Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$9,696.65
63 reported records · 18 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Michael Butler, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Cardiovascular Disease · HUNTSVILLE, AL · NPI 1306058557
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Michael Butler, MD received $9,696.65 in general payments during 2025 across 63 reported records.
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation accounted for 71.8% 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: Eliquis, Jardiance.
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 383 claims for Jardiance by this doctor in 2024.
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. 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 27956 records involving 14870 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 561 claims for Eliquis 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 ENTRESTO as an associated drug or biological on 9346 records involving 6254 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 271 claims for Entresto 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 561 claims for Eliquis 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 |
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| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $6,958.08 | 71.8% | 8 | 2025 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $1,919.00 | 19.8% | 14 | 2025 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Medtronic, Inc. exact · evidence 2025-07-22 |
$170.51 | 1.8% | 9 | 2025 |
| PFIZER INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $141.90 | 1.5% | 7 | 2025 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $89.92 | 0.9% | 5 | 2025 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $72.11 | 0.7% | 3 | 2025 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $53.08 | 0.6% | 2 | 2025 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $42.77 | 0.4% | 2 | 2025 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $38.80 | 0.4% | 2 | 2025 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $35.14 | 0.4% | 2 | 2025 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $34.93 | 0.4% | 2 | 2025 |
| United Therapeutics Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $27.74 | 0.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $24.10 | 0.2% | 1 | 2025 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $22.46 | 0.2% | 1 | 2025 |
| BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $18.94 | 0.2% | 1 | 2025 |
| Recor Medical Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $15.96 | 0.2% | 1 | 2025 |
| Amgen Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $15.79 | 0.2% | 1 | 2025 |
| ABIOMED | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $15.42 | 0.2% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $6,250.00 | 3 |
| Food and Beverage | $2,085.46 | 57 |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,361.19 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) Normalized: edwards sapien 3 transcatheter heart valve thv |
Device | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $6,250.00 | 3 | 2025 |
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| TRICLIP Normalized: triclip |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $1,687.81 | 9 | 2025 |
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| EVOQUE Normalized: evoque |
Device | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $236.97 | 2 | 2025 |
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| NAVITOR Normalized: navitor |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $146.76 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve Normalized: edwards sapien 3 ultra transcatheter heart valve |
Device | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $108.62 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Wegovy Normalized: wegovy |
Drug | Novo Nordisk Inc | $89.92 | 5 | 2025 |
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| OPTIS Normalized: optis |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $84.43 | 3 | 2025 |
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| ELIQUIS Normalized: eliquis |
Drug | PFIZER INC. | $83.12 | 4 | 2025 |
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| ONYX FRONTIER Normalized: onyx frontier |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $73.29 | 3 | 2025 |
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| HAWKONE Normalized: hawkone |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $69.57 | 4 | 2025 |
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| VYNDAQEL Normalized: vyndaqel |
Drug | PFIZER INC. | $58.78 | 3 | 2025 |
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| JARDIANCE Normalized: jardiance |
Drug | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $53.08 | 2 | 2025 |
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| LifeVest Normalized: lifevest |
Device | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $42.77 | 2 | 2025 |
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| LEQVIO Normalized: leqvio |
Drug | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $38.80 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Kerendia Normalized: kerendia |
Drug | Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $35.14 | 2 | 2025 |
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| AMVUTTRA Normalized: amvuttra |
Drug | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $34.93 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Orenitram Normalized: orenitram |
Drug | United Therapeutics Corporation | $27.74 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Remodulin Normalized: remodulin |
Drug | United Therapeutics Corporation | $27.74 | 1 | 2025 |
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| RESONATE EL ICD VR Normalized: resonate el icd vr |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $27.56 | 1 | 2025 |
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| CAMZYOS Normalized: camzyos |
Drug | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $24.10 | 1 | 2025 |
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| AVVIGO Guidance System Normalized: avvigo guidance system |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $23.58 | 1 | 2025 |
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| EVKEEZA Normalized: evkeeza |
Biological | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | $22.46 | 1 | 2025 |
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| General - Structural Heart Normalized: general structural heart |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $20.97 | 1 | 2025 |
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| IN.PACT ADMIRAL Normalized: in pact admiral |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $19.44 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Attruby Normalized: attruby |
Drug | BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. | $18.94 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Paradise Ultrasound Renal Denervation System Normalized: paradise ultrasound renal denervation system |
Device | Recor Medical Inc | $15.96 | 1 | 2025 |
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| REPATHA Normalized: repatha |
Biological | Amgen Inc. | $15.79 | 1 | 2025 |
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| EVERFLEX Normalized: everflex |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $8.21 | 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 |
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| ELIQUIS eliquis |
2025 | Eliquis | 2024 | 561 | exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| JARDIANCE jardiance |
2025 | Jardiance | 2024 | 383 | 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 |
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| 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 |
383 | 96 |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | ELIQUIS open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 27956 supporting records · 14870 recipient NPIs · example record 1184377713 |
Eliquis · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
561 | 134 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | ENTRESTO open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 9346 supporting records · 6254 recipient NPIs · example record 1200004797 |
Entresto · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
271 | 71 |
| 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 |
561 | 134 |
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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| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 750 | 254 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 614 | 209 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 561 | 134 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 479 | 160 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 441 | 141 |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 383 | 96 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 357 | 109 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 349 | 117 |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 310 | 102 |
| Entresto | Sacubitril/Valsartan | 271 | 71 |
| Repatha Sureclick | Evolocumab | 247 | 47 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 220 | 80 |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 209 | 68 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 126 | 39 |
| Farxiga | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 115 | 32 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 108 | 37 |
| Ranolazine Er | Ranolazine | 104 | 29 |
| Praluent Pen | Alirocumab | 102 | 17 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | Amiodarone Hcl | 90 | 30 |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate Er | Isosorbide Mononitrate | 90 | 32 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 83 | 40 |
| Prasugrel Hcl | Prasugrel Hcl | 78 | 25 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 77 | 29 |
| Valsartan | Valsartan | 75 | 29 |
| Torsemide | Torsemide | 70 | 27 |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 67 | 16 |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 63 | 17 |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 59 | 21 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd) | Diltiazem Hcl | 57 | 20 |
| Flecainide Acetate | Flecainide Acetate | 50 | 16 |
| Nebivolol Hcl | Nebivolol Hcl | 48 | suppressed |
| Irbesartan | Irbesartan | 45 | 12 |
| Nifedipine Er | Nifedipine | 40 | 12 |
| Digoxin | Digoxin | 38 | 14 |
| Nitroglycerin | Nitroglycerin | 35 | 28 |
| Eplerenone | Eplerenone | 31 | suppressed |
| Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 29 | suppressed |
| Brilinta | Ticagrelor | 28 | suppressed |
| Chlorthalidone | Chlorthalidone | 27 | suppressed |
| Multaq | Dronedarone Hcl | 24 | suppressed |
| Warfarin Sodium | Warfarin Sodium | 24 | suppressed |
| Bisoprolol Fumarate | Bisoprolol Fumarate | 21 | suppressed |
| Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide | Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide | 19 | suppressed |
| Telmisartan | Telmisartan | 19 | suppressed |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 18 | suppressed |
| Dabigatran Etexilate | Dabigatran Etexilate Mesylate | 17 | suppressed |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 16 | suppressed |
| Vascepa | Icosapent Ethyl | 16 | suppressed |
| Atenolol | Atenolol | 15 | suppressed |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 15 | suppressed |
| Mounjaro | Tirzepatide | 14 | suppressed |
| Edarbi | Azilsartan Medoxomil | 13 | suppressed |
| Enalapril Maleate | Enalapril Maleate | 13 | suppressed |
| Hydralazine Hcl | Hydralazine Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Sotalol | Sotalol Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Livalo | Pitavastatin Calcium | 12 | suppressed |
| Nexletol | Bempedoic Acid | 11 | suppressed |
| Nitroglycerin Patch | Nitroglycerin | 11 | suppressed |
| Pradaxa | Dabigatran Etexilate Mesylate | 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 |
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| 2025 | $9,696.65 · 63 records | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | AMVUTTRA, AVVIGO Guidance System, Attruby, CAMZYOS, EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV), ELIQUIS, EVERFLEX, EVKEEZA, EVOQUE, Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve, General - Structural Heart, HAWKONE, IN.PACT ADMIRAL, JARDIANCE, Kerendia, LEQVIO, LifeVest, NAVITOR, ONYX FRONTIER, OPTIS, Orenitram, Paradise Ultrasound Renal Denervation System, REPATHA, RESONATE EL ICD VR, Remodulin, TRICLIP, VYNDAQEL, Wegovy | 4 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Eliquis play in your treatment recommendations for me?
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, 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 |
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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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