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Joseph William Brewer, DO

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Family Medicine · GARDENDALE, AL · NPI 1497167118

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 Joseph William Brewer, DO received $82.16 in general payments during 2025 across 2 reported records.

AERIN MEDICAL INC. accounted for 75.5% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 4 associated products.

A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Ozempic.

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 154 claims for Ozempic by this doctor in 2024.

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

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$82.16

2 reported records · 2 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 company	Canonical company	Amount	Share	Records	Year
AERIN MEDICAL INC.	Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown	$62.00	75.5%	1	2025
Novo Nordisk Inc	Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown	$20.16	24.5%	1	2025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

Category	Amount	Records
Food and Beverage	$82.16	2

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
RHINAER STYLUS Normalized: rhinaer stylus	Device	AERIN MEDICAL INC.	$62.00	1	2025
Source payment records 2025-10-16 · AERIN MEDICAL INC. · $62.00 · Open Payments source
VIVAER STYLUS Normalized: vivaer stylus	Device	AERIN MEDICAL INC.	$62.00	1	2025
Source payment records 2025-10-16 · AERIN MEDICAL INC. · $62.00 · Open Payments source
Ozempic Normalized: ozempic	Drug	Novo Nordisk Inc	$20.16	1	2025
Source payment records 2025-03-19 · Novo Nordisk Inc · $20.16 · Open Payments source
Rybelsus Normalized: rybelsus	Drug	Novo Nordisk Inc	$20.16	1	2025
Source payment records 2025-03-19 · Novo Nordisk Inc · $20.16 · Open Payments source

* 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
Ozempic ozempic	2025	Ozempic	2024	154	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
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	154	26

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
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	856	272
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	818	236
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	656	190
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	622	196
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	545	131
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	522	154
Testosterone Cypionate	Testosterone Cypionate	475	140
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	444	125
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	438	128
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	436	140
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	436	141
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	369	117
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	355	114
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	341	104
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	338	91
Furosemide	Furosemide	327	117
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	323	117
Prednisone	Prednisone	320	247
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	316	94
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	298	87
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	288	67
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	283	88
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	229	67
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	229	60
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	226	44
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	221	36
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	214	64
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	211	56
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	210	81
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	209	66
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	206	164
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	201	58
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	191	64
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	175	59
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	171	47
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	167	46
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	160	46
Ozempic	Semaglutide	154	26
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	143	50
Liothyronine Sodium	Liothyronine Sodium	142	48
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	141	37
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	133	43
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	126	39
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	125	36
Eliquis	Apixaban	124	28
Atenolol	Atenolol	122	35
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	121	40
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	120	31
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	119	33
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	116	110
Famotidine	Famotidine	116	37
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	114	36
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	111	31
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	109	25
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	107	66
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	103	34
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	100	30
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	98	31
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	97	30
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	93	28
Promethazine Hcl	Promethazine Hcl	93	23
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	92	29
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	89	34
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	85	23
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	85	31
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	85	20
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	84	20
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	83	26
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	80	13
Doxycycline Monohydrate	Doxycycline Monohydrate	79	75
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	79	47
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	78	29
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	77	18
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	76	27
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	76	15
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	73	23
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	73	21
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	73	22
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	72	21
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	70	51
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	70	17
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	68	19
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	64	16
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	64	35
Linzess	Linaclotide	62	28
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	62	16
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	61	17
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	61	13
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	60	16
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	59	17
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	58	15
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	56	18
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	55	26
Topiramate	Topiramate	54	19
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	53	50
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	52	14
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	49	42
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	49	16
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	49	11
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	48	15
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	47	17
Doxepin Hcl	Doxepin Hcl	46	15
Cefdinir	Cefdinir	43	40
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	43	suppressed
Lansoprazole	Lansoprazole	43	13
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	43	35
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	43	35
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	41	12
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	40	11
Telmisartan	Telmisartan	40	11
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	40	suppressed
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	39	12
Olmesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Olmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	39	suppressed
Temazepam	Temazepam	37	suppressed
Colesevelam Hcl	Colesevelam Hcl	36	11
Valsartan	Valsartan	36	11
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	35	12
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	33	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	33	20
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	33	suppressed
Naproxen	Naproxen	32	11
Baclofen	Baclofen	31	suppressed
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	31	24
Fludrocortisone Acetate	Fludrocortisone Acetate	30	suppressed
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	30	11
Lidocaine	Lidocaine	29	suppressed
Primidone	Primidone	29	suppressed
Repaglinide	Repaglinide	29	suppressed
Colchicine	Colchicine	28	13
Colestipol Hcl	Colestipol Hcl	28	suppressed
Estradiol	Estradiol	28	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	28	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	27	suppressed
Glipizide	Glipizide	27	suppressed
Nortriptyline Hcl	Nortriptyline Hcl	27	suppressed
Benazepril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Benazepril/Hydrochlorothiazide	26	suppressed
Bisoprolol-Hydrochlorothiazide	Bisoprolol/Hydrochlorothiazide	26	suppressed
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone	Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip	26	19
Metoclopramide Hcl	Metoclopramide Hcl	26	suppressed
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	26	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	25	suppressed
Anastrozole	Anastrozole	24	14
Symbicort	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	24	suppressed
Clonidine	Clonidine	23	suppressed
Novolin 70-30 Flexpen	Insulin Nph Hum/Reg Insulin Hm	23	suppressed
Solifenacin Succinate	Solifenacin Succinate	23	suppressed
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	23	suppressed
Cefuroxime	Cefuroxime Axetil	22	21
Hydrocortisone	Hydrocortisone	22	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	22	suppressed
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	21	suppressed
Combivent Respimat	Ipratropium/Albuterol Sulfate	21	suppressed
Cyanocobalamin Injection	Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B-12)	21	suppressed
Enalapril Maleate	Enalapril Maleate	21	suppressed
Metronidazole	Metronidazole	20	15
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	20	suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-100	Insulin Degludec	20	suppressed
Indapamide	Indapamide	19	suppressed
Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters	Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters	19	suppressed
Ramipril	Ramipril	19	suppressed
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	18	14
Cyproheptadine Hcl	Cyproheptadine Hcl	18	suppressed
Telmisartan-Hydrochlorothiazid	Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazid	18	suppressed
Anoro Ellipta	Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr	17	suppressed
Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	17	suppressed
Eszopiclone	Eszopiclone	17	suppressed
Etodolac	Etodolac	17	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	17	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate,micronized	17	suppressed
Humulin 70/30 Kwikpen	Insulin Nph Hum/Reg Insulin Hm	17	suppressed
Candesartan Cilexetil	Candesartan Cilexetil	16	suppressed
Humulin 70-30	Insulin Nph Hum/Reg Insulin Hm	16	suppressed
Janumet Xr	Sitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl	16	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl Er	Propranolol Hcl	16	suppressed
Verapamil Er	Verapamil Hcl	16	suppressed
Wixela Inhub	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	16	suppressed
Atenolol-Chlorthalidone	Atenolol/Chlorthalidone	15	suppressed
Clobetasol Propionate	Clobetasol Propionate	15	suppressed
Dexlansoprazole Dr	Dexlansoprazole	15	suppressed
Finasteride	Finasteride	15	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	15	suppressed
Humalog Mix 75-25 Kwikpen	Insulin Lispro Protamin/Lispro	15	suppressed
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	15	15
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	15	suppressed
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	15	suppressed
Nebivolol Hcl	Nebivolol Hcl	15	suppressed
Novolin 70-30	Insulin Nph Hum/Reg Insulin Hm	15	suppressed
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	15	suppressed
Diazepam	Diazepam	14	suppressed
Mupirocin	Mupirocin	14	suppressed
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	13	suppressed
Breyna	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	13	suppressed
Neomycin-Polymyxin-Hc	Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Hydrocort	13	suppressed
Butalbital-Acetaminophen-Caffe	Butalb/Acetaminophen/Caffeine	12	suppressed
Cholestyramine Light	Cholestyramine	12	suppressed
Clindamycin Hcl	Clindamycin Hcl	12	12
Hydroxyzine Pamoate	Hydroxyzine Pamoate	12	suppressed
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	12	suppressed
Tadalafil	Tadalafil	12	suppressed
Terazosin Hcl	Terazosin Hcl	12	suppressed
Carbidopa-Levodopa	Carbidopa/Levodopa	11	suppressed
Cilostazol	Cilostazol	11	suppressed
Insulin Syringe	Syringe-Needle,insulin,0.5 Ml	11	suppressed
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	11	suppressed
Lactulose	Lactulose	11	suppressed
Lamotrigine	Lamotrigine	11	suppressed
Np Thyroid	Thyroid,pork	11	suppressed
Quetiapine Fumarate Er	Quetiapine Fumarate	11	suppressed
Risperidone	Risperidone	11	suppressed
Terbinafine Hcl	Terbinafine Hcl	11	suppressed
Testosterone	Testosterone	11	suppressed
Toujeo Max Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	11	suppressed
Trintellix	Vortioxetine Hydrobromide	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	$82.16 · 2 records	AERIN MEDICAL INC.	Ozempic, RHINAER STYLUS, Rybelsus, VIVAER STYLUS	1	—
2024	—	—	—	—	Complete

Questions to ask

Questions you could discuss with your doctor

What role, if any, does Ozempic play in your treatment recommendations for me?
How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with Novo Nordisk 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

Methodology version: 2.1

Editorial template version: 2.4

Product contract version: 2.0

Schema version: 0.7.0

Page data build: 2026-08-12T23:34:59.370714+00:00

Publication policy: eligible for indexing after public-launch controls are enabled

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