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Paul Barone, D.O.

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Cardiovascular Disease · WATCHUNG, NJ · NPI 1124004346

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 Paul Barone, D.O. received $1,481.65 in general payments during 2025 across 89 reported records.

Amgen Inc. accounted for 12.2% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 27 associated products.

A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Edarbi, Eliquis, Farxiga, Mounjaro, Nexletol, Ozempic, Verquvo, Wegovy.

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 90 claims for Farxiga by this doctor in 2024.

Azurity 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 EDARBI as an associated drug or biological on 1140 records involving 805 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 24 claims for Edarbi by this doctor in 2024.

Azurity 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 EDARBYCLOR as an associated drug or biological on 283 records involving 215 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 41 claims for Edarbyclor by this doctor in 2024.

E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. 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 27956 records involving 14870 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 564 claims for Eliquis 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 NEXLETOL as an associated drug or biological on 24230 records involving 12642 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 21 claims for Nexletol 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 94 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 46 claims for Mounjaro 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 15 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 116 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 17 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 Wegovy as an associated drug or biological on 183056 records involving 75256 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 33 claims for Wegovy 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 564 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

$1,481.65

89 reported records · 22 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 $180.5712.2%132025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $169.3511.4%92025
PFIZER INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $160.4510.8%122025
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $148.1210.0%82025
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $113.427.7%72025
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $108.277.3%62025
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $90.216.1%52025
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $79.135.3%42025
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $74.605.0%52025
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $63.244.3%42025
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $46.733.1%32025
Baxter Healthcare Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $45.393.1%12025
BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $34.832.4%22025
Boston Scientific Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $27.561.9%22025
ABIOMED Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $22.381.5%12025
HEARTFLOW, INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $21.861.5%12025
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $18.231.2%12025
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $17.561.2%12025
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $17.091.1%12025
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $14.651.0%12025
Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $14.351.0%12025
Abbott Laboratories Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $13.660.9%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$1,481.6589

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
REPATHA
Normalized: repatha
Biological Amgen Inc. $180.57 13 2025
Source payment records
MOUNJARO
Normalized: mounjaro
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $169.35 9 2025
Source payment records
ZEPBOUND
Normalized: zepbound
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $169.35 9 2025
Source payment records
ONPATTRO
Normalized: onpattro
Drug Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. $148.12 8 2025
Source payment records
LEQVIO
Normalized: leqvio
Drug Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $113.42 7 2025
Source payment records
VYNDAQEL
Normalized: vyndaqel
Drug PFIZER INC. $93.25 8 2025
Source payment records
VERQUVO
Normalized: verquvo
Drug Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $90.21 5 2025
Source payment records
Kerendia
Normalized: kerendia
Drug Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $79.13 4 2025
Source payment records
NEXLETOL
Normalized: nexletol
Drug Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. $74.60 5 2025
Source payment records
Wegovy
Normalized: wegovy
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $67.67 4 2025
Source payment records
ELIQUIS
Normalized: eliquis
Drug PFIZER INC. $50.39 3 2025
Source payment records
FARXIGA
Normalized: farxiga
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $47.97 3 2025
Source payment records
CAMZYOS
Normalized: camzyos
Drug E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $46.73 3 2025
Source payment records
Hillrom - Cardiac Ambulatory Monitor
Normalized: hillrom cardiac ambulatory monitor
Device Baxter Healthcare $45.39 1 2025
Source payment records
Ozempic
Normalized: ozempic
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $40.60 2 2025
Source payment records
Attruby
Normalized: attruby
Drug BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. $34.83 2 2025
Source payment records
WATCHMAN FLX
Normalized: watchman flx
Device Boston Scientific Corporation $27.56 2 2025
Source payment records
FFRct
Normalized: ffrct
Device HEARTFLOW, INC. $21.86 1 2025
Source payment records
CAPVAXIVE
Normalized: capvaxive
Biological Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $19.28 1 2025
Source payment records
LifeVest
Normalized: lifevest
Device ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $18.23 1 2025
Source payment records
EDARBI
Normalized: edarbi
Drug Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $17.56 1 2025
Source payment records
AREXVY
Normalized: arexvy
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $17.09 1 2025
Source payment records
SHINGRIX
Normalized: shingrix
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $17.09 1 2025
Source payment records
PAXLOVID
Normalized: paxlovid
Drug PFIZER INC. $16.81 1 2025
Source payment records
Assure WCD
Normalized: assure wcd
Device Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. $14.65 1 2025
Source payment records
CONTRAVE
Normalized: contrave
Drug Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC $14.35 1 2025
Source payment records
AVEIR
Normalized: aveir
Device Abbott Laboratories $13.66 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
EDARBI
edarbi
2025 Edarbi 2024 24
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
ELIQUIS
eliquis
2025 Eliquis 2024 564 exact normalized Medicare Part D
FARXIGA
farxiga
2025 Farxiga 2024 90 exact normalized Medicare Part D
MOUNJARO
mounjaro
2025 Mounjaro 2024 46
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
NEXLETOL
nexletol
2025 Nexletol 2024 21
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
Ozempic
ozempic
2025 Ozempic 2024 17
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
VERQUVO
verquvo
2025 Verquvo 2024 15
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
Wegovy
wegovy
2025 Wegovy 2024 33
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 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
90 21
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 EDARBI
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
1140 supporting records · 805 recipient NPIs · example record 1242666830
Edarbi · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
24 suppressed by CMS
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 EDARBYCLOR
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
283 supporting records · 215 recipient NPIs · example record 1242666846
Edarbyclor · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
41 suppressed by CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 ELIQUIS
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
27956 supporting records · 14870 recipient NPIs · example record 1184377713
Eliquis · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
564 119
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 NEXLETOL
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
24230 supporting records · 12642 recipient NPIs · example record 1243949989
Nexletol · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
21 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
94 21
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
46 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
15 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
116 21
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
17 suppressed by CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 Wegovy
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
183056 supporting records · 75256 recipient NPIs · example record 1188130070
Wegovy · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
33 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
564 119

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
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium961279
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate666200
EliquisApixaban564119
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate553177
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium427126
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide30896
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium30897
XareltoRivaroxaban30774
CarvedilolCarvedilol27474
ValsartanValsartan26474
Olmesartan MedoxomilOlmesartan Medoxomil24467
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate20056
FurosemideFurosemide18168
EzetimibeEzetimibe16652
SpironolactoneSpironolactone15646
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate15346
LisinoprilLisinopril15151
RamiprilRamipril14843
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium12632
Nebivolol HclNebivolol Hcl12433
EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan11621
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl11134
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl10327
IrbesartanIrbesartan10229
JardianceEmpagliflozin9421
Valsartan-HydrochlorothiazideValsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide9228
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol9021
MultaqDronedarone Hcl8716
Olmesartan-HydrochlorothiazideOlmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide8629
SimvastatinSimvastatin8625
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride6818
Flecainide AcetateFlecainide Acetate6615
Clonidine HclClonidine Hcl6013
Repatha SureclickEvolocumab5713
Warfarin SodiumWarfarin Sodium5716
AlprazolamAlprazolam5518
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl5521
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide5213
Midodrine HclMidodrine Hcl5114
Doxazosin MesylateDoxazosin Mesylate5017
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium4815
MounjaroTirzepatide46suppressed
Verapamil ErVerapamil Hcl4411
Lisinopril-HydrochlorothiazideLisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide4213
EdarbyclorAzilsartan Med/Chlorthalidone41suppressed
OmeprazoleOmeprazole39suppressed
TorsemideTorsemide3914
Amiodarone HclAmiodarone Hcl3814
Amlodipine Besylate-BenazeprilAmlodipine Besylate/Benazepril38suppressed
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl3712
DigoxinDigoxin35suppressed
Praluent PenAlirocumab35suppressed
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium3311
WegovySemaglutide33suppressed
Ranolazine ErRanolazine30suppressed
AtenololAtenolol27suppressed
Amlodipine-OlmesartanAmlodipine Bes/Olmesartan Med24suppressed
EdarbiAzilsartan Medoxomil24suppressed
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate24suppressed
Verapamil HclVerapamil Hcl23suppressed
Enalapril MaleateEnalapril Maleate22suppressed
NexletolBempedoic Acid21suppressed
Propranolol Hcl ErPropranolol Hcl21suppressed
AllopurinolAllopurinol20suppressed
ChlorthalidoneChlorthalidone20suppressed
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate20suppressed
Amlodipine-ValsartanAmlodipine Besylate/Valsartan19suppressed
BumetanideBumetanide18suppressed
Diltiazem 12hr ErDiltiazem Hcl18suppressed
TelmisartanTelmisartan18suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate Nanocrystallized17suppressed
OzempicSemaglutide17suppressed
SotalolSotalol Hcl17suppressed
Telmisartan-HydrochlorothiazidTelmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazid17suppressed
Benazepril HclBenazepril Hcl16suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate ErIsosorbide Mononitrate15suppressed
Nifedipine ErNifedipine15suppressed
VerquvoVericiguat15suppressed
AmoxicillinAmoxicillin14suppressed
Bisoprolol FumarateBisoprolol Fumarate14suppressed
Ezetimibe-SimvastatinEzetimibe/Simvastatin14suppressed
Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid14suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr ErDiltiazem Hcl13suppressed
FamotidineFamotidine13suppressed
Fludrocortisone AcetateFludrocortisone Acetate13suppressed
Icosapent EthylIcosapent Ethyl13suppressed
Omega-3 Acid Ethyl EstersOmega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters13suppressed
PrednisonePrednisone13suppressed
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl13suppressed
Prasugrel HclPrasugrel Hcl12suppressed
Cardura XlDoxazosin Mesylate11suppressed
CozaarLosartan Potassium11suppressed
Dabigatran EtexilateDabigatran Etexilate Mesylate11suppressed
EplerenoneEplerenone11suppressed
FinasterideFinasteride11suppressed

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 $1,481.65 · 89 records Amgen Inc. AREXVY, AVEIR, Assure WCD, Attruby, CAMZYOS, CAPVAXIVE, CONTRAVE, EDARBI, ELIQUIS, FARXIGA, FFRct, Hillrom - Cardiac Ambulatory Monitor, Kerendia, LEQVIO, LifeVest, MOUNJARO, NEXLETOL, ONPATTRO, Ozempic, PAXLOVID, REPATHA, SHINGRIX, VERQUVO, VYNDAQEL, WATCHMAN FLX, Wegovy, ZEPBOUND 12
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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