Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Michael Jacob Ghods, MD

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine · LOS ANGELES, CA · NPI 1548581192

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 Michael Jacob Ghods, MD received $45.11 in general payments during 2025 across 2 reported records.

Smith+Nephew, Inc. accounted for 50.3% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 3 associated products.

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

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$45.11

2 reported records · 2 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 company	Canonical company	Amount	Share	Records	Year
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown	$22.71	50.3%	1	2025
Cipher Pharmaceuticals US LLC	Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown	$22.40	49.7%	1	2025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

Category	Amount	Records
Food and Beverage	$45.11	2

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
COLLAGENASE SANTYL Normalized: collagenase santyl	Drug	Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$22.71	1	2025
Source payment records 2025-08-12 · Smith+Nephew, Inc. · $22.71 · Open Payments source
Natroba Normalized: natroba	Drug	Cipher Pharmaceuticals US LLC	$22.40	1	2025
Source payment records 2025-07-17 · Cipher Pharmaceuticals US LLC · $22.40 · Open Payments source
Spinosad Normalized: spinosad	Drug	Cipher Pharmaceuticals US LLC	$22.40	1	2025
Source payment records 2025-07-17 · Cipher Pharmaceuticals US LLC · $22.40 · Open Payments source

* 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

No exact normalized or approved-alias overlap was found in the loaded Part D year. This does not mean the doctor never prescribed the product.

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.

No publishable same-company prescribing overlap was found in the loaded Part D year. This does not mean the doctor never prescribed a drug reported elsewhere by a paying company.

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
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	2722	486
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	1769	334
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	1279	270
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	1054	193
Famotidine	Famotidine	980	182
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	921	226
Eliquis	Apixaban	864	157
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	845	164
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	844	186
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	787	150
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	733	141
Furosemide	Furosemide	663	165
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	663	146
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	522	85
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	457	81
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	451	102
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	432	95
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	400	82
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	389	79
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	387	81
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	376	109
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	365	98
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	354	109
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	306	76
Finasteride	Finasteride	304	60
Olanzapine	Olanzapine	293	51
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	272	66
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	266	53
Divalproex Sodium	Divalproex Sodium	259	68
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	250	64
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	246	67
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	222	47
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	221	29
Entresto	Sacubitril/Valsartan	195	37
Baclofen	Baclofen	189	54
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	187	48
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	187	32
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	185	93
Lactulose	Lactulose	173	70
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	171	47
Latanoprost	Latanoprost	168	48
Risperidone	Risperidone	163	46
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	162	53
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	159	79
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	157	30
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	155	56
Benztropine Mesylate	Benztropine Mesylate	154	28
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	154	96
Glipizide	Glipizide	153	41
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	149	37
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	147	39
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	146	28
Atenolol	Atenolol	141	24
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	141	78
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	139	46
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	135	31
Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole	131	28
Carbidopa-Levodopa	Carbidopa/Levodopa	130	29
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	117	19
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	115	22
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	109	33
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	107	23
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	105	24
Amiodarone Hcl	Amiodarone Hcl	97	29
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	97	45
Ipratropium-Albuterol	Ipratropium/Albuterol Sulfate	95	42
Valsartan	Valsartan	92	13
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	89	19
Midodrine Hcl	Midodrine Hcl	89	22
Lidocaine	Lidocaine	84	42
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	82	24
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	82	suppressed
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	81	19
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	79	15
Insulin Lispro Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	79	43
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	79	20
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	78	17
Easy Touch Alcohol Prep Pads	Alcohol Antiseptic Pads	78	20
Tradjenta	Linagliptin	78	suppressed
Digoxin	Digoxin	76	20
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	75	30
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	75	suppressed
Ultra-Fine Nano Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	75	22
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	69	13
Alcohol Prep Pads	Alcohol Antiseptic Pads	67	24
Humulin R	Insulin Regular, Human	67	22
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	65	19
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	64	11
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	63	11
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	63	24
Icosapent Ethyl	Icosapent Ethyl	63	19
Bethanechol Chloride	Bethanechol Chloride	60	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	60	18
Haloperidol	Haloperidol	59	17
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	56	32
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	56	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	56	47
Rytary	Carbidopa/Levodopa	55	suppressed
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	54	19
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	53	38
Diltiazem Hcl	Diltiazem Hcl	53	12
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	53	11
Brimonidine Tartrate	Brimonidine Tartrate	52	11
Comfort Ez Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	52	20
Loperamide	Loperamide Hcl	51	37
Humalog Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	50	19
Linzess	Linaclotide	48	12
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	48	12
Prednisone	Prednisone	48	22
Amantadine	Amantadine Hcl	47	suppressed
Enoxaparin Sodium	Enoxaparin Sodium	47	16
Incruse Ellipta	Umeclidinium Bromide	47	suppressed
Terazosin Hcl	Terazosin Hcl	47	suppressed
Brilinta	Ticagrelor	46	suppressed
Dutasteride	Dutasteride	46	suppressed
Phenytoin Sodium Extended	Phenytoin Sodium Extended	46	suppressed
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	46	35
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	45	13
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	45	suppressed
Enalapril Maleate	Enalapril Maleate	45	suppressed
Levofloxacin	Levofloxacin	45	28
Divalproex Sodium Er	Divalproex Sodium	44	22
Valproic Acid	Valproic Acid (As Sodium Salt)	44	suppressed
Dapagliflozin	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	43	11
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	43	12
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	43	17
Ranolazine Er	Ranolazine	42	suppressed
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	42	16
Isosorbide Dinitrate	Isosorbide Dinitrate	41	14
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	41	11
Dorzolamide-Timolol	Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat	40	12
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	40	34
Sevelamer Carbonate	Sevelamer Carbonate	40	17
Timolol Maleate	Timolol Maleate	40	suppressed
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	39	35
Mupirocin	Mupirocin	39	29
Santyl	Collagenase Clostridium Hist.	39	26
Sodium Chloride	0.9 % Sodium Chloride	38	20
Bicalutamide	Bicalutamide	37	suppressed
Bumetanide	Bumetanide	37	suppressed
Cilostazol	Cilostazol	37	suppressed
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	37	15
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	36	31
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	35	18
Primidone	Primidone	35	suppressed
Vitamin D2	Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)	35	15
Bisoprolol Fumarate	Bisoprolol Fumarate	34	suppressed
Heparin Sodium	Heparin Sodium,porcine	34	13
Hydrocortisone	Hydrocortisone	34	18
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	34	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	33	26
Novolin R Flexpen	Insulin Regular, Human	33	13
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	32	11
Bupropion Hcl Sr	Bupropion Hcl	31	suppressed
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	31	13
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	31	suppressed
Sevelamer Hcl	Sevelamer Hcl	31	suppressed
Chlorhexidine Gluconate	Chlorhexidine Gluconate	30	13
Unifine Pentips	Pen Needle, Diabetic	30	suppressed
Folic Acid	Folic Acid	29	11
Insulin Glargine-Yfgn	Insulin Glargine-Yfgn	29	16
Methenamine Hippurate	Methenamine Hippurate	29	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	29	23
Single Use Swab	Alcohol Antiseptic Pads	29	13
Spiriva Handihaler	Tiotropium Bromide	29	suppressed
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	28	18
Albuterol Sulfate	Albuterol Sulfate	27	suppressed
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	27	suppressed
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	27	suppressed
Methimazole	Methimazole	27	suppressed
Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters	Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters	27	suppressed
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	26	20
Gemtesa	Vibegron	26	suppressed
Scopolamine	Scopolamine	26	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	25	21
Dorzolamide Hcl	Dorzolamide Hcl	25	suppressed
Labetalol Hcl	Labetalol Hcl	25	suppressed
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	25	17
Rivastigmine	Rivastigmine Tartrate	25	suppressed
Colchicine	Colchicine	24	suppressed
Lacosamide	Lacosamide	24	suppressed
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	24	suppressed
Permethrin	Permethrin	24	21
Fludrocortisone Acetate	Fludrocortisone Acetate	23	suppressed
Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	23	12
Spiriva Respimat	Tiotropium Bromide	23	suppressed
Topiramate	Topiramate	23	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	23	11
Zonisamide	Zonisamide	23	suppressed
Alcohol Swab	Alcohol Antiseptic Pads	22	suppressed
Breyna	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	22	suppressed
Budesonide	Budesonide	22	suppressed
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	22	suppressed
Ozempic	Semaglutide	22	14
Enulose	Lactulose	21	suppressed
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	21	suppressed
Sotalol	Sotalol Hcl	21	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	21	16
Anoro Ellipta	Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr	20	suppressed
Ceftriaxone	Ceftriaxone Sodium	20	suppressed
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	20	suppressed
Letrozole	Letrozole	20	suppressed
Restasis	Cyclosporine	20	suppressed
Ultra-Fine Mini Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	20	suppressed
Vascepa	Icosapent Ethyl	20	suppressed
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	19	suppressed
Comfort Ez Insulin Syringe	Syringe-Needle,insulin,0.5 Ml	18	suppressed
Ertapenem	Ertapenem Sodium	18	suppressed
Insulin Aspart Flexpen	Insulin Aspart	18	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	18	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	18	16
Calcium Acetate	Calcium Acetate	17	suppressed
Gemfibrozil	Gemfibrozil	17	suppressed
Invega Sustenna	Paliperidone Palmitate	17	suppressed
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	17	suppressed
Nateglinide	Nateglinide	17	suppressed
Clobetasol Propionate	Clobetasol Propionate	16	suppressed
Clonidine	Clonidine	16	suppressed
Cyclosporine	Cyclosporine	16	suppressed
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	16	suppressed
Kapspargo Sprinkle	Metoprolol Succinate	16	suppressed
Lumigan	Bimatoprost	16	suppressed
Memantine Hcl Er	Memantine Hcl	16	suppressed
Prazosin Hcl	Prazosin Hcl	16	suppressed
Telmisartan	Telmisartan	16	suppressed
Acetazolamide	Acetazolamide	15	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (La)	Diltiazem Hcl	15	suppressed
Glycopyrrolate	Glycopyrrolate	15	suppressed
Lokelma	Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate	15	suppressed
Multaq	Dronedarone Hcl	15	suppressed
Sulfasalazine	Sulfasalazine	15	suppressed
Trospium Chloride	Trospium Chloride	15	suppressed
Alfuzosin Hcl Er	Alfuzosin Hcl	14	suppressed
Combivent Respimat	Ipratropium/Albuterol Sulfate	14	suppressed
Fluticasone-Vilanterol	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	14	suppressed
Humalog Mix 75-25 Kwikpen	Insulin Lispro Protamin/Lispro	14	suppressed
Oxcarbazepine	Oxcarbazepine	14	suppressed
Pradaxa	Dabigatran Etexilate Mesylate	14	suppressed
Roflumilast	Roflumilast	14	suppressed
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	14	suppressed
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	14	suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	13	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	13	suppressed
Felodipine Er	Felodipine	13	suppressed
Fiasp Flextouch	Insulin Aspart (Niacinamide)	13	suppressed
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	13	suppressed
Lubiprostone	Lubiprostone	13	suppressed
Piperacillin-Tazobactam	Piperacillin Sodium/Tazobactam	13	suppressed
Rexulti	Brexpiprazole	13	suppressed
Silodosin	Silodosin	13	suppressed
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	13	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	12	suppressed
Auryxia	Ferric Citrate	12	suppressed
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	12	suppressed
Daptomycin	Daptomycin	12	suppressed
Entacapone	Entacapone	12	suppressed
Humulin N Kwikpen	Insulin Nph Human Isophane	12	suppressed
Novolog Flexpen	Insulin Aspart	12	suppressed
Nystop	Nystatin	12	suppressed
Phenytoin	Phenytoin	12	suppressed
Torsemide	Torsemide	12	suppressed
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	12	suppressed
Acamprosate Calcium	Acamprosate Calcium	11	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl	Bupropion Hcl	11	suppressed
Lithium Carbonate	Lithium Carbonate	11	suppressed
Nebivolol Hcl	Nebivolol Hcl	11	suppressed
Nuplazid	Pimavanserin Tartrate	11	suppressed
Olanzapine Odt	Olanzapine	11	suppressed
Tolterodine Tartrate Er	Tolterodine Tartrate	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	$45.11 · 2 records	Smith+Nephew, Inc.	COLLAGENASE SANTYL, Natroba, Spinosad	—	—
2024	—	—	—	—	Complete

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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

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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