Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$30,596.72
27 reported records · 4 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Lawrence Byrd, M.D.
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Nephrology · LIVINGSTON, NJ · NPI 1619916756
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Lawrence Byrd, M.D. received $30,596.72 in general payments during 2025 across 27 reported records.
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. accounted for 87.7% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 4 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Edarbi, Kerendia, Veltassa.
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, 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 EDARBI as an associated drug or biological on 1140 records involving 805 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 33 claims for Edarbi by this doctor in 2024.
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, 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 EDARBYCLOR as an associated drug or biological on 283 records involving 215 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 15 claims for Edarbyclor by this doctor in 2024.
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals 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 Kerendia as an associated drug or biological on 138674 records involving 48458 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 213 claims for Kerendia by this doctor in 2024.
Vifor Pharma, 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 Veltassa as an associated drug or biological on 5970 records involving 2480 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 58 claims for Veltassa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $26,821.64 | 87.7% | 18 | 2025 |
| Vifor Pharma, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $3,732.52 | 12.2% | 7 | 2025 |
| Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $26.67 | 0.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $15.89 | 0.1% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $24,778.50 | 9 |
| Travel and Lodging | $4,932.38 | 7 |
| Food and Beverage | $846.00 | 9 |
| Education | $39.84 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerendia Normalized: kerendia |
Drug | Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $26,821.64 | 18 | 2025 |
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| Veltassa Normalized: veltassa |
Drug | Vifor Pharma, Inc. | $3,732.52 | 7 | 2025 |
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| TARPEYO Normalized: tarpeyo |
Drug | Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. | $26.67 | 1 | 2025 |
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| EDARBI Normalized: edarbi |
Drug | Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $15.89 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDARBI edarbi |
2025 | Edarbi | 2024 | 33 Beneficiary count suppressed |
exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| Kerendia kerendia |
2025 | Kerendia | 2024 | 213 | exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| Veltassa veltassa |
2025 | Veltassa | 2024 | 58 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | EDARBI open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 1140 supporting records · 805 recipient NPIs · example record 1242666830 |
Edarbi · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
33 | suppressed by CMS |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | EDARBYCLOR open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 283 supporting records · 215 recipient NPIs · example record 1242666846 |
Edarbyclor · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
15 | suppressed by CMS |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | Kerendia open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 138674 supporting records · 48458 recipient NPIs · example record 1225434663 |
Kerendia · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
213 | 39 |
| Vifor Pharma, Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | Veltassa open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 5970 supporting records · 2480 recipient NPIs · example record 1172020739 |
Veltassa · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
58 | 18 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calcitriol | Calcitriol | 292 | 109 |
| Kerendia | Finerenone | 213 | 39 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 186 | 57 |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 141 | 47 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 124 | 43 |
| Farxiga | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 95 | 27 |
| Chlorthalidone | Chlorthalidone | 70 | 26 |
| Veltassa | Patiromer Calcium Sorbitex | 58 | 18 |
| Valsartan | Valsartan | 48 | 16 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 46 | 16 |
| Torsemide | Torsemide | 45 | 15 |
| Olmesartan Medoxomil | Olmesartan Medoxomil | 40 | 15 |
| Colchicine | Colchicine | 39 | 13 |
| Lokelma | Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate | 34 | 14 |
| Edarbi | Azilsartan Medoxomil | 33 | suppressed |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 32 | 12 |
| Doxazosin Mesylate | Doxazosin Mesylate | 30 | suppressed |
| Nebivolol Hcl | Nebivolol Hcl | 28 | suppressed |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 23 | suppressed |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 18 | suppressed |
| Potassium Citrate Er | Potassium Citrate | 18 | suppressed |
| Calcium Acetate | Calcium Acetate | 17 | suppressed |
| Nifedipine Er | Nifedipine | 17 | suppressed |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 16 | suppressed |
| Olmesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Olmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 16 | suppressed |
| Clonidine Hcl | Clonidine Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Edarbyclor | Azilsartan Med/Chlorthalidone | 15 | suppressed |
| Eplerenone | Eplerenone | 15 | suppressed |
| Sevelamer Carbonate | Sevelamer Carbonate | 15 | suppressed |
| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 14 | suppressed |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 14 | suppressed |
| Irbesartan | Irbesartan | 14 | suppressed |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 13 | suppressed |
| Amlodipine-Valsartan | Amlodipine Besylate/Valsartan | 12 | suppressed |
| Cinacalcet Hcl | Cinacalcet Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 12 | suppressed |
| Phenoxybenzamine Hcl | Phenoxybenzamine Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Procrit | Epoetin Alfa | 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 | $30,596.72 · 27 records | Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | EDARBI, Kerendia, TARPEYO, Veltassa | 4 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Edarbi play in your treatment recommendations for me?
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with Azurity Pharmaceuticals, 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 |
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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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