Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$29.24
1 reported records · 1 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Luis D Melero, M.D.
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|General Practice · ARECIBO, PR · NPI 1295814655
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Luis D Melero, M.D. received $29.24 in general payments during 2025 across 1 reported records.
Eli Lilly Export S.A. Puerto Rico Branch accounted for 100.0% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 2 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Mounjaro.
Eli Lilly Export S.A. Puerto Rico Branch 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 342 records involving 186 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 76 claims for Mounjaro 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Lilly Export S.A. Puerto Rico Branch | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $29.24 | 100.0% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $29.24 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOUNJARO Normalized: mounjaro |
Drug | Eli Lilly Export S.A. Puerto Rico Branch | $29.24 | 1 | 2025 |
Source payment records
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| ZEPBOUND Normalized: zepbound |
Drug | Eli Lilly Export S.A. Puerto Rico Branch | $29.24 | 1 | 2025 |
Source payment records
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOUNJARO mounjaro |
2025 | Mounjaro | 2024 | 76 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Lilly Export S.A. Puerto Rico Branch Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | MOUNJARO open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 342 supporting records · 186 recipient NPIs · example record 1186464879 |
Mounjaro · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
76 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 339 | 111 |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 274 | 81 |
| Clonazepam | Clonazepam | 222 | 47 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 215 | 69 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 178 | 58 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 175 | 57 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 169 | 59 |
| Synthroid | Levothyroxine Sodium | 166 | 40 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 161 | 40 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 160 | 44 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 160 | 49 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 153 | 54 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 139 | 41 |
| Glimepiride | Glimepiride | 133 | 39 |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 124 | 77 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 118 | 39 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 118 | 48 |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 109 | 40 |
| Clotrimazole-Betamethasone | Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip | 108 | 64 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 106 | 35 |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 94 | 30 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 89 | 27 |
| Diclofenac Potassium | Diclofenac Potassium | 87 | 36 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 86 | 28 |
| Diclofenac Sodium Er | Diclofenac Sodium | 81 | 48 |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 79 | 65 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 78 | 22 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 78 | 27 |
| Mounjaro | Tirzepatide | 76 | suppressed |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 72 | 31 |
| Farxiga | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 68 | 20 |
| Candesartan Cilexetil | Candesartan Cilexetil | 66 | 21 |
| Candesartan-Hydrochlorothiazid | Candesartan/Hydrochlorothiazid | 64 | 19 |
| Levofloxacin | Levofloxacin | 60 | 48 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 60 | 43 |
| Temazepam | Temazepam | 60 | 14 |
| Albuterol Sulfate | Albuterol Sulfate | 58 | 46 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 57 | 16 |
| Dexamethasone | Dexamethasone | 48 | 37 |
| Fenofibrate | Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized | 47 | 17 |
| Paroxetine Hcl | Paroxetine Hcl | 46 | 12 |
| Alendronate Sodium | Alendronate Sodium | 45 | 14 |
| Humulin 70-30 | Insulin Nph Hum/Reg Insulin Hm | 43 | 11 |
| Xigduo Xr | Dapaglifloz Propaned/Metformin | 43 | suppressed |
| Glipizide | Glipizide | 41 | 15 |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 41 | 12 |
| Meclizine Hcl | Meclizine Hcl | 38 | 13 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 36 | 16 |
| Sildenafil Citrate | Sildenafil Citrate | 36 | suppressed |
| Lantus | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 32 | suppressed |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 31 | 13 |
| Dicyclomine Hcl | Dicyclomine Hcl | 31 | 20 |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 30 | suppressed |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 30 | 14 |
| Irbesartan | Irbesartan | 29 | 11 |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 28 | suppressed |
| Colchicine | Colchicine | 28 | 12 |
| Fluconazole | Fluconazole | 28 | 23 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 26 | suppressed |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 25 | suppressed |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate Er | Isosorbide Mononitrate | 25 | suppressed |
| Latanoprost | Latanoprost | 25 | suppressed |
| Desloratadine | Desloratadine | 24 | suppressed |
| Methotrexate | Methotrexate Sodium | 24 | suppressed |
| Trulicity | Dulaglutide | 23 | suppressed |
| Butalbital-Acetaminophen | Butalbital/Acetaminophen | 22 | suppressed |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 22 | suppressed |
| Tadalafil | Tadalafil | 22 | suppressed |
| Glipizide Er | Glipizide | 21 | suppressed |
| Nabumetone | Nabumetone | 21 | suppressed |
| Oxybutynin Chloride Er | Oxybutynin Chloride | 21 | suppressed |
| Ibuprofen | Ibuprofen | 20 | suppressed |
| Lithium Carbonate | Lithium Carbonate | 20 | suppressed |
| Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril | Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril | 19 | suppressed |
| Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate | Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 19 | suppressed |
| Diclofenac Sodium | Diclofenac Sodium | 19 | suppressed |
| Hydralazine Hcl | Hydralazine Hcl | 19 | suppressed |
| Lantus Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 19 | suppressed |
| Doxazosin Mesylate | Doxazosin Mesylate | 18 | suppressed |
| Topiramate | Topiramate | 18 | suppressed |
| Verapamil Er | Verapamil Hcl | 18 | suppressed |
| Cilostazol | Cilostazol | 17 | suppressed |
| Donepezil Hcl | Donepezil Hcl | 17 | suppressed |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | Fluoxetine Hcl | 17 | suppressed |
| Januvia | Sitagliptin Phosphate | 17 | suppressed |
| Levetiracetam | Levetiracetam | 17 | suppressed |
| Trijardy Xr | Empaglifloz/Linaglip/Metformin | 17 | suppressed |
| Mupirocin | Mupirocin | 16 | 14 |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 16 | suppressed |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Metronidazole | Metronidazole | 15 | 11 |
| Nitroglycerin | Nitroglycerin | 15 | suppressed |
| Ondansetron Hcl | Ondansetron Hcl | 15 | 12 |
| Tolterodine Tartrate Er | Tolterodine Tartrate | 15 | suppressed |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 15 | suppressed |
| Betamethasone Valerate | Betamethasone Valerate | 14 | suppressed |
| Lovastatin | Lovastatin | 14 | suppressed |
| Sure Comfort | Syringe And Needle,insulin,1ml | 14 | suppressed |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 13 | 11 |
| Enalapril Maleate | Enalapril Maleate | 13 | suppressed |
| Humulin 70/30 Kwikpen | Insulin Nph Hum/Reg Insulin Hm | 13 | suppressed |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | Ketorolac Tromethamine | 13 | suppressed |
| Lactulose | Lactulose | 13 | suppressed |
| Metoclopramide Hcl | Metoclopramide Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Mirtazapine | Mirtazapine | 13 | suppressed |
| Naproxen Sodium | Naproxen Sodium | 13 | suppressed |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 13 | suppressed |
| Pentoxifylline | Pentoxifylline | 13 | suppressed |
| Atenolol | Atenolol | 12 | suppressed |
| Bupropion Xl | Bupropion Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Dexlansoprazole Dr | Dexlansoprazole | 12 | suppressed |
| Divalproex Sodium | Divalproex Sodium | 12 | suppressed |
| Insulin Syringe | Syringe And Needle,insulin,1ml | 12 | suppressed |
| Irbesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Irbesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 12 | suppressed |
| Propranolol Hcl | Propranolol Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 12 | suppressed |
| Estazolam | Estazolam | 11 | suppressed |
| Hydroxyzine Hcl | Hydroxyzine Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Janumet Xr | Sitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Lorazepam | Lorazepam | 11 | suppressed |
| Naproxen | Naproxen | 11 | suppressed |
| Nifedipine Er | Nifedipine | 11 | suppressed |
| Olanzapine | Olanzapine | 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 | $29.24 · 1 records | Eli Lilly Export S.A. Puerto Rico Branch | MOUNJARO, ZEPBOUND | 1 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Mounjaro play in your treatment recommendations for me?
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with Eli Lilly Export S.A. Puerto Rico Branch?
- 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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