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Alan Plauka, M.D.

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine · ELIZABETH, NJ · NPI 1316954589

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 Alan Plauka, M.D. received $705.53 in general payments during 2025 across 33 reported records.

Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. accounted for 33.2% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 15 associated products.

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

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 49 claims for Farxiga by this doctor in 2024.

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 SYMBICORT as an associated drug or biological on 71 records involving 51 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 28 claims for Symbicort by this doctor in 2024.

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 41 claims for Kerendia by this doctor in 2024.

GlaxoSmithKline, 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 TRELEGY ELLIPTA as an associated drug or biological on 131532 records involving 37148 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 30 claims for Trelegy Ellipta 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 119 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 70 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 109 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 154 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 58 claims for Rybelsus by this doctor in 2024.

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

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$705.53

33 reported records · 12 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
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $234.5433.2%142025
Abbott Laboratories Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $145.9620.7%42025
Medtronic, Inc. Medtronic, Inc.
exact · evidence 2025-07-22
$73.7210.4%12025
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $64.919.2%42025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $53.987.7%32025
Exact Sciences Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $22.543.2%12025
Dexcom, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $21.113.0%12025
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $19.072.7%12025
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $18.922.7%12025
Corcept Therapeutics Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $18.432.6%12025
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $18.332.6%12025
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $14.022.0%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$705.5333

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
Kerendia
Normalized: kerendia
Drug Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $234.54 14 2025
Source payment records
FREESTYLE LIBRE 3
Normalized: freestyle libre 3
Device Abbott Laboratories $121.25 3 2025
Source payment records
MINIMED 780G
Normalized: minimed 780g
Device Medtronic, Inc. $73.72 1 2025
Source payment records
VERQUVO
Normalized: verquvo
Drug Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $64.91 4 2025
Source payment records
MOUNJARO
Normalized: mounjaro
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $53.98 3 2025
Source payment records
ZEPBOUND
Normalized: zepbound
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $35.88 2 2025
Source payment records
MITRACLIP
Normalized: mitraclip
Device Abbott Laboratories $24.71 1 2025
Source payment records
Cologuard Collection Kit
Normalized: cologuard collection kit
Device Exact Sciences Corporation $22.54 1 2025
Source payment records
Dexcom G6 Transmitter
Normalized: dexcom g6 transmitter
Medical Supply Dexcom, Inc. $21.11 1 2025
Source payment records
Ozempic
Normalized: ozempic
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $19.07 1 2025
Source payment records
Rybelsus
Normalized: rybelsus
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $19.07 1 2025
Source payment records
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
Normalized: trelegy ellipta
Drug GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $18.92 1 2025
Source payment records
Korlym
Normalized: korlym
Drug Corcept Therapeutics $18.43 1 2025
Source payment records
FARXIGA
Normalized: farxiga
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $18.33 1 2025
Source payment records
ZORYVE
Normalized: zoryve
Drug Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. $14.02 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
FARXIGA
farxiga
2025 Farxiga 2024 49 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Kerendia
kerendia
2025 Kerendia 2024 41
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
MOUNJARO
mounjaro
2025 Mounjaro 2024 70 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Ozempic
ozempic
2025 Ozempic 2024 154 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Rybelsus
rybelsus
2025 Rybelsus 2024 58 exact normalized Medicare Part D
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
trelegy ellipta
2025 Trelegy Ellipta 2024 30
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
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
49 17
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 SYMBICORT
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
71 supporting records · 51 recipient NPIs · example record 1206132610
Symbicort · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
28 suppressed by CMS
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
41 suppressed by CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 TRELEGY ELLIPTA
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
131532 supporting records · 37148 recipient NPIs · example record 1190332369
Trelegy Ellipta · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
30 suppressed by CMS
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
119 36
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
70 16
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
109 27
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
154 25
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
58 19

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
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium496177
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate453145
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate363117
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate32181
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium30588
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl27786
GabapentinGabapentin27373
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide25277
OmeprazoleOmeprazole23781
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium22065
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide21573
OzempicSemaglutide15425
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate15151
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium12143
JardianceEmpagliflozin11936
CarvedilolCarvedilol11641
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl11436
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl11234
TrulicityDulaglutide10927
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium10733
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium10434
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate10139
Fluticasone-SalmeterolFluticasone Propion/Salmeterol9920
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl9925
AzithromycinAzithromycin8670
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog8323
Donepezil HclDonepezil Hcl8120
MeloxicamMeloxicam8145
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium7943
IbuprofenIbuprofen7730
EliquisApixaban7422
FurosemideFurosemide7230
MounjaroTirzepatide7016
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium6824
FamotidineFamotidine6424
Varenicline TartrateVarenicline Tartrate6216
Olmesartan MedoxomilOlmesartan Medoxomil6122
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog6015
LinzessLinaclotide6019
KetoconazoleKetoconazole5926
RybelsusSemaglutide5819
AllopurinolAllopurinol56suppressed
Atrovent HfaIpratropium Bromide55suppressed
Glipizide ErGlipizide5419
JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate5415
SimvastatinSimvastatin5314
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate5213
Levocetirizine DihydrochlorideLevocetirizine Dihydrochloride5113
Meclizine HclMeclizine Hcl5125
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl5118
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride5117
Doxazosin MesylateDoxazosin Mesylate4918
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol4917
PrednisonePrednisone4936
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl4814
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl4615
GlimepirideGlimepiride4414
LisinoprilLisinopril4418
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate4118
KerendiaFinerenone41suppressed
Ammonium LactateAmmonium Lactate3914
AtenololAtenolol3911
Lisinopril-HydrochlorothiazideLisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide3911
Oxybutynin Chloride ErOxybutynin Chloride3914
Olmesartan-HydrochlorothiazideOlmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide3715
Cyclobenzaprine HclCyclobenzaprine Hcl3414
Humalog Kwikpen U-100Insulin Lispro34suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim3432
Breztri AerosphereBudesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol33suppressed
Olmesartan-Amlodipine-HctzOlmesartan/Amlodipin/Hcthiazid33suppressed
NaproxenNaproxen3213
Oxybutynin ChlorideOxybutynin Chloride32suppressed
AlprazolamAlprazolam31suppressed
Sildenafil CitrateSildenafil Citrate31suppressed
Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter30suppressed
EzetimibeEzetimibe2814
SymbicortBudesonide/Formoterol Fumarate28suppressed
MirtazapineMirtazapine26suppressed
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl25suppressed
Alcohol Prep PadsAlcohol Antiseptic Pads2313
CelecoxibCelecoxib23suppressed
Clonidine HclClonidine Hcl22suppressed
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac Sodium22suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl22suppressed
FluconazoleFluconazole2114
HydrocortisoneHydrocortisone2116
AmoxicillinAmoxicillin2019
Bupropion Hcl SrBupropion Hcl18suppressed
Memantine HclMemantine Hcl18suppressed
Pioglitazone HclPioglitazone Hcl18suppressed
Quetiapine FumarateQuetiapine Fumarate18suppressed
FinasterideFinasteride17suppressed
Insulin Lispro Kwikpen U-100Insulin Lispro17suppressed
LevetiracetamLevetiracetam17suppressed
Phenytoin Sodium ExtendedPhenytoin Sodium Extended17suppressed
Breo ElliptaFluticasone/Vilanterol16suppressed
Sumatriptan SuccinateSumatriptan Succinate16suppressed
Triamcinolone AcetonideTriamcinolone Acetonide16suppressed
CephalexinCephalexin1512
Glipizide-MetforminGlipizide/Metformin Hcl15suppressed
Paroxetine HclParoxetine Hcl15suppressed
Incruse ElliptaUmeclidinium Bromide14suppressed
Nano 2nd Gen Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic14suppressed
PhenobarbitalPhenobarbital14suppressed
Silver SulfadiazineSilver Sulfadiazine14suppressed
SucralfateSucralfate14suppressed
Comfort Ez Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic13suppressed
Esomeprazole MagnesiumEsomeprazole Magnesium13suppressed
Levemir FlexpenInsulin Detemir13suppressed
Toujeo SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog13suppressed
ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl13suppressed
Valsartan-HydrochlorothiazideValsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide13suppressed
VascepaIcosapent Ethyl13suppressed
Wixela InhubFluticasone Propion/Salmeterol13suppressed
ZenpepLipase/Protease/Amylase13suppressed
Apidra SolostarInsulin Glulisine12suppressed
Bydureon BciseExenatide Microspheres12suppressed
Enalapril MaleateEnalapril Maleate12suppressed
GlipizideGlipizide12suppressed
LamotrigineLamotrigine12suppressed
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate12suppressed
Ultra-Fine Mini Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic12suppressed
Alcohol PadsAlcohol Antiseptic Pads11suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav11suppressed
Benazepril-HydrochlorothiazideBenazepril/Hydrochlorothiazide11suppressed
Cholestyramine LightCholestyramine11suppressed
Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide11suppressed
ColchicineColchicine11suppressed
DiazepamDiazepam11suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate11suppressed
LovastatinLovastatin11suppressed
MupirocinMupirocin Calcium11suppressed
Oseltamivir PhosphateOseltamivir Phosphate1111
Procto-Med HcHydrocortisone11suppressed
TopiramateTopiramate11suppressed
ValsartanValsartan11suppressed

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 $705.53 · 33 records Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Cologuard Collection Kit, Dexcom G6 Transmitter, FARXIGA, FREESTYLE LIBRE 3, Kerendia, Korlym, MINIMED 780G, MITRACLIP, MOUNJARO, Ozempic, Rybelsus, TRELEGY ELLIPTA, VERQUVO, ZEPBOUND, ZORYVE 9
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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