Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$79,085.54
249 reported records · 15 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Bruce A Samuels, M.D.
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Cardiovascular Disease · BEVERLY HILLS, CA · NPI 1083686372
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Bruce A Samuels, M.D. received $79,085.54 in general payments during 2025 across 249 reported records.
Abbott Laboratories accounted for 68.8% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 30 associated products.
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 34 claims for Entresto 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 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $54,438.46 | 68.8% | 148 | 2025 |
| Philips North America LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $22,395.12 | 28.3% | 46 | 2025 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $1,604.06 | 2.0% | 32 | 2025 |
| ABIOMED | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $158.94 | 0.2% | 5 | 2025 |
| Amgen Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $97.25 | 0.1% | 4 | 2025 |
| PFIZER INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $78.66 | 0.1% | 4 | 2025 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $72.86 | 0.1% | 2 | 2025 |
| CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $62.20 | 0.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| Recor Medical Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $33.87 | 0.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| CathWorks, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $32.38 | 0.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $30.95 | 0.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $26.76 | 0.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $22.14 | 0.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $17.75 | 0.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $14.14 | 0.0% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $43,700.00 | 13 |
| Travel and Lodging | $14,454.03 | 39 |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $9,675.00 | 5 |
| Food and Beverage | $8,256.51 | 191 |
| Education | $3,000.00 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COROFLOW Normalized: coroflow |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $25,067.91 | 53 | 2025 |
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| IGT Devices Undivided Normalized: igt devices undivided |
Device | Philips North America LLC | $15,586.34 | 9 | 2025 |
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| PRESSUREWIRE Normalized: pressurewire |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $14,140.74 | 51 | 2025 |
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| SUPERA Normalized: supera |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $5,203.60 | 2 | 2025 |
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| OPTIS Normalized: optis |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $4,691.53 | 23 | 2025 |
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| XIENCE SKYPOINT Normalized: xience skypoint |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $4,404.44 | 5 | 2025 |
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| Multi Modality IVUS Other Systems Normalized: multi modality ivus other systems |
Device | Philips North America LLC | $3,000.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Coronary Other Normalized: coronary other |
Device | Philips North America LLC | $1,689.70 | 25 | 2025 |
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| Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter Normalized: shockwave ivl system with the shockwave c2 coronary ivl catheter |
Device | Shockwave Medical, Inc | $1,604.06 | 32 | 2025 |
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| Peripheral Vascular Undivided Normalized: peripheral vascular undivided |
Device | Philips North America LLC | $1,369.09 | 2 | 2025 |
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| INeb Devices Normalized: ineb devices |
Device | Philips North America LLC | $581.50 | 8 | 2025 |
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| DRAGONFLY OPSTAR Normalized: dragonfly opstar |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $432.65 | 6 | 2025 |
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| ULTREON Normalized: ultreon |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $274.02 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Coronary Undivided Normalized: coronary undivided |
Device | Philips North America LLC | $168.49 | 1 | 2025 |
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| REPATHA Normalized: repatha |
Biological | Amgen Inc. | $97.25 | 4 | 2025 |
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| AMPLATZER AMULET Normalized: amplatzer amulet |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $96.36 | 1 | 2025 |
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| NC TREK NEO Normalized: nc trek neo |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $94.57 | 2 | 2025 |
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| VYNDAQEL Normalized: vyndaqel |
Drug | PFIZER INC. | $78.66 | 4 | 2025 |
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| OPTOWIRE Normalized: optowire |
Device | CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. | $62.20 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Paradise Ultrasound Renal Denervation System Normalized: paradise ultrasound renal denervation system |
Device | Recor Medical Inc | $33.87 | 1 | 2025 |
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| FFRANGIO Normalized: ffrangio |
Device | CathWorks, Inc. | $32.38 | 1 | 2025 |
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| LEQVIO Normalized: leqvio |
Drug | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $30.95 | 1 | 2025 |
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| SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA Normalized: sapien 3 ultra resilia |
Device | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $27.88 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Wegovy Normalized: wegovy |
Drug | Novo Nordisk Inc | $26.76 | 1 | 2025 |
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| MOUNJARO Normalized: mounjaro |
Drug | Lilly USA, LLC | $22.14 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ZEPBOUND Normalized: zepbound |
Drug | Lilly USA, LLC | $22.14 | 1 | 2025 |
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| AVEIR Normalized: aveir |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $21.64 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Attruby Normalized: attruby |
Drug | BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. | $17.75 | 1 | 2025 |
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| JARDIANCE Normalized: jardiance |
Drug | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $14.14 | 1 | 2025 |
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| JOT DX Normalized: jot dx |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $11.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
34 | 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 |
32 | 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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| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 140 | 59 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 131 | 51 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 125 | 51 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 113 | 51 |
| Repatha Sureclick | Evolocumab | 87 | 26 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 71 | 29 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 49 | 17 |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 45 | 21 |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 39 | 19 |
| Nebivolol Hcl | Nebivolol Hcl | 39 | suppressed |
| Farxiga | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 38 | suppressed |
| Entresto | Sacubitril/Valsartan | 34 | 11 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 34 | 14 |
| Olmesartan Medoxomil | Olmesartan Medoxomil | 34 | 11 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 32 | suppressed |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 27 | 12 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | Amiodarone Hcl | 24 | suppressed |
| Valsartan | Valsartan | 22 | suppressed |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 21 | suppressed |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 21 | suppressed |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 18 | suppressed |
| Dapagliflozin | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 13 | suppressed |
| Edarbi | Azilsartan Medoxomil | 13 | suppressed |
| Livalo | Pitavastatin Calcium | 12 | 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 | $79,085.54 · 249 records | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER AMULET, AVEIR, Attruby, COROFLOW, Coronary Other, Coronary Undivided, DRAGONFLY OPSTAR, FFRANGIO, IGT Devices Undivided, INeb Devices, JARDIANCE, JOT DX, LEQVIO, MOUNJARO, Multi Modality IVUS Other Systems, NC TREK NEO, OPTIS, OPTOWIRE, PRESSUREWIRE, Paradise Ultrasound Renal Denervation System, Peripheral Vascular Undivided, REPATHA, SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA, SUPERA, Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter, ULTREON, VYNDAQEL, Wegovy, XIENCE SKYPOINT, 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 Novartis Pharmaceuticals 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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