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David Lee Christopherson, MD

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Family Medicine · CHARLOTTE, NC · NPI 1184611485

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 David Lee Christopherson, MD received $394.16 in general payments during 2025 across 18 reported records.

PFIZER INC. accounted for 23.3% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 15 associated products.

A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Eliquis, Mounjaro, Qulipta.

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 13 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 QULIPTA as an associated drug or biological on 298617 records involving 58957 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 15 claims for Qulipta 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 15 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 FARXIGA as an associated drug or biological on 106133 records involving 42906 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 104 claims for Farxiga 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 SYMBICORT as an associated drug or biological on 71 records involving 51 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 21 claims for Symbicort 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 36 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 62 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 82 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 20 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 11 claims for Entresto 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 195 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 28 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

$394.16

18 reported records · 11 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
PFIZER INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $91.7223.3%42025
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $79.1320.1%42025
ABBVIE INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $57.8514.7%22025
Lundbeck LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $29.857.6%12025
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $26.876.8%12025
Amgen Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $21.805.5%12025
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $19.244.9%12025
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $19.114.8%12025
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $17.054.3%12025
SHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $17.014.3%12025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $14.533.7%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$394.1618

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
NURTEC ODT
Normalized: nurtec odt
Drug PFIZER INC. $91.72 4 2025
Source payment records
BREZTRI
Normalized: breztri
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $64.25 3 2025
Source payment records
QULIPTA
Normalized: qulipta
Drug ABBVIE INC. $57.85 2 2025
Source payment records
UBRELVY
Normalized: ubrelvy
Drug ABBVIE INC. $57.85 2 2025
Source payment records
ELIQUIS
Normalized: eliquis
Drug PFIZER INC. $50.81 2 2025
Source payment records
REXULTI
Normalized: rexulti
Drug Lundbeck LLC, Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $46.90 2 2025
Source payment records
ZAVZPRET
Normalized: zavzpret
Drug PFIZER INC. $40.91 2 2025
Source payment records
LEQVIO
Normalized: leqvio
Drug Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $26.87 1 2025
Source payment records
EVENITY
Normalized: evenity
Biological Amgen Inc. $21.80 1 2025
Source payment records
AREXVY
Normalized: arexvy
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $19.24 1 2025
Source payment records
SHINGRIX
Normalized: shingrix
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $19.24 1 2025
Source payment records
CAPLYTA
Normalized: caplyta
Drug ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) $19.11 1 2025
Source payment records
ACCRUFER
Normalized: accrufer
Drug SHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC $17.01 1 2025
Source payment records
AIRSUPRA
Normalized: airsupra
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $14.88 1 2025
Source payment records
MOUNJARO
Normalized: mounjaro
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $14.53 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
ELIQUIS
eliquis
2025 Eliquis 2024 195 exact normalized Medicare Part D
MOUNJARO
mounjaro
2025 Mounjaro 2024 82 exact normalized Medicare Part D
QULIPTA
qulipta
2025 Qulipta 2024 15
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
13 suppressed by CMS
ABBVIE INC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 QULIPTA
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
298617 supporting records · 58957 recipient NPIs · example record 1201352530
Qulipta · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
15 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
15 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
104 25
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 SYMBICORT
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
71 supporting records · 51 recipient NPIs · example record 1206132610
Symbicort · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
21 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
36 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
62 suppressed by CMS
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
82 19
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
20 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
11 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
195 42
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
28 28

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
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium664164
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium558158
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate499134
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium397133
EzetimibeEzetimibe34294
SimvastatinSimvastatin33282
OmeprazoleOmeprazole32387
LisinoprilLisinopril30575
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium30181
FenofibrateFenofibrate29972
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl24772
FurosemideFurosemide20664
MethylprednisoloneMethylprednisolone197143
EliquisApixaban19542
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium18848
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl18754
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium17448
AzithromycinAzithromycin170125
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl14946
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate13639
CarvedilolCarvedilol13231
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide13244
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl12838
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride12237
GabapentinGabapentin11947
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide11935
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate11035
AllopurinolAllopurinol10929
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate10532
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol10425
LorazepamLorazepam9919
Levocetirizine DihydrochlorideLevocetirizine Dihydrochloride9831
OzempicSemaglutide9726
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate9030
Lisinopril-HydrochlorothiazideLisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide8726
MounjaroTirzepatide8219
MeloxicamMeloxicam7925
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate7723
Fenofibric AcidFenofibric Acid (Choline)7519
Pioglitazone HclPioglitazone Hcl7316
VascepaIcosapent Ethyl7325
FinasterideFinasteride7016
XareltoRivaroxaban70suppressed
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium6818
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav6655
Ondansetron HclOndansetron Hcl6324
JardianceEmpagliflozin62suppressed
Esomeprazole MagnesiumEsomeprazole Magnesium6016
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl5917
Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide5816
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac Sodium5418
Ciprofloxacin HclCiprofloxacin Hcl5347
Omega-3 Acid Ethyl EstersOmega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters5119
Triamcinolone AcetonideTriamcinolone Acetonide5133
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium5017
FamotidineFamotidine4815
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl4813
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl4619
Cyclobenzaprine HclCyclobenzaprine Hcl4527
Pramipexole DihydrochloridePramipexole Di-Hcl45suppressed
Buspirone HclBuspirone Hcl4413
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl4312
CelecoxibCelecoxib4212
Olmesartan MedoxomilOlmesartan Medoxomil4212
AtenololAtenolol4112
FluconazoleFluconazole4125
RamiprilRamipril41suppressed
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate4013
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog3914
Tizanidine HclTizanidine Hcl3913
TradjentaLinagliptin38suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate ErIsosorbide Mononitrate37suppressed
Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter36suppressed
IbuprofenIbuprofen3414
Ondansetron OdtOndansetron34suppressed
Valsartan-HydrochlorothiazideValsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide34suppressed
Warfarin SodiumWarfarin Sodium3312
Meclizine HclMeclizine Hcl3216
SpironolactoneSpironolactone3211
Ultra-Fine Mini Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic32suppressed
Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl31suppressed
ClonazepamClonazepam31suppressed
PregabalinPregabalin31suppressed
ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl3116
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate30suppressed
CephalexinCephalexin2923
Klor-Con M20Potassium Chloride2912
TestosteroneTestosterone29suppressed
Nano 2nd Gen Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic28suppressed
PaxlovidNirmatrelvir/Ritonavir2828
ValsartanValsartan28suppressed
Icosapent EthylIcosapent Ethyl2716
Tresiba Flextouch U-200Insulin Degludec27suppressed
Metoclopramide HclMetoclopramide Hcl26suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-100Insulin Degludec26suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-BenazeprilAmlodipine Besylate/Benazepril24suppressed
Glipizide ErGlipizide24suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-MacroNitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst2416
IrbesartanIrbesartan23suppressed
Nebivolol HclNebivolol Hcl23suppressed
GlipizideGlipizide22suppressed
Bisoprolol-HydrochlorothiazideBisoprolol/Hydrochlorothiazide21suppressed
LivaloPitavastatin Calcium21suppressed
SymbicortBudesonide/Formoterol Fumarate21suppressed
Amiodarone HclAmiodarone Hcl20suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate Nanocrystallized20suppressed
JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate20suppressed
TrulicityDulaglutide20suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl19suppressed
GlimepirideGlimepiride18suppressed
HydrocortisoneHydrocortisone18suppressed
Oxybutynin ChlorideOxybutynin Chloride18suppressed
Risedronate SodiumRisedronate Sodium18suppressed
ChlorthalidoneChlorthalidone17suppressed
DiazepamDiazepam17suppressed
Doxazosin MesylateDoxazosin Mesylate17suppressed
Fluoxetine HclFluoxetine Hcl17suppressed
LovastatinLovastatin17suppressed
Bisoprolol FumarateBisoprolol Fumarate16suppressed
Clonidine HclClonidine Hcl16suppressed
Flecainide AcetateFlecainide Acetate16suppressed
MirtazapineMirtazapine16suppressed
Toujeo SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog16suppressed
CarisoprodolCarisoprodol15suppressed
Clindamycin HclClindamycin Hcl15suppressed
Dextroamphetamine-Amphet ErDextroamphetamine/Amphetamine15suppressed
Diphenoxylate-AtropineDiphenoxylate Hcl/Atropine15suppressed
MyrbetriqMirabegron15suppressed
QuliptaAtogepant15suppressed
SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium15suppressed
TorsemideTorsemide15suppressed
Hydroxyzine HclHydroxyzine Hcl14suppressed
Terbinafine HclTerbinafine Hcl14suppressed
BaclofenBaclofen13suppressed
Donepezil HclDonepezil Hcl13suppressed
GemfibrozilGemfibrozil13suppressed
LamotrigineLamotrigine13suppressed
LevofloxacinLevofloxacin1312
LinzessLinaclotide13suppressed
TelmisartanTelmisartan13suppressed
Divalproex Sodium ErDivalproex Sodium12suppressed
Felodipine ErFelodipine12suppressed
Glipizide-MetforminGlipizide/Metformin Hcl12suppressed
LansoprazoleLansoprazole12suppressed
Mometasone FuroateMometasone Furoate12suppressed
Nystatin-TriamcinoloneNystatin/Triamcinolone Acet12suppressed
Olmesartan-HydrochlorothiazideOlmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide12suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride ErOxybutynin Chloride12suppressed
Paroxetine HclParoxetine Hcl12suppressed
TemazepamTemazepam12suppressed
Clotrimazole-BetamethasoneClotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip11suppressed
EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan11suppressed
Ibandronate SodiumIbandronate Sodium11suppressed
Labetalol HclLabetalol Hcl11suppressed
Niacin ErNiacin11suppressed

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 $394.16 · 18 records PFIZER INC. ACCRUFER, AIRSUPRA, AREXVY, BREZTRI, CAPLYTA, ELIQUIS, EVENITY, LEQVIO, MOUNJARO, NURTEC ODT, QULIPTA, REXULTI, SHINGRIX, UBRELVY, ZAVZPRET 12
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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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