Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$3,494.50
35 reported records · 18 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Christopher W. Seidler, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Hematology & Oncology · SOUTHBRIDGE, MA · NPI 1497729347
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Christopher W. Seidler, MD received $3,494.50 in general payments during 2025 across 35 reported records.
Geron Corporation accounted for 82.6% 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: Venclexta.
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 VENCLEXTA as an associated drug or biological on 10417 records involving 4944 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 12 claims for Venclexta by this doctor in 2024.
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. 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 27956 records involving 14870 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 68 claims for Eliquis 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 |
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| Geron Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $2,886.53 | 82.6% | 10 | 2025 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $80.07 | 2.3% | 3 | 2025 |
| Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $78.30 | 2.2% | 3 | 2025 |
| ABBVIE INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $69.63 | 2.0% | 3 | 2025 |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $54.93 | 1.6% | 1 | 2025 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $44.47 | 1.3% | 2 | 2025 |
| Incyte Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $39.01 | 1.1% | 2 | 2025 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $37.82 | 1.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| ADC THERAPEUTICS AMERICA, INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $26.44 | 0.8% | 1 | 2025 |
| SERVIER PHARMACEUTICALS LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $23.26 | 0.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $22.37 | 0.6% | 1 | 2025 |
| JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $21.80 | 0.6% | 1 | 2025 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $20.62 | 0.6% | 1 | 2025 |
| TAIHO ONCOLOGY, INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $19.70 | 0.6% | 1 | 2025 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $19.13 | 0.6% | 1 | 2025 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $18.64 | 0.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $16.51 | 0.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $15.27 | 0.4% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $2,560.00 | 1 |
| Food and Beverage | $768.52 | 32 |
| Travel and Lodging | $165.98 | 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 |
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| IMETELSTAT Normalized: imetelstat |
Drug | Geron Corporation | $2,858.54 | 9 | 2025 |
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| Gavreto Normalized: gavreto |
Drug | Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $78.30 | 3 | 2025 |
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| Rezlidhia Normalized: rezlidhia |
Drug | Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $78.30 | 3 | 2025 |
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| TAVALISSE Normalized: tavalisse |
Drug | Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $78.30 | 3 | 2025 |
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| OPDIVO Normalized: opdivo |
Biological | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $54.93 | 1 | 2025 |
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| EPKINLY Normalized: epkinly |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $47.12 | 2 | 2025 |
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| JAKAFI Normalized: jakafi |
Drug | Incyte Corporation | $39.01 | 2 | 2025 |
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| FRUZAQLA Normalized: fruzaqla |
Drug | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $37.82 | 1 | 2025 |
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| CALQUENCE Normalized: calquence |
Drug | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $33.31 | 1 | 2025 |
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| RYTELO Normalized: rytelo |
Drug | Geron Corporation | $27.99 | 1 | 2025 |
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| LYNPARZA Normalized: lynparza |
Drug | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $26.77 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ZYNLONTA Normalized: zynlonta |
Drug | ADC THERAPEUTICS AMERICA, INC. | $26.44 | 1 | 2025 |
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| LUTATHERA Normalized: lutathera |
Drug | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $24.37 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Tibsovo Normalized: tibsovo |
Drug | SERVIER PHARMACEUTICALS LLC | $23.26 | 1 | 2025 |
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| VENCLEXTA Normalized: venclexta |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $22.51 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ORGOVYX Normalized: orgovyx |
Drug | Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | $22.37 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ZEPZELCA Normalized: zepzelca |
Drug | JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | $21.80 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Enhertu Normalized: enhertu |
Drug | Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | $20.62 | 1 | 2025 |
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| PLUVICTO Normalized: pluvicto |
Drug | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $20.10 | 1 | 2025 |
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| IMFINZI Normalized: imfinzi |
Biological | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $19.99 | 1 | 2025 |
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| INQOVI Normalized: inqovi |
Drug | TAIHO ONCOLOGY, INC. | $19.70 | 1 | 2025 |
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| LONSURF Normalized: lonsurf |
Drug | TAIHO ONCOLOGY, INC. | $19.70 | 1 | 2025 |
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| JEMPERLI Normalized: jemperli |
Biological | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $19.13 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ZEJULA Normalized: zejula |
Drug | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $19.13 | 1 | 2025 |
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| KEYTRUDA Normalized: keytruda |
Biological | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $18.64 | 1 | 2025 |
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| NERLYNX Normalized: nerlynx |
Drug | PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC. | $16.51 | 1 | 2025 |
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| clonoSEQ Normalized: clonoseq |
Device | Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation | $15.27 | 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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| VENCLEXTA venclexta |
2025 | Venclexta | 2024 | 12 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 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 | VENCLEXTA open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 10417 supporting records · 4944 recipient NPIs · example record 1201353144 |
Venclexta · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
12 | suppressed by CMS |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | ELIQUIS open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 27956 supporting records · 14870 recipient NPIs · example record 1184377713 |
Eliquis · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
68 | 15 |
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 |
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| Prednisone | Prednisone | 78 | 33 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 68 | 15 |
| Hydroxyurea | Hydroxyurea | 42 | 17 |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 42 | 12 |
| Pomalyst | Pomalidomide | 39 | suppressed |
| Revlimid | Lenalidomide | 31 | suppressed |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 27 | 14 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 26 | 12 |
| Lenalidomide | Lenalidomide | 26 | suppressed |
| Ondansetron Hcl | Ondansetron Hcl | 26 | 12 |
| Lorazepam | Lorazepam | 25 | 13 |
| Dexamethasone | Dexamethasone | 21 | 11 |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 19 | 14 |
| Brukinsa | Zanubrutinib | 19 | suppressed |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 18 | 13 |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 14 | suppressed |
| Abiraterone Acetate | Abiraterone Acetate | 13 | suppressed |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 13 | suppressed |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 12 | suppressed |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 12 | suppressed |
| Venclexta | Venetoclax | 12 | suppressed |
| Gilotrif | Afatinib Dimaleate | 11 | suppressed |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 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 | $3,494.50 · 35 records | Geron Corporation | CALQUENCE, EPKINLY, Enhertu, FRUZAQLA, Gavreto, IMETELSTAT, IMFINZI, INQOVI, JAKAFI, JEMPERLI, KEYTRUDA, LONSURF, LUTATHERA, LYNPARZA, NERLYNX, OPDIVO, ORGOVYX, PLUVICTO, RYTELO, Rezlidhia, TAVALISSE, Tibsovo, VENCLEXTA, ZEJULA, ZEPZELCA, ZYNLONTA, clonoSEQ | 2 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Venclexta 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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