Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Robert Steven Busch, M.D.

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · ALBANY, NY · NPI 1457358715

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 Robert Steven Busch, M.D. received $356,819.68 in general payments during 2025 across 340 reported records.

Novo Nordisk Inc accounted for 23.5% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 26 associated products.

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

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 148 claims for Farxiga 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 93 claims for Kerendia 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 628 claims for Jardiance 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 SYNJARDY as an associated drug or biological on 33 records involving 33 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 20 claims for Synjardy by this doctor in 2024.

Eli Lilly and Company 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 15 records involving 11 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 628 claims for Jardiance by this doctor in 2024.

Eli Lilly and Company 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 176 records involving 33 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 283 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 JARDIANCE as an associated drug or biological on 47708 records involving 23833 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 628 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 283 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 255 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 457 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 Wegovy as an associated drug or biological on 183056 records involving 75256 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 11 claims for Wegovy 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 26 claims for Soliqua 100-33 by this doctor in 2024.

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

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$356,819.68

340 reported records · 20 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 $83,739.8123.5%652025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $55,140.9915.4%532025
Corcept Therapeutics Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $43,825.5212.3%342025
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $42,192.7011.8%212025
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $35,674.0810.0%262025
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $30,004.098.4%342025
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $24,558.576.9%162025
Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $18,116.105.1%132025
Amgen Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $10,841.343.0%262025
Intra-Sana Laboratories Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $5,000.001.4%42025
Eli Lilly and Company Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $4,870.471.4%222025
Renalytix AI, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $2,127.490.6%32025
Chiesi USA, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $325.000.1%12025
PFIZER INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $143.490.0%92025
Abbott Laboratories Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $122.710.0%72025
Mannkind Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $39.380.0%22025
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $33.510.0%12025
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $28.190.0%12025
Radius Health, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $21.420.0%12025
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $14.820.0%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$261,999.25105
Travel and Lodging$43,888.4987
Consulting Fee$29,065.9812
Honoraria$14,850.007
Food and Beverage$7,008.26128
Education$7.701

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 $77,675.02 58 2025
Source payment records
JARDIANCE
Normalized: jardiance
Drug Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Lilly USA, LLC $45,443.27 37 2025
Source payment records
Korlym
Normalized: korlym
Drug Corcept Therapeutics $43,825.52 34 2025
Source payment records
MOUNJARO
Normalized: mounjaro
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $41,335.33 36 2025
Source payment records
TZIELD
Normalized: tzield
Biological SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC $29,420.70 18 2025
Source payment records
REZDIFFRA
Normalized: rezdiffra
Drug Madrigal Pharmaceuticals $29,269.09 33 2025
Source payment records
Kerendia
Normalized: kerendia
Drug Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $24,558.57 16 2025
Source payment records
Yorvipath
Normalized: yorvipath
Drug Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc $18,116.10 13 2025
Source payment records
REPATHA
Normalized: repatha
Biological Amgen Inc. $10,675.37 16 2025
Source payment records
GLYCATE
Normalized: glycate
Drug Intra-Sana Laboratories $5,000.00 4 2025
Source payment records
RELTONE 200 MG
Normalized: reltone 200 mg
Drug Intra-Sana Laboratories $5,000.00 4 2025
Source payment records
RELTONE 400 MG
Normalized: reltone 400 mg
Drug Intra-Sana Laboratories $5,000.00 4 2025
Source payment records
Rybelsus
Normalized: rybelsus
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $4,323.08 6 2025
Source payment records
KIDNEYINTELX BLOOD COLLECTION CONVENIENCE KIT
Normalized: kidneyintelx blood collection convenience kit
Device Renalytix AI, Inc. $2,127.49 3 2025
Source payment records
MYCAPSSA
Normalized: mycapssa
Drug Chiesi USA, Inc. $325.00 1 2025
Source payment records
Wegovy
Normalized: wegovy
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $159.29 3 2025
Source payment records
SOMAVERT
Normalized: somavert
Drug PFIZER INC. $143.49 9 2025
Source payment records
ZEPBOUND
Normalized: zepbound
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $140.10 2 2025
Source payment records
FREESTYLE LIBRE 3
Normalized: freestyle libre 3
Device Abbott Laboratories $122.71 7 2025
Source payment records
TEPEZZA
Normalized: tepezza
Biological Amgen Inc. $105.24 6 2025
Source payment records
GENOTROPIN
Normalized: genotropin
Drug PFIZER INC. $96.67 6 2025
Source payment records
EVENITY
Normalized: evenity
Biological Amgen Inc. $60.73 4 2025
Source payment records
AFREZZA
Normalized: afrezza
Drug Mannkind Corporation $39.38 2 2025
Source payment records
IMCIVREE
Normalized: imcivree
Drug Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $28.19 1 2025
Source payment records
Tymlos
Normalized: tymlos
Drug Radius Health, Inc. $21.42 1 2025
Source payment records
LEQVIO
Normalized: leqvio
Drug Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $14.82 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
JARDIANCE
jardiance
2025 Jardiance 2024 628 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Kerendia
kerendia
2025 Kerendia 2024 93 exact normalized Medicare Part D
MOUNJARO
mounjaro
2025 Mounjaro 2024 283 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Ozempic
ozempic
2025 Ozempic 2024 457 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Wegovy
wegovy
2025 Wegovy 2024 11
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
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
148 41
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
93 28
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
628 164
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 SYNJARDY
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
33 supporting records · 33 recipient NPIs · example record 1222725005
Synjardy · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
20 suppressed by CMS
Eli Lilly and Company
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 JARDIANCE
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
15 supporting records · 11 recipient NPIs · example record 1186556234
Jardiance · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
628 164
Eli Lilly and Company
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 MOUNJARO
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
176 supporting records · 33 recipient NPIs · example record 1186466331
Mounjaro · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
283 58
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
628 164
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
283 58
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
255 63
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
457 117
Novo Nordisk Inc
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 Wegovy
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
183056 supporting records · 75256 recipient NPIs · example record 1188130070
Wegovy · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
11 suppressed by CMS
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
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
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium652183
JardianceEmpagliflozin628164
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium603194
EzetimibeEzetimibe516165
OzempicSemaglutide457117
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium427140
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl364116
SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium344105
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium326103
MounjaroTirzepatide28358
Icosapent EthylIcosapent Ethyl27069
Pioglitazone HclPioglitazone Hcl26777
TrulicityDulaglutide25563
LisinoprilLisinopril20364
Repatha SureclickEvolocumab20250
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl15143
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol14841
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate14048
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog13146
IrbesartanIrbesartan10635
RamiprilRamipril9832
KerendiaFinerenone9328
VascepaIcosapent Ethyl9134
AllopurinolAllopurinol6117
JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate5721
Novolog FlexpenInsulin Aspart5623
Toujeo Max SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog5416
Xigduo XrDapaglifloz Propaned/Metformin5314
Tresiba Flextouch U-200Insulin Degludec4617
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium4412
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog4320
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium40suppressed
Synjardy XrEmpagliflozin/Metformin Hcl37suppressed
GabapentinGabapentin3611
Raloxifene HclRaloxifene Hcl3611
TradjentaLinagliptin3613
Ultra-Fine Mini Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic3621
Olmesartan MedoxomilOlmesartan Medoxomil3512
SimvastatinSimvastatin3311
GlimepirideGlimepiride32suppressed
Nano 2nd Gen Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic3214
HydrocortisoneHydrocortisone31suppressed
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium31suppressed
Humalog Kwikpen U-100Insulin Lispro2713
GlyxambiEmpagliflozin/Linagliptin26suppressed
Humulin R U-500 KwikpenInsulin Regular, Human26suppressed
Soliqua 100-33Insulin Glargine/Lixisenatide26suppressed
OmeprazoleOmeprazole25suppressed
InvokanaCanagliflozin23suppressed
Repatha SyringeEvolocumab23suppressed
NexlizetBempedoic Acid/Ezetimibe22suppressed
Amlodipine-OlmesartanAmlodipine Bes/Olmesartan Med21suppressed
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl21suppressed
Risedronate SodiumRisedronate Sodium21suppressed
Toujeo SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog2112
Ultra-Fine Short Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic21suppressed
Praluent PenAlirocumab20suppressed
SynjardyEmpagliflozin/Metformin Hcl20suppressed
FluconazoleFluconazole19suppressed
DexamethasoneDexamethasone1815
Insulin Aspart FlexpenInsulin Aspart18suppressed
Candesartan CilexetilCandesartan Cilexetil17suppressed
Testosterone CypionateTestosterone Cypionate17suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-100Insulin Degludec17suppressed
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide16suppressed
JanumetSitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl16suppressed
TelmisartanTelmisartan16suppressed
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate15suppressed
MethimazoleMethimazole15suppressed
Valsartan-HydrochlorothiazideValsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide15suppressed
Cyanocobalamin InjectionCyanocobalamin (Vitamin B-12)14suppressed
EplerenoneEplerenone14suppressed
Pioglitazone-MetforminPioglitazone Hcl/Metformin Hcl14suppressed
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride14suppressed
ValsartanValsartan14suppressed
FamotidineFamotidine13suppressed
Pentips Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic13suppressed
Benazepril HclBenazepril Hcl12suppressed
Glipizide ErGlipizide12suppressed
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate12suppressed
Unifine Pentips PlusPen Needle, Diabetic12suppressed
ChlorthalidoneChlorthalidone11suppressed
Pitavastatin CalciumPitavastatin Calcium11suppressed
RepaglinideRepaglinide11suppressed
WegovySemaglutide11suppressed

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 $356,819.68 · 340 records Novo Nordisk Inc AFREZZA, EVENITY, FREESTYLE LIBRE 3, GENOTROPIN, GLYCATE, IMCIVREE, JARDIANCE, KIDNEYINTELX BLOOD COLLECTION CONVENIENCE KIT, Kerendia, Korlym, LEQVIO, MOUNJARO, MYCAPSSA, Ozempic, RELTONE 200 MG, RELTONE 400 MG, REPATHA, REZDIFFRA, Rybelsus, SOMAVERT, TEPEZZA, TZIELD, Tymlos, Wegovy, Yorvipath, ZEPBOUND 12
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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