Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$1,033.04
51 reported records · 16 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Paul Cole, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Cardiovascular Disease · SHREVEPORT, LA · NPI 1396710737
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Paul Cole, MD received $1,033.04 in general payments during 2025 across 51 reported records.
Shockwave Medical, Inc accounted for 32.2% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 21 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Eliquis.
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 419 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $333.03 | 32.2% | 19 | 2025 |
| Stryker Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $237.50 | 23.0% | 10 | 2025 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $93.08 | 9.0% | 5 | 2025 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $46.63 | 4.5% | 2 | 2025 |
| ABIOMED | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $45.36 | 4.4% | 2 | 2025 |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $40.34 | 3.9% | 2 | 2025 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $40.26 | 3.9% | 1 | 2025 |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $38.03 | 3.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $36.90 | 3.6% | 2 | 2025 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $21.93 | 2.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $20.84 | 2.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $19.66 | 1.9% | 1 | 2025 |
| SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $16.12 | 1.6% | 1 | 2025 |
| Itamar Medical Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $15.03 | 1.4% | 1 | 2025 |
| PFIZER INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $14.26 | 1.4% | 1 | 2025 |
| Philips North America LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $14.07 | 1.4% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,033.04 | 51 |
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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| CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT Normalized: ct thrombectomy system kit |
Device | Inari Medical, Inc., Stryker Corporation | $128.58 | 4 | 2025 |
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| FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S Normalized: flowtriever catheter s |
Device | Inari Medical, Inc., Stryker Corporation | $128.58 | 4 | 2025 |
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| ARTIX MT Normalized: artix mt |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $84.34 | 4 | 2025 |
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| CLOTTRIEVER BOLD CATHETER Normalized: clottriever bold catheter |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $62.61 | 3 | 2025 |
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| Kerendia Normalized: kerendia |
Drug | Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $46.63 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Assure WCD Normalized: assure wcd |
Device | Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | $40.34 | 2 | 2025 |
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| INSPIRE Normalized: inspire |
Device | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | $40.26 | 1 | 2025 |
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| DRAGONFLY OPSTAR Normalized: dragonfly opstar |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $36.90 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter Normalized: shockwave ivl system with the shockwave c2 coronary ivl catheter |
Device | Shockwave Medical, Inc | $24.57 | 1 | 2025 |
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| BodyGuardian Normalized: bodyguardian |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $23.91 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ELUVIA Normalized: eluvia |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $23.53 | 1 | 2025 |
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| GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin Normalized: gore viabahn endoprosthesis with heparin |
Device | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $21.93 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Wegovy Normalized: wegovy |
Drug | Novo Nordisk Inc | $20.84 | 1 | 2025 |
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| LifeVest Normalized: lifevest |
Device | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $19.66 | 1 | 2025 |
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| OptiCross 35 Normalized: opticross 35 |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $18.16 | 1 | 2025 |
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| FUROSCIX Normalized: furoscix |
Drug | SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC. | $16.12 | 1 | 2025 |
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| WatchPATONE Normalized: watchpatone |
Device | Itamar Medical Inc | $15.03 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ELIQUIS Normalized: eliquis |
Drug | PFIZER INC. | $14.26 | 1 | 2025 |
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| MCOT Normalized: mcot |
Device | Philips North America LLC | $14.07 | 1 | 2025 |
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| AVVIGO Guidance System Normalized: avvigo guidance system |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $13.84 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Ranger Normalized: ranger |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $13.64 | 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 | 419 | 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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| 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 |
419 | 95 |
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 |
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| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 459 | 159 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 419 | 95 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 374 | 122 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 208 | 68 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 170 | 51 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 149 | 46 |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 140 | 42 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 135 | 41 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 109 | 39 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 93 | 33 |
| Sotalol | Sotalol Hcl | 93 | 27 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 90 | 30 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd) | Diltiazem Hcl | 90 | 29 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 86 | 30 |
| Digoxin | Digoxin | 84 | 22 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 82 | 31 |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 67 | 13 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | Amiodarone Hcl | 54 | 14 |
| Entresto | Sacubitril/Valsartan | 54 | 16 |
| Atenolol | Atenolol | 45 | 12 |
| Hydralazine Hcl | Hydralazine Hcl | 45 | 15 |
| Warfarin Sodium | Warfarin Sodium | 45 | 13 |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 38 | 12 |
| Nitroglycerin | Nitroglycerin | 38 | 26 |
| Dofetilide | Dofetilide | 31 | suppressed |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er | Diltiazem Hcl | 29 | 11 |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate Er | Isosorbide Mononitrate | 24 | 14 |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 23 | suppressed |
| Propafenone Hcl | Propafenone Hcl | 23 | suppressed |
| Flecainide Acetate | Flecainide Acetate | 20 | suppressed |
| Nifedipine Er | Nifedipine | 20 | suppressed |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 19 | suppressed |
| Ramipril | Ramipril | 19 | suppressed |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 17 | suppressed |
| Brilinta | Ticagrelor | 16 | suppressed |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 16 | suppressed |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 14 | suppressed |
| Vascepa | Icosapent Ethyl | 14 | suppressed |
| Propafenone Hcl Er | Propafenone Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Verapamil Er | Verapamil Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Midodrine Hcl | Midodrine Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Diltiazem 12hr Er | Diltiazem Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Xr) | Diltiazem Hcl | 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 |
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| 2025 | $1,033.04 · 51 records | Shockwave Medical, Inc | ARTIX MT, AVVIGO Guidance System, Assure WCD, BodyGuardian, CLOTTRIEVER BOLD CATHETER, CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT, DRAGONFLY OPSTAR, ELIQUIS, ELUVIA, FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S, FUROSCIX, GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin, INSPIRE, Kerendia, LifeVest, MCOT, OptiCross 35, Ranger, Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter, WatchPATONE, Wegovy | 1 | — |
| 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 PFIZER 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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