent HfaIpratropium Bromide16suppressed
MupirocinMupirocin16suppressed
Oxycodone HclOxycodone Hcl16suppressed
BumetanideBumetanide15suppressed
Clindamycin HclClindamycin Hcl1514
FenofibrateFenofibrate15suppressed
AtenololAtenolol14suppressed
Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl14suppressed
Clonidine HclClonidine Hcl14suppressed
JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate14suppressed
ColchicineColchicine13suppressed
Enalapril MaleateEnalapril Maleate13suppressed
GlipizideGlipizide13suppressed
Meclizine HclMeclizine Hcl13suppressed
TelmisartanTelmisartan13suppressed
AcyclovirAcyclovir12suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-BenazeprilAmlodipine Besylate/Benazepril12suppressed
BaclofenBaclofen12suppressed
Clobetasol PropionateClobetasol Propionate12suppressed
Olmesartan-Amlodipine-HctzOlmesartan/Amlodipin/Hcthiazid12suppressed
TemazepamTemazepam12suppressed
ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl12suppressed
Breo ElliptaFluticasone/Vilanterol11suppressed
GlimepirideGlimepiride11suppressed
Lagevrio (Eua)Molnupiravir1111
OzempicSemaglutide11suppressed

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 $556.83 · 32 records Amgen Inc. AIRSUPRA, AREXVY, Albuked, BEXSERO, Dexcom G6 Transmitter, EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV), EVENITY, FARXIGA, GAMMAKED, KEDRAB, KOATE, LEQVIO, MOUNJARO, OTEZLA, Ozempic, PROLIA, Qelbree, REPATHA, REXULTI, RhoGAM Ultra-Filtered PLUS, SHINGRIX, The Cologuard Plus Collection Kit, VERQUVO, VRAYLAR, XIFAXAN, 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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