Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$393.19
19 reported records · 5 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Martin R Sheldon, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine · SWAINSBORO, GA · NPI 1104895374
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Martin R Sheldon, MD received $393.19 in general payments during 2025 across 19 reported records.
ABBVIE INC. accounted for 72.1% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 7 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: 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 12 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 11 claims for Vraylar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBVIE INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $283.66 | 72.1% | 14 | 2025 |
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $36.31 | 9.2% | 2 | 2025 |
| CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $34.65 | 8.8% | 1 | 2025 |
| Exact Sciences Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $19.60 | 5.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $18.97 | 4.8% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $393.19 | 19 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VRAYLAR Normalized: vraylar |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $253.63 | 13 | 2025 |
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| CAPLYTA Normalized: caplyta |
Drug | ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) | $36.31 | 2 | 2025 |
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| CARDIVA VASCADE 6/7F VCS Normalized: cardiva vascade 6 7f vcs |
Device | CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. | $34.65 | 1 | 2025 |
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| QULIPTA Normalized: qulipta |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $30.03 | 1 | 2025 |
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| UBRELVY Normalized: ubrelvy |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $30.03 | 1 | 2025 |
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| The Cologuard Plus Collection Kit Normalized: the cologuard plus collection kit |
Device | Exact Sciences Corporation | $19.60 | 1 | 2025 |
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| FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 Normalized: freestyle libre 3 |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $18.97 | 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
| Open Payments product | Payment year | Part D brand | Part D year | Claims | Match method | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VRAYLAR vraylar |
2025 | Vraylar | 2024 | 11 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 company | Payment year | Drug reported by same entity | Open Payments evidence | Part D | Claims | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
12 | 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 |
11 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 223 | 83 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 172 | 58 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 146 | 48 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 136 | 39 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 135 | 48 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 133 | 42 |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 124 | 51 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 116 | 44 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 111 | 48 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 104 | 52 |
| Topiramate | Topiramate | 95 | 29 |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 87 | 31 |
| Mounjaro | Tirzepatide | 86 | 16 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 85 | 32 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 84 | 30 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 82 | 30 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 79 | 31 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 79 | 31 |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 71 | 13 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 71 | 29 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 71 | 22 |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 70 | 21 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 66 | 23 |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 60 | 19 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 59 | 19 |
| Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide | Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide | 58 | 16 |
| Trulicity | Dulaglutide | 57 | suppressed |
| Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | 55 | 24 |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 54 | 16 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 49 | 13 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 45 | 12 |
| Citalopram Hbr | Citalopram Hydrobromide | 43 | 13 |
| Nifedipine Er | Nifedipine | 42 | 15 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 40 | 12 |
| Dexamethasone | Dexamethasone | 40 | 30 |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 40 | 14 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 36 | 15 |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 34 | 12 |
| Buspirone Hcl | Buspirone Hcl | 33 | suppressed |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 32 | 11 |
| Atenolol | Atenolol | 31 | suppressed |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 29 | 19 |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 29 | suppressed |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 29 | 12 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 27 | 11 |
| Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine | Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine | 25 | suppressed |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 25 | 13 |
| Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid | Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid | 25 | suppressed |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | Amitriptyline Hcl | 24 | suppressed |
| Hydroxyzine Hcl | Hydroxyzine Hcl | 23 | 11 |
| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 22 | 11 |
| Januvia | Sitagliptin Phosphate | 21 | suppressed |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 20 | suppressed |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate Er | Isosorbide Mononitrate | 20 | suppressed |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 20 | 18 |
| Symbicort | Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 20 | suppressed |
| Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 20 | suppressed |
| Ventolin Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 20 | suppressed |
| Olanzapine | Olanzapine | 19 | suppressed |
| Donepezil Hcl | Donepezil Hcl | 18 | suppressed |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium | Esomeprazole Magnesium | 18 | suppressed |
| Lovastatin | Lovastatin | 18 | suppressed |
| Pioglitazone Hcl | Pioglitazone Hcl | 18 | suppressed |
| Lorazepam | Lorazepam | 17 | suppressed |
| Paroxetine Hcl | Paroxetine Hcl | 17 | suppressed |
| Ropinirole Hcl | Ropinirole Hcl | 17 | suppressed |
| Sildenafil Citrate | Sildenafil Citrate | 17 | suppressed |
| Gemfibrozil | Gemfibrozil | 15 | suppressed |
| Latanoprost | Latanoprost | 15 | suppressed |
| Trelegy Ellipta | Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 15 | suppressed |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | Triamcinolone Acetonide | 15 | suppressed |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 14 | 13 |
| Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate | Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 14 | suppressed |
| Diclofenac Sodium | Diclofenac Sodium | 14 | 11 |
| Doxazosin Mesylate | Doxazosin Mesylate | 14 | suppressed |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 14 | suppressed |
| Metolazone | Metolazone | 14 | suppressed |
| Advair Hfa | Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 13 | suppressed |
| Alendronate Sodium | Alendronate Sodium | 13 | suppressed |
| Glipizide | Glipizide | 13 | suppressed |
| Glipizide Er | Glipizide | 13 | suppressed |
| Linzess | Linaclotide | 12 | suppressed |
| Methocarbamol | Methocarbamol | 12 | suppressed |
| Nuedexta | Dextromethorphan Hbr/Quinidine | 12 | suppressed |
| Rybelsus | Semaglutide | 12 | suppressed |
| Ondansetron Odt | Ondansetron | 11 | suppressed |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 11 | suppressed |
| Testosterone Cypionate | Testosterone Cypionate | 11 | suppressed |
| Vraylar | Cariprazine Hcl | 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 | $393.19 · 19 records | ABBVIE INC. | CAPLYTA, CARDIVA VASCADE 6/7F VCS, FREESTYLE LIBRE 3, QULIPTA, The Cologuard Plus Collection Kit, UBRELVY, VRAYLAR | 2 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Vraylar play in your treatment recommendations for me?
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with ABBVIE INC.?
- 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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