Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$3,963.64
80 reported records · 26 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Brian Y Chou, M.D.
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · HUMBLE, TX · NPI 1386908556
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Brian Y Chou, M.D. received $3,963.64 in general payments during 2025 across 80 reported records.
Novo Nordisk Inc accounted for 64.3% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 33 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Jardiance, Kerendia, Mounjaro, Ozempic, Synthroid.
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 ARMOUR THYROID as an associated drug or biological on 50 records involving 11 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 37 claims for Armour Thyroid 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 114 claims for Synthroid by this doctor in 2024.
Amgen 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 PROLIA as an associated drug or biological on 20867 records involving 11744 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 47 claims for Prolia by this doctor in 2024.
Bayer Healthcare 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 Kerendia as an associated drug or biological on 138674 records involving 48458 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 16 claims for Kerendia 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 200 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 883 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 17 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 341 claims for Ozempic by this doctor in 2024.
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. 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 SOLIQUA 100/33 as an associated drug or biological on 43 records involving 15 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 41 claims for Soliqua 100-33 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 |
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| Novo Nordisk Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $2,547.39 | 64.3% | 15 | 2025 |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $234.25 | 5.9% | 6 | 2025 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $168.19 | 4.2% | 9 | 2025 |
| ABBVIE INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $135.47 | 3.4% | 10 | 2025 |
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $94.22 | 2.4% | 3 | 2025 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $80.38 | 2.0% | 4 | 2025 |
| Insulet Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $69.98 | 1.8% | 3 | 2025 |
| Corcept Therapeutics | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $65.78 | 1.7% | 4 | 2025 |
| Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $63.51 | 1.6% | 2 | 2025 |
| Exact Sciences Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $61.06 | 1.5% | 3 | 2025 |
| Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $58.85 | 1.5% | 3 | 2025 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $57.06 | 1.4% | 1 | 2025 |
| Mannkind Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $42.50 | 1.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $33.33 | 0.8% | 2 | 2025 |
| BETA BIONICS, INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $32.12 | 0.8% | 2 | 2025 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Medtronic, Inc. exact · evidence 2025-07-22 |
$27.64 | 0.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $24.70 | 0.6% | 1 | 2025 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $22.87 | 0.6% | 1 | 2025 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $21.44 | 0.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| Ascensia Diabetes Care Us Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $19.71 | 0.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| ABIOMED | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $19.66 | 0.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| Sequel Med Tech, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $18.19 | 0.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $17.77 | 0.5% | 2 | 2025 |
| CeQur Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $17.33 | 0.4% | 1 | 2025 |
| Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $16.41 | 0.4% | 1 | 2025 |
| Amgen Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $13.83 | 0.3% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $2,130.00 | 2 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,791.14 | 77 |
| Education | $42.50 | 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 |
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| Ozempic Normalized: ozempic |
Drug | Novo Nordisk Inc | $335.10 | 8 | 2025 |
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| TZIELD Normalized: tzield |
Biological | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $234.25 | 6 | 2025 |
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| Kerendia Normalized: kerendia |
Drug | Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $168.19 | 9 | 2025 |
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| Rybelsus Normalized: rybelsus |
Drug | Novo Nordisk Inc | $106.45 | 5 | 2025 |
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| REZDIFFRA Normalized: rezdiffra |
Drug | Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | $94.22 | 3 | 2025 |
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| UBRELVY Normalized: ubrelvy |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $86.41 | 7 | 2025 |
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| Omnipod Normalized: omnipod |
Device | Insulet Corporation | $69.98 | 3 | 2025 |
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| Wegovy Normalized: wegovy |
Drug | Novo Nordisk Inc | $66.45 | 4 | 2025 |
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| Korlym Normalized: korlym |
Drug | Corcept Therapeutics | $65.78 | 4 | 2025 |
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| CRENESSITY Normalized: crenessity |
Drug | Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. | $63.51 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Cologuard Collection Kit Normalized: cologuard collection kit |
Device | Exact Sciences Corporation | $61.06 | 3 | 2025 |
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| SYNTHROID Normalized: synthroid |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $60.72 | 5 | 2025 |
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| Yorvipath Normalized: yorvipath |
Drug | Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc | $58.85 | 3 | 2025 |
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| Senza Normalized: senza |
Device | Globus Medical, Inc. | $57.06 | 1 | 2025 |
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| AFREZZA Normalized: afrezza |
Drug | Mannkind Corporation | $42.50 | 1 | 2025 |
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| GVOKE HYPOPEN Normalized: gvoke hypopen |
Drug | Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $41.14 | 2 | 2025 |
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| KEVEYIS Normalized: keveyis |
Drug | Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $39.24 | 2 | 2025 |
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| iLet Bionic Pancreas Normalized: ilet bionic pancreas |
Device | BETA BIONICS, INC. | $32.12 | 2 | 2025 |
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| iLet Insulin Infusion Kit Contact Detach Normalized: ilet insulin infusion kit contact detach |
Device | BETA BIONICS, INC. | $32.12 | 2 | 2025 |
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| iLet Insulin Infusion Kit Inset Normalized: ilet insulin infusion kit inset |
Device | BETA BIONICS, INC. | $32.12 | 2 | 2025 |
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| INCEPTIV Normalized: inceptiv |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $27.64 | 1 | 2025 |
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| FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 Normalized: freestyle libre 3 |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $24.70 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Veozah Normalized: veozah |
Drug | Astellas Pharma US Inc | $22.87 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Tymlos Normalized: tymlos |
Drug | Radius Health, Inc. | $21.44 | 1 | 2025 |
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| VRAYLAR Normalized: vraylar |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $18.95 | 1 | 2025 |
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| JARDIANCE Normalized: jardiance |
Drug | Lilly USA, LLC | $18.28 | 1 | 2025 |
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| TWIIST Normalized: twiist |
Device | Sequel Med Tech, LLC | $18.19 | 1 | 2025 |
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| t:slim X2 Insulin Pump with Control-IQ Normalized: t slim x2 insulin pump with control iq |
Device | Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | $17.77 | 2 | 2025 |
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| CeQur Simplicity Normalized: cequr simplicity |
Device | CeQur Corporation | $17.33 | 1 | 2025 |
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| NP Thyroid 60 Normalized: np thyroid 60 |
Drug | Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC | $16.41 | 1 | 2025 |
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| MOUNJARO Normalized: mounjaro |
Drug | Lilly USA, LLC | $15.05 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ZEPBOUND Normalized: zepbound |
Drug | Lilly USA, LLC | $15.05 | 1 | 2025 |
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| TEPEZZA Normalized: tepezza |
Biological | Amgen Inc. | $13.83 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JARDIANCE jardiance |
2025 | Jardiance | 2024 | 200 | exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| Kerendia kerendia |
2025 | Kerendia | 2024 | 16 Beneficiary count suppressed |
exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| MOUNJARO mounjaro |
2025 | Mounjaro | 2024 | 883 | exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| Ozempic ozempic |
2025 | Ozempic | 2024 | 341 | exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| SYNTHROID synthroid |
2025 | Synthroid | 2024 | 114 | 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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| ABBVIE INC. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | ARMOUR THYROID open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 50 supporting records · 11 recipient NPIs · example record 1201517088 |
Armour Thyroid · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
37 | 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 |
114 | 33 |
| Amgen Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | PROLIA open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 20867 supporting records · 11744 recipient NPIs · example record 1226874448 |
Prolia · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
47 | 30 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | Kerendia open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 138674 supporting records · 48458 recipient NPIs · example record 1225434663 |
Kerendia · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
16 | 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 |
200 | 69 |
| 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 |
883 | 194 |
| 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 |
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 |
341 | 117 |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | SOLIQUA 100/33 open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 43 supporting records · 15 recipient NPIs · example record 1233224976 |
Soliqua 100-33 · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
41 | 17 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounjaro | Tirzepatide | 883 | 194 |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 595 | 199 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 489 | 150 |
| Pioglitazone Hcl | Pioglitazone Hcl | 343 | 132 |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 341 | 117 |
| Glipizide Er | Glipizide | 207 | 82 |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 200 | 69 |
| Farxiga | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 169 | 52 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 135 | 47 |
| Alendronate Sodium | Alendronate Sodium | 127 | 41 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 118 | 42 |
| Synthroid | Levothyroxine Sodium | 114 | 33 |
| Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 113 | 48 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 104 | 37 |
| Toujeo Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 80 | 35 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 74 | 25 |
| Toujeo Max Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 74 | 32 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 70 | 26 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 68 | 25 |
| Synjardy Xr | Empagliflozin/Metformin Hcl | 63 | 24 |
| Methimazole | Methimazole | 55 | 21 |
| Xigduo Xr | Dapaglifloz Propaned/Metformin | 52 | 21 |
| Testosterone Cypionate | Testosterone Cypionate | 50 | 19 |
| Prolia | Denosumab | 47 | 30 |
| Soliqua 100-33 | Insulin Glargine/Lixisenatide | 41 | 17 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-100 | Insulin Degludec | 40 | 18 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-200 | Insulin Degludec | 39 | suppressed |
| Armour Thyroid | Thyroid,pork | 37 | suppressed |
| Omnipod 5 Dexg7g6 Pods (Gen 5) | Insulin Pump Cart,auto,bt,g6/7 | 37 | suppressed |
| Liothyronine Sodium | Liothyronine Sodium | 36 | 12 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 33 | 16 |
| Fenofibrate | Fenofibrate | 32 | suppressed |
| Novolog Flexpen | Insulin Aspart | 31 | 14 |
| Lyumjev Kwikpen U-100 | Insulin Lispro-Aabc | 27 | 14 |
| Humalog Kwikpen U-100 | Insulin Lispro | 24 | 13 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 22 | suppressed |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | Amitriptyline Hcl | 20 | suppressed |
| Fenofibrate | Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized | 20 | suppressed |
| Novolog | Insulin Aspart | 17 | suppressed |
| Ondansetron Hcl | Ondansetron Hcl | 17 | 11 |
| Progesterone | Progesterone, Micronized | 17 | suppressed |
| Trulicity | Dulaglutide | 17 | suppressed |
| Cabergoline | Cabergoline | 16 | suppressed |
| Hydrocortisone | Hydrocortisone | 16 | suppressed |
| Kerendia | Finerenone | 16 | suppressed |
| Ultra-Fine Mini Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 14 | suppressed |
| Ultra-Fine Nano Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 14 | suppressed |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 12 | suppressed |
| Humalog | Insulin Lispro | 12 | suppressed |
| Lyumjev | Insulin Lispro-Aabc | 12 | suppressed |
| Np Thyroid | Thyroid,pork | 12 | suppressed |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 12 | suppressed |
| Atenolol | Atenolol | 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 | $3,963.64 · 80 records | Novo Nordisk Inc | AFREZZA, CRENESSITY, CeQur Simplicity, Cologuard Collection Kit, FREESTYLE LIBRE 3, GVOKE HYPOPEN, INCEPTIV, JARDIANCE, KEVEYIS, Kerendia, Korlym, MOUNJARO, NP Thyroid 60, Omnipod, Ozempic, REZDIFFRA, Rybelsus, SYNTHROID, Senza, TEPEZZA, TWIIST, TZIELD, Tymlos, UBRELVY, VRAYLAR, Veozah, Wegovy, Yorvipath, ZEPBOUND, iLet Bionic Pancreas, iLet Insulin Infusion Kit Contact Detach, iLet Insulin Infusion Kit Inset, t:slim X2 Insulin Pump with Control-IQ | 9 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Jardiance play in your treatment recommendations for me?
- 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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