Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Ronald B. Hicks, MD

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Family Medicine · SPARKS, NV · NPI 1326044520

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 Ronald B. Hicks, MD received $2,051.90 in general payments during 2025 across 104 reported records.

ABBVIE INC. accounted for 19.9% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 38 associated products.

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

ABBVIE 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 SYNTHROID as an associated drug or biological on 10655 records involving 4881 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 17 claims for Synthroid 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 FARXIGA as an associated drug or biological on 106133 records involving 42906 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 31 claims for Farxiga by this doctor in 2024.

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 196 claims for Jardiance 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 SHINGRIX as an associated drug or biological on 43515 records involving 26794 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 24 claims for Shingrix 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 62 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 196 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 34 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 21 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 138 claims for Ozempic 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 34 claims for Eliquis by this doctor in 2024.

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

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$2,051.90

104 reported records · 21 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
ABBVIE INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $409.0919.9%212025
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $325.3015.8%142025
Amgen Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $275.3113.4%172025
PFIZER INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $257.0912.5%132025
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $156.297.6%82025
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $146.467.1%72025
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $99.674.9%42025
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $66.323.2%32025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $37.221.8%22025
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $31.201.5%22025
Exact Sciences Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $31.061.5%22025
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $28.801.4%22025
MAYNE PHARMA COMMERCIAL LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $26.241.3%12025
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $26.041.3%12025
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $24.471.2%12025
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $24.111.2%12025
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $20.021.0%12025
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $18.270.9%12025
Abbott Laboratories Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $17.000.8%12025
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $16.840.8%12025
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $15.100.7%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$2,051.90104

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
VRAYLAR
Normalized: vraylar
Drug ABBVIE INC. $288.04 12 2025
Source payment records
REPATHA
Normalized: repatha
Biological Amgen Inc. $222.78 14 2025
Source payment records
OTEZLA
Normalized: otezla
Drug Amgen Inc. $222.45 13 2025
Source payment records
NURTEC ODT
Normalized: nurtec odt
Drug PFIZER INC. $212.24 11 2025
Source payment records
BREZTRI
Normalized: breztri
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $188.02 7 2025
Source payment records
ZAVZPRET
Normalized: zavzpret
Drug PFIZER INC. $168.83 9 2025
Source payment records
CAPLYTA
Normalized: caplyta
Drug ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) $156.29 8 2025
Source payment records
FARXIGA
Normalized: farxiga
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $117.49 5 2025
Source payment records
UBRELVY
Normalized: ubrelvy
Drug ABBVIE INC. $71.50 5 2025
Source payment records
REXULTI
Normalized: rexulti
Drug Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $66.32 3 2025
Source payment records
QULIPTA
Normalized: qulipta
Drug ABBVIE INC. $60.19 5 2025
Source payment records
SHINGRIX
Normalized: shingrix
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $59.51 2 2025
Source payment records
KRYSTEXXA
Normalized: krystexxa
Biological Amgen Inc. $52.53 3 2025
Source payment records
Ozempic
Normalized: ozempic
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $51.36 2 2025
Source payment records
CREON
Normalized: creon
Drug ABBVIE INC. $45.38 3 2025
Source payment records
ABRYSVO
Normalized: abrysvo
Biological PFIZER INC. $44.85 2 2025
Source payment records
COMIRNATY
Normalized: comirnaty
Biological PFIZER INC. $44.85 2 2025
Source payment records
PREVNAR 20
Normalized: prevnar 20
Biological PFIZER INC. $44.85 2 2025
Source payment records
ELIQUIS
Normalized: eliquis
Drug PFIZER INC. $43.41 2 2025
Source payment records
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
Normalized: trelegy ellipta
Drug GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $40.16 2 2025
Source payment records
Wegovy
Normalized: wegovy
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $38.25 2 2025
Source payment records
MOUNJARO
Normalized: mounjaro
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $37.22 2 2025
Source payment records
ZEPBOUND
Normalized: zepbound
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $37.22 2 2025
Source payment records
JARDIANCE
Normalized: jardiance
Drug Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $31.20 2 2025
Source payment records
Cologuard Collection Kit
Normalized: cologuard collection kit
Device Exact Sciences Corporation $31.06 2 2025
Source payment records
VOQUEZNA
Normalized: voquezna
Drug Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $28.80 2 2025
Source payment records
AREXVY
Normalized: arexvy
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $28.76 1 2025
Source payment records
GEMTESA
Normalized: gemtesa
Drug Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. $26.04 1 2025
Source payment records
Kerendia
Normalized: kerendia
Drug Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $24.47 1 2025
Source payment records
CAPVAXIVE
Normalized: capvaxive
Biological Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $24.11 1 2025
Source payment records
ENFLONSIA
Normalized: enflonsia
Drug Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $24.11 1 2025
Source payment records
GARDASIL 9
Normalized: gardasil 9
Biological Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $24.11 1 2025
Source payment records
SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA
Normalized: sapien 3 ultra resilia
Device Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $20.02 1 2025
Source payment records
ZTLido
Normalized: ztlido
Drug SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC. $18.27 1 2025
Source payment records
FREESTYLE LIBRE 3
Normalized: freestyle libre 3
Device Abbott Laboratories $17.00 1 2025
Source payment records
TRINTELLIX
Normalized: trintellix
Drug Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. $16.84 1 2025
Source payment records
LINZESS
Normalized: linzess
Drug ABBVIE INC. $16.50 1 2025
Source payment records
NEXLETOL
Normalized: nexletol
Drug Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. $15.10 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
ELIQUIS
eliquis
2025 Eliquis 2024 34
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
FARXIGA
farxiga
2025 Farxiga 2024 31
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
JARDIANCE
jardiance
2025 Jardiance 2024 196 exact normalized Medicare Part D
MOUNJARO
mounjaro
2025 Mounjaro 2024 34
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
Ozempic
ozempic
2025 Ozempic 2024 138 exact normalized Medicare Part D
SHINGRIX
shingrix
2025 Shingrix 2024 24 exact normalized Medicare Part D
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
trelegy ellipta
2025 Trelegy Ellipta 2024 62 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
ABBVIE INC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 SYNTHROID
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
10655 supporting records · 4881 recipient NPIs · example record 1201352636
Synthroid · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
17 suppressed by CMS
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
31 suppressed by CMS
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
196 38
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 SHINGRIX
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
43515 supporting records · 26794 recipient NPIs · example record 1190332452
Shingrix · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
24 20
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
62 12
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
196 38
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
34 suppressed by CMS
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
21 suppressed by CMS
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
138 25
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
34 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

BrandGenericClaimsBeneficiaries
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium639192
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium27384
OmeprazoleOmeprazole22569
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate20565
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium20561
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl20152
JardianceEmpagliflozin19638
MeloxicamMeloxicam19155
Fluoxetine HclFluoxetine Hcl15839
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate14323
Benazepril HclBenazepril Hcl14136
OzempicSemaglutide13825
GabapentinGabapentin13340
FurosemideFurosemide12740
LisinoprilLisinopril12538
AllopurinolAllopurinol12133
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl11138
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl9425
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate8926
PrednisonePrednisone8366
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide8022
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac Sodium7122
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl7119
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium7123
Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter6212
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium5517
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride5314
AtenololAtenolol5117
GlipizideGlipizide5014
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium5017
Pioglitazone HclPioglitazone Hcl4817
TopiramateTopiramate4813
CarvedilolCarvedilol4615
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide4314
CelecoxibCelecoxib37suppressed
SimvastatinSimvastatin3712
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate3611
Lisinopril-HydrochlorothiazideLisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide3612
FamotidineFamotidine35suppressed
EliquisApixaban34suppressed
MounjaroTirzepatide34suppressed
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium3412
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol31suppressed
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog28suppressed
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate2711
MyrbetriqMirabegron27suppressed
PrimidonePrimidone27suppressed
Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide26suppressed
FinasterideFinasteride2611
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate25suppressed
ShingrixVaricella-Zoster Ge/As01b/Pf2420
ClonazepamClonazepam23suppressed
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl23suppressed
AcyclovirAcyclovir22suppressed
MinoxidilMinoxidil22suppressed
Mometasone FuroateMometasone Furoate2213
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate21suppressed
EzetimibeEzetimibe21suppressed
SpironolactoneSpironolactone21suppressed
TrulicityDulaglutide21suppressed
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate2014
FluconazoleFluconazole20suppressed
LovastatinLovastatin19suppressed
Oxybutynin ChlorideOxybutynin Chloride18suppressed
Tolterodine TartrateTolterodine Tartrate18suppressed
ValsartanValsartan18suppressed
AlprazolamAlprazolam17suppressed
SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium17suppressed
Quetiapine FumarateQuetiapine Fumarate16suppressed
Amitriptyline HclAmitriptyline Hcl15suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav1515
MirtazapineMirtazapine15suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-MacroNitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst1513
Olmesartan MedoxomilOlmesartan Medoxomil15suppressed
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl15suppressed
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium14suppressed
XareltoRivaroxaban14suppressed
XifaxanRifaximin14suppressed
CephalexinCephalexin13suppressed
IbuprofenIbuprofen13suppressed
Atenolol-ChlorthalidoneAtenolol/Chlorthalidone12suppressed
Hydroxyzine HclHydroxyzine Hcl12suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate ErIsosorbide Mononitrate12suppressed
OlanzapineOlanzapine12suppressed
Sildenafil CitrateSildenafil Citrate12suppressed
Verapamil ErVerapamil Hcl12suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-BenazeprilAmlodipine Besylate/Benazepril11suppressed
Boostrix TdapDiphth,pertuss(Acell),tet Vac1111
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen11suppressed
NabumetoneNabumetone11suppressed
Triamcinolone AcetonideTriamcinolone Acetonide11suppressed

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 $2,051.90 · 104 records ABBVIE INC. ABRYSVO, AREXVY, BREZTRI, CAPLYTA, CAPVAXIVE, COMIRNATY, CREON, Cologuard Collection Kit, ELIQUIS, ENFLONSIA, FARXIGA, FREESTYLE LIBRE 3, GARDASIL 9, GEMTESA, JARDIANCE, KRYSTEXXA, Kerendia, LINZESS, MOUNJARO, NEXLETOL, NURTEC ODT, OTEZLA, Ozempic, PREVNAR 20, QULIPTA, REPATHA, REXULTI, SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA, SHINGRIX, TRELEGY ELLIPTA, TRINTELLIX, UBRELVY, VOQUEZNA, VRAYLAR, Wegovy, ZAVZPRET, ZEPBOUND, ZTLido 10
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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