Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$302.32
15 reported records · 6 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Aparna Brown, M.D.
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · TOLEDO, OH · NPI 1174570337
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Aparna Brown, M.D. received $302.32 in general payments during 2025 across 15 reported records.
Dexcom, Inc. accounted for 38.4% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 7 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Ozempic.
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 263 claims for Ozempic by this doctor in 2024.
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. 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 LANTUS as an associated drug or biological on 12 records involving 11 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 28 claims for Lantus by this doctor in 2024.
These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.
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 company | Canonical company | Amount | Share | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexcom, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $116.19 | 38.4% | 5 | 2025 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $46.43 | 15.4% | 3 | 2025 |
| Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $44.55 | 14.7% | 3 | 2025 |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $40.23 | 13.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| Sequel Med Tech, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $39.15 | 12.9% | 2 | 2025 |
| Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $15.77 | 5.2% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $302.32 | 15 |
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 product | Type | Reported company | Related amount* | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexcom G6 Transmitter Normalized: dexcom g6 transmitter |
Medical Supply | Dexcom, Inc. | $116.19 | 5 | 2025 |
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| Ozempic Normalized: ozempic |
Drug | Novo Nordisk Inc | $46.43 | 3 | 2025 |
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| t:slim X2 Insulin Pump with Control-IQ Normalized: t slim x2 insulin pump with control iq |
Device | Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | $44.55 | 3 | 2025 |
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| TZIELD Normalized: tzield |
Biological | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $40.23 | 1 | 2025 |
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| TWIIST Normalized: twiist |
Device | Sequel Med Tech, LLC | $39.15 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Rybelsus Normalized: rybelsus |
Drug | Novo Nordisk Inc | $28.96 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Yorvipath Normalized: yorvipath |
Drug | Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc | $15.77 | 1 | 2025 |
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* 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 product | Payment year | Part D brand | Part D year | Claims | Match method | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozempic ozempic |
2025 | Ozempic | 2024 | 263 | 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 company | Payment year | Drug reported by same entity | Open Payments evidence | Part D | Claims | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
263 | 62 |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | LANTUS open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 12 supporting records · 11 recipient NPIs · example record 1233196856 |
Lantus · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
28 | 13 |
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
| Brand | Generic | Claims | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 889 | 261 |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 438 | 127 |
| Lantus Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 281 | 98 |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 263 | 62 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 178 | 49 |
| Glimepiride | Glimepiride | 158 | 47 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 157 | 49 |
| Synthroid | Levothyroxine Sodium | 153 | 48 |
| Januvia | Sitagliptin Phosphate | 131 | 39 |
| Basaglar Kwikpen U-100 | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 129 | 46 |
| Trulicity | Dulaglutide | 127 | 43 |
| Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 112 | 49 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 110 | 34 |
| Janumet Xr | Sitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl | 107 | 31 |
| Novolog Flexpen | Insulin Aspart | 102 | 44 |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 91 | 31 |
| Mounjaro | Tirzepatide | 81 | 21 |
| Humalog Kwikpen U-100 | Insulin Lispro | 78 | 38 |
| Pioglitazone Hcl | Pioglitazone Hcl | 73 | 22 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 65 | 21 |
| Droplet Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 56 | 29 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 54 | 20 |
| Omnipod 5 Dexg7g6 Pods (Gen 5) | Insulin Pump Cart,auto,bt,g6/7 | 53 | suppressed |
| Ultra-Fine Short Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 53 | 21 |
| Novolog Mix 70-30 Flexpen | Insulin Aspart Prot/Insuln Asp | 52 | 14 |
| Ultra-Fine Mini Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 52 | 20 |
| Farxiga | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 44 | 12 |
| Insulin Lispro Kwikpen U-100 | Insulin Lispro | 43 | 23 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-200 | Insulin Degludec | 43 | 12 |
| Admelog Solostar | Insulin Lispro | 42 | 23 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 42 | 17 |
| Liothyronine Sodium | Liothyronine Sodium | 41 | suppressed |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-100 | Insulin Degludec | 41 | 21 |
| Toujeo Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 40 | 14 |
| Ultra-Fine Nano Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 39 | 17 |
| Glipizide | Glipizide | 34 | 14 |
| Novolog | Insulin Aspart | 32 | 11 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 32 | 12 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 31 | 11 |
| Fiasp Flextouch | Insulin Aspart (Niacinamide) | 29 | 14 |
| Glipizide Er | Glipizide | 29 | suppressed |
| Fludrocortisone Acetate | Fludrocortisone Acetate | 28 | suppressed |
| Lantus | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 28 | 13 |
| Tirosint | Levothyroxine Sodium | 27 | suppressed |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 26 | suppressed |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 24 | suppressed |
| Ondansetron Hcl | Ondansetron Hcl | 23 | suppressed |
| Alcohol Prep Pads | Alcohol Antiseptic Pads | 22 | suppressed |
| Insulin Syringe | Syringe And Needle,insulin,1ml | 22 | 11 |
| Methimazole | Methimazole | 22 | suppressed |
| Tradjenta | Linagliptin | 22 | suppressed |
| Humalog | Insulin Lispro | 20 | suppressed |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 20 | suppressed |
| Novolog Mix 70-30 | Insulin Aspart Prot/Insuln Asp | 19 | suppressed |
| Humalog Mix 75-25 Kwikpen | Insulin Lispro Protamin/Lispro | 18 | suppressed |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 17 | suppressed |
| Humalog Kwikpen U-200 | Insulin Lispro | 17 | suppressed |
| Single Use Swab | Alcohol Antiseptic Pads | 17 | suppressed |
| Hydrocortisone | Hydrocortisone | 16 | suppressed |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 16 | suppressed |
| Testosterone Cypionate | Testosterone Cypionate | 16 | suppressed |
| Insulin Lispro | Insulin Lispro | 15 | suppressed |
| Np Thyroid | Thyroid,pork | 15 | suppressed |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 15 | suppressed |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 15 | suppressed |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Toujeo Max Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 15 | suppressed |
| Admelog | Insulin Lispro | 14 | suppressed |
| Levemir Flexpen | Insulin Detemir | 14 | suppressed |
| Novolin 70-30 | Insulin Nph Hum/Reg Insulin Hm | 14 | suppressed |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 14 | suppressed |
| Bydureon Bcise | Exenatide Microspheres | 13 | suppressed |
| Humalog Mix 50-50 Kwikpen | Insulin Lispro Protamin/Lispro | 13 | suppressed |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 13 | suppressed |
| Armour Thyroid | Thyroid,pork | 12 | suppressed |
| Irbesartan | Irbesartan | 12 | suppressed |
| Fenofibrate | Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized | 11 | suppressed |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 11 | suppressed |
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.
| Year | General Payments | Main payer | Explicit products | Company overlaps | Part D coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $302.32 · 15 records | Dexcom, Inc. | Dexcom G6 Transmitter, Ozempic, Rybelsus, TWIIST, TZIELD, Yorvipath, t:slim X2 Insulin Pump with Control-IQ | 2 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Ozempic play in your treatment recommendations for me?
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with Novo Nordisk Inc?
- Are there reasonable alternatives I should understand when we discuss treatment options?
- How should I interpret the industry-payment records shown here in the context of my care?
These are general questions generated from reviewed templates. They are not personalized medical advice.
Sources and limitations
How to read this page
- Payment and Medicare prescribing data can cover different years; every comparison shows both years explicitly.
- Part D does not represent a doctor’s entire practice; it excludes many patients and is subject to CMS public-release thresholds.
- Company–drug relationships must have an auditable source, a precise relationship type, and a valid evidence period. Unresolved mappings are not published.
- Generic drug claims are not attributed to a specific manufacturer without manufacturer-level evidence.
- When a source extract is incomplete, missing rows are never treated as proof of no payments or no prescriptions.
Loaded source releases
| Dataset | Year | Publication | Source |
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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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