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Sudhendu Choubey, M.D.

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Cardiovascular Disease · RADFORD, VA · NPI 1104827088

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 Sudhendu Choubey, M.D. received $1,210.70 in general payments during 2025 across 51 reported records.

United Therapeutics Corporation accounted for 17.3% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 19 associated products.

A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Brilinta, Eliquis, Farxiga, Jardiance, Kerendia, Ozempic, Verquvo.

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 35 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 72 claims for Farxiga by this doctor in 2024.

Bayer Healthcare 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 Adempas as an associated drug or biological on 3385 records involving 1868 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 25 claims for Adempas by this doctor in 2024.

Bayer Healthcare 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 Kerendia as an associated drug or biological on 138674 records involving 48458 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 17 claims for Kerendia 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 71 claims for Jardiance by this doctor in 2024.

Esperion Therapeutics, 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 NEXLIZET as an associated drug or biological on 63 records involving 47 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 13 claims for Nexlizet by this doctor in 2024.

Merck Sharp & Dohme 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 Adempas as an associated drug or biological on 14 records involving 2 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 25 claims for Adempas by this doctor in 2024.

Merck Sharp & Dohme 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 VERQUVO as an associated drug or biological on 38060 records involving 12268 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 51 claims for Verquvo 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 324 claims for Entresto 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 14 claims for Ozempic 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 575 claims for Eliquis by this doctor in 2024.

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

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$1,210.70

51 reported records · 17 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
United Therapeutics Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $209.8117.3%52025
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $197.5616.3%112025
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $187.4015.5%42025
Amgen Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $105.188.7%62025
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $84.397.0%42025
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $76.456.3%42025
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $49.594.1%32025
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $46.053.8%12025
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $38.663.2%22025
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $38.503.2%22025
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $38.153.1%22025
ABIOMED Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $32.692.7%22025
Philips North America LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $30.852.5%12025
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $26.332.2%12025
Itamar Medical Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $17.121.4%12025
Baxter Healthcare Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $17.081.4%12025
PFIZER INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $14.891.2%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$1,210.7051

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
VERQUVO
Normalized: verquvo
Drug Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $197.56 11 2025
Source payment records
Ozempic
Normalized: ozempic
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $112.87 1 2025
Source payment records
REPATHA
Normalized: repatha
Biological Amgen Inc. $105.18 6 2025
Source payment records
Tyvaso
Normalized: tyvaso
Drug United Therapeutics Corporation $103.47 4 2025
Source payment records
LEQVIO
Normalized: leqvio
Drug Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $76.45 4 2025
Source payment records
Wegovy
Normalized: wegovy
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $74.53 3 2025
Source payment records
JARDIANCE
Normalized: jardiance
Drug Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $49.59 3 2025
Source payment records
BRILINTA
Normalized: brilinta
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $47.89 2 2025
Source payment records
INSPIRE
Normalized: inspire
Device Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. $46.05 1 2025
Source payment records
NEXLETOL
Normalized: nexletol
Drug Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. $38.66 2 2025
Source payment records
Kerendia
Normalized: kerendia
Drug Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $38.50 2 2025
Source payment records
LifeVest
Normalized: lifevest
Device ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $38.15 2 2025
Source payment records
CAPVAXIVE
Normalized: capvaxive
Biological Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $37.88 2 2025
Source payment records
FARXIGA
Normalized: farxiga
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $36.50 2 2025
Source payment records
Mechanical Tools
Normalized: mechanical tools
Device Philips North America LLC $30.85 1 2025
Source payment records
VOQUEZNA
Normalized: voquezna
Drug Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $26.33 1 2025
Source payment records
WatchPATONE
Normalized: watchpatone
Device Itamar Medical Inc $17.12 1 2025
Source payment records
Hillrom - Carnation Ambulatory Monitor
Normalized: hillrom carnation ambulatory monitor
Device Baxter Healthcare $17.08 1 2025
Source payment records
ELIQUIS
Normalized: eliquis
Drug PFIZER INC. $14.89 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
BRILINTA
brilinta
2025 Brilinta 2024 35
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
ELIQUIS
eliquis
2025 Eliquis 2024 575 exact normalized Medicare Part D
FARXIGA
farxiga
2025 Farxiga 2024 72 exact normalized Medicare Part D
JARDIANCE
jardiance
2025 Jardiance 2024 71 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Kerendia
kerendia
2025 Kerendia 2024 17
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
Ozempic
ozempic
2025 Ozempic 2024 14
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
VERQUVO
verquvo
2025 Verquvo 2024 51
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
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
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
72 15
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 Adempas
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
3385 supporting records · 1868 recipient NPIs · example record 1225434673
Adempas · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
25 suppressed by CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 Kerendia
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
138674 supporting records · 48458 recipient NPIs · example record 1225434663
Kerendia · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
17 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
71 25
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 NEXLIZET
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
63 supporting records · 47 recipient NPIs · example record 1243951667
Nexlizet · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
13 suppressed by CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 Adempas
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
14 supporting records · 2 recipient NPIs · example record 1237996458
Adempas · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
25 suppressed by CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 VERQUVO
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
38060 supporting records · 12268 recipient NPIs · example record 1237992208
Verquvo · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
51 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
324 78
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
14 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
575 135

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
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate1626484
EliquisApixaban575135
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium560173
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium540168
XareltoRivaroxaban41483
Isosorbide Mononitrate ErIsosorbide Mononitrate411130
Midodrine HclMidodrine Hcl388126
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium387116
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate383133
FurosemideFurosemide375129
EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan32478
EzetimibeEzetimibe22974
Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid22181
FamotidineFamotidine15748
SpironolactoneSpironolactone15449
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium15344
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate13244
Nebivolol HclNebivolol Hcl12737
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium12337
VascepaIcosapent Ethyl11025
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl10833
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl10647
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide10037
RamiprilRamipril9920
MultaqDronedarone Hcl9620
NitroglycerinNitroglycerin9668
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium9328
Ranolazine ErRanolazine9328
LisinoprilLisinopril9229
ValsartanValsartan7923
TelmisartanTelmisartan7823
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol7215
JardianceEmpagliflozin7125
CarvedilolCarvedilol5617
SimvastatinSimvastatin5618
AllopurinolAllopurinol5514
Icosapent EthylIcosapent Ethyl5520
AtenololAtenolol5116
Repatha SureclickEvolocumab5116
VerquvoVericiguat51suppressed
Amiodarone HclAmiodarone Hcl4617
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium4514
Diltiazem HclDiltiazem Hcl4018
OmeprazoleOmeprazole4012
EdarbiAzilsartan Medoxomil38suppressed
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl3719
Warfarin SodiumWarfarin Sodium37suppressed
Isosorbide DinitrateIsosorbide Dinitrate36suppressed
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate3614
BrilintaTicagrelor35suppressed
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride3212
Pitavastatin CalciumPitavastatin Calcium31suppressed
Dexlansoprazole DrDexlansoprazole30suppressed
Colestipol HclColestipol Hcl29suppressed
Prasugrel HclPrasugrel Hcl28suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate Nanocrystallized26suppressed
AdempasRiociguat25suppressed
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl24suppressed
CelecoxibCelecoxib22suppressed
Isosorbide Dinit-HydralazineIsosorbide Dinit/Hydralazine22suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav2113
Clonidine HclClonidine Hcl21suppressed
BumetanideBumetanide20suppressed
PindololPindolol19suppressed
Bisoprolol FumarateBisoprolol Fumarate18suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (La)Diltiazem Hcl18suppressed
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide17suppressed
KerendiaFinerenone17suppressed
Cartia XtDiltiazem Hcl15suppressed
Propranolol Hcl ErPropranolol Hcl15suppressed
AmoxicillinAmoxicillin14suppressed
OzempicSemaglutide14suppressed
Lisinopril-HydrochlorothiazideLisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide13suppressed
NexlizetBempedoic Acid/Ezetimibe13suppressed
Amiloride HclAmiloride Hcl12suppressed
Flecainide AcetateFlecainide Acetate12suppressed
JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate12suppressed
NadololNadolol12suppressed
Amiloride-HydrochlorothiazideAmiloride/Hydrochlorothiazide11suppressed
CamzyosMavacamten11suppressed
CilostazolCilostazol11suppressed
Fludrocortisone AcetateFludrocortisone Acetate11suppressed
Fluvastatin ErFluvastatin Sodium11suppressed
Praluent PenAlirocumab11suppressed
Sildenafil CitrateSildenafil Citrate11suppressed
SotalolSotalol Hcl11suppressed
Spiriva HandihalerTiotropium Bromide11suppressed

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 $1,210.70 · 51 records United Therapeutics Corporation BRILINTA, CAPVAXIVE, ELIQUIS, FARXIGA, Hillrom - Carnation Ambulatory Monitor, INSPIRE, JARDIANCE, Kerendia, LEQVIO, LifeVest, Mechanical Tools, NEXLETOL, Ozempic, REPATHA, Tyvaso, VERQUVO, VOQUEZNA, WatchPATONE, Wegovy 11
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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