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Thuan Duc Dao, MD

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Anesthesiology|Pain Medicine · HOUSTON, TX · NPI 1164778528

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 Thuan Duc Dao, MD received $6,634.59 in general payments during 2025 across 89 reported records.

Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. accounted for 47.6% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 19 associated products.

A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Belbuca, Movantik, Relistor.

Collegium Pharmaceutical, 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 BELBUCA as an associated drug or biological on 17475 records involving 4385 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 15 claims for Belbuca 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 RELISTOR as an associated drug or biological on 23206 records involving 6246 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 35 claims for Relistor by this doctor in 2024.

Valinor Pharma, 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 MOVANTIK as an associated drug or biological on 4139 records involving 1847 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 25 claims for Movantik by this doctor in 2024.

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

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$6,634.59

89 reported records · 14 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
Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $3,160.7747.6%222025
Boston Scientific Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $1,982.5029.9%182025
BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $555.248.4%112025
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $185.222.8%112025
Globus Medical, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $148.102.2%42025
Medtronic, Inc. Medtronic, Inc.
exact · evidence 2025-07-22
$115.561.7%32025
Stryker Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $97.081.5%12025
Averitas Pharma Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $85.271.3%42025
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $81.871.2%52025
Valinor Pharma, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $79.951.2%42025
Abbott Laboratories Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $67.151.0%22025
Bioventus LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $36.840.6%22025
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $22.480.3%12025
Nalu Medical, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $16.560.2%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$3,449.5784
Travel and Lodging$3,185.025

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
Evoke
Normalized: evoke
Device Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. $3,160.77 22 2025
Source payment records
General - Therapies
Normalized: general therapies
Device Boston Scientific Corporation $1,389.61 4 2025
Source payment records
General - Pain Management
Normalized: general pain management
Device Boston Scientific Corporation $443.51 12 2025
Source payment records
Prospera
Normalized: prospera
Device BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. $407.97 10 2025
Source payment records
WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16
Normalized: wavewriter alpha prime 16
Device Boston Scientific Corporation $149.38 2 2025
Source payment records
Senza
Normalized: senza
Device Globus Medical, Inc. $148.10 4 2025
Source payment records
INCEPTIV
Normalized: inceptiv
Device Medtronic, Inc. $115.56 3 2025
Source payment records
MAKO
Normalized: mako
Device Stryker Corporation $97.08 1 2025
Source payment records
Belbuca
Normalized: belbuca
Drug Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. $94.48 5 2025
Source payment records
XTAMPZA
Normalized: xtampza
Drug Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. $90.74 6 2025
Source payment records
QUTENZA
Normalized: qutenza
Drug Averitas Pharma Inc. $85.27 4 2025
Source payment records
RELISTOR
Normalized: relistor
Drug Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $81.87 5 2025
Source payment records
  • 2025-05-29 · Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC · $17.44 · Open Payments source
  • 2025-06-23 · Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC · $15.59 · Open Payments source
  • 2025-06-23 · Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC · $15.49 · Open Payments source
  • 2025-08-26 · Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC · $18.98 · Open Payments source
  • 2025-09-24 · Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC · $14.37 · Open Payments source
MOVANTIK
Normalized: movantik
Drug Valinor Pharma, LLC $79.95 4 2025
Source payment records
ETERNA
Normalized: eterna
Device Abbott Laboratories $44.89 1 2025
Source payment records
DUROLANE
Normalized: durolane
Device Bioventus LLC $23.08 1 2025
Source payment records
HORIZANT
Normalized: horizant
Drug Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $22.48 1 2025
Source payment records
PROCLAIM
Normalized: proclaim
Device Abbott Laboratories $22.26 1 2025
Source payment records
Nalu Neurostimulation System
Normalized: nalu neurostimulation system
Device Nalu Medical, Inc. $16.56 1 2025
Source payment records
XCELL
Normalized: xcell
Device Bioventus LLC $13.76 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
Belbuca
belbuca
2025 Belbuca 2024 15
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
MOVANTIK
movantik
2025 Movantik 2024 25
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
RELISTOR
relistor
2025 Relistor 2024 35
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
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 BELBUCA
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
17475 supporting records · 4385 recipient NPIs · example record 1224105020
Belbuca · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
15 suppressed by CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 RELISTOR
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
23206 supporting records · 6246 recipient NPIs · example record 1231775437
Relistor · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
35 suppressed by CMS
Valinor Pharma, LLC
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 MOVANTIK
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
4139 supporting records · 1847 recipient NPIs · example record 1248445875
Movantik · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
25 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
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen1946259
GabapentinGabapentin839150
Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen64381
PregabalinPregabalin502102
Tizanidine HclTizanidine Hcl427113
BaclofenBaclofen37683
Oxycodone HclOxycodone Hcl35347
Cyclobenzaprine HclCyclobenzaprine Hcl33066
Morphine Sulfate ErMorphine Sulfate28135
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl20751
MethocarbamolMethocarbamol18739
Acetaminophen-CodeineAcetaminophen With Codeine17252
CelecoxibCelecoxib16440
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl15530
MeloxicamMeloxicam14466
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac Sodium13540
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate11820
DiazepamDiazepam9018
Hydromorphone HclHydromorphone Hcl9025
Morphine SulfateMorphine Sulfate9014
Tramadol Hcl-AcetaminophenTramadol Hcl/Acetaminophen8228
LidocaineLidocaine8125
NabumetoneNabumetone8030
Naloxone HclNaloxone Hcl7664
Methadone HclMethadone Hcl67suppressed
Xtampza ErOxycodone Myristate6411
AlprazolamAlprazolam60suppressed
Butalbital-Acetaminophen-CaffeButalb/Acetaminophen/Caffeine5712
FentanylFentanyl57suppressed
MethylprednisoloneMethylprednisolone5448
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl5315
IbuprofenIbuprofen5213
Doxepin HclDoxepin Hcl45suppressed
Amitriptyline HclAmitriptyline Hcl4313
Ropinirole HclRopinirole Hcl41suppressed
OmeprazoleOmeprazole35suppressed
RelistorMethylnaltrexone Bromide35suppressed
Nortriptyline HclNortriptyline Hcl31suppressed
CarisoprodolCarisoprodol30suppressed
OxycontinOxycodone Hcl30suppressed
MovantikNaloxegol Oxalate25suppressed
Promethazine HclPromethazine Hcl25suppressed
Butorphanol TartrateButorphanol Tartrate24suppressed
Hydroxyzine HclHydroxyzine Hcl23suppressed
BuprenorphineBuprenorphine22suppressed
Ondansetron OdtOndansetron22suppressed
CephalexinCephalexin2120
Tramadol Hcl ErTramadol Hcl20suppressed
Diclofenac PotassiumDiclofenac Potassium1711
Orphenadrine Citrate ErOrphenadrine Citrate16suppressed
BelbucaBuprenorphine Hcl15suppressed
Buprenorphine HclBuprenorphine Hcl15suppressed
NaproxenNaproxen15suppressed
Ondansetron HclOndansetron Hcl15suppressed
Buspirone HclBuspirone Hcl14suppressed
ChlorzoxazoneChlorzoxazone14suppressed
LyricaPregabalin14suppressed
ClonazepamClonazepam13suppressed
LansoprazoleLansoprazole13suppressed
Dextroamphetamine-AmphetamineDextroamphetamine/Amphetamine12suppressed
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium12suppressed
ZtlidoLidocaine12suppressed
EtodolacEtodolac11suppressed
LinzessLinaclotide11suppressed
Triamcinolone AcetonideTriamcinolone Acetonide11suppressed

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 $6,634.59 · 89 records Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. Belbuca, DUROLANE, ETERNA, Evoke, General - Pain Management, General - Therapies, HORIZANT, INCEPTIV, MAKO, MOVANTIK, Nalu Neurostimulation System, PROCLAIM, Prospera, QUTENZA, RELISTOR, Senza, WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16, XCELL, XTAMPZA 3
2024 Complete

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Loaded source releases

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

Methodology version: 2.1

Editorial template version: 2.4

Product contract version: 2.0

Schema version: 0.7.0

Page data build: 2026-08-12T23:34:59.370714+00:00

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