Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$163.67
3 reported records · 2 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Ricardo A Adames, M.D.
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine · BROWNSVILLE, TX · NPI 1306806468
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Ricardo A Adames, M.D. received $163.67 in general payments during 2025 across 3 reported records.
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. accounted for 70.7% 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: Farxiga.
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 129 claims for Farxiga 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $115.68 | 70.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $47.99 | 29.3% | 2 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $163.67 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INSPIRE Normalized: inspire |
Device | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | $115.68 | 1 | 2025 |
Source payment records
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| FARXIGA Normalized: farxiga |
Drug | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $47.99 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FARXIGA farxiga |
2025 | Farxiga | 2024 | 129 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
129 | 38 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 609 | 174 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 594 | 168 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 403 | 109 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 342 | 96 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 319 | 68 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 302 | 103 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 301 | 85 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 295 | 85 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 294 | 92 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 258 | 62 |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 220 | 157 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 160 | 38 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 149 | 37 |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 147 | 42 |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 132 | 19 |
| Farxiga | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 129 | 38 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 122 | 37 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 119 | 38 |
| Donepezil Hcl | Donepezil Hcl | 117 | 15 |
| Ibuprofen | Ibuprofen | 117 | 67 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 115 | 26 |
| Alendronate Sodium | Alendronate Sodium | 113 | 34 |
| Myrbetriq | Mirabegron | 100 | suppressed |
| Pioglitazone Hcl | Pioglitazone Hcl | 99 | 31 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 92 | 30 |
| Naproxen | Naproxen | 90 | 62 |
| Glipizide | Glipizide | 89 | 27 |
| Buspirone Hcl | Buspirone Hcl | 83 | 13 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 82 | 12 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 80 | 30 |
| Januvia | Sitagliptin Phosphate | 74 | 20 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 70 | 54 |
| Hydralazine Hcl | Hydralazine Hcl | 68 | suppressed |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 68 | 19 |
| Atenolol | Atenolol | 66 | 14 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 62 | 30 |
| Mirtazapine | Mirtazapine | 61 | suppressed |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 61 | suppressed |
| Levofloxacin | Levofloxacin | 57 | 37 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 56 | 12 |
| Clotrimazole-Betamethasone | Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip | 56 | 24 |
| Divalproex Sodium | Divalproex Sodium | 53 | suppressed |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 50 | 37 |
| Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide | Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide | 48 | 15 |
| Memantine Hcl | Memantine Hcl | 47 | suppressed |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 46 | suppressed |
| Diclofenac Sodium | Diclofenac Sodium | 43 | 14 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 43 | 18 |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | Fluoxetine Hcl | 42 | suppressed |
| Lactulose | Lactulose | 42 | 15 |
| Paroxetine Hcl | Paroxetine Hcl | 41 | 18 |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 40 | 12 |
| Lantus Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 39 | 14 |
| Dutasteride | Dutasteride | 37 | suppressed |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 37 | suppressed |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 37 | 15 |
| Meclizine Hcl | Meclizine Hcl | 35 | 11 |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 34 | suppressed |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 33 | 11 |
| Glipizide-Metformin | Glipizide/Metformin Hcl | 33 | suppressed |
| Tradjenta | Linagliptin | 33 | suppressed |
| Enalapril Maleate | Enalapril Maleate | 32 | suppressed |
| Janumet | Sitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl | 32 | suppressed |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 32 | suppressed |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 31 | suppressed |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium | Esomeprazole Magnesium | 31 | suppressed |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-100 | Insulin Degludec | 31 | suppressed |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro | Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 30 | 25 |
| Levemir Flexpen | Insulin Detemir | 29 | suppressed |
| Levetiracetam | Levetiracetam | 29 | suppressed |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 29 | 26 |
| Citalopram Hbr | Citalopram Hydrobromide | 28 | suppressed |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate Er | Isosorbide Mononitrate | 28 | suppressed |
| Telmisartan | Telmisartan | 28 | suppressed |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 27 | suppressed |
| Icosapent Ethyl | Icosapent Ethyl | 26 | suppressed |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 25 | 17 |
| Namzaric | Memantine Hcl/Donepezil Hcl | 25 | suppressed |
| Ondansetron Hcl | Ondansetron Hcl | 25 | 21 |
| Torsemide | Torsemide | 25 | suppressed |
| Levemir | Insulin Detemir | 24 | suppressed |
| Clonidine Hcl | Clonidine Hcl | 23 | suppressed |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 23 | suppressed |
| Benazepril Hcl | Benazepril Hcl | 22 | suppressed |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 22 | suppressed |
| Lantus | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 22 | suppressed |
| Amiodarone Hcl | Amiodarone Hcl | 21 | suppressed |
| Constulose | Lactulose | 21 | suppressed |
| Methimazole | Methimazole | 21 | suppressed |
| Bethanechol Chloride | Bethanechol Chloride | 20 | suppressed |
| Fluconazole | Fluconazole | 20 | 15 |
| Trulicity | Dulaglutide | 20 | suppressed |
| Labetalol Hcl | Labetalol Hcl | 19 | suppressed |
| Mupirocin | Mupirocin | 19 | 14 |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 18 | suppressed |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | Triamcinolone Acetonide | 18 | suppressed |
| Benztropine Mesylate | Benztropine Mesylate | 17 | suppressed |
| Ketoconazole | Ketoconazole | 17 | suppressed |
| Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 17 | suppressed |
| Valsartan | Valsartan | 17 | suppressed |
| Cilostazol | Cilostazol | 16 | suppressed |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 16 | suppressed |
| Fluocinonide | Fluocinonide | 15 | suppressed |
| Oxcarbazepine | Oxcarbazepine | 15 | suppressed |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 15 | suppressed |
| Hydrocortisone | Hydrocortisone | 14 | 11 |
| Nitroglycerin | Nitroglycerin | 14 | suppressed |
| Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril | Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril | 13 | suppressed |
| Phenytoin | Phenytoin | 13 | suppressed |
| Procto-Med Hc | Hydrocortisone | 13 | suppressed |
| Digoxin | Digoxin | 12 | suppressed |
| Gentamicin Sulfate | Gentamicin Sulfate | 12 | suppressed |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Minoxidil | Minoxidil | 12 | suppressed |
| Travoprost | Travoprost | 12 | suppressed |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 11 | suppressed |
| Cefuroxime | Cefuroxime Axetil | 11 | 11 |
| Fenofibrate | Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized | 11 | suppressed |
| Glucagon Emergency Kit | Glucagon | 11 | suppressed |
| Guanfacine Hcl | Guanfacine Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Paliperidone Er | Paliperidone | 11 | suppressed |
| Sucralfate | Sucralfate | 11 | suppressed |
| Ultra-Fine Mini Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 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 | $163.67 · 3 records | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | FARXIGA, INSPIRE | 1 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Farxiga play in your treatment recommendations for me?
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP?
- 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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