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Ronald James Bates, DO

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Family Medicine · BATESVILLE, AR · NPI 1477540532

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 Ronald James Bates, DO received $944.58 in general payments during 2025 across 52 reported records.

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP accounted for 28.2% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 20 associated products.

A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Eliquis, Farxiga, Mounjaro, Ozempic, 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 50 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 72 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 13 claims for Symbicort 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 31 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 68 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 87 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 35 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 76 claims for Ozempic 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 48 claims for Eliquis 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 PAXLOVID as an associated drug or biological on 24465 records involving 15715 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 12 claims for Paxlovid by this doctor in 2024.

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

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$944.58

52 reported records · 11 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
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $266.3928.2%152025
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $203.7721.6%112025
PFIZER INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $88.199.3%52025
Amgen Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $83.258.8%52025
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $69.007.3%42025
ABBVIE INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $57.306.1%22025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $51.095.4%32025
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $50.335.3%32025
Abbott Laboratories Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $40.344.3%22025
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $18.582.0%12025
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $16.341.7%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$944.5852

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 $187.91 10 2025
Source payment records
Rybelsus
Normalized: rybelsus
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $187.91 10 2025
Source payment records
BREZTRI
Normalized: breztri
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $123.29 7 2025
Source payment records
AIRSUPRA
Normalized: airsupra
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $100.89 6 2025
Source payment records
NURTEC ODT
Normalized: nurtec odt
Drug PFIZER INC. $88.19 5 2025
Source payment records
OTEZLA
Normalized: otezla
Drug Amgen Inc. $83.25 5 2025
Source payment records
REPATHA
Normalized: repatha
Biological Amgen Inc. $83.25 5 2025
Source payment records
ZAVZPRET
Normalized: zavzpret
Drug PFIZER INC. $74.58 4 2025
Source payment records
FARXIGA
Normalized: farxiga
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $70.85 3 2025
Source payment records
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
Normalized: trelegy ellipta
Drug GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $69.00 4 2025
Source payment records
QULIPTA
Normalized: qulipta
Drug ABBVIE INC. $57.30 2 2025
Source payment records
UBRELVY
Normalized: ubrelvy
Drug ABBVIE INC. $57.30 2 2025
Source payment records
MOUNJARO
Normalized: mounjaro
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $51.09 3 2025
Source payment records
ZEPBOUND
Normalized: zepbound
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $51.09 3 2025
Source payment records
ZORYVE
Normalized: zoryve
Drug Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. $50.33 3 2025
Source payment records
FREESTYLE LIBRE 3
Normalized: freestyle libre 3
Device Abbott Laboratories $40.34 2 2025
Source payment records
XIFAXAN
Normalized: xifaxan
Drug Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $18.58 1 2025
Source payment records
  • 2025-01-02 · Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC · $18.58 · Open Payments source
VOQUEZNA
Normalized: voquezna
Drug Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $16.34 1 2025
Source payment records
Wegovy
Normalized: wegovy
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $15.86 1 2025
Source payment records
ELIQUIS
Normalized: eliquis
Drug PFIZER INC. $13.61 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 48
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
FARXIGA
farxiga
2025 Farxiga 2024 72
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
MOUNJARO
mounjaro
2025 Mounjaro 2024 87 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Ozempic
ozempic
2025 Ozempic 2024 76
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
trelegy ellipta
2025 Trelegy Ellipta 2024 31
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
50 11
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
72 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
13 suppressed by CMS
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
31 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
68 suppressed by CMS
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
87 12
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
35 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
76 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
48 suppressed by CMS
PFIZER INC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 PAXLOVID
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
24465 supporting records · 15715 recipient NPIs · example record 1228794432
Paxlovid · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
12 12

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
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium832139
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium557106
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium53993
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate52388
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium40967
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen30539
Glipizide ErGlipizide29749
Olmesartan MedoxomilOlmesartan Medoxomil27450
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl26834
GabapentinGabapentin26336
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl26232
OmeprazoleOmeprazole24845
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl24646
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide22343
FamotidineFamotidine21643
AzithromycinAzithromycin198125
MeloxicamMeloxicam19240
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate18328
LisinoprilLisinopril17930
FenofibrateFenofibrate16119
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate16028
AtenololAtenolol15622
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl14627
DutasterideDutasteride14418
CelecoxibCelecoxib14022
Cyclobenzaprine HclCyclobenzaprine Hcl14026
EzetimibeEzetimibe13920
Pramipexole DihydrochloridePramipexole Di-Hcl13215
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate13023
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate12716
SimvastatinSimvastatin12617
Benazepril HclBenazepril Hcl12119
ClonazepamClonazepam12119
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl12020
JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate11917
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium11822
FurosemideFurosemide11227
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium11020
Amlodipine Besylate-BenazeprilAmlodipine Besylate/Benazepril10620
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl10415
Pioglitazone HclPioglitazone Hcl10217
Nifedipine ErNifedipine9612
AlprazolamAlprazolam9517
MounjaroTirzepatide8712
LorazepamLorazepam7813
Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl7713
Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide7614
OzempicSemaglutide76suppressed
Nebivolol HclNebivolol Hcl75suppressed
Buspirone HclBuspirone Hcl7316
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate7320
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol72suppressed
Olmesartan-HydrochlorothiazideOlmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide7111
JardianceEmpagliflozin68suppressed
CarvedilolCarvedilol6717
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl6529
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium6115
AllopurinolAllopurinol59suppressed
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride5913
Venlafaxine Hcl ErVenlafaxine Hcl58suppressed
Lisinopril-HydrochlorothiazideLisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide53suppressed
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide50suppressed
SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium5011
ValsartanValsartan50suppressed
Doxepin HclDoxepin Hcl48suppressed
EliquisApixaban48suppressed
GlipizideGlipizide48suppressed
Enalapril MaleateEnalapril Maleate47suppressed
MethylprednisoloneMethylprednisolone4738
Bisoprolol-HydrochlorothiazideBisoprolol/Hydrochlorothiazide46suppressed
Warfarin SodiumWarfarin Sodium45suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate ErIsosorbide Mononitrate44suppressed
Doxycycline HyclateDoxycycline Hyclate4227
Oxybutynin Chloride ErOxybutynin Chloride40suppressed
Quetiapine FumarateQuetiapine Fumarate40suppressed
FinasterideFinasteride39suppressed
Tizanidine HclTizanidine Hcl37suppressed
CefadroxilCefadroxil3631
Ciprofloxacin HclCiprofloxacin Hcl3630
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate35suppressed
Fluoxetine HclFluoxetine Hcl35suppressed
TrulicityDulaglutide35suppressed
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate3414
PregabalinPregabalin34suppressed
CefdinirCefdinir3329
Paroxetine HclParoxetine Hcl33suppressed
SpironolactoneSpironolactone33suppressed
Oxybutynin ChlorideOxybutynin Chloride32suppressed
Promethazine HclPromethazine Hcl32suppressed
SucralfateSucralfate32suppressed
Amitriptyline HclAmitriptyline Hcl31suppressed
Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter31suppressed
Budesonide-Formoterol FumarateBudesonide/Formoterol Fumarate29suppressed
Ondansetron HclOndansetron Hcl2915
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl27suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-MacroNitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst2723
SotalolSotalol Hcl27suppressed
Triamcinolone AcetonideTriamcinolone Acetonide2723
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl26suppressed
TemazepamTemazepam26suppressed
LevetiracetamLevetiracetam24suppressed
Verapamil ErVerapamil Hcl24suppressed
Clonidine HclClonidine Hcl23suppressed
Colesevelam HclColesevelam Hcl23suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate Nanocrystallized23suppressed
Janumet XrSitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl23suppressed
MethimazoleMethimazole23suppressed
Donepezil HclDonepezil Hcl22suppressed
Repatha SureclickEvolocumab22suppressed
TopiramateTopiramate22suppressed
VascepaIcosapent Ethyl22suppressed
Ropinirole HclRopinirole Hcl21suppressed
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac Sodium19suppressed
Esomeprazole MagnesiumEsomeprazole Magnesium19suppressed
AmoxicillinAmoxicillin1813
LamotrigineLamotrigine18suppressed
AripiprazoleAripiprazole17suppressed
IbuprofenIbuprofen17suppressed
NitroglycerinNitroglycerin17suppressed
Memantine HclMemantine Hcl16suppressed
Metoclopramide HclMetoclopramide Hcl16suppressed
Vitamin D2Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)15suppressed
Fluticasone-SalmeterolFluticasone Propion/Salmeterol14suppressed
LevofloxacinLevofloxacin1412
Sumatriptan SuccinateSumatriptan Succinate14suppressed
Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid14suppressed
Ventolin HfaAlbuterol Sulfate14suppressed
XareltoRivaroxaban14suppressed
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium13suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav1312
Breztri AerosphereBudesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol13suppressed
CholestyramineCholestyramine (With Sugar)13suppressed
LovastatinLovastatin13suppressed
Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen13suppressed
SymbicortBudesonide/Formoterol Fumarate13suppressed
Tolterodine Tartrate ErTolterodine Tartrate13suppressed
Zolpidem Tartrate ErZolpidem Tartrate13suppressed
Aspirin-Dipyridamole ErAspirin/Dipyridamole12suppressed
Benazepril-HydrochlorothiazideBenazepril/Hydrochlorothiazide12suppressed
CaptoprilCaptopril12suppressed
Dexlansoprazole DrDexlansoprazole12suppressed
DiazepamDiazepam12suppressed
Divalproex Sodium ErDivalproex Sodium12suppressed
EszopicloneEszopiclone12suppressed
GlyxambiEmpagliflozin/Linagliptin12suppressed
PaxlovidNirmatrelvir/Ritonavir1212
Toujeo SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog12suppressed
ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl12suppressed
Azelastine HclAzelastine Hcl11suppressed
Isosorbide DinitrateIsosorbide Dinitrate11suppressed
LansoprazoleLansoprazole11suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-100Insulin Degludec11suppressed

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 $944.58 · 52 records AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP AIRSUPRA, BREZTRI, ELIQUIS, FARXIGA, FREESTYLE LIBRE 3, MOUNJARO, NURTEC ODT, OTEZLA, Ozempic, QULIPTA, REPATHA, Rybelsus, TRELEGY ELLIPTA, UBRELVY, VOQUEZNA, Wegovy, XIFAXAN, ZAVZPRET, ZEPBOUND, ZORYVE 10
2024 Complete

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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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