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Michael Burton, MD

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Family Medicine · HICKORY, NC · NPI 1083693980

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 Michael Burton, MD received $173.71 in general payments during 2025 across 9 reported records.

Abbott Laboratories accounted for 27.0% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 9 associated products.

A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Jardiance, Linzess.

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 17 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 17 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 11 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 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 43 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 330 claims for Jardiance 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 287 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 PAXLOVID as an associated drug or biological on 24465 records involving 15715 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 25 claims for Paxlovid by this doctor in 2024.

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

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$173.71

9 reported records · 7 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
Abbott Laboratories Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $46.9327.0%22025
PFIZER INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $27.5415.8%12025
ABBVIE INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $24.0313.8%12025
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $23.0213.2%22025
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $17.8610.3%12025
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $17.6610.2%12025
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $16.679.6%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$173.719

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
FREESTYLE LIBRE 3
Normalized: freestyle libre 3
Device Abbott Laboratories $46.93 2 2025
Source payment records
NURTEC ODT
Normalized: nurtec odt
Drug PFIZER INC. $27.54 1 2025
Source payment records
ZAVZPRET
Normalized: zavzpret
Drug PFIZER INC. $27.54 1 2025
Source payment records
LINZESS
Normalized: linzess
Drug ABBVIE INC. $24.03 1 2025
Source payment records
VIBERZI
Normalized: viberzi
Drug ABBVIE INC. $24.03 1 2025
Source payment records
VOQUEZNA
Normalized: voquezna
Drug Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $23.02 2 2025
Source payment records
AIRSUPRA
Normalized: airsupra
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $17.86 1 2025
Source payment records
JARDIANCE
Normalized: jardiance
Drug Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $17.66 1 2025
Source payment records
TRINTELLIX
Normalized: trintellix
Drug Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. $16.67 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
JARDIANCE
jardiance
2025 Jardiance 2024 330 exact normalized Medicare Part D
LINZESS
linzess
2025 Linzess 2024 17
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
17 suppressed by CMS
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
17 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
11 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
43 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
330 50
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
287 47
PFIZER INC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 PAXLOVID
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
24465 supporting records · 15715 recipient NPIs · example record 1228794432
Paxlovid · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
25 25

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
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium509139
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium491131
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate456127
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium411101
OmeprazoleOmeprazole33989
JardianceEmpagliflozin33050
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium32696
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium32282
GabapentinGabapentin31777
FurosemideFurosemide29073
EliquisApixaban28747
AlprazolamAlprazolam23532
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium23362
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl23077
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate21559
LisinoprilLisinopril19760
OzempicSemaglutide18735
EzetimibeEzetimibe18552
AllopurinolAllopurinol16544
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl15247
ClonazepamClonazepam14625
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen14327
Doxycycline HyclateDoxycycline Hyclate14289
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl14248
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl14238
PrednisonePrednisone13583
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl13436
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium13134
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl12827
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate12417
CarvedilolCarvedilol11426
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide11032
MirtazapineMirtazapine10825
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate10627
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate10422
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate10338
CefuroximeCefuroxime Axetil9873
TopiramateTopiramate9817
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium9029
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate8834
Tizanidine HclTizanidine Hcl8619
FluconazoleFluconazole8545
Donepezil HclDonepezil Hcl8420
ValsartanValsartan8120
Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl8023
GlimepirideGlimepiride8025
SpironolactoneSpironolactone7924
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate7726
TelmisartanTelmisartan7619
Pioglitazone HclPioglitazone Hcl7518
AzithromycinAzithromycin7260
Oxycodone HclOxycodone Hcl72suppressed
Fluoxetine HclFluoxetine Hcl7121
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl6715
Esomeprazole MagnesiumEsomeprazole Magnesium6111
Amitriptyline HclAmitriptyline Hcl6015
JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate59suppressed
Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide58suppressed
FamotidineFamotidine5823
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav5747
AtenololAtenolol5615
FinasterideFinasteride5616
Memantine HclMemantine Hcl51suppressed
Ondansetron HclOndansetron Hcl5127
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl5016
MounjaroTirzepatide5014
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride5011
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac Sodium4813
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide4812
KetoconazoleKetoconazole4524
LorazepamLorazepam45suppressed
Ropinirole HclRopinirole Hcl4514
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl44suppressed
Lisinopril-HydrochlorothiazideLisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide4313
Quetiapine FumarateQuetiapine Fumarate4311
SymbicortBudesonide/Formoterol Fumarate43suppressed
MeloxicamMeloxicam4212
PregabalinPregabalin41suppressed
Cyclobenzaprine HclCyclobenzaprine Hcl40suppressed
SimvastatinSimvastatin40suppressed
Triamcinolone AcetonideTriamcinolone Acetonide3930
FenofibrateFenofibrate35suppressed
Clindamycin HclClindamycin Hcl3427
Valsartan-HydrochlorothiazideValsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide3411
Arnuity ElliptaFluticasone Furoate33suppressed
TrulicityDulaglutide32suppressed
Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen31suppressed
Carbamazepine ErCarbamazepine30suppressed
CephalexinCephalexin30suppressed
LantusInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog30suppressed
MyrbetriqMirabegron3012
ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl3018
Hydroxyzine HclHydroxyzine Hcl2911
Buspirone HclBuspirone Hcl28suppressed
EstradiolEstradiol28suppressed
Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter28suppressed
XareltoRivaroxaban28suppressed
AripiprazoleAripiprazole27suppressed
MupirocinMupirocin2724
Pramipexole DihydrochloridePramipexole Di-Hcl27suppressed
Warfarin SodiumWarfarin Sodium27suppressed
Ciprofloxacin HclCiprofloxacin Hcl2622
DiazepamDiazepam26suppressed
Enalapril MaleateEnalapril Maleate26suppressed
Azelastine HclAzelastine Hcl2513
EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan25suppressed
Levocetirizine DihydrochlorideLevocetirizine Dihydrochloride25suppressed
PaxlovidNirmatrelvir/Ritonavir2525
Ipratropium BromideIpratropium Bromide24suppressed
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog24suppressed
Oseltamivir PhosphateOseltamivir Phosphate2422
Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim2419
RybelsusSemaglutide23suppressed
Sumatriptan SuccinateSumatriptan Succinate22suppressed
Vitamin D2Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)22suppressed
Dicyclomine HclDicyclomine Hcl21suppressed
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol21suppressed
IrbesartanIrbesartan21suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate ErIsosorbide Mononitrate21suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl ErVenlafaxine Hcl21suppressed
IbuprofenIbuprofen20suppressed
Paroxetine HclParoxetine Hcl20suppressed
RizatriptanRizatriptan Benzoate20suppressed
ColchicineColchicine19suppressed
Dextroamphetamine-Amphet ErDextroamphetamine/Amphetamine19suppressed
Flecainide AcetateFlecainide Acetate19suppressed
HydrocortisoneHydrocortisone19suppressed
NovologInsulin Aspart19suppressed
CelecoxibCelecoxib17suppressed
Colestipol HclColestipol Hcl1711
LinzessLinaclotide17suppressed
Solifenacin SuccinateSolifenacin Succinate17suppressed
SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium17suppressed
Verapamil ErVerapamil Hcl17suppressed
Breo ElliptaFluticasone/Vilanterol16suppressed
Dextroamphetamine-AmphetamineDextroamphetamine/Amphetamine16suppressed
EpinephrineEpinephrine16suppressed
VyvanseLisdexamfetamine Dimesylate16suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr ErDiltiazem Hcl15suppressed
MetronidazoleMetronidazole1512
Oxybutynin Chloride ErOxybutynin Chloride15suppressed
Veo Insulin SyringeSyringe And Needle,insulin,1ml15suppressed
BaclofenBaclofen14suppressed
Bupropion Hcl SrBupropion Hcl14suppressed
Clobetasol PropionateClobetasol Propionate1412
Incruse ElliptaUmeclidinium Bromide14suppressed
Meclizine HclMeclizine Hcl14suppressed
Testosterone CypionateTestosterone Cypionate14suppressed
ChlorthalidoneChlorthalidone13suppressed
Clonidine HclClonidine Hcl13suppressed
LevetiracetamLevetiracetam13suppressed
Benazepril HclBenazepril Hcl12suppressed
CefdinirCefdinir1212
NateglinideNateglinide12suppressed
Prazosin HclPrazosin Hcl12suppressed
Repatha SureclickEvolocumab12suppressed
Synjardy XrEmpagliflozin/Metformin Hcl12suppressed
Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid12suppressed
BrilintaTicagrelor11suppressed
FetzimaLevomilnacipran Hcl11suppressed
Fludrocortisone AcetateFludrocortisone Acetate11suppressed
LevofloxacinLevofloxacin1111
NitrofurantoinNitrofurantoin Macrocrystal11suppressed
Olmesartan MedoxomilOlmesartan Medoxomil11suppressed
PhenobarbitalPhenobarbital11suppressed
Raloxifene HclRaloxifene Hcl11suppressed
SotalolSotalol Hcl11suppressed
Terbinafine HclTerbinafine Hcl11suppressed

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 $173.71 · 9 records Abbott Laboratories AIRSUPRA, FREESTYLE LIBRE 3, JARDIANCE, LINZESS, NURTEC ODT, TRINTELLIX, VIBERZI, VOQUEZNA, ZAVZPRET 8
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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