Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$7,223.18
168 reported records · 18 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Varun Avula
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Cardiovascular Disease · BUTLER, PA · NPI 1356754949
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Varun Avula received $7,223.18 in general payments during 2025 across 168 reported records.
Boston Scientific Corporation accounted for 28.5% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 30 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Eliquis.
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 BRILINTA as an associated drug or biological on 993 records involving 512 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 33 claims for Brilinta 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 13 claims for Farxiga by this doctor in 2024.
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. 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 27956 records involving 14870 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 95 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 ELIQUIS as an associated drug or biological on 87112 records involving 36032 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 95 claims for Eliquis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $2,060.02 | 28.5% | 17 | 2025 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Medtronic, Inc. exact · evidence 2025-07-22 |
$1,622.81 | 22.5% | 38 | 2025 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $1,359.31 | 18.8% | 35 | 2025 |
| Stryker Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $582.55 | 8.1% | 12 | 2025 |
| ABIOMED | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $460.54 | 6.4% | 18 | 2025 |
| HEARTFLOW, INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $300.86 | 4.2% | 7 | 2025 |
| PFIZER INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $217.36 | 3.0% | 10 | 2025 |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $190.77 | 2.6% | 2 | 2025 |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $143.06 | 2.0% | 7 | 2025 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $75.93 | 1.1% | 10 | 2025 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $42.07 | 0.6% | 2 | 2025 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $34.59 | 0.5% | 2 | 2025 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $33.12 | 0.5% | 2 | 2025 |
| SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $29.86 | 0.4% | 2 | 2025 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $23.96 | 0.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $19.91 | 0.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $19.01 | 0.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| CVRx, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $7.45 | 0.1% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $5,313.35 | 160 |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,909.83 | 8 |
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 |
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| General - Therapies Normalized: general therapies |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $1,735.04 | 8 | 2025 |
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| COREVALVE EVOLUT R Normalized: corevalve evolut r |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $1,622.81 | 38 | 2025 |
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| SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA Normalized: sapien 3 ultra resilia |
Device | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $1,090.30 | 25 | 2025 |
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| CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT Normalized: ct thrombectomy system kit |
Device | Inari Medical, Inc., Stryker Corporation | $423.78 | 6 | 2025 |
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| FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S Normalized: flowtriever catheter s |
Device | Inari Medical, Inc., Stryker Corporation | $423.78 | 6 | 2025 |
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| FFRct Normalized: ffrct |
Device | HEARTFLOW, INC. | $300.86 | 7 | 2025 |
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| Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve Normalized: edwards sapien 3 ultra transcatheter heart valve |
Device | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $255.24 | 7 | 2025 |
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| FLOWTRIEVER Normalized: flowtriever |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $213.07 | 6 | 2025 |
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| CAMZYOS Normalized: camzyos |
Drug | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $143.06 | 7 | 2025 |
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| WATCHMAN Normalized: watchman |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $133.59 | 3 | 2025 |
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| VYNDAQEL Normalized: vyndaqel |
Drug | PFIZER INC. | $115.44 | 4 | 2025 |
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| ARTIX MT Normalized: artix mt |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $110.55 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ELIQUIS Normalized: eliquis |
Drug | PFIZER INC. | $101.92 | 6 | 2025 |
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| AVVIGO Guidance System Normalized: avvigo guidance system |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $89.13 | 1 | 2025 |
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| LifeVest Normalized: lifevest |
Device | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $75.93 | 10 | 2025 |
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| FARAPULSE Normalized: farapulse |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $55.87 | 3 | 2025 |
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| General - EP Normalized: general ep |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $33.70 | 1 | 2025 |
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| VERQUVO Normalized: verquvo |
Drug | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $33.12 | 2 | 2025 |
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| FUROSCIX Normalized: furoscix |
Drug | SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC. | $29.86 | 2 | 2025 |
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| WAINUA Normalized: wainua |
Drug | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $26.38 | 1 | 2025 |
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| CLOTTRIEVER BOLD CATHETER Normalized: clottriever bold catheter |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $25.92 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ONPATTRO Normalized: onpattro |
Drug | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $23.96 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Attruby Normalized: attruby |
Drug | BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. | $19.91 | 1 | 2025 |
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| VIEWMATE Normalized: viewmate |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $19.01 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Wegovy Normalized: wegovy |
Drug | Novo Nordisk Inc | $18.27 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Ozempic Normalized: ozempic |
Drug | Novo Nordisk Inc | $16.32 | 1 | 2025 |
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| LOKELMA Normalized: lokelma |
Drug | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $15.69 | 1 | 2025 |
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| EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) Normalized: edwards sapien 3 transcatheter heart valve thv |
Device | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $13.77 | 3 | 2025 |
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| WATCHMAN FLX Normalized: watchman flx |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $12.69 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Barostim Neo System Normalized: barostim neo system |
Device | CVRx, Inc. | $7.45 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIQUIS eliquis |
2025 | Eliquis | 2024 | 95 | 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 |
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| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | BRILINTA open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 993 supporting records · 512 recipient NPIs · example record 1206131430 |
Brilinta · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
33 | 11 |
| 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 |
13 | suppressed by CMS |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | ELIQUIS open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 27956 supporting records · 14870 recipient NPIs · example record 1184377713 |
Eliquis · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
95 | 27 |
| 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 |
95 | 27 |
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 | 232 | 75 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 169 | 63 |
| Ranolazine Er | Ranolazine | 104 | 35 |
| Entresto | Sacubitril/Valsartan | 100 | 17 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 95 | 27 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 89 | 34 |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate Er | Isosorbide Mononitrate | 88 | 39 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 86 | 31 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 78 | 28 |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 63 | 12 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 53 | 25 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 52 | 22 |
| Repatha Sureclick | Evolocumab | 45 | suppressed |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 35 | 14 |
| Warfarin Sodium | Warfarin Sodium | 34 | suppressed |
| Brilinta | Ticagrelor | 33 | 11 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 26 | 11 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 24 | suppressed |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 23 | suppressed |
| Bumetanide | Bumetanide | 18 | suppressed |
| Ramipril | Ramipril | 18 | suppressed |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 16 | suppressed |
| Nitroglycerin | Nitroglycerin | 16 | 14 |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 15 | suppressed |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd) | Diltiazem Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Arcalyst | Rilonacept | 13 | suppressed |
| Farxiga | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 13 | suppressed |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 12 | suppressed |
| Valsartan | Valsartan | 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 | $7,223.18 · 168 records | Boston Scientific Corporation | ARTIX MT, AVVIGO Guidance System, Attruby, Barostim Neo System, CAMZYOS, CLOTTRIEVER BOLD CATHETER, COREVALVE EVOLUT R, CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT, EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV), ELIQUIS, Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve, FARAPULSE, FFRct, FLOWTRIEVER, FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S, FUROSCIX, General - EP, General - Therapies, LOKELMA, LifeVest, ONPATTRO, Ozempic, SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA, VERQUVO, VIEWMATE, VYNDAQEL, WAINUA, WATCHMAN, WATCHMAN FLX, Wegovy | 4 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Eliquis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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