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Sameh Fikry Askandar, M.D

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Family Medicine · KATY, TX · NPI 1154736239

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 Sameh Fikry Askandar, M.D received $1,136.16 in general payments during 2025 across 56 reported records.

Novo Nordisk Inc accounted for 24.9% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 29 associated products.

A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Farxiga, Jardiance, Mounjaro, Ozempic, Trelegy Ellipta, 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 36 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 63 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 20 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 63 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 124 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 24 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 98 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 13 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 87 claims for Eliquis 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 PAXLOVID as an associated drug or biological on 24465 records involving 15715 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 16 claims for Paxlovid by this doctor in 2024.

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

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$1,136.16

56 reported records · 18 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
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $282.9624.9%122025
PFIZER INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $137.0812.1%62025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $124.4010.9%72025
Dexcom, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $73.266.5%42025
Amgen Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $72.426.4%42025
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $68.246.0%32025
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $56.235.0%32025
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $49.374.3%32025
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $47.314.2%32025
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $40.733.6%22025
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $31.322.8%22025
SANOFI PASTEUR INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $26.032.3%12025
Astellas Pharma US Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $25.592.2%12025
Abbott Laboratories Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $24.402.1%12025
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $22.612.0%12025
ConvaTec Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $21.791.9%12025
SHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $16.261.4%12025
Exact Sciences Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $16.161.4%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$1,136.1656

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
Ozempic
Normalized: ozempic
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $196.37 8 2025
Source payment records
MOUNJARO
Normalized: mounjaro
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $90.52 5 2025
Source payment records
Wegovy
Normalized: wegovy
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $86.59 4 2025
Source payment records
JARDIANCE
Normalized: jardiance
Drug Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Lilly USA, LLC $83.25 5 2025
Source payment records
ABRYSVO
Normalized: abrysvo
Biological PFIZER INC. $78.03 3 2025
Source payment records
COMIRNATY
Normalized: comirnaty
Biological PFIZER INC. $78.03 3 2025
Source payment records
PREVNAR 20
Normalized: prevnar 20
Biological PFIZER INC. $78.03 3 2025
Source payment records
Dexcom G6 Transmitter
Normalized: dexcom g6 transmitter
Medical Supply Dexcom, Inc. $73.26 4 2025
Source payment records
REPATHA
Normalized: repatha
Biological Amgen Inc. $72.42 4 2025
Source payment records
TZIELD
Normalized: tzield
Biological SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC $68.24 3 2025
Source payment records
NURTEC ODT
Normalized: nurtec odt
Drug PFIZER INC. $59.05 3 2025
Source payment records
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
Normalized: trelegy ellipta
Drug GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $56.23 3 2025
Source payment records
ZEPBOUND
Normalized: zepbound
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $44.98 3 2025
Source payment records
ZAVZPRET
Normalized: zavzpret
Drug PFIZER INC. $38.92 2 2025
Source payment records
OTEZLA
Normalized: otezla
Drug Amgen Inc. $34.04 2 2025
Source payment records
INSPIRE
Normalized: inspire
Device Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. $31.32 2 2025
Source payment records
AIRSUPRA
Normalized: airsupra
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $28.21 2 2025
Source payment records
FLUBLOK QUADRIVALENT NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
Normalized: flublok quadrivalent northern hemisphere
Biological SANOFI PASTEUR INC. $26.03 1 2025
Source payment records
Veozah
Normalized: veozah
Drug Astellas Pharma US Inc $25.59 1 2025
Source payment records
FREESTYLE LIBRE 3
Normalized: freestyle libre 3
Device Abbott Laboratories $24.40 1 2025
Source payment records
Rybelsus
Normalized: rybelsus
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $22.96 1 2025
Source payment records
JOURNAVX
Normalized: journavx
Drug VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED $22.61 1 2025
Source payment records
INNOVAMATRIX AC
Normalized: innovamatrix ac
Device ConvaTec Inc. $21.79 1 2025
Source payment records
LAGEVRIO
Normalized: lagevrio
Drug Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $21.41 1 2025
Source payment records
CAPVAXIVE
Normalized: capvaxive
Biological Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $19.32 1 2025
Source payment records
GARDASIL 9
Normalized: gardasil 9
Biological Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $19.32 1 2025
Source payment records
FARXIGA
Normalized: farxiga
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $19.10 1 2025
Source payment records
ACCRUFER
Normalized: accrufer
Drug SHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC $16.26 1 2025
Source payment records
Cologuard Collection Kit
Normalized: cologuard collection kit
Device Exact Sciences Corporation $16.16 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
FARXIGA
farxiga
2025 Farxiga 2024 36 exact normalized Medicare Part D
JARDIANCE
jardiance
2025 Jardiance 2024 63 exact normalized Medicare Part D
MOUNJARO
mounjaro
2025 Mounjaro 2024 124 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Ozempic
ozempic
2025 Ozempic 2024 98 exact normalized Medicare Part D
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
trelegy ellipta
2025 Trelegy Ellipta 2024 20
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
Wegovy
wegovy
2025 Wegovy 2024 13
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
36 13
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
63 21
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
20 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
63 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
124 21
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
24 suppressed by CMS
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
98 32
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
13 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
87 35
PFIZER INC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 PAXLOVID
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
24465 supporting records · 15715 recipient NPIs · example record 1228794432
Paxlovid · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
16 16

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 Calcium587206
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl481210
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate394143
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium279112
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium27194
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium22773
GabapentinGabapentin22093
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate20174
GlipizideGlipizide18474
LisinoprilLisinopril18256
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium17466
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate16165
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide15453
MeloxicamMeloxicam15177
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl14860
CelecoxibCelecoxib13259
MounjaroTirzepatide12421
FurosemideFurosemide12247
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl11145
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate10043
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium9937
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate9839
OzempicSemaglutide9832
CarvedilolCarvedilol9734
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl9731
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl9438
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide8931
EliquisApixaban8735
MethylprednisoloneMethylprednisolone8267
SimvastatinSimvastatin7524
MethocarbamolMethocarbamol7448
AzithromycinAzithromycin7363
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog7227
ValsartanValsartan6521
JardianceEmpagliflozin6321
OmeprazoleOmeprazole6227
AllopurinolAllopurinol6023
Pioglitazone HclPioglitazone Hcl6021
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium6027
AlprazolamAlprazolam5917
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav5743
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl5620
Vitamin D2Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)5524
EzetimibeEzetimibe5425
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride5427
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate5322
SpironolactoneSpironolactone5123
CefdinirCefdinir4838
ChlorthalidoneChlorthalidone4315
FamotidineFamotidine4317
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate4217
Triamcinolone AcetonideTriamcinolone Acetonide4224
Donepezil HclDonepezil Hcl4115
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl4111
FinasterideFinasteride3819
Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl3714
ClonazepamClonazepam37suppressed
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium3615
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol3613
Nifedipine ErNifedipine3612
Memantine HclMemantine Hcl3414
Terbinafine HclTerbinafine Hcl3424
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate3416
MirtazapineMirtazapine3311
Hydroxyzine HclHydroxyzine Hcl3216
Amlodipine Besylate-BenazeprilAmlodipine Besylate/Benazepril31suppressed
Benazepril HclBenazepril Hcl31suppressed
Fluoxetine HclFluoxetine Hcl31suppressed
GlimepirideGlimepiride3113
PregabalinPregabalin3115
Clotrimazole-BetamethasoneClotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip3019
ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl2917
Buspirone HclBuspirone Hcl27suppressed
Clindamycin HclClindamycin Hcl2724
Cyclobenzaprine HclCyclobenzaprine Hcl2714
Ciprofloxacin HclCiprofloxacin Hcl2623
TorsemideTorsemide26suppressed
IbuprofenIbuprofen25suppressed
LactuloseLactulose2519
LinzessLinaclotide24suppressed
TrulicityDulaglutide24suppressed
AtenololAtenolol23suppressed
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac Sodium2313
Lisinopril-HydrochlorothiazideLisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide23suppressed
Olmesartan MedoxomilOlmesartan Medoxomil2312
JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate22suppressed
LevetiracetamLevetiracetam21suppressed
Propranolol HclPropranolol Hcl21suppressed
SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium21suppressed
Amitriptyline HclAmitriptyline Hcl2011
LorazepamLorazepam20suppressed
Ondansetron OdtOndansetron2012
Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter20suppressed
Valsartan-HydrochlorothiazideValsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide20suppressed
MetronidazoleMetronidazole1917
Quetiapine FumarateQuetiapine Fumarate19suppressed
Sildenafil CitrateSildenafil Citrate19suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-100Insulin Degludec18suppressed
Olmesartan-HydrochlorothiazideOlmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide17suppressed
PrednisonePrednisone1712
Amiodarone HclAmiodarone Hcl16suppressed
Clonidine HclClonidine Hcl16suppressed
Dicyclomine HclDicyclomine Hcl16suppressed
Doxycycline MonohydrateDoxycycline Monohydrate1614
LidocaineLidocaine16suppressed
Memantine Hcl ErMemantine Hcl16suppressed
PaxlovidNirmatrelvir/Ritonavir1616
Ultra-Fine Mini Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic16suppressed
Dextroamphetamine-AmphetamineDextroamphetamine/Amphetamine15suppressed
DigoxinDigoxin15suppressed
Sumatriptan SuccinateSumatriptan Succinate15suppressed
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl1512
Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide14suppressed
EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan14suppressed
Glipizide ErGlipizide14suppressed
Neomycin-Polymyxin-HydrocortNeomycin/Polymyxin B/Hydrocort1411
Varenicline TartrateVarenicline Tartrate14suppressed
XareltoRivaroxaban14suppressed
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog13suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate13suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate ErIsosorbide Mononitrate13suppressed
LansoprazoleLansoprazole13suppressed
Levocetirizine DihydrochlorideLevocetirizine Dihydrochloride13suppressed
Olmesartan-Amlodipine-HctzOlmesartan/Amlodipin/Hcthiazid13suppressed
TradjentaLinagliptin13suppressed
WegovySemaglutide13suppressed
ConstuloseLactulose12suppressed
EszopicloneEszopiclone12suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate Nanocrystallized12suppressed
FluconazoleFluconazole12suppressed
Meclizine HclMeclizine Hcl12suppressed
NaproxenNaproxen12suppressed
Solifenacin SuccinateSolifenacin Succinate12suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl ErVenlafaxine Hcl12suppressed
Alfuzosin Hcl ErAlfuzosin Hcl11suppressed
Dextroamphetamine-Amphet ErDextroamphetamine/Amphetamine11suppressed
Nebivolol HclNebivolol Hcl11suppressed
Propranolol Hcl ErPropranolol Hcl11suppressed
Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid11suppressed

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 $1,136.16 · 56 records Novo Nordisk Inc ABRYSVO, ACCRUFER, AIRSUPRA, CAPVAXIVE, COMIRNATY, Cologuard Collection Kit, Dexcom G6 Transmitter, FARXIGA, FLUBLOK QUADRIVALENT NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, FREESTYLE LIBRE 3, GARDASIL 9, INNOVAMATRIX AC, INSPIRE, JARDIANCE, JOURNAVX, LAGEVRIO, MOUNJARO, NURTEC ODT, OTEZLA, Ozempic, PREVNAR 20, REPATHA, Rybelsus, TRELEGY ELLIPTA, TZIELD, Veozah, Wegovy, ZAVZPRET, ZEPBOUND 10
2024 Complete

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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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