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Pooja Handa, MD

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Family Medicine · HOUSTON, TX · NPI 1508022955

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 Pooja Handa, MD received $644.84 in general payments during 2025 across 25 reported records.

Tempus AI, Inc accounted for 34.9% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 16 associated products.

A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Farxiga, Jardiance, Trelegy Ellipta.

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 34 claims for Farxiga 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 14 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 11 claims for Jardiance by this doctor in 2024.

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

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$644.84

25 reported records · 10 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
Tempus AI, Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $224.8934.9%42025
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $85.8513.3%42025
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $82.9912.9%52025
Dynavax Technologies Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $78.6712.2%32025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $58.789.1%32025
Exact Sciences Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $38.265.9%22025
Abbott Laboratories Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $23.643.7%12025
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $18.932.9%12025
Hologic Sales and Service, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $16.422.5%12025
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $16.412.5%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$644.8425

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
XT CDX
Normalized: xt cdx
Device Tempus AI, Inc $224.89 4 2025
Source payment records
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
Normalized: trelegy ellipta
Drug GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $85.85 4 2025
Source payment records
Heplisav-B
Normalized: heplisav b
Drug Dynavax Technologies Corporation $78.67 3 2025
Source payment records
AIRSUPRA
Normalized: airsupra
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $50.87 3 2025
Source payment records
MOUNJARO
Normalized: mounjaro
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $35.89 2 2025
Source payment records
ZEPBOUND
Normalized: zepbound
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $35.89 2 2025
Source payment records
FREESTYLE LIBRE 3
Normalized: freestyle libre 3
Device Abbott Laboratories $23.64 1 2025
Source payment records
The Cologuard Plus Collection Kit
Normalized: the cologuard plus collection kit
Device Exact Sciences Corporation $23.49 1 2025
Source payment records
JARDIANCE
Normalized: jardiance
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $22.89 1 2025
Source payment records
GVOKE HYPOPEN
Normalized: gvoke hypopen
Drug Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $18.93 1 2025
Source payment records
BREZTRI
Normalized: breztri
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $17.38 1 2025
Source payment records
APTIMA
Normalized: aptima
Device Hologic Sales and Service, LLC $16.42 1 2025
Source payment records
HORIZANT
Normalized: horizant
Drug Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $16.41 1 2025
Source payment records
Cologuard Collection Kit
Normalized: cologuard collection kit
Device Exact Sciences Corporation $14.77 1 2025
Source payment records
FARXIGA
Normalized: farxiga
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $14.74 1 2025
Source payment records
AREXVY
Normalized: arexvy
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $14.03 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 34
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
JARDIANCE
jardiance
2025 Jardiance 2024 11
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
trelegy ellipta
2025 Trelegy Ellipta 2024 14
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
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
34 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
14 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
11 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
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium11236
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium11137
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate8531
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl8333
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium7827
GabapentinGabapentin7323
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate6236
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate5616
AlprazolamAlprazolam5313
Glipizide ErGlipizide5216
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium4721
CelecoxibCelecoxib4518
LisinoprilLisinopril4516
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl4515
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium4215
OmeprazoleOmeprazole4113
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl3913
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium3615
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol34suppressed
FurosemideFurosemide33suppressed
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl3211
TelmisartanTelmisartan31suppressed
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate3011
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium28suppressed
SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium27suppressed
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate25suppressed
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide25suppressed
Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl24suppressed
CarvedilolCarvedilol24suppressed
Cyclobenzaprine HclCyclobenzaprine Hcl2315
SimvastatinSimvastatin23suppressed
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl22suppressed
Risedronate SodiumRisedronate Sodium22suppressed
LorazepamLorazepam21suppressed
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium21suppressed
TradjentaLinagliptin21suppressed
MirtazapineMirtazapine20suppressed
Pioglitazone HclPioglitazone Hcl18suppressed
Acetaminophen-CodeineAcetaminophen With Codeine17suppressed
ValsartanValsartan17suppressed
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate16suppressed
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl16suppressed
EliquisApixaban15suppressed
Valsartan-HydrochlorothiazideValsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide15suppressed
EzetimibeEzetimibe14suppressed
Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter14suppressed
EszopicloneEszopiclone13suppressed
GemtesaVibegron13suppressed
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride13suppressed
Tizanidine HclTizanidine Hcl13suppressed
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate13suppressed
AmoxicillinAmoxicillin12suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-BenazeprilAmlodipine Besylate/Benazepril11suppressed
Cyproheptadine HclCyproheptadine Hcl11suppressed
JardianceEmpagliflozin11suppressed
KetoconazoleKetoconazole11suppressed
Lisinopril-HydrochlorothiazideLisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide11suppressed

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 $644.84 · 25 records Tempus AI, Inc AIRSUPRA, APTIMA, AREXVY, BREZTRI, Cologuard Collection Kit, FARXIGA, FREESTYLE LIBRE 3, GVOKE HYPOPEN, HORIZANT, Heplisav-B, JARDIANCE, MOUNJARO, TRELEGY ELLIPTA, The Cologuard Plus Collection Kit, XT CDX, ZEPBOUND 3
2024 Complete

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Loaded source releases

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

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

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