Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Raphael John Higginbotham, M.D.

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Nephrology · OPELOUSAS, LA · NPI 1477507531

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 Raphael John Higginbotham, M.D. received $1,775.49 in general payments during 2025 across 67 reported records.

Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. accounted for 20.2% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 23 associated products.

A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Farxiga, Jardiance, Jynarque, Kerendia, Ozempic, Rayaldee, Velphoro.

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 328 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 LOKELMA as an associated drug or biological on 6897 records involving 4326 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 13 claims for Lokelma 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 17 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 167 claims for Jardiance by this doctor in 2024.

Fresenius USA Marketing, 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 VELPHORO as an associated drug or biological on 8763 records involving 2642 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 30 claims for Velphoro 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 167 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 142 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 121 claims for Trulicity by this doctor in 2024.

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported ENTRESTO as an associated drug or biological on 9346 records involving 6254 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 38 claims for Entresto 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 108 claims for Ozempic by this doctor in 2024.

OPKO 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 RAYALDEE as an associated drug or biological on 5435 records involving 1739 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 47 claims for Rayaldee by this doctor in 2024.

Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, 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 JYNARQUE as an associated drug or biological on 11133 records involving 4164 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 18 claims for Jynarque by this doctor in 2024.

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

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$1,775.49

67 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
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $358.2320.2%102025
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $312.2717.6%112025
Amgen Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $179.3710.1%62025
Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $142.298.0%52025
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $111.766.3%12025
AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $99.755.6%42025
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $93.595.3%52025
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $84.914.8%42025
Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $69.843.9%42025
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $56.333.2%32025
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $56.253.2%32025
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $50.812.9%32025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $38.512.2%22025
Ardelyx, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $32.691.8%12025
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $20.801.2%12025
KYOWA KIRIN, INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $17.591.0%12025
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $17.161.0%12025
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $16.770.9%12025
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $16.570.9%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$1,675.5066
Education$99.991

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
ACTHAR
Normalized: acthar
Biological Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $342.77 9 2025
Source payment records
Ozempic
Normalized: ozempic
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $268.83 7 2025
Source payment records
JARDIANCE
Normalized: jardiance
Drug Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Lilly USA, LLC $150.27 3 2025
Source payment records
TARPEYO
Normalized: tarpeyo
Drug Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. $142.29 5 2025
Source payment records
Vafseo
Normalized: vafseo
Drug AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC $99.75 4 2025
Source payment records
JYNARQUE
Normalized: jynarque
Drug Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $93.59 5 2025
Source payment records
REPATHA
Normalized: repatha
Biological Amgen Inc. $92.88 1 2025
Source payment records
VELPHORO
Normalized: velphoro
Drug Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. $84.91 4 2025
Source payment records
KRYSTEXXA
Normalized: krystexxa
Biological Amgen Inc. $72.00 4 2025
Source payment records
Yorvipath
Normalized: yorvipath
Drug Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc $69.84 4 2025
Source payment records
Kerendia
Normalized: kerendia
Drug Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $56.25 3 2025
Source payment records
PURIFIED CORTROPHIN GEL
Normalized: purified cortrophin gel
Drug ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $50.81 3 2025
Source payment records
Wegovy
Normalized: wegovy
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $43.44 4 2025
Source payment records
Fabhalta
Normalized: fabhalta
Drug Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $33.64 2 2025
Source payment records
IBSRELA
Normalized: ibsrela
Drug Ardelyx, Inc. $32.69 1 2025
Source payment records
Vanrafia
Normalized: vanrafia
Drug Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $22.69 1 2025
Source payment records
ULTOMIRIS
Normalized: ultomiris
Biological Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $20.80 1 2025
Source payment records
CRYSVITA
Normalized: crysvita
Drug KYOWA KIRIN, INC. $17.59 1 2025
Source payment records
RAYALDEE
Normalized: rayaldee
Drug OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC $17.16 1 2025
Source payment records
FARXIGA
Normalized: farxiga
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $16.77 1 2025
Source payment records
TERLIVAZ
Normalized: terlivaz
Drug Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $15.46 1 2025
Source payment records
TAVNEOS
Normalized: tavneos
Drug Amgen Inc. $14.49 1 2025
Source payment records
Rybelsus
Normalized: rybelsus
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $9.30 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
FARXIGA
farxiga
2025 Farxiga 2024 328 exact normalized Medicare Part D
JARDIANCE
jardiance
2025 Jardiance 2024 167 exact normalized Medicare Part D
JYNARQUE
jynarque
2025 Jynarque 2024 18
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
Kerendia
kerendia
2025 Kerendia 2024 17
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
Ozempic
ozempic
2025 Ozempic 2024 108 exact normalized Medicare Part D
RAYALDEE
rayaldee
2025 Rayaldee 2024 47
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
VELPHORO
velphoro
2025 Velphoro 2024 30 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
328 68
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 LOKELMA
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
6897 supporting records · 4326 recipient NPIs · example record 1206131624
Lokelma · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
13 suppressed by CMS
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
17 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
167 34
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 VELPHORO
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
8763 supporting records · 2642 recipient NPIs · example record 1244803773
Velphoro · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
30 12
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
167 34
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
142 27
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
121 23
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 ENTRESTO
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
9346 supporting records · 6254 recipient NPIs · example record 1200004797
Entresto · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
38 14
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
108 23
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 RAYALDEE
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
5435 supporting records · 1739 recipient NPIs · example record 1222072234
Rayaldee · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
47 suppressed by CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 JYNARQUE
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
11133 supporting records · 4164 recipient NPIs · example record 1227267725
Jynarque · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
18 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
CalcitriolCalcitriol527131
TorsemideTorsemide501135
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate483134
CarvedilolCarvedilol35586
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol32868
ValsartanValsartan27972
FurosemideFurosemide27893
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium23865
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium22865
Nifedipine ErNifedipine21145
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl19844
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium18344
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium17953
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride17741
AllopurinolAllopurinol16848
JardianceEmpagliflozin16734
GabapentinGabapentin16243
CelecoxibCelecoxib14332
MounjaroTirzepatide14227
Clonidine HclClonidine Hcl13735
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium13226
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl12134
Sevelamer CarbonateSevelamer Carbonate12136
TrulicityDulaglutide12123
Calcium AcetateCalcium Acetate11829
SpironolactoneSpironolactone11734
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl11628
LisinoprilLisinopril11632
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl11027
OzempicSemaglutide10823
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl10826
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl9831
Cinacalcet HclCinacalcet Hcl9221
IrbesartanIrbesartan9223
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate9227
LinzessLinaclotide9125
Nebivolol HclNebivolol Hcl8422
Amlodipine Besylate-BenazeprilAmlodipine Besylate/Benazepril7914
AlprazolamAlprazolam7218
Pioglitazone HclPioglitazone Hcl7019
Ropinirole HclRopinirole Hcl6915
Olmesartan MedoxomilOlmesartan Medoxomil6516
Doxazosin MesylateDoxazosin Mesylate6016
Felodipine ErFelodipine5911
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate5415
Labetalol HclLabetalol Hcl5115
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate5013
FebuxostatFebuxostat4911
LactuloseLactulose4718
RayaldeeCalcifediol47suppressed
Benazepril HclBenazepril Hcl45suppressed
JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate45suppressed
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl4413
TelmisartanTelmisartan4411
MetolazoneMetolazone4316
Ciprofloxacin HclCiprofloxacin Hcl4038
EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan3814
GlipizideGlipizide3212
PrednisonePrednisone3211
FenofibrateFenofibrate31suppressed
Midodrine HclMidodrine Hcl3113
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium31suppressed
LubiprostoneLubiprostone30suppressed
VelphoroSucroferric Oxyhydroxide3012
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate27suppressed
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog26suppressed
Dexlansoprazole DrDexlansoprazole25suppressed
Amlodipine-OlmesartanAmlodipine Bes/Olmesartan Med24suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav2220
Amlodipine-ValsartanAmlodipine Besylate/Valsartan21suppressed
ClonidineClonidine21suppressed
Cyproheptadine HclCyproheptadine Hcl20suppressed
DapagliflozinDapagliflozin Propanediol2014
Ondansetron HclOndansetron Hcl1912
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate18suppressed
ColchicineColchicine18suppressed
JynarqueTolvaptan18suppressed
MethylprednisoloneMethylprednisolone1815
VeltassaPatiromer Calcium Sorbitex18suppressed
FamotidineFamotidine17suppressed
FinasterideFinasteride17suppressed
KerendiaFinerenone17suppressed
AzithromycinAzithromycin1615
ParicalcitolParicalcitol16suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl ErVenlafaxine Hcl16suppressed
Amitriptyline HclAmitriptyline Hcl15suppressed
ConstuloseLactulose15suppressed
Doxycycline HyclateDoxycycline Hyclate15suppressed
Fludrocortisone AcetateFludrocortisone Acetate15suppressed
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide15suppressed
InvokanaCanagliflozin15suppressed
Vitamin D2Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)15suppressed
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog14suppressed
ClotrimazoleClotrimazole14suppressed
GlimepirideGlimepiride14suppressed
MethocarbamolMethocarbamol14suppressed
Buspirone HclBuspirone Hcl13suppressed
GlyxambiEmpagliflozin/Linagliptin13suppressed
LokelmaSodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate13suppressed
Valsartan-HydrochlorothiazideValsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide13suppressed
DoxercalciferolDoxercalciferol12suppressed
Glipizide ErGlipizide12suppressed
LovastatinLovastatin12suppressed
Venlafaxine HclVenlafaxine Hcl12suppressed
DiazepamDiazepam11suppressed
Esomeprazole MagnesiumEsomeprazole Magnesium11suppressed
Ondansetron OdtOndansetron11suppressed
Oxybutynin ChlorideOxybutynin Chloride11suppressed
Terazosin HclTerazosin Hcl11suppressed

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 $1,775.49 · 67 records Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. ACTHAR, CRYSVITA, FARXIGA, Fabhalta, IBSRELA, JARDIANCE, JYNARQUE, KRYSTEXXA, Kerendia, Ozempic, PURIFIED CORTROPHIN GEL, RAYALDEE, REPATHA, Rybelsus, TARPEYO, TAVNEOS, TERLIVAZ, ULTOMIRIS, VELPHORO, Vafseo, Vanrafia, Wegovy, Yorvipath 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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