Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$913.69
18 reported records · 10 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Michael Nakao, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Pulmonary Disease · ALBANY, NY · NPI 1538169404
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Michael Nakao, MD received $913.69 in general payments during 2025 across 18 reported records.
Verona Pharma, Inc. accounted for 20.4% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 12 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Nucala, Trelegy Ellipta.
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 AREXVY as an associated drug or biological on 47563 records involving 28786 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 15 claims for Arexvy 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 NUCALA as an associated drug or biological on 100127 records involving 16970 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 34 claims for Nucala 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 SHINGRIX as an associated drug or biological on 43515 records involving 26794 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 38 claims for Shingrix 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 260 claims for Trelegy Ellipta 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verona Pharma, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $185.98 | 20.4% | 4 | 2025 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $165.80 | 18.1% | 3 | 2025 |
| United Therapeutics Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $157.02 | 17.2% | 1 | 2025 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $124.10 | 13.6% | 1 | 2025 |
| JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $101.88 | 11.2% | 1 | 2025 |
| Viatris Specialty LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $58.82 | 6.4% | 1 | 2025 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $41.23 | 4.5% | 2 | 2025 |
| Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $31.98 | 3.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| Electromed, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $25.91 | 2.8% | 3 | 2025 |
| ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $20.97 | 2.3% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $913.69 | 18 |
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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| Ohtuvayre Normalized: ohtuvayre |
Drug | Verona Pharma, Inc. | $185.98 | 4 | 2025 |
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| TYVASO Normalized: tyvaso |
Drug | United Therapeutics Corporation | $157.02 | 1 | 2025 |
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| NUCALA Normalized: nucala |
Biological | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $147.00 | 2 | 2025 |
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| OFEV Normalized: ofev |
Drug | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $124.10 | 1 | 2025 |
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| XYWAV Normalized: xywav |
Drug | JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | $101.88 | 1 | 2025 |
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| YUPELRI Normalized: yupelri |
Drug | Viatris Specialty LLC | $58.82 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ZEPBOUND Normalized: zepbound |
Drug | Lilly USA, LLC | $41.23 | 2 | 2025 |
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| LUMRYZ Normalized: lumryz |
Drug | Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC | $31.98 | 1 | 2025 |
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| SMARTVEST Normalized: smartvest |
Device | Electromed, Inc. | $25.91 | 3 | 2025 |
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| MOUNJARO Normalized: mounjaro |
Drug | Lilly USA, LLC | $23.44 | 1 | 2025 |
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| PURIFIED CORTROPHIN GEL Normalized: purified cortrophin gel |
Drug | ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $20.97 | 1 | 2025 |
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| TRELEGY ELLIPTA Normalized: trelegy ellipta |
Drug | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $18.80 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUCALA nucala |
2025 | Nucala | 2024 | 34 Beneficiary count suppressed |
exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| TRELEGY ELLIPTA trelegy ellipta |
2025 | Trelegy Ellipta | 2024 | 260 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | AREXVY open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 47563 supporting records · 28786 recipient NPIs · example record 1190332445 |
Arexvy · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
15 | 15 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | NUCALA open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 100127 supporting records · 16970 recipient NPIs · example record 1190332378 |
Nucala · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
34 | suppressed by CMS |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | SHINGRIX open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 43515 supporting records · 26794 recipient NPIs · example record 1190332452 |
Shingrix · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
38 | 36 |
| 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 |
260 | 79 |
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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| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 371 | 157 |
| Trelegy Ellipta | Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 260 | 79 |
| Breo Ellipta | Fluticasone/Vilanterol | 110 | 31 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 99 | 33 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 90 | 52 |
| Anoro Ellipta | Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr | 66 | 26 |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 66 | 23 |
| Fluticasone-Salmeterol | Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 56 | 17 |
| Incruse Ellipta | Umeclidinium Bromide | 53 | 16 |
| Abrysvo | Rsv Vacc, Pref A And Pref B/Pf | 44 | 44 |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 39 | 22 |
| Shingrix | Varicella-Zoster Ge/As01b/Pf | 38 | 36 |
| Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate | Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 37 | 16 |
| Nucala | Mepolizumab | 34 | suppressed |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 33 | 32 |
| Alendronate Sodium | Alendronate Sodium | 32 | suppressed |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 30 | 13 |
| Breztri Aerosphere | Budesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol | 27 | suppressed |
| Pirfenidone | Pirfenidone | 22 | suppressed |
| Symbicort | Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 21 | suppressed |
| Ipratropium Bromide | Ipratropium Bromide | 19 | suppressed |
| Tiotropium Bromide | Tiotropium Bromide | 18 | suppressed |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 16 | suppressed |
| Spiriva Handihaler | Tiotropium Bromide | 16 | suppressed |
| Arexvy | Rsvpref3 Antigen/As01e/Pf | 15 | 15 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 15 | 11 |
| Dulera | Mometasone/Formoterol | 14 | suppressed |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 14 | suppressed |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 13 | suppressed |
| Levofloxacin | Levofloxacin | 13 | 11 |
| Spiriva Respimat | Tiotropium Bromide | 13 | suppressed |
| Theophylline Er | Theophylline Anhydrous | 13 | suppressed |
| Ventolin Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 13 | suppressed |
| Combivent Respimat | Ipratropium/Albuterol Sulfate | 12 | suppressed |
| Arnuity Ellipta | Fluticasone Furoate | 11 | suppressed |
| Cresemba | Isavuconazonium Sulfate | 11 | suppressed |
| Striverdi Respimat | Olodaterol Hcl | 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 |
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| 2025 | $913.69 · 18 records | Verona Pharma, Inc. | LUMRYZ, MOUNJARO, NUCALA, OFEV, Ohtuvayre, PURIFIED CORTROPHIN GEL, SMARTVEST, TRELEGY ELLIPTA, TYVASO, XYWAV, YUPELRI, ZEPBOUND | 4 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Nucala play in your treatment recommendations for me?
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.?
- 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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