Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$1,594.76
64 reported records · 13 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Aaron Pinion, DO
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Allergy & Immunology · ELK RIVER, MN · NPI 1255642294
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Aaron Pinion, DO received $1,594.76 in general payments during 2025 across 64 reported records.
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP accounted for 25.4% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 20 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Hizentra, Tezspire, Xolair.
Amgen 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 TEZSPIRE as an associated drug or biological on 22824 records involving 7320 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 17 claims for Tezspire 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 31 claims for Symbicort 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 TEZSPIRE as an associated drug or biological on 33983 records involving 10291 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 17 claims for Tezspire by this doctor in 2024.
CSL Behring reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported Hizentra as an associated drug or biological on 13634 records involving 4691 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 11 claims for Hizentra 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 XOLAIR as an associated drug or biological on 5293 records involving 2861 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 17 claims for Xolair 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $405.64 | 25.4% | 8 | 2025 |
| GENZYME CORPORATION | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $277.67 | 17.4% | 19 | 2025 |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $194.94 | 12.2% | 2 | 2025 |
| CSL Behring | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $193.86 | 12.2% | 8 | 2025 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $115.82 | 7.3% | 6 | 2025 |
| Amgen Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $113.76 | 7.1% | 6 | 2025 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $84.59 | 5.3% | 5 | 2025 |
| Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $53.56 | 3.4% | 3 | 2025 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $47.30 | 3.0% | 2 | 2025 |
| Pharming Healthcare, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $32.56 | 2.0% | 2 | 2025 |
| Blueprint Medicines Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $30.34 | 1.9% | 1 | 2025 |
| Kerecis Limited | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $23.31 | 1.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| PFIZER INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $21.41 | 1.3% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,399.82 | 62 |
| Education | $194.94 | 2 |
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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| DUPIXENT Normalized: dupixent |
Biological | GENZYME CORPORATION, SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $448.22 | 20 | 2025 |
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| FASENRA Normalized: fasenra |
Biological | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $322.45 | 3 | 2025 |
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| AIRSUPRA Normalized: airsupra |
Drug | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $302.40 | 3 | 2025 |
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| BREZTRI Normalized: breztri |
Drug | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $271.25 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Hizentra Normalized: hizentra |
Biological | CSL Behring | $169.64 | 7 | 2025 |
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| TEZSPIRE Normalized: tezspire |
Biological | Amgen Inc., AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $165.80 | 9 | 2025 |
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| XOLAIR Normalized: xolair |
Drug | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $90.15 | 5 | 2025 |
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| EBGLYSS Normalized: ebglyss |
Drug | Lilly USA, LLC | $64.76 | 4 | 2025 |
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| AYVAKIT Normalized: ayvakit |
Biological, Drug | Blueprint Medicines Corporation, GENZYME CORPORATION | $54.73 | 2 | 2025 |
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| DAWNZERA Normalized: dawnzera |
Drug | Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $53.56 | 3 | 2025 |
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| RUCONEST Normalized: ruconest |
Biological | Pharming Healthcare, Inc. | $32.56 | 2 | 2025 |
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| HYQVIA Normalized: hyqvia |
Biological | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $29.47 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Rhapsido Normalized: rhapsido |
Drug | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $25.67 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Andembry Normalized: andembry |
Biological | CSL Behring | $24.22 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Kerecis GraftGuide Normalized: kerecis graftguide |
Device | Kerecis Limited | $23.31 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Kerecis SurgiClose Normalized: kerecis surgiclose |
Device | Kerecis Limited | $23.31 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ABRYSVO Normalized: abrysvo |
Biological | PFIZER INC. | $21.41 | 1 | 2025 |
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| COMIRNATY Normalized: comirnaty |
Biological | PFIZER INC. | $21.41 | 1 | 2025 |
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| PREVNAR 20 Normalized: prevnar 20 |
Biological | PFIZER INC. | $21.41 | 1 | 2025 |
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| TALTZ Normalized: taltz |
Drug | Lilly USA, LLC | $14.65 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hizentra hizentra |
2025 | Hizentra | 2024 | 11 Beneficiary count suppressed |
exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| TEZSPIRE tezspire |
2025 | Tezspire | 2024 | 17 Beneficiary count suppressed |
exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| XOLAIR xolair |
2025 | Xolair | 2024 | 17 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 company | Payment year | Drug reported by same entity | Open Payments evidence | Part D | Claims | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amgen Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | TEZSPIRE open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 22824 supporting records · 7320 recipient NPIs · example record 1226871881 |
Tezspire · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
17 | 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 |
31 | 11 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | TEZSPIRE open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 33983 supporting records · 10291 recipient NPIs · example record 1206131392 |
Tezspire · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
17 | suppressed by CMS |
| CSL Behring Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | Hizentra open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 13634 supporting records · 4691 recipient NPIs · example record 1232339012 |
Hizentra · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
11 | suppressed by CMS |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | XOLAIR open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 5293 supporting records · 2861 recipient NPIs · example record 1200005083 |
Xolair · 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
| Brand | Generic | Claims | Beneficiaries |
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| Azelastine Hcl | Azelastine Hcl | 131 | 44 |
| Trelegy Ellipta | Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 109 | 20 |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 72 | 20 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | Ipratropium Bromide | 71 | 22 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 50 | 22 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 40 | 23 |
| Symbicort | Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 31 | 11 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 28 | 24 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 26 | 11 |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 24 | suppressed |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | Triamcinolone Acetonide | 22 | 16 |
| Mometasone Furoate | Mometasone Furoate | 18 | suppressed |
| Hydroxyzine Hcl | Hydroxyzine Hcl | 17 | suppressed |
| Tezspire | Tezepelumab-Ekko | 17 | suppressed |
| Xolair | Omalizumab | 17 | suppressed |
| Breo Ellipta | Fluticasone/Vilanterol | 16 | suppressed |
| Dupixent Pen | Dupilumab | 16 | suppressed |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 16 | suppressed |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 14 | suppressed |
| Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate | Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 14 | suppressed |
| Epinephrine | Epinephrine | 14 | 14 |
| Spiriva Respimat | Tiotropium Bromide | 14 | suppressed |
| Fluticasone-Salmeterol | Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 12 | suppressed |
| Gamunex-C | Immune Globul G/Gly/Iga Avg 46 | 11 | suppressed |
| Hizentra | Immun Glob G(Igg)/Pro/Iga 0-50 | 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 | $1,594.76 · 64 records | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | ABRYSVO, AIRSUPRA, AYVAKIT, Andembry, BREZTRI, COMIRNATY, DAWNZERA, DUPIXENT, EBGLYSS, FASENRA, HYQVIA, Hizentra, Kerecis GraftGuide, Kerecis SurgiClose, PREVNAR 20, RUCONEST, Rhapsido, TALTZ, TEZSPIRE, XOLAIR | 5 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Hizentra play in your treatment recommendations for me?
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with Amgen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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