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Tara S Shields, MD

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine · JOHNSON CITY, TN · NPI 1215347240

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 Tara S Shields, MD received $544.05 in general payments during 2025 across 35 reported records.

ABBVIE INC. accounted for 47.4% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 16 associated products.

A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Farxiga, Linzess, Mounjaro, Ozempic, Rybelsus, Shingrix.

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 35 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 SYNTHROID as an associated drug or biological on 10655 records involving 4881 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 41 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 29 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 18 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 SHINGRIX as an associated drug or biological on 43515 records involving 26794 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 12 claims for Shingrix 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 38 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 32 claims for Trulicity 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 55 claims for Ozempic 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 Rybelsus as an associated drug or biological on 161257 records involving 55409 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 17 claims for Rybelsus by this doctor in 2024.

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

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$544.05

35 reported records · 7 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 $257.7147.4%192025
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $183.9933.8%92025
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $24.154.4%12025
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $22.674.2%12025
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $21.694.0%32025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $18.293.4%12025
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $15.552.9%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$544.0535

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. $239.66 17 2025
Source payment records
QULIPTA
Normalized: qulipta
Drug ABBVIE INC. $182.12 13 2025
Source payment records
BREZTRI
Normalized: breztri
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $111.93 5 2025
Source payment records
AIRSUPRA
Normalized: airsupra
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $59.99 3 2025
Source payment records
Ozempic
Normalized: ozempic
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $24.15 1 2025
Source payment records
Rybelsus
Normalized: rybelsus
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $24.15 1 2025
Source payment records
XIFAXAN
Normalized: xifaxan
Drug Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $22.67 1 2025
Source payment records
  • 2025-11-24 · Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC · $22.67 · Open Payments source
VOQUEZNA
Normalized: voquezna
Drug Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $21.69 3 2025
Source payment records
MOUNJARO
Normalized: mounjaro
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $18.29 1 2025
Source payment records
ZEPBOUND
Normalized: zepbound
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $18.29 1 2025
Source payment records
AREXVY
Normalized: arexvy
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $15.55 1 2025
Source payment records
SHINGRIX
Normalized: shingrix
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $15.55 1 2025
Source payment records
FARXIGA
Normalized: farxiga
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $12.07 1 2025
Source payment records
CREON
Normalized: creon
Drug ABBVIE INC. $10.00 1 2025
Source payment records
LINZESS
Normalized: linzess
Drug ABBVIE INC. $10.00 1 2025
Source payment records
VRAYLAR
Normalized: vraylar
Drug ABBVIE INC. $8.05 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
FARXIGA
farxiga
2025 Farxiga 2024 29
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
LINZESS
linzess
2025 Linzess 2024 35
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
MOUNJARO
mounjaro
2025 Mounjaro 2024 38
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
Ozempic
ozempic
2025 Ozempic 2024 55
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
Rybelsus
rybelsus
2025 Rybelsus 2024 17
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
SHINGRIX
shingrix
2025 Shingrix 2024 12
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
35 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
41 11
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
29 suppressed by CMS
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
18 suppressed by CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 SHINGRIX
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
43515 supporting records · 26794 recipient NPIs · example record 1190332452
Shingrix · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
12 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
38 suppressed by CMS
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
32 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
55 suppressed by CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 Rybelsus
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
161257 supporting records · 55409 recipient NPIs · example record 1188130076
Rybelsus · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
17 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
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium594127
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium367111
LisinoprilLisinopril32294
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium31382
OmeprazoleOmeprazole30767
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium27583
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate26476
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium24561
GabapentinGabapentin22747
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium21752
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide20948
AlprazolamAlprazolam17334
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl17044
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride16347
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl15436
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl15032
EliquisApixaban13232
FamotidineFamotidine12628
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate12236
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl12231
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium12134
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate12035
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate11919
MeloxicamMeloxicam11727
Esomeprazole MagnesiumEsomeprazole Magnesium11425
LorazepamLorazepam11318
FurosemideFurosemide10942
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium10118
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate9927
ClonazepamClonazepam9412
Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide9022
Solifenacin SuccinateSolifenacin Succinate8916
Tizanidine HclTizanidine Hcl8623
PregabalinPregabalin8311
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate7939
SimvastatinSimvastatin7916
EzetimibeEzetimibe7723
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl7419
AllopurinolAllopurinol6917
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl6820
SpironolactoneSpironolactone6719
Fluoxetine HclFluoxetine Hcl6515
Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid5615
OzempicSemaglutide55suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl ErVenlafaxine Hcl5513
GlimepirideGlimepiride5413
Ondansetron OdtOndansetron5417
Warfarin SodiumWarfarin Sodium54suppressed
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate5316
Buspirone HclBuspirone Hcl5218
Benazepril HclBenazepril Hcl50suppressed
Donepezil HclDonepezil Hcl5012
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav4842
AtenololAtenolol4814
CarvedilolCarvedilol4815
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate4718
Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl4514
IrbesartanIrbesartan4213
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen41suppressed
Olmesartan MedoxomilOlmesartan Medoxomil4112
Oxybutynin Chloride ErOxybutynin Chloride4111
SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium4111
Paroxetine HclParoxetine Hcl39suppressed
TemazepamTemazepam39suppressed
MounjaroTirzepatide38suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-MacroNitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst3830
Ondansetron HclOndansetron Hcl3821
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl3813
ChlorthalidoneChlorthalidone3511
LinzessLinaclotide35suppressed
Dicyclomine HclDicyclomine Hcl3414
Bupropion Hcl SrBupropion Hcl32suppressed
Pioglitazone HclPioglitazone Hcl32suppressed
PrednisonePrednisone3213
TrulicityDulaglutide32suppressed
FluconazoleFluconazole3118
Doxycycline HyclateDoxycycline Hyclate3020
SucralfateSucralfate30suppressed
Amitriptyline HclAmitriptyline Hcl29suppressed
CelecoxibCelecoxib29suppressed
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol29suppressed
MethylprednisoloneMethylprednisolone2927
Ropinirole HclRopinirole Hcl29suppressed
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl27suppressed
NitrofurantoinNitrofurantoin Macrocrystal27suppressed
Boostrix TdapDiphth,pertuss(Acell),tet Vac2624
DiazepamDiazepam26suppressed
Meclizine HclMeclizine Hcl2612
CefdinirCefdinir2521
Cyclobenzaprine HclCyclobenzaprine Hcl25suppressed
Memantine HclMemantine Hcl25suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-100Insulin Degludec25suppressed
AripiprazoleAripiprazole24suppressed
CephalexinCephalexin24suppressed
Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen23suppressed
ValsartanValsartan23suppressed
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide22suppressed
Breo ElliptaFluticasone/Vilanterol21suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl21suppressed
Oxybutynin ChlorideOxybutynin Chloride21suppressed
ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl2012
AcyclovirAcyclovir19suppressed
Clonidine HclClonidine Hcl18suppressed
Midodrine HclMidodrine Hcl18suppressed
MirtazapineMirtazapine18suppressed
NystopNystatin18suppressed
SymbicortBudesonide/Formoterol Fumarate18suppressed
Bisoprolol-HydrochlorothiazideBisoprolol/Hydrochlorothiazide17suppressed
Klor-Con M20Potassium Chloride17suppressed
RybelsusSemaglutide17suppressed
TelmisartanTelmisartan17suppressed
Chlorhexidine GluconateChlorhexidine Gluconate16suppressed
GlipizideGlipizide16suppressed
Insulin Lispro Kwikpen U-100Insulin Lispro16suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate ErIsosorbide Mononitrate16suppressed
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog16suppressed
LevetiracetamLevetiracetam16suppressed
VascepaIcosapent Ethyl16suppressed
Breztri AerosphereBudesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol15suppressed
Nortriptyline HclNortriptyline Hcl15suppressed
Repatha SureclickEvolocumab15suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim15suppressed
TorsemideTorsemide15suppressed
Ciprofloxacin HclCiprofloxacin Hcl1413
ColchicineColchicine14suppressed
Hydroxyzine HclHydroxyzine Hcl14suppressed
NystatinNystatin1411
Triamcinolone AcetonideTriamcinolone Acetonide1411
XareltoRivaroxaban14suppressed
Bisoprolol FumarateBisoprolol Fumarate13suppressed
Olmesartan-HydrochlorothiazideOlmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide13suppressed
PremarinEstrogens, Conjugated13suppressed
Propranolol HclPropranolol Hcl13suppressed
Desmopressin AcetateDesmopressin Acetate12suppressed
Enalapril MaleateEnalapril Maleate12suppressed
EstradiolEstradiol12suppressed
JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate12suppressed
Metoclopramide HclMetoclopramide Hcl12suppressed
RisperidoneRisperidone12suppressed
ShingrixVaricella-Zoster Ge/As01b/Pf12suppressed
Verapamil SrVerapamil Hcl12suppressed
Desvenlafaxine Succinate ErDesvenlafaxine Succinate11suppressed
Divalproex SodiumDivalproex Sodium11suppressed
Flecainide AcetateFlecainide Acetate11suppressed
Irbesartan-HydrochlorothiazideIrbesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide11suppressed
MethocarbamolMethocarbamol11suppressed
Nano 2nd Gen Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic11suppressed
ProliaDenosumab11suppressed
Promethazine HclPromethazine Hcl11suppressed
Xultophy 100-3.6Insulin Degludec/Liraglutide11suppressed
ZafirlukastZafirlukast11suppressed

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 $544.05 · 35 records ABBVIE INC. AIRSUPRA, AREXVY, BREZTRI, CREON, FARXIGA, LINZESS, MOUNJARO, Ozempic, QULIPTA, Rybelsus, SHINGRIX, UBRELVY, VOQUEZNA, VRAYLAR, XIFAXAN, ZEPBOUND 9
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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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