Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$73,688.92
109 reported records · 12 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Jerry Estep, M.D.
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Cardiovascular Disease · HOUSTON, TX · NPI 1336343847
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Jerry Estep, M.D. received $73,688.92 in general payments during 2025 across 109 reported records.
Abbott Laboratories accounted for 61.8% 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: Vyndaqel.
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 62 claims for Farxiga 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 66 claims for Eliquis 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 VYNDAMAX as an associated drug or biological on 1880 records involving 1527 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 47 claims for Vyndamax 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 VYNDAQEL as an associated drug or biological on 31283 records involving 13357 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 18 claims for Vyndaqel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $45,565.48 | 61.8% | 69 | 2025 |
| CVRx, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $10,213.62 | 13.9% | 14 | 2025 |
| Procyrion, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $8,908.56 | 12.1% | 3 | 2025 |
| PFIZER INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $4,050.00 | 5.5% | 2 | 2025 |
| ZOLL Circulation Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $3,027.20 | 4.1% | 4 | 2025 |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $1,250.00 | 1.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $366.33 | 0.5% | 9 | 2025 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $117.66 | 0.2% | 1 | 2025 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $94.24 | 0.1% | 2 | 2025 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Medtronic, Inc. exact · evidence 2025-07-22 |
$37.80 | 0.1% | 2 | 2025 |
| BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $33.36 | 0.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $24.67 | 0.0% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $57,862.50 | 19 |
| Travel and Lodging | $8,345.88 | 26 |
| Food and Beverage | $3,280.54 | 61 |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $2,950.00 | 2 |
| Honoraria | $1,250.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARDIOMEMS Normalized: cardiomems |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $11,094.89 | 36 | 2025 |
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| Barostim Neo System Normalized: barostim neo system |
Device | CVRx, Inc. | $10,213.62 | 14 | 2025 |
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| AORTIX SYSTEM Normalized: aortix system |
Device | Procyrion, Inc. | $8,908.56 | 3 | 2025 |
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| THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT Normalized: thoratec heartmate 3 lvas implant kit |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $5,493.67 | 25 | 2025 |
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| VYNDAQEL Normalized: vyndaqel |
Drug | PFIZER INC. | $4,050.00 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Catheter Normalized: catheter |
Device | ZOLL Circulation Inc | $3,027.20 | 4 | 2025 |
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| Downstream Cartridge Normalized: downstream cartridge |
Device | ZOLL Circulation Inc | $3,027.20 | 4 | 2025 |
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| TherOx DS2 Console Normalized: therox ds2 console |
Device | ZOLL Circulation Inc | $3,027.20 | 4 | 2025 |
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| CARDIOSAVE RESCUE Normalized: cardiosave rescue |
Device | Getinge USA Sales, LLC | $1,250.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| CARTO 3 Normalized: carto 3 |
Device | Biosense Webster, Inc. | $366.33 | 9 | 2025 |
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| Kerendia Normalized: kerendia |
Drug | Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $117.66 | 1 | 2025 |
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| WATCHMAN FLX Normalized: watchman flx |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $94.24 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Attruby Normalized: attruby |
Drug | BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. | $33.36 | 1 | 2025 |
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| MYCARELINK Normalized: mycarelink |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $20.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| COREVALVE EVOLUT R Normalized: corevalve evolut r |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $17.80 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VYNDAQEL vyndaqel |
2025 | Vyndaqel | 2024 | 18 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 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 |
62 | 15 |
| 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 |
66 | 26 |
| PFIZER INC. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | VYNDAMAX open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 1880 supporting records · 1527 recipient NPIs · example record 1228795749 |
Vyndamax · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
47 | suppressed by CMS |
| PFIZER INC. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | VYNDAQEL open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 31283 supporting records · 13357 recipient NPIs · example record 1228794133 |
Vyndaqel · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
18 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 355 | 116 |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 339 | 96 |
| Entresto | Sacubitril/Valsartan | 331 | 92 |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 153 | 65 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 143 | 56 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 136 | 53 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 71 | 28 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 69 | 21 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 66 | 26 |
| Farxiga | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 62 | 15 |
| Eplerenone | Eplerenone | 60 | 22 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 59 | 21 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 58 | 22 |
| Torsemide | Torsemide | 55 | 19 |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 47 | 17 |
| Vyndamax | Tafamidis | 47 | suppressed |
| Enalapril Maleate | Enalapril Maleate | 43 | suppressed |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 43 | suppressed |
| Valsartan | Valsartan | 37 | 18 |
| Hydralazine Hcl | Hydralazine Hcl | 30 | 17 |
| Digoxin | Digoxin | 29 | 11 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | Amiodarone Hcl | 28 | 14 |
| Ramipril | Ramipril | 28 | 12 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 28 | 12 |
| Warfarin Sodium | Warfarin Sodium | 25 | suppressed |
| Isosorbide Dinitrate | Isosorbide Dinitrate | 23 | suppressed |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 22 | suppressed |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 20 | suppressed |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 19 | suppressed |
| Vyndaqel | Tafamidis Meglumine | 18 | suppressed |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 15 | suppressed |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate Er | Isosorbide Mononitrate | 15 | suppressed |
| Metolazone | Metolazone | 14 | suppressed |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 12 | 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 | $73,688.92 · 109 records | Abbott Laboratories | AORTIX SYSTEM, Attruby, Barostim Neo System, CARDIOMEMS, CARDIOSAVE RESCUE, CARTO 3, COREVALVE EVOLUT R, Catheter, Downstream Cartridge, Kerendia, MYCARELINK, THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT, TherOx DS2 Console, VYNDAQEL, WATCHMAN FLX | 4 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Vyndaqel 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 |
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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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