Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$555.91
14 reported records · 11 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Ankur Sarkar, M.D.
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine · SUGAR LAND, TX · NPI 1205869633
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Ankur Sarkar, M.D. received $555.91 in general payments during 2025 across 14 reported records.
Novo Nordisk Inc accounted for 28.2% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 14 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Jardiance, Ozempic, Paxlovid.
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 62 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 89 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 27 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 22 claims for Paxlovid 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $156.69 | 28.2% | 3 | 2025 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $120.85 | 21.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $116.42 | 20.9% | 1 | 2025 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $28.95 | 5.2% | 2 | 2025 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $28.08 | 5.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $26.49 | 4.8% | 1 | 2025 |
| PFIZER INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $16.81 | 3.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| ABBVIE INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $16.49 | 3.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $16.47 | 3.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $15.10 | 2.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| Intra-Sana Laboratories | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $13.56 | 2.4% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $555.91 | 14 |
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 |
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| Ozempic Normalized: ozempic |
Drug | Novo Nordisk Inc | $156.69 | 3 | 2025 |
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| Kerendia Normalized: kerendia |
Drug | Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $120.85 | 1 | 2025 |
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| JARDIANCE Normalized: jardiance |
Drug | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $116.42 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Rybelsus Normalized: rybelsus |
Drug | Novo Nordisk Inc | $34.83 | 2 | 2025 |
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| AIRSUPRA Normalized: airsupra |
Drug | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $28.95 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Senza Normalized: senza |
Device | Globus Medical, Inc. | $28.08 | 1 | 2025 |
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| TZIELD Normalized: tzield |
Biological | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $26.49 | 1 | 2025 |
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| PAXLOVID Normalized: paxlovid |
Drug | PFIZER INC. | $16.81 | 1 | 2025 |
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| VRAYLAR Normalized: vraylar |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $16.49 | 1 | 2025 |
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| CONTRAVE Normalized: contrave |
Drug | Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC | $16.47 | 1 | 2025 |
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| XIFAXAN Normalized: xifaxan |
Drug | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $15.10 | 1 | 2025 |
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| GLYCATE Normalized: glycate |
Drug | Intra-Sana Laboratories | $13.56 | 1 | 2025 |
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| RELTONE 200 MG Normalized: reltone 200 mg |
Drug | Intra-Sana Laboratories | $13.56 | 1 | 2025 |
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| RELTONE 400 MG Normalized: reltone 400 mg |
Drug | Intra-Sana Laboratories | $13.56 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JARDIANCE jardiance |
2025 | Jardiance | 2024 | 62 | exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| Ozempic ozempic |
2025 | Ozempic | 2024 | 89 | exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| PAXLOVID paxlovid |
2025 | Paxlovid | 2024 | 22 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | suppressed by CMS |
| 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 |
62 | 24 |
| 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 |
89 | 21 |
| 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 |
27 | 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 |
22 | 20 |
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 | 209 | 68 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 159 | 54 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 143 | 57 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 128 | 42 |
| Olmesartan Medoxomil | Olmesartan Medoxomil | 113 | 36 |
| Glimepiride | Glimepiride | 98 | 28 |
| Mounjaro | Tirzepatide | 98 | 17 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 96 | 36 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 94 | 44 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 89 | 30 |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 89 | 21 |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 74 | 29 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 69 | 31 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 69 | 19 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 67 | 26 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 64 | 24 |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 62 | 24 |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 60 | 19 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 56 | 16 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 53 | 18 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 51 | 16 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 49 | 20 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 47 | 16 |
| Clonazepam | Clonazepam | 44 | 15 |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 40 | 15 |
| Olmesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Olmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 39 | 15 |
| Farxiga | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 36 | suppressed |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 35 | suppressed |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 34 | 16 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 34 | 12 |
| Valacyclovir | Valacyclovir Hcl | 34 | 12 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 33 | 25 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 32 | 12 |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 30 | suppressed |
| Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide | Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide | 29 | 13 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 27 | suppressed |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 27 | 11 |
| Bupropion Xl | Bupropion Hcl | 26 | suppressed |
| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 26 | suppressed |
| Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril | Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril | 25 | suppressed |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 25 | 20 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 25 | suppressed |
| Nifedipine Er | Nifedipine | 23 | suppressed |
| Paxlovid | Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir | 22 | 20 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | Ketorolac Tromethamine | 21 | suppressed |
| Testosterone Cypionate | Testosterone Cypionate | 21 | suppressed |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 21 | suppressed |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 20 | 16 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 19 | suppressed |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd) | Diltiazem Hcl | 18 | suppressed |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 18 | suppressed |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 18 | suppressed |
| Trelegy Ellipta | Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 18 | suppressed |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 17 | 13 |
| Hydralazine Hcl | Hydralazine Hcl | 17 | suppressed |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 17 | suppressed |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 17 | suppressed |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 16 | suppressed |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 16 | suppressed |
| Verapamil Er | Verapamil Hcl | 16 | suppressed |
| Atenolol | Atenolol | 15 | suppressed |
| Modafinil | Modafinil | 15 | suppressed |
| Nebivolol Hcl | Nebivolol Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | Quetiapine Fumarate | 15 | suppressed |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | Venlafaxine Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Levofloxacin | Levofloxacin | 14 | suppressed |
| Metronidazole | Metronidazole | 14 | 12 |
| Pioglitazone Hcl | Pioglitazone Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Valsartan | Valsartan | 14 | suppressed |
| Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 14 | suppressed |
| Cefuroxime | Cefuroxime Axetil | 13 | 11 |
| Febuxostat | Febuxostat | 13 | suppressed |
| Fluconazole | Fluconazole | 13 | suppressed |
| Lagevrio (Eua) | Molnupiravir | 13 | 13 |
| Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | 13 | suppressed |
| Diclofenac Sodium | Diclofenac Sodium | 12 | suppressed |
| Fluticasone-Salmeterol | Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 12 | suppressed |
| Irbesartan | Irbesartan | 12 | suppressed |
| Nitrofurantoin | Nitrofurantoin Macrocrystal | 12 | suppressed |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 12 | suppressed |
| Telmisartan | Telmisartan | 12 | suppressed |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Bupropion Hcl Sr | Bupropion Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Dicyclomine Hcl | Dicyclomine Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Doxazosin Mesylate | Doxazosin Mesylate | 11 | suppressed |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 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 | $555.91 · 14 records | Novo Nordisk Inc | AIRSUPRA, CONTRAVE, GLYCATE, JARDIANCE, Kerendia, Ozempic, PAXLOVID, RELTONE 200 MG, RELTONE 400 MG, Rybelsus, Senza, TZIELD, VRAYLAR, XIFAXAN | 5 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Jardiance play in your treatment recommendations for me?
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP?
- 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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