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James R Hess, DO

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · HAUPPAUGE, NY · NPI 1124092747

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 James R Hess, DO received $2,330.45 in general payments during 2025 across 102 reported records.

Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. accounted for 12.7% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 32 associated products.

A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Jardiance, Mounjaro, Ozempic, Prolia, Rybelsus, Synthroid.

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 ARMOUR THYROID as an associated drug or biological on 50 records involving 11 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 18 claims for Armour Thyroid 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 142 claims for Synthroid by this doctor in 2024.

Amgen 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 PROLIA as an associated drug or biological on 20867 records involving 11744 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 38 claims for Prolia 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 101 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 JARDIANCE as an associated drug or biological on 47708 records involving 23833 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 101 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 109 claims for Mounjaro 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 TRULICITY as an associated drug or biological on 71 records involving 57 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 56 claims for Trulicity 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 176 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 Rybelsus as an associated drug or biological on 161257 records involving 55409 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 21 claims for Rybelsus by this doctor in 2024.

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

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$2,330.45

102 reported records · 25 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
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $296.5012.7%142025
Amgen Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $286.1412.3%132025
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $258.6411.1%132025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $168.197.2%82025
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $140.486.0%52025
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $126.505.4%52025
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $113.874.9%62025
RECORDATI_RARE_DISEASES_INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $105.964.5%42025
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $89.593.8%32025
Dexcom, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $69.283.0%22025
Antares Pharma, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $65.972.8%22025
Verona Pharma, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $65.292.8%32025
ABBVIE INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $63.792.7%32025
Abbott Laboratories Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $61.042.6%32025
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $56.582.4%22025
KYOWA KIRIN, INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $56.022.4%22025
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $53.932.3%22025
Corcept Therapeutics Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $47.602.0%22025
Radius Health, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $44.471.9%22025
Insulet Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $43.521.9%22025
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $35.681.5%22025
Avvisto Therapeutics, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $24.491.1%12025
Almatica Pharma LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $22.701.0%12025
HARMONY BIOSCIENCES LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $18.540.8%12025
Vifor Pharma, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $15.680.7%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$2,330.45102

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
TEPEZZA
Normalized: tepezza
Biological Amgen Inc. $255.03 11 2025
Source payment records
RECORLEV
Normalized: recorlev
Drug Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $197.43 9 2025
Source payment records
TZIELD
Normalized: tzield
Biological SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC $140.48 5 2025
Source payment records
Ozempic
Normalized: ozempic
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $134.71 7 2025
Source payment records
UNITHROID
Normalized: unithroid
Drug Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC $126.50 5 2025
Source payment records
ZEPBOUND
Normalized: zepbound
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $117.62 5 2025
Source payment records
t:slim X2 Insulin Pump with Control-IQ
Normalized: t slim x2 insulin pump with control iq
Device Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. $113.87 6 2025
Source payment records
ISTURISA
Normalized: isturisa
Drug RECORDATI_RARE_DISEASES_INC. $105.96 4 2025
Source payment records
JARDIANCE
Normalized: jardiance
Drug Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Lilly USA, LLC $104.50 5 2025
Source payment records
Wegovy
Normalized: wegovy
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $101.73 5 2025
Source payment records
GVOKE HYPOPEN
Normalized: gvoke hypopen
Drug Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $99.07 5 2025
Source payment records
Rybelsus
Normalized: rybelsus
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $90.35 5 2025
Source payment records
REZDIFFRA
Normalized: rezdiffra
Drug Madrigal Pharmaceuticals $89.59 3 2025
Source payment records
Dexcom G6 Transmitter
Normalized: dexcom g6 transmitter
Medical Supply Dexcom, Inc. $69.28 2 2025
Source payment records
XYOSTED
Normalized: xyosted
Drug Antares Pharma, Inc. $65.97 2 2025
Source payment records
Ohtuvayre
Normalized: ohtuvayre
Drug Verona Pharma, Inc. $65.29 3 2025
Source payment records
SYNTHROID
Normalized: synthroid
Drug ABBVIE INC. $63.79 3 2025
Source payment records
FREESTYLE LIBRE 3
Normalized: freestyle libre 3
Device Abbott Laboratories $61.04 3 2025
Source payment records
STRENSIQ
Normalized: strensiq
Biological Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $56.58 2 2025
Source payment records
CRYSVITA
Normalized: crysvita
Drug KYOWA KIRIN, INC. $56.02 2 2025
Source payment records
MOUNJARO
Normalized: mounjaro
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $49.96 2 2025
Source payment records
Korlym
Normalized: korlym
Drug Corcept Therapeutics $47.60 2 2025
Source payment records
Tymlos
Normalized: tymlos
Drug Radius Health, Inc. $44.47 2 2025
Source payment records
Omnipod
Normalized: omnipod
Device Insulet Corporation $43.52 2 2025
Source payment records
ENTRESTO
Normalized: entresto
Drug Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $35.68 2 2025
Source payment records
LEQVIO
Normalized: leqvio
Drug Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $35.68 2 2025
Source payment records
EVENITY
Normalized: evenity
Biological Amgen Inc. $31.11 2 2025
Source payment records
CYCLOSET
Normalized: cycloset
Drug Avvisto Therapeutics, LLC $24.49 1 2025
Source payment records
TERIPARATIDE
Normalized: teriparatide
Drug Almatica Pharma LLC $22.70 1 2025
Source payment records
WAKIX
Normalized: wakix
Drug HARMONY BIOSCIENCES LLC $18.54 1 2025
Source payment records
PROLIA
Normalized: prolia
Biological Amgen Inc. $16.63 1 2025
Source payment records
Zemaira
Normalized: zemaira
Biological Vifor Pharma, Inc. $15.68 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 101 exact normalized Medicare Part D
MOUNJARO
mounjaro
2025 Mounjaro 2024 109 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Ozempic
ozempic
2025 Ozempic 2024 176 exact normalized Medicare Part D
PROLIA
prolia
2025 Prolia 2024 38 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Rybelsus
rybelsus
2025 Rybelsus 2024 21
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
SYNTHROID
synthroid
2025 Synthroid 2024 142 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 ARMOUR THYROID
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
50 supporting records · 11 recipient NPIs · example record 1201517088
Armour Thyroid · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
18 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
142 44
Amgen Inc.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 PROLIA
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
20867 supporting records · 11744 recipient NPIs · example record 1226874448
Prolia · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
38 28
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
101 36
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
101 36
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
109 28
Lilly USA, LLC
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 TRULICITY
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
71 supporting records · 57 recipient NPIs · example record 1186464601
Trulicity · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
56 19
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
176 50
Novo Nordisk Inc
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 Rybelsus
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
161257 supporting records · 55409 recipient NPIs · example record 1188130076
Rybelsus · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
21 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

BrandGenericClaimsBeneficiaries
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium373100
GlimepirideGlimepiride25480
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl21761
OzempicSemaglutide17650
SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium14244
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl11339
MounjaroTirzepatide10928
JardianceEmpagliflozin10136
Nano 2nd Gen Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic7234
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog6524
Ibandronate SodiumIbandronate Sodium5814
TrulicityDulaglutide5619
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium5116
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol5014
JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate4716
GlipizideGlipizide4512
MethimazoleMethimazole4315
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium4213
Janumet XrSitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl3912
Novolog FlexpenInsulin Aspart3917
ProliaDenosumab3828
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium3612
Humalog Kwikpen U-100Insulin Lispro3515
Toujeo SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog35suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-100Insulin Degludec3512
GabapentinGabapentin33suppressed
Testosterone CypionateTestosterone Cypionate32suppressed
Pioglitazone HclPioglitazone Hcl30suppressed
Glipizide ErGlipizide29suppressed
CabergolineCabergoline27suppressed
TestosteroneTestosterone24suppressed
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate23suppressed
LevoxylLevothyroxine Sodium22suppressed
AlprazolamAlprazolam21suppressed
HydrocortisoneHydrocortisone21suppressed
Risedronate SodiumRisedronate Sodium21suppressed
RybelsusSemaglutide21suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-200Insulin Degludec20suppressed
Armour ThyroidThyroid,pork18suppressed
OmeprazoleOmeprazole18suppressed
RamiprilRamipril18suppressed
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog17suppressed
JanumetSitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl17suppressed
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl16suppressed
Toujeo Max SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog16suppressed
TradjentaLinagliptin16suppressed
Ultra-Fine Short Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic14suppressed
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl12suppressed
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide12suppressed
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium11suppressed
LisinoprilLisinopril11suppressed
Methylphenidate HclMethylphenidate 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 $2,330.45 · 102 records Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. CRYSVITA, CYCLOSET, Dexcom G6 Transmitter, ENTRESTO, EVENITY, FREESTYLE LIBRE 3, GVOKE HYPOPEN, ISTURISA, JARDIANCE, Korlym, LEQVIO, MOUNJARO, Ohtuvayre, Omnipod, Ozempic, PROLIA, RECORLEV, REZDIFFRA, Rybelsus, STRENSIQ, SYNTHROID, TEPEZZA, TERIPARATIDE, TZIELD, Tymlos, UNITHROID, WAKIX, Wegovy, XYOSTED, ZEPBOUND, Zemaira, t:slim X2 Insulin Pump with Control-IQ 9
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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