Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Michael Luz Avaricio, MD

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Cardiovascular Disease · OZONE PARK, NY · NPI 1639275084

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 Luz Avaricio, MD received $1,524.82 in general payments during 2025 across 66 reported records.

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. accounted for 16.6% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 21 associated products.

A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Eliquis, Farxiga, Jardiance, Kerendia, Linzess, Opsumit, Verquvo.

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 LINZESS as an associated drug or biological on 87954 records involving 21815 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 91 claims for Linzess by this doctor in 2024.

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 18 claims for Synthroid by this doctor in 2024.

Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, 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 OPSUMIT as an associated drug or biological on 18955 records involving 8899 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 13 claims for Opsumit 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 BRILINTA as an associated drug or biological on 993 records involving 512 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 23 claims for Brilinta 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 143 claims for Farxiga 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 SYMBICORT as an associated drug or biological on 71 records involving 51 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 27 claims for Symbicort 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 107 claims for Kerendia 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 156 claims for Jardiance by this doctor in 2024.

E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. 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 27956 records involving 14870 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 294 claims for Eliquis by this doctor in 2024.

Merck Sharp & Dohme 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 VERQUVO as an associated drug or biological on 38060 records involving 12268 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 20 claims for Verquvo 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 77 claims for Entresto by this doctor in 2024.

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

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$1,524.82

66 reported records · 18 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
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $253.8616.6%92025
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $232.3015.2%82025
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $203.1913.3%92025
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $202.5113.3%112025
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $101.266.6%42025
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $74.584.9%32025
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $72.854.8%42025
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $56.313.7%62025
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $54.283.6%22025
BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $39.702.6%22025
Abbott Laboratories Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $35.682.3%12025
ABIOMED Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $35.342.3%12025
MEDICOMP INC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $32.442.1%12025
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $31.422.1%12025
Mannkind Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $28.881.9%12025
ABBVIE INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $28.441.9%12025
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $25.121.6%12025
CVRx, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $16.661.1%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$1,524.8266

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
AMVUTTRA
Normalized: amvuttra
Drug Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. $253.86 9 2025
Source payment records
Kerendia
Normalized: kerendia
Drug Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $232.30 8 2025
Source payment records
VERQUVO
Normalized: verquvo
Drug Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $203.19 9 2025
Source payment records
JARDIANCE
Normalized: jardiance
Drug Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $101.26 4 2025
Source payment records
LOKELMA
Normalized: lokelma
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $85.16 5 2025
Source payment records
AIRSUPRA
Normalized: airsupra
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $78.09 4 2025
Source payment records
NEXLETOL
Normalized: nexletol
Drug Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. $74.58 3 2025
Source payment records
VOQUEZNA
Normalized: voquezna
Drug Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $56.31 6 2025
Source payment records
OPSUMIT
Normalized: opsumit
Drug Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $54.28 2 2025
Source payment records
CAPVAXIVE
Normalized: capvaxive
Biological Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $42.13 2 2025
Source payment records
Attruby
Normalized: attruby
Drug BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. $39.70 2 2025
Source payment records
ELIQUIS
Normalized: eliquis
Drug E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $39.34 2 2025
Source payment records
FARXIGA
Normalized: farxiga
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $39.26 2 2025
Source payment records
THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT
Normalized: thoratec heartmate 3 lvas implant kit
Device Abbott Laboratories $35.68 1 2025
Source payment records
CAMZYOS
Normalized: camzyos
Drug E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $33.51 2 2025
Source payment records
TELEPATCH CARDIAC MONITOR
Normalized: telepatch cardiac monitor
Device MEDICOMP INC $32.44 1 2025
Source payment records
FUROSCIX
Normalized: furoscix
Drug SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC. $31.42 1 2025
Source payment records
AFREZZA
Normalized: afrezza
Drug Mannkind Corporation $28.88 1 2025
Source payment records
LINZESS
Normalized: linzess
Drug ABBVIE INC. $28.44 1 2025
Source payment records
LEQVIO
Normalized: leqvio
Drug Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $25.12 1 2025
Source payment records
Barostim Neo System
Normalized: barostim neo system
Device CVRx, Inc. $16.66 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 294 exact normalized Medicare Part D
FARXIGA
farxiga
2025 Farxiga 2024 143 exact normalized Medicare Part D
JARDIANCE
jardiance
2025 Jardiance 2024 156 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Kerendia
kerendia
2025 Kerendia 2024 107 exact normalized Medicare Part D
LINZESS
linzess
2025 Linzess 2024 91 exact normalized Medicare Part D
OPSUMIT
opsumit
2025 Opsumit 2024 13
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
VERQUVO
verquvo
2025 Verquvo 2024 20
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 LINZESS
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
87954 supporting records · 21815 recipient NPIs · example record 1201352608
Linzess · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
91 29
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
18 suppressed by CMS
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 OPSUMIT
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
18955 supporting records · 8899 recipient NPIs · example record 1174163978
Opsumit · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
13 suppressed by CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 BRILINTA
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
993 supporting records · 512 recipient NPIs · example record 1206131430
Brilinta · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
23 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
143 42
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 SYMBICORT
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
71 supporting records · 51 recipient NPIs · example record 1206132610
Symbicort · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
27 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
107 25
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
156 47
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 ELIQUIS
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
27956 supporting records · 14870 recipient NPIs · example record 1184377713
Eliquis · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
294 80
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 VERQUVO
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
38060 supporting records · 12268 recipient NPIs · example record 1237992208
Verquvo · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
20 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
77 24

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
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate1099368
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium811263
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium801298
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium748254
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate706216
MeloxicamMeloxicam625241
OmeprazoleOmeprazole528186
BumetanideBumetanide443146
FamotidineFamotidine432173
GabapentinGabapentin379145
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide354116
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate315126
AzithromycinAzithromycin307186
EliquisApixaban29480
Vitamin D2Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)28294
Mometasone FuroateMometasone Furoate280102
PrednisonePrednisone276141
AlprazolamAlprazolam268119
XareltoRivaroxaban25274
IbuprofenIbuprofen251102
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl23782
Ranolazine ErRanolazine21774
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate215106
Meclizine HclMeclizine Hcl20698
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl203132
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide19565
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium19572
CarvedilolCarvedilol19463
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate18358
Labetalol HclLabetalol Hcl17255
LisinoprilLisinopril16860
AllopurinolAllopurinol16057
Promethazine HclPromethazine Hcl16080
JardianceEmpagliflozin15647
Nebivolol HclNebivolol Hcl15648
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate15555
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium15150
Amlodipine Besylate-BenazeprilAmlodipine Besylate/Benazepril14468
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol14342
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl13737
SimvastatinSimvastatin12647
MethylprednisoloneMethylprednisolone12478
JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate12231
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium12140
Acetaminophen-CodeineAcetaminophen With Codeine11893
EzetimibeEzetimibe11547
FurosemideFurosemide11537
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate11343
KerendiaFinerenone10725
NaproxenNaproxen10136
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl10034
ChlorthalidoneChlorthalidone9634
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl9528
LinzessLinaclotide9129
Nifedipine ErNifedipine9032
GlimepirideGlimepiride8734
SpironolactoneSpironolactone8326
OzempicSemaglutide7920
EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan7724
TelmisartanTelmisartan7726
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac Sodium7627
Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen7649
LidocaineLidocaine7527
Valsartan-HydrochlorothiazideValsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide7323
ValsartanValsartan6522
Amiodarone HclAmiodarone Hcl6114
Folic AcidFolic Acid5927
ColchicineColchicine5819
AtenololAtenolol5723
Ciprofloxacin HclCiprofloxacin Hcl5436
Cyclobenzaprine HclCyclobenzaprine Hcl5429
MirtazapineMirtazapine5018
Donepezil HclDonepezil Hcl4813
Isosorbide Mononitrate ErIsosorbide Mononitrate4817
JanumetSitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl4812
Olmesartan MedoxomilOlmesartan Medoxomil4823
DigoxinDigoxin4718
TorsemideTorsemide4713
Warfarin SodiumWarfarin Sodium47suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl4317
Nitrofurantoin Mono-MacroNitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst4321
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium4313
IrbesartanIrbesartan4213
Enalapril MaleateEnalapril Maleate3814
Midodrine HclMidodrine Hcl38suppressed
SucralfateSucralfate38suppressed
PregabalinPregabalin3612
Fludrocortisone AcetateFludrocortisone Acetate35suppressed
Benazepril HclBenazepril Hcl3411
Bisoprolol FumarateBisoprolol Fumarate3313
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium3212
EdarbiAzilsartan Medoxomil32suppressed
Megestrol AcetateMegestrol Acetate3116
FinasterideFinasteride3011
SymbicortBudesonide/Formoterol Fumarate27suppressed
Clobetasol PropionateClobetasol Propionate2611
Diclofenac Sodium ErDiclofenac Sodium2612
Esomeprazole MagnesiumEsomeprazole Magnesium25suppressed
GlipizideGlipizide25suppressed
MethocarbamolMethocarbamol25suppressed
Amlodipine-OlmesartanAmlodipine Bes/Olmesartan Med2411
BrilintaTicagrelor23suppressed
ClonidineClonidine2311
FenofibrateFenofibrate Nanocrystallized23suppressed
Sumatriptan SuccinateSumatriptan Succinate23suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav22suppressed
Fluticasone-SalmeterolFluticasone Propion/Salmeterol2211
OfloxacinOfloxacin2216
VascepaIcosapent Ethyl22suppressed
Lisinopril-HydrochlorothiazideLisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide21suppressed
Prochlorperazine MaleateProchlorperazine Maleate2113
BaclofenBaclofen20suppressed
FluconazoleFluconazole20suppressed
KetoconazoleKetoconazole20suppressed
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride20suppressed
VerquvoVericiguat20suppressed
Alcohol Prep PadsAlcohol Antiseptic Pads18suppressed
Clindamycin HclClindamycin Hcl1815
NateglinideNateglinide18suppressed
SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium18suppressed
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate17suppressed
Memantine HclMemantine Hcl17suppressed
AmoxicillinAmoxicillin16suppressed
Verapamil ErVerapamil Hcl16suppressed
Clemastine FumarateClemastine Fumarate15suppressed
Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter15suppressed
Amlodipine-ValsartanAmlodipine Besylate/Valsartan14suppressed
ClonazepamClonazepam14suppressed
HydrocortisoneHydrocortisone14suppressed
Levocetirizine DihydrochlorideLevocetirizine Dihydrochloride14suppressed
LorazepamLorazepam14suppressed
NitroglycerinNitroglycerin14suppressed
NystatinNystatin14suppressed
Buspirone HclBuspirone Hcl13suppressed
Clotrimazole-BetamethasoneClotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip13suppressed
Easy Touch Alcohol Prep PadsAlcohol Antiseptic Pads13suppressed
LatanoprostLatanoprost13suppressed
LevofloxacinLevofloxacin13suppressed
Olmesartan-HydrochlorothiazideOlmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide13suppressed
Omega-3 Acid Ethyl EstersOmega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters13suppressed
OpsumitMacitentan13suppressed
Pioglitazone HclPioglitazone Hcl13suppressed
Single Use SwabAlcohol Antiseptic Pads13suppressed
SotalolSotalol Hcl13suppressed
TrulicityDulaglutide13suppressed
Bisoprolol-HydrochlorothiazideBisoprolol/Hydrochlorothiazide12suppressed
MounjaroTirzepatide12suppressed
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl12suppressed
Brimonidine TartrateBrimonidine Tartrate11suppressed
Budesonide-Formoterol FumarateBudesonide/Formoterol Fumarate11suppressed
Diclofenac PotassiumDiclofenac Potassium11suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate11suppressed
TradjentaLinagliptin11suppressed

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 $1,524.82 · 66 records Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. AFREZZA, AIRSUPRA, AMVUTTRA, Attruby, Barostim Neo System, CAMZYOS, CAPVAXIVE, ELIQUIS, FARXIGA, FUROSCIX, JARDIANCE, Kerendia, LEQVIO, LINZESS, LOKELMA, NEXLETOL, OPSUMIT, TELEPATCH CARDIAC MONITOR, THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT, VERQUVO, VOQUEZNA 11
2024 Complete

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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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