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Christopher James Brana, M.D.

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine · OXNARD, CA · NPI 1386096345

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 Christopher James Brana, M.D. received $1,694.20 in general payments during 2025 across 55 reported records.

Novo Nordisk Inc accounted for 25.2% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 22 associated products.

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

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 49 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 47 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 90 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 90 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 23 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 60 claims for Trulicity by this doctor in 2024.

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported ENTRESTO as an associated drug or biological on 9346 records involving 6254 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 17 claims for Entresto 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 61 claims for Ozempic 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 Rybelsus as an associated drug or biological on 161257 records involving 55409 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 26 claims for Rybelsus by this doctor in 2024.

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

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$1,694.20

55 reported records · 16 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
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $427.1125.2%192025
Dexcom, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $251.1114.8%72025
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $186.1111.0%22025
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $162.959.6%62025
GE HEALTHCARE Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $147.268.7%12025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $82.004.8%32025
Amgen Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $78.034.6%32025
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $77.574.6%32025
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $72.194.3%32025
Abbott Laboratories Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $42.702.5%22025
Corcept Therapeutics Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $34.172.0%12025
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $31.981.9%12025
Medtronic, Inc. Medtronic, Inc.
exact · evidence 2025-07-22
$29.321.7%12025
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $27.381.6%12025
ABBVIE INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $26.081.5%12025
Neurelis, Inc. Neurelis, Inc.
exact · evidence 2025-02-20
$18.241.1%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$1,694.2055

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
Dexcom G6 Transmitter
Normalized: dexcom g6 transmitter
Medical Supply Dexcom, Inc. $251.11 7 2025
Source payment records
Ozempic
Normalized: ozempic
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $218.21 9 2025
Source payment records
JARDIANCE
Normalized: jardiance
Drug Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $162.95 6 2025
Source payment records
Rybelsus
Normalized: rybelsus
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $131.29 5 2025
Source payment records
Artis Q floor
Normalized: artis q floor
Device Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. $123.61 1 2025
Source payment records
Wegovy
Normalized: wegovy
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $97.41 5 2025
Source payment records
MOUNJARO
Normalized: mounjaro
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $82.00 3 2025
Source payment records
ZEPBOUND
Normalized: zepbound
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $82.00 3 2025
Source payment records
FARXIGA
Normalized: farxiga
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $77.57 3 2025
Source payment records
t:slim X2 Insulin Pump with Control-IQ
Normalized: t slim x2 insulin pump with control iq
Device Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. $72.19 3 2025
Source payment records
MAGNETOM Altea
Normalized: magnetom altea
Device Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. $62.50 1 2025
Source payment records
REPATHA
Normalized: repatha
Biological Amgen Inc. $51.97 2 2025
Source payment records
FREESTYLE LIBRE 3
Normalized: freestyle libre 3
Device Abbott Laboratories $42.70 2 2025
Source payment records
Korlym
Normalized: korlym
Drug Corcept Therapeutics $34.17 1 2025
Source payment records
Fabhalta
Normalized: fabhalta
Drug Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $31.98 1 2025
Source payment records
MINIMED 780G
Normalized: minimed 780g
Device Medtronic, Inc. $29.32 1 2025
Source payment records
Kerendia
Normalized: kerendia
Drug Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $27.38 1 2025
Source payment records
BOTOX
Normalized: botox
Biological ABBVIE INC. $26.08 1 2025
Source payment records
EVENITY
Normalized: evenity
Biological Amgen Inc. $26.06 1 2025
Source payment records
PROLIA
Normalized: prolia
Biological Amgen Inc. $26.06 1 2025
Source payment records
OTEZLA
Normalized: otezla
Drug Amgen Inc. $19.72 1 2025
Source payment records
VALTOCO
Normalized: valtoco
Drug Neurelis, Inc. $18.24 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 47 exact normalized Medicare Part D
JARDIANCE
jardiance
2025 Jardiance 2024 90 exact normalized Medicare Part D
MOUNJARO
mounjaro
2025 Mounjaro 2024 23
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
Ozempic
ozempic
2025 Ozempic 2024 61 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Rybelsus
rybelsus
2025 Rybelsus 2024 26
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 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
49 14
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
47 14
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
90 23
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
90 23
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
23 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
60 15
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 ENTRESTO
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
9346 supporting records · 6254 recipient NPIs · example record 1200004797
Entresto · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
17 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
61 17
Novo Nordisk Inc
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 Rybelsus
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
161257 supporting records · 55409 recipient NPIs · example record 1188130076
Rybelsus · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
26 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 Calcium420128
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium32993
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate28796
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl27294
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium20461
LisinoprilLisinopril19062
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium17952
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium15747
OmeprazoleOmeprazole14039
GabapentinGabapentin12951
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl12431
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate12334
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride11533
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate11221
AllopurinolAllopurinol11033
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide11036
GlimepirideGlimepiride10433
CarvedilolCarvedilol9730
FurosemideFurosemide9330
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl9222
JardianceEmpagliflozin9023
EzetimibeEzetimibe8223
SimvastatinSimvastatin8030
FinasterideFinasteride7822
EliquisApixaban7325
FamotidineFamotidine7322
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate6520
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate6427
ValsartanValsartan6318
CelecoxibCelecoxib6218
Humalog Kwikpen U-100Insulin Lispro6117
OzempicSemaglutide6117
AlprazolamAlprazolam6017
TrulicityDulaglutide6015
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate5920
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen5815
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl5818
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl58suppressed
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium5513
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog5521
Quetiapine FumarateQuetiapine Fumarate5314
SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium4914
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol4714
Benazepril HclBenazepril Hcl4614
Nano 2nd Gen Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic4313
Pioglitazone HclPioglitazone Hcl4311
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium4115
AtenololAtenolol4013
LovastatinLovastatin40suppressed
Novolog FlexpenInsulin Aspart38suppressed
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl3713
SpironolactoneSpironolactone3715
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium3512
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate3412
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl3311
PregabalinPregabalin29suppressed
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate28suppressed
Fluoxetine HclFluoxetine Hcl27suppressed
Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide26suppressed
GlipizideGlipizide26suppressed
RybelsusSemaglutide26suppressed
TemazepamTemazepam26suppressed
AzithromycinAzithromycin2523
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog25suppressed
Glipizide ErGlipizide25suppressed
Paroxetine HclParoxetine Hcl25suppressed
Bydureon BciseExenatide Microspheres24suppressed
Janumet XrSitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl24suppressed
Klor-Con 10Potassium Chloride24suppressed
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide24suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-MacroNitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst2419
Amlodipine Besylate-BenazeprilAmlodipine Besylate/Benazepril23suppressed
MirtazapineMirtazapine23suppressed
MounjaroTirzepatide23suppressed
Alfuzosin Hcl ErAlfuzosin Hcl22suppressed
CephalexinCephalexin2116
FenofibrateFenofibrate Nanocrystallized21suppressed
Nifedipine ErNifedipine21suppressed
Fluticasone-SalmeterolFluticasone Propion/Salmeterol20suppressed
JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate20suppressed
PrednisonePrednisone2011
LevetiracetamLevetiracetam19suppressed
MeloxicamMeloxicam1914
DigoxinDigoxin18suppressed
TestosteroneTestosterone18suppressed
Toujeo SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog18suppressed
Valsartan-HydrochlorothiazideValsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide18suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav1714
Bupropion Hcl SrBupropion Hcl17suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl17suppressed
EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan17suppressed
Ibandronate SodiumIbandronate Sodium17suppressed
PaxlovidNirmatrelvir/Ritonavir1716
ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl17suppressed
Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl16suppressed
Diflorasone DiacetateDiflorasone Diacetate16suppressed
Estradiol (Once Weekly)Estradiol16suppressed
HumalogInsulin Lispro16suppressed
XareltoRivaroxaban16suppressed
Cefpodoxime ProxetilCefpodoxime Proxetil1513
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Xr)Diltiazem Hcl15suppressed
Doxazosin MesylateDoxazosin Mesylate15suppressed
Esomeprazole MagnesiumEsomeprazole Magnesium15suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate ErIsosorbide Mononitrate15suppressed
LantusInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog15suppressed
LorazepamLorazepam15suppressed
RepaglinideRepaglinide15suppressed
Verapamil ErVerapamil Hcl15suppressed
CyclosporineCyclosporine14suppressed
Praluent PenAlirocumab14suppressed
Terazosin HclTerazosin Hcl14suppressed
Ultra-Fine Mini Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic14suppressed
Ultra-Fine Short Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic14suppressed
Amiodarone HclAmiodarone Hcl13suppressed
Benztropine MesylateBenztropine Mesylate13suppressed
Clobetasol PropionateClobetasol Propionate13suppressed
ClonazepamClonazepam13suppressed
EszopicloneEszopiclone13suppressed
Midodrine HclMidodrine Hcl13suppressed
Olmesartan MedoxomilOlmesartan Medoxomil13suppressed
RamiprilRamipril13suppressed
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl13suppressed
Ulticare Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic13suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-100Insulin Degludec12suppressed
CarisoprodolCarisoprodol11suppressed
Clotrimazole-BetamethasoneClotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip11suppressed
InvokanaCanagliflozin11suppressed
Memantine HclMemantine Hcl11suppressed
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 $1,694.20 · 55 records Novo Nordisk Inc Artis Q floor, BOTOX, Dexcom G6 Transmitter, EVENITY, FARXIGA, FREESTYLE LIBRE 3, Fabhalta, JARDIANCE, Kerendia, Korlym, MAGNETOM Altea, MINIMED 780G, MOUNJARO, OTEZLA, Ozempic, PROLIA, REPATHA, Rybelsus, VALTOCO, Wegovy, ZEPBOUND, t:slim X2 Insulin Pump with Control-IQ 9
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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