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Frank Joseph Ponce, MD

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Family Medicine · PASADENA, TX · NPI 1497956734

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 Frank Joseph Ponce, MD received $838.28 in general payments during 2025 across 36 reported records.

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP accounted for 27.7% 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: Farxiga, Jardiance, Mounjaro.

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 LINZESS as an associated drug or biological on 87954 records involving 21815 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 13 claims for Linzess 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 41 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 25 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 15 claims for Symbicort 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 31 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 JARDIANCE as an associated drug or biological on 47708 records involving 23833 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 31 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 73 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 16 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 81 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 PAXLOVID as an associated drug or biological on 24465 records involving 15715 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 17 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

$838.28

36 reported records · 15 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 $232.0827.7%72025
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $155.0018.5%92025
Avvisto Therapeutics, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $71.388.5%22025
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $64.757.7%32025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $48.395.8%22025
Corcept Therapeutics Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $42.615.1%22025
HARMONY BIOSCIENCES LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $38.834.6%12025
PFIZER INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $33.754.0%12025
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $28.993.5%22025
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $28.103.4%22025
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $24.743.0%12025
Tris Pharma Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $22.252.6%12025
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $18.102.2%12025
Amgen Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $15.401.8%12025
ABBVIE INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $13.911.7%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$838.2836

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
FARXIGA
Normalized: farxiga
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $232.08 7 2025
Source payment records
Kerendia
Normalized: kerendia
Drug Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $155.00 9 2025
Source payment records
AIRSUPRA
Normalized: airsupra
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $125.09 1 2025
Source payment records
JARDIANCE
Normalized: jardiance
Drug Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Lilly USA, LLC $92.75 4 2025
Source payment records
CYCLOSET
Normalized: cycloset
Drug Avvisto Therapeutics, LLC $71.38 2 2025
Source payment records
Korlym
Normalized: korlym
Drug Corcept Therapeutics $42.61 2 2025
Source payment records
WAKIX
Normalized: wakix
Drug HARMONY BIOSCIENCES LLC $38.83 1 2025
Source payment records
ABRYSVO
Normalized: abrysvo
Biological PFIZER INC. $33.75 1 2025
Source payment records
COMIRNATY
Normalized: comirnaty
Biological PFIZER INC. $33.75 1 2025
Source payment records
PREVNAR 20
Normalized: prevnar 20
Biological PFIZER INC. $33.75 1 2025
Source payment records
AREXVY
Normalized: arexvy
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $28.10 2 2025
Source payment records
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
Normalized: trelegy ellipta
Drug GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $28.10 2 2025
Source payment records
INSPIRE
Normalized: inspire
Device Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. $24.74 1 2025
Source payment records
Dyanavel XR
Normalized: dyanavel xr
Drug Tris Pharma Inc $22.25 1 2025
Source payment records
MOUNJARO
Normalized: mounjaro
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $20.39 1 2025
Source payment records
ZEPBOUND
Normalized: zepbound
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $20.39 1 2025
Source payment records
Quviviq
Normalized: quviviq
Drug IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC $18.10 1 2025
Source payment records
OTEZLA
Normalized: otezla
Drug Amgen Inc. $15.40 1 2025
Source payment records
REPATHA
Normalized: repatha
Biological Amgen Inc. $15.40 1 2025
Source payment records
VRAYLAR
Normalized: vraylar
Drug ABBVIE INC. $13.91 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 25
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
JARDIANCE
jardiance
2025 Jardiance 2024 31 exact normalized Medicare Part D
MOUNJARO
mounjaro
2025 Mounjaro 2024 73 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 LINZESS
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
87954 supporting records · 21815 recipient NPIs · example record 1201352608
Linzess · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
13 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
41 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
25 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
15 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
31 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
31 12
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
73 22
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
16 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
81 20
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
17 16

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
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium538175
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium383111
LisinoprilLisinopril24781
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate24283
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate24175
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate24033
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium20580
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium17657
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl16654
ValsartanValsartan15748
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl14749
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium14754
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate14444
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl14041
GabapentinGabapentin13956
Amlodipine Besylate-BenazeprilAmlodipine Besylate/Benazepril13237
AlprazolamAlprazolam12921
OmeprazoleOmeprazole12947
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide12435
SimvastatinSimvastatin11635
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl11542
ClonazepamClonazepam10916
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl10427
GlimepirideGlimepiride8529
LorazepamLorazepam8525
Olmesartan MedoxomilOlmesartan Medoxomil8425
MeloxicamMeloxicam8232
OzempicSemaglutide8120
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide7825
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium7721
Valsartan-HydrochlorothiazideValsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide7624
MounjaroTirzepatide7322
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate7024
Nifedipine ErNifedipine7021
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium6822
PrednisonePrednisone6857
FurosemideFurosemide6625
CarvedilolCarvedilol6521
Synjardy XrEmpagliflozin/Metformin Hcl6519
AzithromycinAzithromycin6356
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate6025
AllopurinolAllopurinol5919
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate5616
Hydroxyzine HclHydroxyzine Hcl5418
IbuprofenIbuprofen5418
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl5416
Clonidine HclClonidine Hcl5215
Acetaminophen-CodeineAcetaminophen With Codeine5119
AtenololAtenolol5117
Lisinopril-HydrochlorothiazideLisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide5017
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl4916
Tizanidine HclTizanidine Hcl4923
Ciprofloxacin HclCiprofloxacin Hcl4738
Toujeo Max SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog4619
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen43suppressed
Cyclobenzaprine HclCyclobenzaprine Hcl4212
SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium4111
TemazepamTemazepam40suppressed
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium3513
SpironolactoneSpironolactone3512
Triamcinolone AcetonideTriamcinolone Acetonide3423
Esomeprazole MagnesiumEsomeprazole Magnesium33suppressed
FamotidineFamotidine3315
Olmesartan-HydrochlorothiazideOlmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide3311
Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide32suppressed
DiazepamDiazepam32suppressed
NaproxenNaproxen32suppressed
JardianceEmpagliflozin3112
Janumet XrSitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl30suppressed
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride29suppressed
Doxazosin MesylateDoxazosin Mesylate28suppressed
Fluoxetine HclFluoxetine Hcl28suppressed
Tolterodine Tartrate ErTolterodine Tartrate28suppressed
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate2713
Irbesartan-HydrochlorothiazideIrbesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide27suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav2623
Clotrimazole-BetamethasoneClotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip2613
Meclizine HclMeclizine Hcl2612
PregabalinPregabalin26suppressed
CelecoxibCelecoxib2513
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol25suppressed
FluconazoleFluconazole2518
Ropinirole HclRopinirole Hcl25suppressed
Glipizide ErGlipizide24suppressed
Ultra-Fine Mini Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic2311
Xigduo XrDapaglifloz Propaned/Metformin23suppressed
Verapamil ErVerapamil Hcl22suppressed
Paroxetine HclParoxetine Hcl21suppressed
Promethazine HclPromethazine Hcl21suppressed
Testosterone CypionateTestosterone Cypionate20suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-200Insulin Degludec20suppressed
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac Sodium19suppressed
GlyxambiEmpagliflozin/Linagliptin19suppressed
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog19suppressed
LovastatinLovastatin19suppressed
MupirocinMupirocin19suppressed
Pioglitazone HclPioglitazone Hcl19suppressed
Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid19suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate Nanocrystallized18suppressed
Dextroamphetamine-AmphetamineDextroamphetamine/Amphetamine17suppressed
EstradiolEstradiol17suppressed
IrbesartanIrbesartan17suppressed
PaxlovidNirmatrelvir/Ritonavir1716
Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim1713
Venlafaxine Hcl ErVenlafaxine Hcl17suppressed
Amlodipine-ValsartanAmlodipine Besylate/Valsartan16suppressed
Ibandronate SodiumIbandronate Sodium16suppressed
JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate16suppressed
Nano 2nd Gen Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic16suppressed
TrulicityDulaglutide16suppressed
Zolpidem Tartrate ErZolpidem Tartrate16suppressed
Butalbital-Acetaminophen-CaffeButalb/Acetaminophen/Caffeine15suppressed
EzetimibeEzetimibe15suppressed
GlipizideGlipizide15suppressed
LidocaineLidocaine15suppressed
Propranolol HclPropranolol Hcl15suppressed
SymbicortBudesonide/Formoterol Fumarate15suppressed
Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl14suppressed
CephalexinCephalexin1413
Ultra-Fine Micro Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic14suppressed
Amitriptyline HclAmitriptyline Hcl13suppressed
LinzessLinaclotide13suppressed
Ondansetron HclOndansetron Hcl12suppressed
Ventolin HfaAlbuterol Sulfate12suppressed
VyvanseLisdexamfetamine Dimesylate12suppressed
XareltoRivaroxaban12suppressed
Enalapril MaleateEnalapril Maleate11suppressed
Humulin NInsulin Nph Human Isophane11suppressed
Ipratropium BromideIpratropium Bromide11suppressed
KetoconazoleKetoconazole11suppressed
Raloxifene HclRaloxifene Hcl11suppressed
Solifenacin SuccinateSolifenacin Succinate11suppressed
SucralfateSucralfate11suppressed

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 $838.28 · 36 records AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ABRYSVO, AIRSUPRA, AREXVY, COMIRNATY, CYCLOSET, Dyanavel XR, FARXIGA, INSPIRE, JARDIANCE, Kerendia, Korlym, MOUNJARO, OTEZLA, PREVNAR 20, Quviviq, REPATHA, TRELEGY ELLIPTA, VRAYLAR, WAKIX, ZEPBOUND 10
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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