Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Kari Deann Sears, MD

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Family Medicine · SOUTH BEND, IN · NPI 1548556111

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 Kari Deann Sears, MD received $435.17 in general payments during 2025 across 23 reported records.

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP accounted for 32.4% 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, Farxiga, Jardiance.

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 17 claims for Farxiga 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 59 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 26 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 18 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 60 claims for Ozempic 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 Rybelsus as an associated drug or biological on 161257 records involving 55409 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 21 claims for Rybelsus 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 44 claims for Eliquis 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 13 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

$435.17

23 reported records · 11 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 $141.0032.4%72025
PFIZER INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $75.6617.4%52025
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $42.829.8%22025
Abbott Laboratories Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $38.398.8%22025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $22.595.2%12025
Seqirus USA Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $22.445.2%12025
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $21.434.9%12025
Insulet Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $20.914.8%12025
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $18.704.3%12025
Biogen, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $16.023.7%12025
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $15.213.5%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$435.1723

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
AIRSUPRA
Normalized: airsupra
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $69.31 3 2025
Source payment records
NURTEC ODT
Normalized: nurtec odt
Drug PFIZER INC. $45.63 3 2025
Source payment records
BREZTRI
Normalized: breztri
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $38.96 2 2025
Source payment records
FREESTYLE LIBRE 3
Normalized: freestyle libre 3
Device Abbott Laboratories $38.39 2 2025
Source payment records
FARXIGA
Normalized: farxiga
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $32.73 2 2025
Source payment records
PREVNAR 20
Normalized: prevnar 20
Biological PFIZER INC. $30.03 2 2025
Source payment records
JARDIANCE
Normalized: jardiance
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $22.59 1 2025
Source payment records
Fluad
Normalized: fluad
Biological Seqirus USA Inc $22.44 1 2025
Source payment records
Flucelvax
Normalized: flucelvax
Biological Seqirus USA Inc $22.44 1 2025
Source payment records
GIVLAARI
Normalized: givlaari
Drug Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. $21.43 1 2025
Source payment records
Omnipod
Normalized: omnipod
Device Insulet Corporation $20.91 1 2025
Source payment records
Wegovy
Normalized: wegovy
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $20.16 1 2025
Source payment records
ENTRESTO
Normalized: entresto
Drug Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $18.70 1 2025
Source payment records
LEQVIO
Normalized: leqvio
Drug Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $18.70 1 2025
Source payment records
ELIQUIS
Normalized: eliquis
Drug PFIZER INC. $17.60 1 2025
Source payment records
ZURZUVAE
Normalized: zurzuvae
Drug Biogen, Inc. $16.02 1 2025
Source payment records
COMIRNATY
Normalized: comirnaty
Biological PFIZER INC. $15.25 1 2025
Source payment records
TRUMENBA
Normalized: trumenba
Biological PFIZER INC. $15.25 1 2025
Source payment records
CAPVAXIVE
Normalized: capvaxive
Biological Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $15.21 1 2025
Source payment records
ENFLONSIA
Normalized: enflonsia
Drug Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $15.21 1 2025
Source payment records
GARDASIL 9
Normalized: gardasil 9
Biological Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $15.21 1 2025
Source payment records
VAXELIS
Normalized: vaxelis
Biological Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $15.21 1 2025
Source payment records
VAXNEUVANCE
Normalized: vaxneuvance
Biological Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $15.21 1 2025
Source payment records
ABRYSVO
Normalized: abrysvo
Biological PFIZER INC. $14.78 1 2025
Source payment records
ZAVZPRET
Normalized: zavzpret
Drug PFIZER INC. $14.49 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
ELIQUIS
eliquis
2025 Eliquis 2024 44
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
FARXIGA
farxiga
2025 Farxiga 2024 17
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
JARDIANCE
jardiance
2025 Jardiance 2024 59 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
17 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
59 13
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
26 suppressed by CMS
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
18 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
60 12
Novo Nordisk Inc
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 Rybelsus
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
161257 supporting records · 55409 recipient NPIs · example record 1188130076
Rybelsus · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
21 suppressed by CMS
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
44 suppressed by CMS
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
13 13

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 Sodium414107
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium342102
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate21563
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium20154
LisinoprilLisinopril17850
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide16149
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl14232
AlprazolamAlprazolam14139
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl13042
GabapentinGabapentin12340
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium12037
SimvastatinSimvastatin10430
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium10035
MeloxicamMeloxicam9824
OmeprazoleOmeprazole9639
Amitriptyline HclAmitriptyline Hcl8923
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate7927
Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide7919
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate7719
FurosemideFurosemide7428
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium7420
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen7319
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate7017
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl6719
CephalexinCephalexin6638
SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium6614
OzempicSemaglutide6012
JardianceEmpagliflozin5913
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate5919
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl5817
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium5712
ClonazepamClonazepam5612
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate5415
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium5316
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl5321
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl5116
Cyclobenzaprine HclCyclobenzaprine Hcl5021
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride5022
Donepezil HclDonepezil Hcl48suppressed
GlipizideGlipizide4712
CelecoxibCelecoxib46suppressed
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac Sodium4619
EliquisApixaban44suppressed
AtenololAtenolol4312
MirtazapineMirtazapine41suppressed
Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl3912
FamotidineFamotidine3912
Dextroamphetamine-AmphetamineDextroamphetamine/Amphetamine37suppressed
Memantine HclMemantine Hcl37suppressed
Ondansetron HclOndansetron Hcl37suppressed
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide36suppressed
Fluoxetine HclFluoxetine Hcl35suppressed
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog3512
Warfarin SodiumWarfarin Sodium34suppressed
Doxycycline MonohydrateDoxycycline Monohydrate3318
LorazepamLorazepam32suppressed
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl32suppressed
MethylprednisoloneMethylprednisolone3226
Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen32suppressed
Nortriptyline HclNortriptyline Hcl30suppressed
Raloxifene HclRaloxifene Hcl30suppressed
PrednisonePrednisone2915
PregabalinPregabalin29suppressed
Buspirone HclBuspirone Hcl2812
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate28suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-MacroNitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst2817
DiazepamDiazepam26suppressed
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate2613
MounjaroTirzepatide26suppressed
OlanzapineOlanzapine26suppressed
Olmesartan MedoxomilOlmesartan Medoxomil26suppressed
Tizanidine HclTizanidine Hcl2512
Anoro ElliptaUmeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr24suppressed
MyrbetriqMirabegron24suppressed
Sumatriptan SuccinateSumatriptan Succinate24suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl ErVenlafaxine Hcl22suppressed
AzithromycinAzithromycin2121
Ropinirole HclRopinirole Hcl21suppressed
RybelsusSemaglutide21suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav2020
FluconazoleFluconazole2014
JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate20suppressed
Lisinopril-HydrochlorothiazideLisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide20suppressed
Nano 2nd Gen Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic20suppressed
NystatinNystatin2011
Oxycodone HclOxycodone Hcl20suppressed
AllopurinolAllopurinol19suppressed
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog19suppressed
Chlorhexidine GluconateChlorhexidine Gluconate19suppressed
Esomeprazole MagnesiumEsomeprazole Magnesium19suppressed
Oxybutynin ChlorideOxybutynin Chloride19suppressed
ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl19suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate Nanocrystallized18suppressed
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl18suppressed
Ondansetron OdtOndansetron1811
TrulicityDulaglutide18suppressed
CarvedilolCarvedilol17suppressed
EszopicloneEszopiclone17suppressed
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol17suppressed
Hydroxyzine HclHydroxyzine Hcl17suppressed
IbuprofenIbuprofen17suppressed
SpironolactoneSpironolactone17suppressed
Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid17suppressed
Benazepril HclBenazepril Hcl15suppressed
Benztropine MesylateBenztropine Mesylate15suppressed
Colestipol HclColestipol Hcl15suppressed
DigoxinDigoxin15suppressed
Propranolol HclPropranolol Hcl15suppressed
AcyclovirAcyclovir14suppressed
EstradiolEstradiol14suppressed
Quetiapine Fumarate ErQuetiapine Fumarate14suppressed
Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter14suppressed
Triamcinolone AcetonideTriamcinolone Acetonide14suppressed
ValsartanValsartan14suppressed
Dextroamphetamine SulfateDextroamphetamine Sulfate13suppressed
Paroxetine HclParoxetine Hcl13suppressed
PaxlovidNirmatrelvir/Ritonavir1313
XareltoRivaroxaban13suppressed
Alcohol Prep PadsAlcohol Antiseptic Pads12suppressed
AmantadineAmantadine Hcl12suppressed
DivigelEstradiol12suppressed
Fesoterodine Fumarate ErFesoterodine Fumarate12suppressed
LidocaineLidocaine12suppressed
Meclizine HclMeclizine Hcl1211
NucyntaTapentadol Hcl12suppressed
Quetiapine FumarateQuetiapine Fumarate12suppressed
AmoxicillinAmoxicillin11suppressed
Breo ElliptaFluticasone/Vilanterol11suppressed
CarbamazepineCarbamazepine11suppressed
CarisoprodolCarisoprodol11suppressed
EzetimibeEzetimibe11suppressed
Humalog Kwikpen U-100Insulin Lispro11suppressed
Levocetirizine DihydrochlorideLevocetirizine Dihydrochloride11suppressed
Valsartan-HydrochlorothiazideValsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide11suppressed
Ventolin HfaAlbuterol Sulfate11suppressed

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 $435.17 · 23 records AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ABRYSVO, AIRSUPRA, BREZTRI, CAPVAXIVE, COMIRNATY, ELIQUIS, ENFLONSIA, ENTRESTO, FARXIGA, FREESTYLE LIBRE 3, Fluad, Flucelvax, GARDASIL 9, GIVLAARI, JARDIANCE, LEQVIO, NURTEC ODT, Omnipod, PREVNAR 20, TRUMENBA, VAXELIS, VAXNEUVANCE, Wegovy, ZAVZPRET, ZURZUVAE 8
2024 Complete

Questions to ask

Questions you could discuss with your doctor

These are general questions generated from reviewed templates. They are not personalized medical advice.

Sources and limitations

How to read this page

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

Publication policy: eligible for indexing after public-launch controls are enabled

Full methodology · Questions & answers · Report a possible error