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Gary Bakst, M.D.

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · ALBANY, NY · NPI 1275530537

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 Gary Bakst, M.D. received $2,271.31 in general payments during 2025 across 115 reported records.

Lilly USA, LLC accounted for 14.3% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 28 associated products.

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

Bayer Healthcare 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 Kerendia as an associated drug or biological on 138674 records involving 48458 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 18 claims for Kerendia 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 355 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 JARDIANCE as an associated drug or biological on 47708 records involving 23833 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 355 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 142 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 128 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 540 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 32 claims for Rybelsus 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 33 claims for Lantus by this doctor in 2024.

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

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$2,271.31

115 reported records · 20 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
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $325.4414.3%182025
Amgen Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $237.2510.4%152025
Insulet Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $217.069.6%92025
Dexcom, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $196.878.7%112025
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $190.838.4%62025
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $162.877.2%82025
Abbott Laboratories Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $141.856.2%82025
Mannkind Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $117.935.2%62025
Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $111.004.9%42025
Radius Health, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $99.814.4%42025
PFIZER INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $96.464.2%62025
Corcept Therapeutics Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $62.882.8%32025
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $62.162.7%42025
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $50.552.2%22025
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $49.022.2%32025
Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $46.902.1%22025
Chiesi USA, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $31.271.4%22025
IBSA Pharma Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $29.761.3%22025
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $26.581.2%12025
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $14.820.7%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$2,271.31115

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
Omnipod
Normalized: omnipod
Device Insulet Corporation $217.06 9 2025
Source payment records
JARDIANCE
Normalized: jardiance
Drug Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Lilly USA, LLC $208.39 12 2025
Source payment records
Dexcom G6 Transmitter
Normalized: dexcom g6 transmitter
Medical Supply Dexcom, Inc. $196.87 11 2025
Source payment records
TZIELD
Normalized: tzield
Biological SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC $190.83 6 2025
Source payment records
MOUNJARO
Normalized: mounjaro
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $144.55 8 2025
Source payment records
FREESTYLE LIBRE 3
Normalized: freestyle libre 3
Device Abbott Laboratories $141.85 8 2025
Source payment records
AFREZZA
Normalized: afrezza
Drug Mannkind Corporation $117.93 6 2025
Source payment records
Yorvipath
Normalized: yorvipath
Drug Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc $111.00 4 2025
Source payment records
TEPEZZA
Normalized: tepezza
Biological Amgen Inc. $106.97 6 2025
Source payment records
Tymlos
Normalized: tymlos
Drug Radius Health, Inc. $99.81 4 2025
Source payment records
SOMAVERT
Normalized: somavert
Drug PFIZER INC. $96.46 6 2025
Source payment records
EVENITY
Normalized: evenity
Biological Amgen Inc. $94.53 6 2025
Source payment records
Ozempic
Normalized: ozempic
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $85.00 5 2025
Source payment records
Korlym
Normalized: korlym
Drug Corcept Therapeutics $62.88 3 2025
Source payment records
Kerendia
Normalized: kerendia
Drug Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $62.16 4 2025
Source payment records
Wegovy
Normalized: wegovy
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $61.74 2 2025
Source payment records
REZDIFFRA
Normalized: rezdiffra
Drug Madrigal Pharmaceuticals $50.55 2 2025
Source payment records
GENOTROPIN
Normalized: genotropin
Drug PFIZER INC. $49.64 3 2025
Source payment records
CRENESSITY
Normalized: crenessity
Drug Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. $46.90 2 2025
Source payment records
REPATHA
Normalized: repatha
Biological Amgen Inc. $35.75 3 2025
Source payment records
Rybelsus
Normalized: rybelsus
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $31.47 2 2025
Source payment records
MYCAPSSA
Normalized: mycapssa
Drug Chiesi USA, Inc. $31.27 2 2025
Source payment records
Flector
Normalized: flector
Drug IBSA Pharma Inc. $29.76 2 2025
Source payment records
Licart
Normalized: licart
Drug IBSA Pharma Inc. $29.76 2 2025
Source payment records
Tirosint
Normalized: tirosint
Drug IBSA Pharma Inc. $29.76 2 2025
Source payment records
t:slim X2 Insulin Pump with Control-IQ
Normalized: t slim x2 insulin pump with control iq
Device Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. $26.58 1 2025
Source payment records
ZEPBOUND
Normalized: zepbound
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $19.56 1 2025
Source payment records
LEQVIO
Normalized: leqvio
Drug Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $14.82 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
JARDIANCE
jardiance
2025 Jardiance 2024 355 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Kerendia
kerendia
2025 Kerendia 2024 18
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
MOUNJARO
mounjaro
2025 Mounjaro 2024 142 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Ozempic
ozempic
2025 Ozempic 2024 540 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Rybelsus
rybelsus
2025 Rybelsus 2024 32
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
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 Kerendia
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
138674 supporting records · 48458 recipient NPIs · example record 1225434663
Kerendia · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
18 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
355 93
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
355 93
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
142 33
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
128 37
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
540 125
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
32 suppressed by CMS
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
33 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 Sodium1077288
OzempicSemaglutide540125
SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium411120
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl394117
JardianceEmpagliflozin35593
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog334120
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium30899
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium22777
Novolog FlexpenInsulin Aspart19171
MounjaroTirzepatide14233
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate13243
Nano 2nd Gen Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic12950
TrulicityDulaglutide12837
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl12140
Pioglitazone HclPioglitazone Hcl12041
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium11340
MethimazoleMethimazole10828
LisinoprilLisinopril10735
Cinacalcet HclCinacalcet Hcl9822
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol8925
IrbesartanIrbesartan8424
Ultra-Fine Mini Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic8331
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide8125
JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate8021
Tresiba Flextouch U-100Insulin Degludec8024
TradjentaLinagliptin7618
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium7217
OmeprazoleOmeprazole7122
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog6532
Humalog Kwikpen U-100Insulin Lispro6225
EzetimibeEzetimibe6019
FamotidineFamotidine5819
NovologInsulin Aspart5622
Repatha SureclickEvolocumab5616
HydrocortisoneHydrocortisone5514
Levemir FlexpenInsulin Detemir5528
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium4814
Omnipod 5 Dexg7g6 Pods (Gen 5)Insulin Pump Cart,auto,bt,g6/74715
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium4411
GabapentinGabapentin4415
Insulin Aspart FlexpenInsulin Aspart4419
SimvastatinSimvastatin4417
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride4311
GlimepirideGlimepiride3914
Desmopressin AcetateDesmopressin Acetate37suppressed
CabergolineCabergoline35suppressed
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate3511
LantusInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog33suppressed
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate33suppressed
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate32suppressed
RybelsusSemaglutide32suppressed
Pentips Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic3113
Doxazosin MesylateDoxazosin Mesylate30suppressed
ValsartanValsartan3011
Fiasp FlextouchInsulin Aspart (Niacinamide)2814
FinasterideFinasteride27suppressed
LevoxylLevothyroxine Sodium27suppressed
HumalogInsulin Lispro26suppressed
Single Use SwabAlcohol Antiseptic Pads26suppressed
TeriparatideTeriparatide23suppressed
TestosteroneTestosterone23suppressed
Victoza 3-PakLiraglutide2312
Glipizide ErGlipizide22suppressed
JanumetSitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl22suppressed
RamiprilRamipril22suppressed
AllopurinolAllopurinol21suppressed
Insulin Lispro Kwikpen U-100Insulin Lispro21suppressed
Klor-Con M20Potassium Chloride21suppressed
Testosterone CypionateTestosterone Cypionate21suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-200Insulin Degludec21suppressed
Ultra-Fine Short Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic21suppressed
Olmesartan MedoxomilOlmesartan Medoxomil20suppressed
Humulin R U-500Insulin Regular, Human19suppressed
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl19suppressed
Valsartan-HydrochlorothiazideValsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide19suppressed
VascepaIcosapent Ethyl19suppressed
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl18suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate Nanocrystallized18suppressed
KerendiaFinerenone18suppressed
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl18suppressed
PrednisonePrednisone17suppressed
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate16suppressed
Icosapent EthylIcosapent Ethyl16suppressed
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium15suppressed
Nifedipine ErNifedipine15suppressed
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl15suppressed
Ultra-Fine Micro Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic15suppressed
Droplet Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic14suppressed
FurosemideFurosemide14suppressed
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide14suppressed
Donepezil HclDonepezil Hcl13suppressed
Risedronate SodiumRisedronate Sodium13suppressed
Autoshield Duo Pen NeedlePen Needle,dual Safety,diabetc12suppressed
Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide12suppressed
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate12suppressed
Fludrocortisone AcetateFludrocortisone Acetate12suppressed
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate12suppressed
Insulin AspartInsulin Aspart12suppressed
Insulin LisproInsulin Lispro12suppressed
Insulin SyringeSyringe And Needle,insulin,1ml12suppressed
Lisinopril-HydrochlorothiazideLisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide12suppressed
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate12suppressed
Synjardy XrEmpagliflozin/Metformin Hcl12suppressed
Toujeo SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog12suppressed
CarvedilolCarvedilol11suppressed
Omnipod Dash Pods (Gen 4)Insulin Pump Cart,cont Inf,bt11suppressed
PindololPindolol11suppressed
RepaglinideRepaglinide11suppressed
Sandostatin Lar DepotOctreotide Acetate,mi-Spheres11suppressed
Unifine Pentips PlusPen Needle, Diabetic11suppressed

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 $2,271.31 · 115 records Lilly USA, LLC AFREZZA, CRENESSITY, Dexcom G6 Transmitter, EVENITY, FREESTYLE LIBRE 3, Flector, GENOTROPIN, JARDIANCE, Kerendia, Korlym, LEQVIO, Licart, MOUNJARO, MYCAPSSA, Omnipod, Ozempic, REPATHA, REZDIFFRA, Rybelsus, SOMAVERT, TEPEZZA, TZIELD, Tirosint, Tymlos, Wegovy, Yorvipath, ZEPBOUND, t:slim X2 Insulin Pump with Control-IQ 8
2024 Complete

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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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