Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$7,363.99
133 reported records · 25 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Shikha Bharaktiya, M.D.
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · HOUSTON, TX · NPI 1467460139
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Shikha Bharaktiya, M.D. received $7,363.99 in general payments during 2025 across 133 reported records.
Novo Nordisk Inc accounted for 32.4% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 27 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Jardiance, Mounjaro, Ozempic, Tymlos, Unithroid.
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 15 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 95 claims for Synthroid by this doctor in 2024.
Amneal Pharmaceuticals 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 UNITHROID as an associated drug or biological on 7282 records involving 3230 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 91 claims for Unithroid 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 66 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 26 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 114 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 216 claims for Ozempic by this doctor in 2024.
Radius Health, 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 Tymlos as an associated drug or biological on 17199 records involving 7328 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 12 claims for Tymlos 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $2,387.37 | 32.4% | 17 | 2025 |
| CeQur Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $2,213.79 | 30.1% | 2 | 2025 |
| Senseonics, Incorporated | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $400.00 | 5.4% | 1 | 2025 |
| Corcept Therapeutics | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $382.59 | 5.2% | 13 | 2025 |
| Ascensia Diabetes Care Us Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $291.00 | 4.0% | 23 | 2025 |
| BETA BIONICS, INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $280.77 | 3.8% | 10 | 2025 |
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $210.23 | 2.9% | 10 | 2025 |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $176.70 | 2.4% | 10 | 2025 |
| Amgen Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $144.49 | 2.0% | 7 | 2025 |
| Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $111.18 | 1.5% | 4 | 2025 |
| ABBVIE INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $109.01 | 1.5% | 6 | 2025 |
| Sequel Med Tech, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $87.31 | 1.2% | 3 | 2025 |
| Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $67.62 | 0.9% | 4 | 2025 |
| Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $61.96 | 0.8% | 2 | 2025 |
| Avvisto Therapeutics, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $55.70 | 0.8% | 2 | 2025 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $52.16 | 0.7% | 3 | 2025 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $49.00 | 0.7% | 2 | 2025 |
| Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $47.76 | 0.7% | 3 | 2025 |
| RECORDATI_RARE_DISEASES_INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $46.41 | 0.6% | 2 | 2025 |
| Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $43.14 | 0.6% | 2 | 2025 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $37.04 | 0.5% | 2 | 2025 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $34.24 | 0.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $33.63 | 0.5% | 2 | 2025 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $22.41 | 0.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $18.48 | 0.2% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $4,558.31 | 5 |
| Food and Beverage | $2,805.68 | 128 |
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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| CeQur Simplicity Normalized: cequr simplicity |
Device | CeQur Corporation | $2,213.79 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Wegovy Normalized: wegovy |
Drug | Novo Nordisk Inc | $2,208.74 | 7 | 2025 |
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| Eversense Normalized: eversense |
Device | Senseonics, Incorporated | $400.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Korlym Normalized: korlym |
Drug | Corcept Therapeutics | $382.59 | 13 | 2025 |
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| iLet Bionic Pancreas Normalized: ilet bionic pancreas |
Device | BETA BIONICS, INC. | $280.77 | 10 | 2025 |
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| iLet Insulin Infusion Kit Contact Detach Normalized: ilet insulin infusion kit contact detach |
Device | BETA BIONICS, INC. | $280.77 | 10 | 2025 |
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| iLet Insulin Infusion Kit Inset Normalized: ilet insulin infusion kit inset |
Device | BETA BIONICS, INC. | $280.77 | 10 | 2025 |
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| REZDIFFRA Normalized: rezdiffra |
Drug | Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | $210.23 | 10 | 2025 |
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| TZIELD Normalized: tzield |
Biological | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $176.70 | 10 | 2025 |
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| Ozempic Normalized: ozempic |
Drug | Novo Nordisk Inc | $154.79 | 8 | 2025 |
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| TEPEZZA Normalized: tepezza |
Biological | Amgen Inc. | $144.49 | 7 | 2025 |
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| Yorvipath Normalized: yorvipath |
Drug | Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc | $111.18 | 4 | 2025 |
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| TWIIST Normalized: twiist |
Device | Sequel Med Tech, LLC | $87.31 | 3 | 2025 |
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| NP Thyroid 60 Normalized: np thyroid 60 |
Drug | Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC | $67.62 | 4 | 2025 |
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| STRENSIQ Normalized: strensiq |
Biological | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $61.96 | 2 | 2025 |
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| CYCLOSET Normalized: cycloset |
Drug | Avvisto Therapeutics, LLC | $55.70 | 2 | 2025 |
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| UNITHROID Normalized: unithroid |
Drug | Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | $52.16 | 3 | 2025 |
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| FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 Normalized: freestyle libre 3 |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $49.00 | 2 | 2025 |
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| CONTRAVE Normalized: contrave |
Drug | Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC | $47.76 | 3 | 2025 |
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| ISTURISA Normalized: isturisa |
Drug | RECORDATI_RARE_DISEASES_INC. | $46.41 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Dexcom G6 Transmitter Normalized: dexcom g6 transmitter |
Medical Supply | Dexcom, Inc. | $37.04 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Tymlos Normalized: tymlos |
Drug | Radius Health, Inc. | $34.24 | 1 | 2025 |
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| GVOKE HYPOPEN Normalized: gvoke hypopen |
Drug | Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $22.41 | 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. | $18.48 | 1 | 2025 |
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| MOUNJARO Normalized: mounjaro |
Drug | Lilly USA, LLC | $17.63 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ZEPBOUND Normalized: zepbound |
Drug | Lilly USA, LLC | $17.63 | 1 | 2025 |
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| JARDIANCE Normalized: jardiance |
Drug | Lilly USA, LLC | $16.00 | 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 |
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| JARDIANCE jardiance |
2025 | Jardiance | 2024 | 66 | exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| MOUNJARO mounjaro |
2025 | Mounjaro | 2024 | 26 Beneficiary count suppressed |
exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| Ozempic ozempic |
2025 | Ozempic | 2024 | 216 | exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| Tymlos tymlos |
2025 | Tymlos | 2024 | 12 Beneficiary count suppressed |
exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| UNITHROID unithroid |
2025 | Unithroid | 2024 | 91 | 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 |
15 | 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 |
95 | 34 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | UNITHROID open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 7282 supporting records · 3230 recipient NPIs · example record 1220525525 |
Unithroid · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
91 | 27 |
| 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 |
66 | 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 |
26 | 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 |
114 | 29 |
| 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 |
216 | 53 |
| Radius Health, Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | Tymlos open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 17199 supporting records · 7328 recipient NPIs · example record 1249501587 |
Tymlos · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
12 | 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
| Brand | Generic | Claims | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 332 | 94 |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 318 | 113 |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 216 | 53 |
| Trulicity | Dulaglutide | 114 | 29 |
| Synthroid | Levothyroxine Sodium | 95 | 34 |
| Unithroid | Levothyroxine Sodium | 91 | 27 |
| Liothyronine Sodium | Liothyronine Sodium | 84 | 24 |
| Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 80 | 43 |
| Glimepiride | Glimepiride | 78 | 22 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 77 | 27 |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 66 | 23 |
| Pioglitazone Hcl | Pioglitazone Hcl | 54 | 21 |
| Tradjenta | Linagliptin | 48 | 17 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-100 | Insulin Degludec | 45 | 21 |
| Novolog Flexpen | Insulin Aspart | 42 | 18 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-200 | Insulin Degludec | 35 | 17 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 32 | 13 |
| Humalog Kwikpen U-100 | Insulin Lispro | 31 | 18 |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 28 | suppressed |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 26 | suppressed |
| Lantus Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 26 | 12 |
| Mounjaro | Tirzepatide | 26 | suppressed |
| Novolog | Insulin Aspart | 25 | suppressed |
| Janumet | Sitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl | 24 | suppressed |
| Methimazole | Methimazole | 24 | suppressed |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 24 | suppressed |
| Omnipod 5 Dexg7g6 Pods (Gen 5) | Insulin Pump Cart,auto,bt,g6/7 | 23 | suppressed |
| Alendronate Sodium | Alendronate Sodium | 22 | suppressed |
| Calcitriol | Calcitriol | 22 | suppressed |
| Humalog | Insulin Lispro | 22 | suppressed |
| Glipizide Er | Glipizide | 21 | suppressed |
| Hydrocortisone | Hydrocortisone | 19 | suppressed |
| Ultra-Fine Nano Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 18 | suppressed |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 17 | suppressed |
| Fiasp Flextouch | Insulin Aspart (Niacinamide) | 16 | suppressed |
| Insulin Lispro Kwikpen U-100 | Insulin Lispro | 16 | suppressed |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 16 | suppressed |
| Vitamin D2 | Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2) | 16 | suppressed |
| Armour Thyroid | Thyroid,pork | 15 | suppressed |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 15 | suppressed |
| Toujeo Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 15 | suppressed |
| Synjardy | Empagliflozin/Metformin Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Synjardy Xr | Empagliflozin/Metformin Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Jentadueto | Linagliptin/Metformin Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Lyumjev Kwikpen U-100 | Insulin Lispro-Aabc | 12 | suppressed |
| Tymlos | Abaloparatide | 12 | suppressed |
| Januvia | Sitagliptin Phosphate | 11 | suppressed |
| Toujeo Max Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 11 | suppressed |
| Ultra-Fine Mini Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 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 | $7,363.99 · 133 records | Novo Nordisk Inc | CONTRAVE, CYCLOSET, CeQur Simplicity, Dexcom G6 Transmitter, Eversense, FREESTYLE LIBRE 3, GVOKE HYPOPEN, ISTURISA, JARDIANCE, Korlym, MOUNJARO, NP Thyroid 60, Ozempic, REZDIFFRA, STRENSIQ, TEPEZZA, TWIIST, TZIELD, Tymlos, UNITHROID, 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 | 8 | — |
| 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 |
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| 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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