Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$2,473.23
80 reported records · 18 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Babak Tashakkor, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Cardiovascular Disease · ARCADIA, CA · NPI 1548227796
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Babak Tashakkor, MD received $2,473.23 in general payments during 2025 across 80 reported records.
Abbott Laboratories accounted for 16.0% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 25 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Eliquis, Entresto, Nexletol.
Esperion Therapeutics, 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 NEXLETOL as an associated drug or biological on 24230 records involving 12642 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 15 claims for Nexletol by this doctor in 2024.
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported ENTRESTO as an associated drug or biological on 9346 records involving 6254 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 166 claims for Entresto 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 ELIQUIS as an associated drug or biological on 87112 records involving 36032 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 610 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $394.75 | 16.0% | 4 | 2025 |
| BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $316.36 | 12.8% | 6 | 2025 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $273.25 | 11.1% | 10 | 2025 |
| PFIZER INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $245.61 | 9.9% | 14 | 2025 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $221.76 | 9.0% | 11 | 2025 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $177.10 | 7.2% | 2 | 2025 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $157.48 | 6.4% | 7 | 2025 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $114.33 | 4.6% | 3 | 2025 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $97.94 | 4.0% | 4 | 2025 |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $85.63 | 3.5% | 3 | 2025 |
| Amgen Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $82.37 | 3.3% | 4 | 2025 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $77.59 | 3.1% | 2 | 2025 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Medtronic, Inc. exact · evidence 2025-07-22 |
$72.30 | 2.9% | 3 | 2025 |
| ConvaTec Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $55.12 | 2.2% | 2 | 2025 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $31.76 | 1.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $29.68 | 1.2% | 2 | 2025 |
| Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $25.26 | 1.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $14.94 | 0.6% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $2,473.23 | 80 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attruby Normalized: attruby |
Drug | BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. | $316.36 | 6 | 2025 |
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| VERQUVO Normalized: verquvo |
Drug | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $273.25 | 10 | 2025 |
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| AVEIR Normalized: aveir |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $204.12 | 2 | 2025 |
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| WAINUA Normalized: wainua |
Drug | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $157.62 | 7 | 2025 |
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| LEQVIO Normalized: leqvio |
Drug | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $157.48 | 7 | 2025 |
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| ACCOLADE SR Normalized: accolade sr |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $145.36 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ELIQUIS Normalized: eliquis |
Drug | PFIZER INC. | $126.44 | 8 | 2025 |
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| VYNDAQEL Normalized: vyndaqel |
Drug | PFIZER INC. | $119.17 | 6 | 2025 |
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| AMVUTTRA Normalized: amvuttra |
Drug | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $114.33 | 3 | 2025 |
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| JOT DX Normalized: jot dx |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $100.36 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Kerendia Normalized: kerendia |
Drug | Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $97.94 | 4 | 2025 |
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| TENDRIL Normalized: tendril |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $90.27 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Assure WCD Normalized: assure wcd |
Device | Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | $85.63 | 3 | 2025 |
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| REPATHA Normalized: repatha |
Biological | Amgen Inc. | $82.37 | 4 | 2025 |
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| AZURE XT DR MRI SURESCAN Normalized: azure xt dr mri surescan |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $72.30 | 3 | 2025 |
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| FARXIGA Normalized: farxiga |
Drug | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $64.14 | 4 | 2025 |
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| EVOQUE Normalized: evoque |
Device | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $60.60 | 1 | 2025 |
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| AQUACEL AG+ EXTRA Normalized: aquacel ag extra |
Device | ConvaTec Inc. | $55.12 | 2 | 2025 |
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| CAPVAXIVE Normalized: capvaxive |
Biological | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $52.69 | 2 | 2025 |
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| JARDIANCE Normalized: jardiance |
Drug | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $31.76 | 1 | 2025 |
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| WATCHMAN FLX Normalized: watchman flx |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $31.74 | 1 | 2025 |
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| LifeVest Normalized: lifevest |
Device | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $29.68 | 2 | 2025 |
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| TRYNGOLZA Normalized: tryngolza |
Drug | Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $25.26 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ENTRESTO Normalized: entresto |
Drug | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $21.11 | 1 | 2025 |
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| NEXLETOL Normalized: nexletol |
Drug | Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | $14.94 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIQUIS eliquis |
2025 | Eliquis | 2024 | 610 | exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| ENTRESTO entresto |
2025 | Entresto | 2024 | 166 | exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| NEXLETOL nexletol |
2025 | Nexletol | 2024 | 15 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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| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | NEXLETOL open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 24230 supporting records · 12642 recipient NPIs · example record 1243949989 |
Nexletol · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
15 | suppressed by CMS |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | ENTRESTO open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 9346 supporting records · 6254 recipient NPIs · example record 1200004797 |
Entresto · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
166 | 38 |
| PFIZER INC. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | ELIQUIS open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 87112 supporting records · 36032 recipient NPIs · example record 1228794063 |
Eliquis · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
610 | 131 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 610 | 131 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 397 | 116 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 290 | 83 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 273 | 81 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 218 | 69 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 197 | 52 |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 172 | 35 |
| Entresto | Sacubitril/Valsartan | 166 | 38 |
| Flecainide Acetate | Flecainide Acetate | 147 | 37 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd) | Diltiazem Hcl | 144 | 45 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 130 | 47 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 94 | 28 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | Amiodarone Hcl | 88 | 29 |
| Telmisartan | Telmisartan | 69 | 20 |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 67 | 16 |
| Valsartan | Valsartan | 67 | 23 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 59 | 20 |
| Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid | Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid | 49 | 11 |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate Er | Isosorbide Mononitrate | 48 | suppressed |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 45 | suppressed |
| Clonidine | Clonidine | 39 | suppressed |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 39 | 13 |
| Atenolol | Atenolol | 38 | suppressed |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 38 | 34 |
| Warfarin Sodium | Warfarin Sodium | 38 | 12 |
| Midodrine Hcl | Midodrine Hcl | 36 | suppressed |
| Multaq | Dronedarone Hcl | 36 | suppressed |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 35 | 13 |
| Nebivolol Hcl | Nebivolol Hcl | 35 | suppressed |
| Irbesartan | Irbesartan | 32 | suppressed |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 24 | suppressed |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 24 | suppressed |
| Fenofibrate | Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized | 23 | suppressed |
| Hydralazine Hcl | Hydralazine Hcl | 23 | 12 |
| Nitroglycerin | Nitroglycerin | 23 | 12 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er | Diltiazem Hcl | 21 | 11 |
| Repatha Sureclick | Evolocumab | 21 | suppressed |
| Droxidopa | Droxidopa | 20 | suppressed |
| Mupirocin | Mupirocin | 19 | 18 |
| Digoxin | Digoxin | 17 | suppressed |
| Icosapent Ethyl | Icosapent Ethyl | 17 | suppressed |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Xr) | Diltiazem Hcl | 16 | suppressed |
| Ramipril | Ramipril | 16 | suppressed |
| Benazepril Hcl | Benazepril Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Chlorthalidone | Chlorthalidone | 15 | suppressed |
| Corlanor | Ivabradine Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Nexletol | Bempedoic Acid | 15 | suppressed |
| Cartia Xt | Diltiazem Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Diltiazem Hcl | Diltiazem Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 14 | suppressed |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 14 | suppressed |
| Praluent Pen | Alirocumab | 13 | suppressed |
| Enalapril Maleate | Enalapril Maleate | 12 | suppressed |
| Olmesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Olmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 12 | suppressed |
| Olmesartan Medoxomil | Olmesartan Medoxomil | 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 | $2,473.23 · 80 records | Abbott Laboratories | ACCOLADE SR, AMVUTTRA, AQUACEL AG+ EXTRA, AVEIR, AZURE XT DR MRI SURESCAN, Assure WCD, Attruby, CAPVAXIVE, ELIQUIS, ENTRESTO, EVOQUE, FARXIGA, JARDIANCE, JOT DX, Kerendia, LEQVIO, LifeVest, NEXLETOL, REPATHA, TENDRIL, TRYNGOLZA, VERQUVO, VYNDAQEL, WAINUA, WATCHMAN FLX | 3 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Eliquis play in your treatment recommendations for me?
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with Esperion Therapeutics, 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 |
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