Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$2,651.71
68 reported records · 10 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Christopher Lynn Rodriguez
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers|Physician Assistant · TAMARAC, FL · NPI 1316195878
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Christopher Lynn Rodriguez received $2,651.71 in general payments during 2025 across 68 reported records.
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. accounted for 46.9% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 11 associated products.
Genentech USA, 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 Actemra as an associated drug or biological on 2116 records involving 1314 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 12 claims for Actemra 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $1,244.17 | 46.9% | 15 | 2025 |
| ABBVIE INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $511.36 | 19.3% | 21 | 2025 |
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $447.33 | 16.9% | 12 | 2025 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $148.36 | 5.6% | 9 | 2025 |
| UCB, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $111.43 | 4.2% | 3 | 2025 |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $82.98 | 3.1% | 3 | 2025 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $33.51 | 1.3% | 2 | 2025 |
| GENZYME CORPORATION | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $32.64 | 1.2% | 1 | 2025 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $25.00 | 0.9% | 1 | 2025 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $14.93 | 0.6% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,914.16 | 63 |
| Travel and Lodging | $638.55 | 4 |
| Education | $99.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TREMFYA Normalized: tremfya |
Drug | Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $447.33 | 12 | 2025 |
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| RINVOQ Normalized: rinvoq |
Biological | ABBVIE INC. | $359.04 | 15 | 2025 |
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| HUMIRA Normalized: humira |
Biological | ABBVIE INC. | $243.71 | 9 | 2025 |
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| SIMPONI ARIA Normalized: simponi aria |
Biological | Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $229.43 | 2 | 2025 |
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| BENLYSTA Normalized: benlysta |
Biological | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $148.36 | 9 | 2025 |
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| SKYRIZI Normalized: skyrizi |
Biological | ABBVIE INC. | $128.51 | 5 | 2025 |
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| Bimzelx Normalized: bimzelx |
Biological | UCB, Inc. | $111.43 | 3 | 2025 |
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| ORENCIA Normalized: orencia |
Biological | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $82.98 | 3 | 2025 |
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| COSENTYX Normalized: cosentyx |
Drug | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $33.51 | 2 | 2025 |
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| KEVZARA Normalized: kevzara |
Biological | GENZYME CORPORATION | $32.64 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Gazyva Normalized: gazyva |
Biological | Genentech USA, Inc. | $25.00 | 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
No exact normalized or approved-alias overlap was found in the loaded Part D year. This does not mean the doctor never prescribed the product.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genentech USA, Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | Actemra open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 2116 supporting records · 1314 recipient NPIs · example record 1211488494 |
Actemra · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
12 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate | Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate | 307 | 110 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 299 | 99 |
| Methotrexate | Methotrexate Sodium | 226 | 87 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 140 | 48 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 101 | 35 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 90 | 41 |
| Folic Acid | Folic Acid | 86 | 35 |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 78 | 21 |
| Mycophenolate Mofetil | Mycophenolate Mofetil | 78 | 18 |
| Leflunomide | Leflunomide | 65 | 23 |
| Methotrexate Sodium | Methotrexate Sodium/Pf | 57 | 22 |
| Azathioprine | Azathioprine | 51 | 20 |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 45 | 39 |
| Vitamin D2 | Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2) | 44 | 12 |
| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 36 | 12 |
| Alendronate Sodium | Alendronate Sodium | 29 | 15 |
| Orencia Clickject | Abatacept | 29 | suppressed |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 28 | 11 |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro | Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 24 | 22 |
| Calcitonin-Salmon | Calcitonin,salmon,synthetic | 22 | suppressed |
| Colchicine | Colchicine | 16 | suppressed |
| Humira(Cf) Pen | Adalimumab | 16 | suppressed |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | Triamcinolone Acetonide | 16 | suppressed |
| Pilocarpine Hcl | Pilocarpine Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Nortriptyline Hcl | Nortriptyline Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Insulin Syringe | Syringe And Needle,insulin,1ml | 13 | suppressed |
| Otezla | Apremilast | 13 | suppressed |
| Rasuvo | Methotrexate/Pf | 13 | suppressed |
| Teriparatide | Teriparatide | 13 | suppressed |
| Actemra | Tocilizumab | 12 | suppressed |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 12 | suppressed |
| Ultra-Fine Mini Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 12 | suppressed |
| Xeljanz Xr | Tofacitinib Citrate | 12 | suppressed |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | Amitriptyline Hcl | 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 | $2,651.71 · 68 records | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | BENLYSTA, Bimzelx, COSENTYX, Gazyva, HUMIRA, KEVZARA, ORENCIA, RINVOQ, SIMPONI ARIA, SKYRIZI, TREMFYA | 1 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with Genentech USA, 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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