Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$18.70
1 reported records · 1 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Robert S Kaufmann, M.D.
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine · ATLANTA, GA · NPI 1376573147
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Robert S Kaufmann, M.D. received $18.70 in general payments during 2025 across 1 reported records.
ABBVIE INC. accounted for 100.0% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 1 associated product.
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 43 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 43 claims for Synthroid 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBVIE INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $18.70 | 100.0% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $18.70 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOTOX Normalized: botox |
Biological | ABBVIE INC. | $18.70 | 1 | 2025 |
Source payment records
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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
No exact normalized or approved-alias overlap was found in the loaded Part D year. This does not mean the doctor never prescribed the product.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
43 | 21 |
| 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 |
43 | 18 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 873 | 376 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 805 | 340 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 789 | 345 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 483 | 198 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 455 | 197 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 420 | 183 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 376 | 168 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 352 | 142 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 313 | 153 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 242 | 122 |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 238 | 103 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 228 | 100 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 215 | 93 |
| Nifedipine Er | Nifedipine | 215 | 94 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 212 | 97 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 199 | 104 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 192 | 79 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 178 | 94 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 173 | 88 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 172 | 105 |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 163 | 79 |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 146 | 69 |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 137 | 43 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 133 | 56 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 128 | 61 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 114 | 57 |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 112 | 51 |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 108 | 48 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 106 | 47 |
| Glipizide Er | Glipizide | 106 | 50 |
| Donepezil Hcl | Donepezil Hcl | 105 | 47 |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 103 | 90 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 103 | 53 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 97 | 36 |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 94 | 53 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 93 | 49 |
| Farxiga | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 85 | 37 |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 73 | 52 |
| Atenolol | Atenolol | 73 | 31 |
| Bupropion Xl | Bupropion Hcl | 73 | 29 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | Diclofenac Sodium | 69 | 36 |
| Alendronate Sodium | Alendronate Sodium | 68 | 27 |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 68 | 58 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 68 | 28 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 65 | 35 |
| Shingrix | Varicella-Zoster Ge/As01b/Pf | 65 | 54 |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | Fluoxetine Hcl | 64 | 24 |
| Hydralazine Hcl | Hydralazine Hcl | 63 | 35 |
| Lantus Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 61 | 29 |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 59 | 26 |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 58 | 29 |
| Olmesartan Medoxomil | Olmesartan Medoxomil | 58 | 24 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 55 | 37 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 55 | 30 |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 49 | 24 |
| Azelastine Hcl | Azelastine Hcl | 48 | 24 |
| Clonidine Hcl | Clonidine Hcl | 48 | 17 |
| Mirtazapine | Mirtazapine | 47 | 11 |
| Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide | Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide | 46 | 19 |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 46 | 25 |
| Linzess | Linaclotide | 43 | 21 |
| Synthroid | Levothyroxine Sodium | 43 | 18 |
| Colchicine | Colchicine | 42 | 21 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | Triamcinolone Acetonide | 42 | 28 |
| Valacyclovir | Valacyclovir Hcl | 42 | 24 |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 42 | 20 |
| Fenofibrate | Fenofibrate | 41 | 16 |
| Glipizide | Glipizide | 41 | 20 |
| Myrbetriq | Mirabegron | 41 | 19 |
| Boostrix Tdap | Diphth,pertuss(Acell),tet Vac | 40 | 40 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd) | Diltiazem Hcl | 38 | 14 |
| Januvia | Sitagliptin Phosphate | 38 | 20 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | Quetiapine Fumarate | 38 | 20 |
| Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid | Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid | 38 | 14 |
| Valsartan | Valsartan | 38 | 19 |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | Amitriptyline Hcl | 37 | 12 |
| Meclizine Hcl | Meclizine Hcl | 37 | 21 |
| Torsemide | Torsemide | 37 | 21 |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium | Esomeprazole Magnesium | 36 | 13 |
| Propranolol Hcl | Propranolol Hcl | 36 | 16 |
| Trulicity | Dulaglutide | 36 | 12 |
| Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine | Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine | 35 | 12 |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 35 | 19 |
| Trelegy Ellipta | Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 35 | 14 |
| Warfarin Sodium | Warfarin Sodium | 35 | 12 |
| Memantine Hcl | Memantine Hcl | 34 | 14 |
| Novolog Flexpen | Insulin Aspart | 34 | 13 |
| Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 32 | 13 |
| Clonazepam | Clonazepam | 29 | 18 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 29 | 15 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 28 | 25 |
| Citalopram Hbr | Citalopram Hydrobromide | 27 | 12 |
| Ibuprofen | Ibuprofen | 27 | 17 |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 27 | 11 |
| Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril | Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril | 26 | suppressed |
| Lovastatin | Lovastatin | 26 | suppressed |
| Mounjaro | Tirzepatide | 26 | suppressed |
| Fenofibrate | Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized | 25 | suppressed |
| Oxybutynin Chloride | Oxybutynin Chloride | 24 | 13 |
| Verapamil Er | Verapamil Hcl | 24 | suppressed |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 22 | 20 |
| Irbesartan | Irbesartan | 22 | suppressed |
| Lansoprazole | Lansoprazole | 22 | suppressed |
| Levetiracetam | Levetiracetam | 22 | suppressed |
| Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | 22 | suppressed |
| Paroxetine Hcl | Paroxetine Hcl | 22 | 12 |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | Venlafaxine Hcl | 22 | suppressed |
| Benazepril Hcl | Benazepril Hcl | 21 | suppressed |
| Chlorthalidone | Chlorthalidone | 21 | suppressed |
| Febuxostat | Febuxostat | 21 | suppressed |
| Humalog Kwikpen U-100 | Insulin Lispro | 21 | suppressed |
| Topiramate | Topiramate | 20 | suppressed |
| Vascepa | Icosapent Ethyl | 20 | suppressed |
| Ketoconazole | Ketoconazole | 19 | 14 |
| Repatha Sureclick | Evolocumab | 19 | suppressed |
| Symbicort | Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 19 | suppressed |
| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 18 | suppressed |
| Fluconazole | Fluconazole | 18 | suppressed |
| Baclofen | Baclofen | 17 | suppressed |
| Hydroxyzine Hcl | Hydroxyzine Hcl | 17 | suppressed |
| Nebivolol Hcl | Nebivolol Hcl | 17 | suppressed |
| Ondansetron Odt | Ondansetron | 17 | suppressed |
| Fluticasone-Salmeterol | Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 16 | suppressed |
| Lorazepam | Lorazepam | 16 | 12 |
| Olmesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Olmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 16 | suppressed |
| Bupropion Hcl Sr | Bupropion Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Buspirone Hcl | Buspirone Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Dutasteride | Dutasteride | 15 | suppressed |
| Invokana | Canagliflozin | 15 | suppressed |
| Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 15 | 12 |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro | Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 15 | 15 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | Ondansetron Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Pioglitazone Hcl | Pioglitazone Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Amoxicillin | Amoxicillin | 14 | suppressed |
| Epinephrine | Epinephrine | 14 | suppressed |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate Er | Isosorbide Mononitrate | 14 | suppressed |
| Levemir Flexpen | Insulin Detemir | 14 | suppressed |
| Promethazine Hcl | Promethazine Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Solifenacin Succinate | Solifenacin Succinate | 14 | suppressed |
| Glimepiride | Glimepiride | 13 | suppressed |
| Lamotrigine | Lamotrigine | 13 | suppressed |
| Ramipril | Ramipril | 13 | suppressed |
| Sumatriptan Succinate | Sumatriptan Succinate | 13 | suppressed |
| Bevespi Aerosphere | Glycopyrrolate/Formoterol Fum | 12 | suppressed |
| Cyanocobalamin Injection | Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B-12) | 12 | suppressed |
| Dexlansoprazole Dr | Dexlansoprazole | 12 | suppressed |
| Estradiol | Estradiol | 12 | suppressed |
| Methylphenidate Hcl | Methylphenidate Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Mupirocin | Mupirocin | 12 | suppressed |
| Oxybutynin Chloride Er | Oxybutynin Chloride | 12 | suppressed |
| Terazosin Hcl | Terazosin Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Tradjenta | Linagliptin | 12 | suppressed |
| Ventolin Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 12 | suppressed |
| Amlodipine-Olmesartan | Amlodipine Bes/Olmesartan Med | 11 | suppressed |
| Amlodipine-Valsartan | Amlodipine Besylate/Valsartan | 11 | suppressed |
| Basaglar Kwikpen U-100 | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 11 | suppressed |
| Bisoprolol Fumarate | Bisoprolol Fumarate | 11 | suppressed |
| Carbidopa-Levodopa | Carbidopa/Levodopa | 11 | suppressed |
| Colesevelam Hcl | Colesevelam Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Nystatin | Nystatin | 11 | suppressed |
| Olanzapine | Olanzapine | 11 | 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 | $18.70 · 1 records | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX | 2 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with ABBVIE INC.?
- 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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