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Derek Almendares, DO

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine · MIAMI LAKES, FL · NPI 1144885526

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 Derek Almendares, DO received $647.75 in general payments during 2025 across 31 reported records.

Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. accounted for 31.2% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 16 associated products.

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

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 41 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 22 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 39 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 46 claims for Farxiga 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 60 claims for Jardiance by this doctor in 2024.

GlaxoSmithKline, 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 TRELEGY ELLIPTA as an associated drug or biological on 131532 records involving 37148 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 27 claims for Trelegy Ellipta 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 60 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 83 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 30 claims for Trulicity 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 68 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 97 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 31 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

$647.75

31 reported records · 13 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
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $202.1031.2%72025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $148.9723.0%112025
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $69.6110.8%22025
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $38.676.0%22025
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $33.355.2%12025
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $26.474.1%12025
Insulet Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $22.613.5%12025
ABBVIE INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $21.823.4%12025
Amgen Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $18.382.8%12025
Abbott Laboratories Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $18.242.8%12025
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $16.622.6%12025
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $15.532.4%12025
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $15.382.4%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$647.7531

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
Kerendia
Normalized: kerendia
Drug Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $202.10 7 2025
Source payment records
MOUNJARO
Normalized: mounjaro
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $122.78 10 2025
Source payment records
ZEPBOUND
Normalized: zepbound
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $110.20 9 2025
Source payment records
FUROSCIX
Normalized: furoscix
Drug SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC. $69.61 2 2025
Source payment records
JARDIANCE
Normalized: jardiance
Drug Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Lilly USA, LLC $42.81 2 2025
Source payment records
ZORYVE
Normalized: zoryve
Drug Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. $38.67 2 2025
Source payment records
AIRSUPRA
Normalized: airsupra
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $33.35 1 2025
Source payment records
Ozempic
Normalized: ozempic
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $26.47 1 2025
Source payment records
Rybelsus
Normalized: rybelsus
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $26.47 1 2025
Source payment records
Omnipod
Normalized: omnipod
Device Insulet Corporation $22.61 1 2025
Source payment records
LINZESS
Normalized: linzess
Drug ABBVIE INC. $21.82 1 2025
Source payment records
OTEZLA
Normalized: otezla
Drug Amgen Inc. $18.38 1 2025
Source payment records
REPATHA
Normalized: repatha
Biological Amgen Inc. $18.38 1 2025
Source payment records
FREESTYLE LIBRE
Normalized: freestyle libre
Device Abbott Laboratories $18.24 1 2025
Source payment records
LEQVIO
Normalized: leqvio
Drug Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $15.53 1 2025
Source payment records
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
Normalized: trelegy ellipta
Drug GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $15.38 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 60 exact normalized Medicare Part D
LINZESS
linzess
2025 Linzess 2024 41 exact normalized Medicare Part D
MOUNJARO
mounjaro
2025 Mounjaro 2024 83 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Ozempic
ozempic
2025 Ozempic 2024 97 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Rybelsus
rybelsus
2025 Rybelsus 2024 31
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
trelegy ellipta
2025 Trelegy Ellipta 2024 27
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
41 11
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
22 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
39 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
46 11
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
60 17
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 TRELEGY ELLIPTA
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
131532 supporting records · 37148 recipient NPIs · example record 1190332369
Trelegy Ellipta · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
27 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
60 17
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
83 12
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
30 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
68 15
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
97 16
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
31 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
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium526131
GabapentinGabapentin29061
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl24458
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium22544
LisinoprilLisinopril21146
FamotidineFamotidine20952
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide19943
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium19854
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium19647
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate18552
CarvedilolCarvedilol18442
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate17640
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium17155
OmeprazoleOmeprazole15444
FurosemideFurosemide14430
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate13139
EliquisApixaban12731
AzithromycinAzithromycin12679
MethylprednisoloneMethylprednisolone12387
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl11324
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate10828
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium10523
ChlorthalidoneChlorthalidone10223
SpironolactoneSpironolactone9817
OzempicSemaglutide9716
Memantine HclMemantine Hcl8919
GlimepirideGlimepiride8519
KetoconazoleKetoconazole8319
MounjaroTirzepatide8312
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate8224
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate8222
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate7622
EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan6815
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac Sodium6728
NaproxenNaproxen6741
AllopurinolAllopurinol6611
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl6514
PrednisonePrednisone6424
XareltoRivaroxaban6216
AlprazolamAlprazolam6122
Quetiapine FumarateQuetiapine Fumarate6117
Clonidine HclClonidine Hcl6013
JardianceEmpagliflozin6017
Hydroxyzine HclHydroxyzine Hcl5921
Nifedipine ErNifedipine5916
Cyclobenzaprine HclCyclobenzaprine Hcl5240
BaclofenBaclofen5126
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide5112
Triamcinolone AcetonideTriamcinolone Acetonide5132
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog50suppressed
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl5015
PregabalinPregabalin49suppressed
CiclopiroxCiclopirox4611
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol4611
Glipizide ErGlipizide45suppressed
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl44suppressed
TorsemideTorsemide4315
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl41suppressed
IbuprofenIbuprofen4122
LinzessLinaclotide4111
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate41suppressed
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl40suppressed
Ammonium LactateAmmonium Lactate39suppressed
BrilintaTicagrelor39suppressed
Olmesartan MedoxomilOlmesartan Medoxomil3911
Warfarin SodiumWarfarin Sodium39suppressed
EzetimibeEzetimibe37suppressed
IrbesartanIrbesartan36suppressed
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium3511
TopiramateTopiramate35suppressed
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl34suppressed
Doxepin HclDoxepin Hcl33suppressed
Buspirone HclBuspirone Hcl32suppressed
MeloxicamMeloxicam3212
RybelsusSemaglutide31suppressed
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl31suppressed
Meclizine HclMeclizine Hcl3018
MirtazapineMirtazapine30suppressed
TrulicityDulaglutide30suppressed
ValsartanValsartan30suppressed
ClonazepamClonazepam28suppressed
Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter27suppressed
BenzonatateBenzonatate2618
Clotrimazole-BetamethasoneClotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip2618
FinasterideFinasteride26suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim2618
TelmisartanTelmisartan26suppressed
AtenololAtenolol25suppressed
CelecoxibCelecoxib2516
GlipizideGlipizide25suppressed
OfloxacinOfloxacin2519
Xigduo XrDapaglifloz Propaned/Metformin25suppressed
Propranolol HclPropranolol Hcl24suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav2320
FenofibrateFenofibrate Nanocrystallized23suppressed
MupirocinMupirocin2218
Sumatriptan SuccinateSumatriptan Succinate22suppressed
SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium22suppressed
TemazepamTemazepam22suppressed
TradjentaLinagliptin22suppressed
Betamethasone DipropionateBetamethasone Dipropionate21suppressed
BumetanideBumetanide21suppressed
DigoxinDigoxin21suppressed
Enalapril MaleateEnalapril Maleate21suppressed
JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate21suppressed
Amitriptyline HclAmitriptyline Hcl20suppressed
Doxazosin MesylateDoxazosin Mesylate20suppressed
Fluoxetine HclFluoxetine Hcl20suppressed
Donepezil HclDonepezil Hcl19suppressed
Labetalol HclLabetalol Hcl19suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-MacroNitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst1913
Tizanidine HclTizanidine Hcl1912
VascepaIcosapent Ethyl19suppressed
Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide18suppressed
Clobetasol PropionateClobetasol Propionate18suppressed
ClotrimazoleClotrimazole18suppressed
Dicyclomine HclDicyclomine Hcl17suppressed
Icosapent EthylIcosapent Ethyl17suppressed
Midodrine HclMidodrine Hcl17suppressed
Breztri AerosphereBudesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol16suppressed
Isosorbide DinitrateIsosorbide Dinitrate16suppressed
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog15suppressed
Carbidopa-LevodopaCarbidopa/Levodopa15suppressed
Ciprofloxacin HclCiprofloxacin Hcl1512
Comfort Ez Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic15suppressed
JanumetSitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl15suppressed
Levocetirizine DihydrochlorideLevocetirizine Dihydrochloride15suppressed
MethotrexateMethotrexate Sodium15suppressed
NabumetoneNabumetone15suppressed
Ventolin HfaAlbuterol Sulfate15suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-BenazeprilAmlodipine Besylate/Benazepril14suppressed
Clindamycin HclClindamycin Hcl1412
Esomeprazole MagnesiumEsomeprazole Magnesium14suppressed
LactuloseLactulose14suppressed
Lurasidone HclLurasidone Hcl14suppressed
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride14suppressed
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium14suppressed
RestasisCyclosporine14suppressed
SotalolSotalol Hcl14suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-100Insulin Degludec14suppressed
Alcohol SwabsAlcohol Antiseptic Pads13suppressed
Levetiracetam ErLevetiracetam13suppressed
NitroglycerinNitroglycerin13suppressed
PaxlovidNirmatrelvir/Ritonavir1313
Diclofenac Sodium ErDiclofenac Sodium12suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate ErIsosorbide Mononitrate12suppressed
NystatinNystatin12suppressed
SimvastatinSimvastatin12suppressed
Spiriva RespimatTiotropium Bromide12suppressed
FluconazoleFluconazole1111
Insulin Lispro Kwikpen U-100Insulin Lispro11suppressed
Insulin Lispro Protamine MixInsulin Lispro Protamin/Lispro11suppressed
LevofloxacinLevofloxacin11suppressed
RamiprilRamipril11suppressed
Silver SulfadiazineSilver Sulfadiazine11suppressed
Toujeo SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog11suppressed

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 $647.75 · 31 records Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. AIRSUPRA, FREESTYLE LIBRE, FUROSCIX, JARDIANCE, Kerendia, LEQVIO, LINZESS, MOUNJARO, OTEZLA, Omnipod, Ozempic, REPATHA, Rybelsus, TRELEGY ELLIPTA, ZEPBOUND, ZORYVE 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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