Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Steven M Melcher, M.D.

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Family Medicine · WEATHERFORD, TX · NPI 1356314355

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 Steven M Melcher, M.D. received $705.08 in general payments during 2025 across 38 reported records.

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP accounted for 24.5% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 17 associated products.

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

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 LINZESS as an associated drug or biological on 87954 records involving 21815 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 11 claims for Linzess by this doctor in 2024.

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 23 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 21 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 36 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 JARDIANCE as an associated drug or biological on 47708 records involving 23833 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 36 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 162 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 16 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 136 claims for Ozempic by this doctor in 2024.

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

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$705.08

38 reported records · 10 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
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $172.9824.5%72025
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $155.5322.1%112025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $152.1821.6%102025
ABBVIE INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $52.217.4%22025
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $44.146.3%22025
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $39.355.6%12025
Abbott Laboratories Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $38.215.4%22025
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $18.552.6%12025
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $16.332.3%12025
Antares Pharma, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $15.602.2%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$705.0838

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
BREZTRI
Normalized: breztri
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $120.79 4 2025
Source payment records
MOUNJARO
Normalized: mounjaro
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $108.61 7 2025
Source payment records
ZEPBOUND
Normalized: zepbound
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $108.61 7 2025
Source payment records
FARXIGA
Normalized: farxiga
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $94.24 2 2025
Source payment records
AIRSUPRA
Normalized: airsupra
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $88.55 2 2025
Source payment records
Ozempic
Normalized: ozempic
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $80.73 7 2025
Source payment records
Rybelsus
Normalized: rybelsus
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $80.73 7 2025
Source payment records
JARDIANCE
Normalized: jardiance
Drug Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Lilly USA, LLC $69.96 4 2025
Source payment records
QULIPTA
Normalized: qulipta
Drug ABBVIE INC. $52.21 2 2025
Source payment records
UBRELVY
Normalized: ubrelvy
Drug ABBVIE INC. $52.21 2 2025
Source payment records
INSPIRE
Normalized: inspire
Device Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. $39.35 1 2025
Source payment records
FREESTYLE LIBRE 3
Normalized: freestyle libre 3
Device Abbott Laboratories $38.21 2 2025
Source payment records
Wegovy
Normalized: wegovy
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $24.06 2 2025
Source payment records
GEMTESA
Normalized: gemtesa
Drug Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. $18.55 1 2025
Source payment records
KISUNLA
Normalized: kisunla
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $17.75 1 2025
Source payment records
VOQUEZNA
Normalized: voquezna
Drug Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $16.33 1 2025
Source payment records
XYOSTED
Normalized: xyosted
Drug Antares Pharma, Inc. $15.60 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 21
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
JARDIANCE
jardiance
2025 Jardiance 2024 36
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
MOUNJARO
mounjaro
2025 Mounjaro 2024 162 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Ozempic
ozempic
2025 Ozempic 2024 136 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 LINZESS
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
87954 supporting records · 21815 recipient NPIs · example record 1201352608
Linzess · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
11 suppressed by CMS
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
23 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
21 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
36 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
36 suppressed by CMS
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
162 23
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
16 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
136 32

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
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium580132
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium481125
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate439110
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium378100
LisinoprilLisinopril372103
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium367100
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate35296
OmeprazoleOmeprazole31388
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl31373
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl27358
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide20962
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl20365
GabapentinGabapentin20159
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl17046
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium16952
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride16942
Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl16244
MounjaroTirzepatide16223
FurosemideFurosemide15543
SimvastatinSimvastatin14437
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate14365
AlprazolamAlprazolam13727
OzempicSemaglutide13632
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium12735
Azelastine HclAzelastine Hcl12661
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium11830
AllopurinolAllopurinol10928
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl10923
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl10622
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl10332
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate9351
FinasterideFinasteride8721
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate8223
Paroxetine HclParoxetine Hcl8125
XareltoRivaroxaban8116
Doxycycline HyclateDoxycycline Hyclate8072
Tizanidine HclTizanidine Hcl8029
CarvedilolCarvedilol7928
Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide7816
EliquisApixaban7613
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate7619
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium7521
AzithromycinAzithromycin7566
EzetimibeEzetimibe7420
Cyclobenzaprine HclCyclobenzaprine Hcl7028
Olmesartan MedoxomilOlmesartan Medoxomil6917
Lisinopril-HydrochlorothiazideLisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide6719
ClonazepamClonazepam6617
GlimepirideGlimepiride6620
Fluoxetine HclFluoxetine Hcl6312
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate6117
Testosterone CypionateTestosterone Cypionate58suppressed
EstradiolEstradiol5514
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide5517
Buspirone HclBuspirone Hcl5313
MeloxicamMeloxicam5121
Amitriptyline HclAmitriptyline Hcl5011
Ropinirole HclRopinirole Hcl5011
Vitamin D2Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)5012
Oxybutynin ChlorideOxybutynin Chloride4812
Warfarin SodiumWarfarin Sodium4811
JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate47suppressed
Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter47suppressed
PregabalinPregabalin4612
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl4312
AnastrozoleAnastrozole4211
CelecoxibCelecoxib42suppressed
LovastatinLovastatin42suppressed
MethylprednisoloneMethylprednisolone4138
MirtazapineMirtazapine41suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim4136
Donepezil HclDonepezil Hcl40suppressed
LorazepamLorazepam40suppressed
CefdinirCefdinir3728
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog37suppressed
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate3611
JardianceEmpagliflozin36suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride ErOxybutynin Chloride3611
Acetaminophen-CodeineAcetaminophen With Codeine3511
FenofibrateFenofibrate35suppressed
SpironolactoneSpironolactone31suppressed
TemazepamTemazepam31suppressed
ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl3117
ValsartanValsartan28suppressed
FamotidineFamotidine27suppressed
Ondansetron HclOndansetron Hcl2718
Quetiapine FumarateQuetiapine Fumarate27suppressed
CephalexinCephalexin2620
PaxlovidNirmatrelvir/Ritonavir2626
Pramipexole DihydrochloridePramipexole Di-Hcl26suppressed
AripiprazoleAripiprazole25suppressed
FluconazoleFluconazole2515
Isosorbide Mononitrate ErIsosorbide Mononitrate25suppressed
Triamcinolone AcetonideTriamcinolone Acetonide2519
Venlafaxine Hcl ErVenlafaxine Hcl25suppressed
EszopicloneEszopiclone23suppressed
LamotrigineLamotrigine23suppressed
SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium23suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav2218
AtenololAtenolol22suppressed
Pioglitazone HclPioglitazone Hcl22suppressed
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol21suppressed
Ipratropium BromideIpratropium Bromide21suppressed
Nifedipine ErNifedipine21suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl20suppressed
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen20suppressed
RamiprilRamipril20suppressed
Benazepril HclBenazepril Hcl19suppressed
Memantine HclMemantine Hcl19suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-MacroNitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst1814
Colestipol HclColestipol Hcl17suppressed
Enalapril MaleateEnalapril Maleate17suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate Nanocrystallized17suppressed
Meclizine HclMeclizine Hcl17suppressed
MyrbetriqMirabegron17suppressed
Sumatriptan SuccinateSumatriptan Succinate17suppressed
Hydroxyzine HclHydroxyzine Hcl16suppressed
Methenamine HippurateMethenamine Hippurate16suppressed
PrednisonePrednisone1615
TrulicityDulaglutide16suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate,micronized15suppressed
TestosteroneTestosterone15suppressed
Esomeprazole MagnesiumEsomeprazole Magnesium14suppressed
Levocetirizine DihydrochlorideLevocetirizine Dihydrochloride14suppressed
Nebivolol HclNebivolol Hcl14suppressed
PrimidonePrimidone14suppressed
TopiramateTopiramate14suppressed
Bupropion Hcl SrBupropion Hcl13suppressed
Clonidine HclClonidine Hcl13suppressed
Dexlansoprazole DrDexlansoprazole13suppressed
JanumetSitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl13suppressed
ZaleplonZaleplon13suppressed
ClotrimazoleClotrimazole1211
Diphenoxylate-AtropineDiphenoxylate Hcl/Atropine12suppressed
Doxazosin MesylateDoxazosin Mesylate12suppressed
Glipizide ErGlipizide12suppressed
RizatriptanRizatriptan Benzoate12suppressed
Tolterodine TartrateTolterodine Tartrate12suppressed
Dextroamphetamine-AmphetamineDextroamphetamine/Amphetamine11suppressed
LinzessLinaclotide11suppressed
Tolterodine Tartrate ErTolterodine Tartrate11suppressed

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 $705.08 · 38 records AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP AIRSUPRA, BREZTRI, FARXIGA, FREESTYLE LIBRE 3, GEMTESA, INSPIRE, JARDIANCE, KISUNLA, MOUNJARO, Ozempic, QULIPTA, Rybelsus, UBRELVY, VOQUEZNA, Wegovy, XYOSTED, ZEPBOUND 8
2024 Complete

Questions to ask

Questions you could discuss with your doctor

These are general questions generated from reviewed templates. They are not personalized medical advice.

Sources and limitations

How to read this page

Loaded source releases

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

Methodology version: 2.1

Editorial template version: 2.4

Product contract version: 2.0

Schema version: 0.7.0

Page data build: 2026-08-12T23:34:59.370714+00:00

Publication policy: eligible for indexing after public-launch controls are enabled

Full methodology · Questions & answers · Report a possible error