Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Hema C Patel, MD

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine · HOUSTON, TX · NPI 1639186380

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 Hema C Patel, MD received $1,138.71 in general payments during 2025 across 57 reported records.

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP accounted for 21.4% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 26 associated products.

A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Farxiga, Jardiance, Ozempic, Trelegy Ellipta.

ABBVIE 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 SYNTHROID as an associated drug or biological on 10655 records involving 4881 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 41 claims for Synthroid by this doctor in 2024.

Amgen 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 PROLIA as an associated drug or biological on 20867 records involving 11744 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 15 claims for Prolia by this doctor in 2024.

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 28 claims for Farxiga by this doctor in 2024.

Boehringer Ingelheim 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 JARDIANCE as an associated drug or biological on 123636 records involving 49438 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 14 claims for Jardiance 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 23 claims for Trelegy Ellipta 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 14 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 TRULICITY as an associated drug or biological on 71 records involving 57 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 15 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 61 claims for Ozempic 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 12 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 17 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

$1,138.71

57 reported records · 16 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 $243.9821.4%112025
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $192.2716.9%102025
ABBVIE INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $173.8415.3%92025
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $152.9513.4%72025
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $76.116.7%42025
Amgen Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $56.725.0%32025
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $39.883.5%22025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $37.523.3%22025
SHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $27.552.4%22025
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $26.732.4%12025
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $21.391.9%12025
Exact Sciences Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $20.891.8%12025
Renalytix AI, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $20.871.8%12025
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $17.481.5%12025
Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $16.631.5%12025
PFIZER INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $13.901.2%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$1,138.7157

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
FARXIGA
Normalized: farxiga
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $185.73 8 2025
Source payment records
Ozempic
Normalized: ozempic
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $180.78 9 2025
Source payment records
Kerendia
Normalized: kerendia
Drug Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $152.95 7 2025
Source payment records
VRAYLAR
Normalized: vraylar
Drug ABBVIE INC. $137.36 6 2025
Source payment records
Rybelsus
Normalized: rybelsus
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $113.53 5 2025
Source payment records
BREZTRI
Normalized: breztri
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $95.24 3 2025
Source payment records
AIRSUPRA
Normalized: airsupra
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $84.69 2 2025
Source payment records
OTEZLA
Normalized: otezla
Drug Amgen Inc. $56.72 3 2025
Source payment records
REPATHA
Normalized: repatha
Biological Amgen Inc. $56.72 3 2025
Source payment records
AREXVY
Normalized: arexvy
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $40.57 2 2025
Source payment records
SHINGRIX
Normalized: shingrix
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $40.57 2 2025
Source payment records
JARDIANCE
Normalized: jardiance
Drug Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $39.88 2 2025
Source payment records
MOUNJARO
Normalized: mounjaro
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $37.52 2 2025
Source payment records
ZEPBOUND
Normalized: zepbound
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $37.52 2 2025
Source payment records
QULIPTA
Normalized: qulipta
Drug ABBVIE INC. $36.48 3 2025
Source payment records
UBRELVY
Normalized: ubrelvy
Drug ABBVIE INC. $36.48 3 2025
Source payment records
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
Normalized: trelegy ellipta
Drug GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $35.54 2 2025
Source payment records
ACCRUFER
Normalized: accrufer
Drug SHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC $27.55 2 2025
Source payment records
SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA
Normalized: sapien 3 ultra resilia
Device Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $26.73 1 2025
Source payment records
TZIELD
Normalized: tzield
Biological SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC $21.39 1 2025
Source payment records
Cologuard Collection Kit
Normalized: cologuard collection kit
Device Exact Sciences Corporation $20.89 1 2025
Source payment records
KIDNEYINTELX BLOOD COLLECTION CONVENIENCE KIT
Normalized: kidneyintelx blood collection convenience kit
Device Renalytix AI, Inc. $20.87 1 2025
Source payment records
INSPIRE
Normalized: inspire
Device Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. $17.48 1 2025
Source payment records
CONTRAVE
Normalized: contrave
Drug Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC $16.63 1 2025
Source payment records
VYNDAMAX
Normalized: vyndamax
Drug PFIZER INC. $13.90 1 2025
Source payment records
Wegovy
Normalized: wegovy
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $11.49 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
FARXIGA
farxiga
2025 Farxiga 2024 28
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
JARDIANCE
jardiance
2025 Jardiance 2024 14
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
Ozempic
ozempic
2025 Ozempic 2024 61 exact normalized Medicare Part D
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
trelegy ellipta
2025 Trelegy Ellipta 2024 23
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 companyPayment yearDrug reported by same entityOpen Payments evidencePart DClaimsBeneficiaries
ABBVIE INC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 SYNTHROID
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
10655 supporting records · 4881 recipient NPIs · example record 1201352636
Synthroid · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
41 11
Amgen Inc.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 PROLIA
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
20867 supporting records · 11744 recipient NPIs · example record 1226874448
Prolia · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
15 suppressed by CMS
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
28 suppressed by CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 JARDIANCE
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
123636 supporting records · 49438 recipient NPIs · example record 1221811583
Jardiance · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
14 suppressed by CMS
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
23 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
14 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
15 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
61 18
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
12 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
17 17

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
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium698228
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium342113
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium29286
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate24583
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium19475
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl17454
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate14083
SimvastatinSimvastatin13637
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium13244
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate10934
Olmesartan-HydrochlorothiazideOlmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide8926
Olmesartan MedoxomilOlmesartan Medoxomil8730
OmeprazoleOmeprazole8429
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium8028
LisinoprilLisinopril7629
EzetimibeEzetimibe7530
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide7528
Glipizide ErGlipizide7422
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl7327
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide7126
GabapentinGabapentin6930
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl6421
CarvedilolCarvedilol6224
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate6122
OzempicSemaglutide6118
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium6018
TelmisartanTelmisartan5717
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl5020
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate4516
AtenololAtenolol4213
AzithromycinAzithromycin4140
SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium4111
Memantine HclMemantine Hcl4017
ValsartanValsartan4012
FurosemideFurosemide3916
Telmisartan-HydrochlorothiazidTelmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazid37suppressed
FinasterideFinasteride3611
Pioglitazone HclPioglitazone Hcl32suppressed
MethylprednisoloneMethylprednisolone3128
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl3011
MeloxicamMeloxicam3014
AllopurinolAllopurinol29suppressed
NaproxenNaproxen2920
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol28suppressed
Azelastine HclAzelastine Hcl2612
Nifedipine ErNifedipine2611
ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl2514
JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate24suppressed
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate2313
Ciprofloxacin HclCiprofloxacin Hcl2321
Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter23suppressed
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate2312
Valsartan-HydrochlorothiazideValsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide22suppressed
Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl21suppressed
Fluoxetine HclFluoxetine Hcl20suppressed
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate20suppressed
NystatinNystatin20suppressed
Propranolol HclPropranolol Hcl20suppressed
Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid20suppressed
IrbesartanIrbesartan19suppressed
CelecoxibCelecoxib18suppressed
Nano 2nd Gen Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic18suppressed
Nebivolol HclNebivolol Hcl18suppressed
Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide17suppressed
Esomeprazole MagnesiumEsomeprazole Magnesium17suppressed
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl17suppressed
Meclizine HclMeclizine Hcl1715
PaxlovidNirmatrelvir/Ritonavir1717
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride17suppressed
FamotidineFamotidine16suppressed
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl16suppressed
CefdinirCefdinir1515
ProliaDenosumab15suppressed
TrulicityDulaglutide15suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate ErIsosorbide Mononitrate14suppressed
JardianceEmpagliflozin14suppressed
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium14suppressed
TradjentaLinagliptin14suppressed
Donepezil HclDonepezil Hcl13suppressed
Icosapent EthylIcosapent Ethyl13suppressed
MyrbetriqMirabegron13suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl ErVenlafaxine Hcl13suppressed
EliquisApixaban12suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-BenazeprilAmlodipine Besylate/Benazepril11suppressed
Doxycycline HyclateDoxycycline Hyclate1111
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog11suppressed

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 $1,138.71 · 57 records AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ACCRUFER, AIRSUPRA, AREXVY, BREZTRI, CONTRAVE, Cologuard Collection Kit, FARXIGA, INSPIRE, JARDIANCE, KIDNEYINTELX BLOOD COLLECTION CONVENIENCE KIT, Kerendia, MOUNJARO, OTEZLA, Ozempic, QULIPTA, REPATHA, Rybelsus, SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA, SHINGRIX, TRELEGY ELLIPTA, TZIELD, UBRELVY, VRAYLAR, VYNDAMAX, Wegovy, ZEPBOUND 10
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