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Paul Alukal

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine · IRVING, TX · NPI 1396191409

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 Paul Alukal received $1,788.99 in general payments during 2025 across 97 reported records.

Novo Nordisk Inc accounted for 17.3% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 32 associated products.

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

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 38 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 20 claims for Farxiga 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 SYMBICORT as an associated drug or biological on 71 records involving 51 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 18 claims for Symbicort 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 58 claims for Jardiance by this doctor in 2024.

GlaxoSmithKline, 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 TRELEGY ELLIPTA as an associated drug or biological on 131532 records involving 37148 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 12 claims for Trelegy Ellipta 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 58 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 12 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 26 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 60 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 18 claims for Rybelsus 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 55 claims for Eliquis by this doctor in 2024.

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

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$1,788.99

97 reported records · 19 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 $309.0017.3%182025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $177.159.9%112025
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $166.379.3%92025
PFIZER INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $140.797.9%62025
Exact Sciences Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $133.897.5%62025
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $121.026.8%72025
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $112.246.3%62025
ABBVIE INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $101.175.7%62025
Astellas Pharma US Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $100.965.6%42025
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $89.265.0%52025
Abbott Laboratories Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $60.333.4%32025
Antares Pharma, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $53.903.0%32025
Dexcom, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $50.072.8%32025
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $45.272.5%22025
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $43.392.4%32025
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $38.992.2%22025
IBSA Pharma Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $17.571.0%12025
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $14.050.8%12025
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $13.570.8%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$1,788.9997

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
Ozempic
Normalized: ozempic
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $175.73 10 2025
Source payment records
JARDIANCE
Normalized: jardiance
Drug Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Lilly USA, LLC $160.92 9 2025
Source payment records
BREZTRI
Normalized: breztri
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $135.27 7 2025
Source payment records
Wegovy
Normalized: wegovy
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $133.27 8 2025
Source payment records
ZEPBOUND
Normalized: zepbound
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $128.47 8 2025
Source payment records
VOQUEZNA
Normalized: voquezna
Drug Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $121.02 7 2025
Source payment records
Veozah
Normalized: veozah
Drug Astellas Pharma US Inc $100.96 4 2025
Source payment records
MOUNJARO
Normalized: mounjaro
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $95.82 6 2025
Source payment records
The Cologuard Plus Collection Kit
Normalized: the cologuard plus collection kit
Device Exact Sciences Corporation $92.64 4 2025
Source payment records
ELIQUIS
Normalized: eliquis
Drug PFIZER INC. $84.28 3 2025
Source payment records
NURTEC ODT
Normalized: nurtec odt
Drug PFIZER INC. $84.28 3 2025
Source payment records
UBRELVY
Normalized: ubrelvy
Drug ABBVIE INC. $80.31 5 2025
Source payment records
AIRSUPRA
Normalized: airsupra
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $66.93 3 2025
Source payment records
Rybelsus
Normalized: rybelsus
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $65.10 3 2025
Source payment records
QULIPTA
Normalized: qulipta
Drug ABBVIE INC. $63.49 4 2025
Source payment records
FREESTYLE LIBRE 3
Normalized: freestyle libre 3
Device Abbott Laboratories $60.33 3 2025
Source payment records
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
Normalized: trelegy ellipta
Drug GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $59.32 3 2025
Source payment records
VYNDAQEL
Normalized: vyndaqel
Drug PFIZER INC. $56.51 3 2025
Source payment records
XYOSTED
Normalized: xyosted
Drug Antares Pharma, Inc. $53.90 3 2025
Source payment records
AREXVY
Normalized: arexvy
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $53.03 3 2025
Source payment records
Dexcom G6 Transmitter
Normalized: dexcom g6 transmitter
Medical Supply Dexcom, Inc. $50.07 3 2025
Source payment records
TZIELD
Normalized: tzield
Biological SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC $45.27 2 2025
Source payment records
XIFAXAN
Normalized: xifaxan
Drug Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $43.39 3 2025
Source payment records
  • 2025-01-31 · Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC · $14.08 · Open Payments source
  • 2025-05-12 · Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC · $14.58 · Open Payments source
  • 2025-06-23 · Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC · $14.73 · Open Payments source
Cologuard Collection Kit
Normalized: cologuard collection kit
Device Exact Sciences Corporation $41.25 2 2025
Source payment records
RECORLEV
Normalized: recorlev
Drug Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $38.99 2 2025
Source payment records
SHINGRIX
Normalized: shingrix
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $29.94 2 2025
Source payment records
VRAYLAR
Normalized: vraylar
Drug ABBVIE INC. $20.86 1 2025
Source payment records
Flector
Normalized: flector
Drug IBSA Pharma Inc. $17.57 1 2025
Source payment records
Licart
Normalized: licart
Drug IBSA Pharma Inc. $17.57 1 2025
Source payment records
Tirosint
Normalized: tirosint
Drug IBSA Pharma Inc. $17.57 1 2025
Source payment records
Kerendia
Normalized: kerendia
Drug Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $14.05 1 2025
Source payment records
ZORYVE
Normalized: zoryve
Drug Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. $13.57 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
ELIQUIS
eliquis
2025 Eliquis 2024 55 exact normalized Medicare Part D
JARDIANCE
jardiance
2025 Jardiance 2024 58 exact normalized Medicare Part D
MOUNJARO
mounjaro
2025 Mounjaro 2024 12
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
Ozempic
ozempic
2025 Ozempic 2024 60 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Rybelsus
rybelsus
2025 Rybelsus 2024 18
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
trelegy ellipta
2025 Trelegy Ellipta 2024 12
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
38 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
20 suppressed by CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 SYMBICORT
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
71 supporting records · 51 recipient NPIs · example record 1206132610
Symbicort · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
18 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
58 15
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 TRELEGY ELLIPTA
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
131532 supporting records · 37148 recipient NPIs · example record 1190332369
Trelegy Ellipta · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
12 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
58 15
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
12 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
26 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
60 11
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
18 suppressed by CMS
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
55 15

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 Calcium463142
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium27078
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate20473
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl19960
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium18565
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium15348
LisinoprilLisinopril15146
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium14652
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate13632
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl12039
SimvastatinSimvastatin11837
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium10735
OmeprazoleOmeprazole8526
AllopurinolAllopurinol8325
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl8224
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate8031
AlprazolamAlprazolam7621
CarvedilolCarvedilol7425
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide7329
GabapentinGabapentin6626
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium6623
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate6525
Glipizide ErGlipizide6320
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl6125
OzempicSemaglutide6011
JardianceEmpagliflozin5815
EliquisApixaban5515
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate5520
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl4514
Olmesartan MedoxomilOlmesartan Medoxomil4413
MeloxicamMeloxicam4316
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate4319
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav3830
AzithromycinAzithromycin3836
SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium38suppressed
EzetimibeEzetimibe3716
AtenololAtenolol34suppressed
Triamcinolone AcetonideTriamcinolone Acetonide3422
FinasterideFinasteride3111
Lisinopril-HydrochlorothiazideLisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide31suppressed
GlimepirideGlimepiride3011
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate29suppressed
Doxycycline MonohydrateDoxycycline Monohydrate2927
Fluoxetine HclFluoxetine Hcl29suppressed
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog29suppressed
Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid29suppressed
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate2813
Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl27suppressed
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide26suppressed
TrulicityDulaglutide26suppressed
Cyclobenzaprine HclCyclobenzaprine Hcl2411
FurosemideFurosemide24suppressed
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl24suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride ErOxybutynin Chloride24suppressed
TemazepamTemazepam24suppressed
Azelastine HclAzelastine Hcl22suppressed
Tizanidine HclTizanidine Hcl22suppressed
CelecoxibCelecoxib20suppressed
FamotidineFamotidine20suppressed
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol20suppressed
Quetiapine FumarateQuetiapine Fumarate19suppressed
Ciprofloxacin HclCiprofloxacin Hcl1813
RybelsusSemaglutide18suppressed
SymbicortBudesonide/Formoterol Fumarate18suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl ErVenlafaxine Hcl18suppressed
ClonazepamClonazepam16suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate16suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate Nanocrystallized16suppressed
MethocarbamolMethocarbamol16suppressed
Paroxetine HclParoxetine Hcl16suppressed
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl16suppressed
Buspirone HclBuspirone Hcl15suppressed
JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate15suppressed
PrednisonePrednisone1513
Acetaminophen-CodeineAcetaminophen With Codeine14suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-BenazeprilAmlodipine Besylate/Benazepril14suppressed
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl14suppressed
Meclizine HclMeclizine Hcl14suppressed
MirtazapineMirtazapine14suppressed
Ondansetron OdtOndansetron14suppressed
Ultra-Fine Short Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic14suppressed
Vitamin D2Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)14suppressed
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium13suppressed
Nano 2nd Gen Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic13suppressed
Olmesartan-HydrochlorothiazideOlmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide13suppressed
Omega-3 Acid Ethyl EstersOmega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters13suppressed
Pioglitazone HclPioglitazone Hcl13suppressed
Propranolol HclPropranolol Hcl13suppressed
ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl13suppressed
Ventolin HfaAlbuterol Sulfate13suppressed
Alfuzosin Hcl ErAlfuzosin Hcl12suppressed
Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide12suppressed
Hydroxyzine HclHydroxyzine Hcl12suppressed
MounjaroTirzepatide12suppressed
Nifedipine ErNifedipine12suppressed
Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter12suppressed
AmoxicillinAmoxicillin11suppressed
DiazepamDiazepam11suppressed
GlipizideGlipizide11suppressed
Novolog Mix 70-30 FlexpenInsulin Aspart Prot/Insuln Asp11suppressed
Warfarin SodiumWarfarin Sodium11suppressed

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 $1,788.99 · 97 records Novo Nordisk Inc AIRSUPRA, AREXVY, BREZTRI, Cologuard Collection Kit, Dexcom G6 Transmitter, ELIQUIS, FREESTYLE LIBRE 3, Flector, JARDIANCE, Kerendia, Licart, MOUNJARO, NURTEC ODT, Ozempic, QULIPTA, RECORLEV, Rybelsus, SHINGRIX, TRELEGY ELLIPTA, TZIELD, The Cologuard Plus Collection Kit, Tirosint, UBRELVY, VOQUEZNA, VRAYLAR, VYNDAQEL, Veozah, Wegovy, XIFAXAN, XYOSTED, ZEPBOUND, ZORYVE 11
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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