Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Ning Cao, M.D.

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine · FLUSHING, NY · NPI 1164476917

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 Ning Cao, M.D. received $2,353.24 in general payments during 2025 across 120 reported records.

ABBVIE INC. accounted for 27.3% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 21 associated products.

A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Creon, Farxiga, Ibsrela, Kerendia, Ozempic, Trelegy Ellipta, Voquezna.

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 CREON as an associated drug or biological on 91561 records involving 20616 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 27 claims for Creon 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 31 claims for Synthroid by this doctor in 2024.

Ardelyx, 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 IBSRELA as an associated drug or biological on 59980 records involving 18215 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 26 claims for Ibsrela 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 99 claims for Farxiga by this doctor in 2024.

Bayer Healthcare 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 Kerendia as an associated drug or biological on 138674 records involving 48458 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 15 claims for Kerendia 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 26 claims for Eliquis 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 40 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 48 claims for Jardiance 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 48 claims for Ozempic 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 26 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 11 claims for Paxlovid by this doctor in 2024.

Phathom 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 VOQUEZNA as an associated drug or biological on 90302 records involving 33442 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 20 claims for Voquezna by this doctor in 2024.

Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, 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 TRULANCE as an associated drug or biological on 2652 records involving 1501 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 14 claims for Trulance by this doctor in 2024.

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

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$2,353.24

120 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
ABBVIE INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $643.3527.3%362025
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $443.3118.8%232025
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $221.579.4%152025
PFIZER INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $202.668.6%92025
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $173.847.4%72025
Ardelyx, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $163.807.0%72025
Amgen Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $137.095.8%62025
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $135.415.8%72025
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $81.163.5%42025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $50.622.1%22025
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $50.002.1%22025
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $28.751.2%12025
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $21.680.9%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$2,353.24120

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
UBRELVY
Normalized: ubrelvy
Drug ABBVIE INC. $435.20 21 2025
Source payment records
AIRSUPRA
Normalized: airsupra
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $276.01 14 2025
Source payment records
QULIPTA
Normalized: qulipta
Drug ABBVIE INC. $249.81 12 2025
Source payment records
XIFAXAN
Normalized: xifaxan
Drug Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $221.57 15 2025
Source payment records
  • 2025-02-12 · Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC · $10.22 · Open Payments source
  • 2025-02-12 · Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC · $10.01 · Open Payments source
  • 2025-02-28 · Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC · $19.71 · Open Payments source
  • 2025-03-21 · Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC · $15.95 · Open Payments source
  • 2025-04-21 · Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC · $17.84 · Open Payments source
  • 2025-05-19 · Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC · $8.03 · Open Payments source
  • 2025-06-10 · Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC · $17.27 · Open Payments source
  • 2025-06-23 · Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC · $7.06 · Open Payments source
  • 2025-06-30 · Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC · $19.57 · Open Payments source
  • 2025-07-28 · Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC · $14.72 · Open Payments source
  • 2025-08-25 · Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC · $18.47 · Open Payments source
  • 2025-09-22 · Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC · $16.35 · Open Payments source
  • 2025-10-20 · Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC · $18.25 · Open Payments source
  • 2025-11-24 · Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC · $18.69 · Open Payments source
  • 2025-11-24 · Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC · $9.43 · Open Payments source
CREON
Normalized: creon
Drug ABBVIE INC. $208.15 15 2025
Source payment records
NURTEC ODT
Normalized: nurtec odt
Drug PFIZER INC. $202.66 9 2025
Source payment records
ZAVZPRET
Normalized: zavzpret
Drug PFIZER INC. $202.66 9 2025
Source payment records
Ozempic
Normalized: ozempic
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $173.84 7 2025
Source payment records
LINZESS
Normalized: linzess
Drug ABBVIE INC. $171.73 12 2025
Source payment records
IBSRELA
Normalized: ibsrela
Drug Ardelyx, Inc. $163.80 7 2025
Source payment records
Rybelsus
Normalized: rybelsus
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $153.77 6 2025
Source payment records
OTEZLA
Normalized: otezla
Drug Amgen Inc. $137.09 6 2025
Source payment records
REPATHA
Normalized: repatha
Biological Amgen Inc. $137.09 6 2025
Source payment records
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
Normalized: trelegy ellipta
Drug GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $135.41 7 2025
Source payment records
FARXIGA
Normalized: farxiga
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $128.44 6 2025
Source payment records
Kerendia
Normalized: kerendia
Drug Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $81.16 4 2025
Source payment records
VOQUEZNA
Normalized: voquezna
Drug Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $50.00 2 2025
Source payment records
MOUNJARO
Normalized: mounjaro
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $28.91 1 2025
Source payment records
ZEPBOUND
Normalized: zepbound
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $21.71 1 2025
Source payment records
Symbravo
Normalized: symbravo
Drug Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. $21.68 1 2025
Source payment records
FASENRA
Normalized: fasenra
Biological AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $18.46 2 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
CREON
creon
2025 Creon 2024 27
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
FARXIGA
farxiga
2025 Farxiga 2024 99 exact normalized Medicare Part D
IBSRELA
ibsrela
2025 Ibsrela 2024 26 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Kerendia
kerendia
2025 Kerendia 2024 15
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
Ozempic
ozempic
2025 Ozempic 2024 48
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
trelegy ellipta
2025 Trelegy Ellipta 2024 40 exact normalized Medicare Part D
VOQUEZNA
voquezna
2025 Voquezna 2024 20
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 CREON
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
91561 supporting records · 20616 recipient NPIs · example record 1201352608
Creon · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
27 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
31 suppressed by CMS
Ardelyx, Inc.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 IBSRELA
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
59980 supporting records · 18215 recipient NPIs · example record 1247828901
Ibsrela · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
26 12
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
99 28
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 Kerendia
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
138674 supporting records · 48458 recipient NPIs · example record 1225434663
Kerendia · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
15 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
26 suppressed by CMS
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
40 17
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
48 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
48 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
26 suppressed by CMS
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
11 11
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 VOQUEZNA
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
90302 supporting records · 33442 recipient NPIs · example record 1219216983
Voquezna · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
20 suppressed by CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 TRULANCE
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
2652 supporting records · 1501 recipient NPIs · example record 1231775445
Trulance · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
14 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 Calcium407120
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate23878
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium22863
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate19354
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium17845
VascepaIcosapent Ethyl15937
LisinoprilLisinopril14344
SimvastatinSimvastatin13240
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium12839
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl11839
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl10428
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol9928
AzithromycinAzithromycin8062
AtenololAtenolol7019
MeloxicamMeloxicam7022
Vitamin D2Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)6833
Glipizide ErGlipizide6719
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl6319
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate6317
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium6217
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide5920
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide5218
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate5114
JardianceEmpagliflozin48suppressed
OzempicSemaglutide48suppressed
Lisinopril-HydrochlorothiazideLisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide4511
Amlodipine Besylate-BenazeprilAmlodipine Besylate/Benazepril4411
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl4213
OmeprazoleOmeprazole4021
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium4013
Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter4017
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate3815
HydrocortisoneHydrocortisone3417
Nifedipine ErNifedipine3412
Breztri AerosphereBudesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol33suppressed
SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium31suppressed
FamotidineFamotidine30suppressed
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium30suppressed
CelecoxibCelecoxib28suppressed
Clotrimazole-BetamethasoneClotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip2715
CreonLipase/Protease/Amylase27suppressed
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac Sodium2613
EliquisApixaban26suppressed
Glipizide-MetforminGlipizide/Metformin Hcl26suppressed
IbsrelaTenapanor Hcl2612
LorazepamLorazepam25suppressed
PrednisonePrednisone2518
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog24suppressed
AllopurinolAllopurinol23suppressed
Ammonium LactateAmmonium Lactate23suppressed
CarvedilolCarvedilol23suppressed
EszopicloneEszopiclone22suppressed
FinasterideFinasteride2111
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav2016
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate20suppressed
EzetimibeEzetimibe20suppressed
VoqueznaVonoprazan Fumarate20suppressed
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate19suppressed
MethimazoleMethimazole19suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-MacroNitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst1919
Raloxifene HclRaloxifene Hcl19suppressed
Clobetasol PropionateClobetasol Propionate1816
ClonazepamClonazepam18suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate18suppressed
LevofloxacinLevofloxacin1715
Meclizine HclMeclizine Hcl1715
JanumetSitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl16suppressed
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium16suppressed
RamiprilRamipril16suppressed
Repatha SureclickEvolocumab16suppressed
ValsartanValsartan16suppressed
Ciprofloxacin HclCiprofloxacin Hcl1513
KerendiaFinerenone15suppressed
Atenolol-ChlorthalidoneAtenolol/Chlorthalidone14suppressed
GabapentinGabapentin14suppressed
Omega-3 Acid Ethyl EstersOmega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters14suppressed
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl14suppressed
TrulancePlecanatide14suppressed
ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl14suppressed
SpironolactoneSpironolactone13suppressed
AlprazolamAlprazolam12suppressed
Levocetirizine DihydrochlorideLevocetirizine Dihydrochloride12suppressed
SotalolSotalol Hcl12suppressed
Warfarin SodiumWarfarin Sodium12suppressed
CrestorRosuvastatin Calcium11suppressed
Enalapril MaleateEnalapril Maleate11suppressed
FurosemideFurosemide11suppressed
GemfibrozilGemfibrozil11suppressed
Nebivolol HclNebivolol Hcl11suppressed
PaxlovidNirmatrelvir/Ritonavir1111
XareltoRivaroxaban11suppressed

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 $2,353.24 · 120 records ABBVIE INC. AIRSUPRA, CREON, FARXIGA, FASENRA, IBSRELA, Kerendia, LINZESS, MOUNJARO, NURTEC ODT, OTEZLA, Ozempic, QULIPTA, REPATHA, Rybelsus, Symbravo, TRELEGY ELLIPTA, UBRELVY, VOQUEZNA, XIFAXAN, ZAVZPRET, ZEPBOUND 13
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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