Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$343.01
18 reported records · 12 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Kemi Lanre Azeez, M.D.
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine · LIMA, OH · NPI 1649231861
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Kemi Lanre Azeez, M.D. received $343.01 in general payments during 2025 across 18 reported records.
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP accounted for 19.1% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 17 associated products.
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 13 claims for Synthroid 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 48 claims for Eliquis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $65.62 | 19.1% | 4 | 2025 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $37.60 | 11.0% | 2 | 2025 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $36.51 | 10.6% | 2 | 2025 |
| Amgen Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $34.34 | 10.0% | 2 | 2025 |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $25.30 | 7.4% | 1 | 2025 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $25.00 | 7.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| ABBVIE INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $24.90 | 7.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $23.15 | 6.8% | 1 | 2025 |
| PFIZER INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $19.10 | 5.6% | 1 | 2025 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $18.68 | 5.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| Exact Sciences Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $17.80 | 5.2% | 1 | 2025 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $15.01 | 4.4% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $343.01 | 18 |
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 |
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| Tymlos Normalized: tymlos |
Drug | Radius Health, Inc. | $37.60 | 2 | 2025 |
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| FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 Normalized: freestyle libre 3 |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $36.51 | 2 | 2025 |
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| FARXIGA Normalized: farxiga |
Drug | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $36.14 | 2 | 2025 |
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| EVENITY Normalized: evenity |
Biological | Amgen Inc. | $34.34 | 2 | 2025 |
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| OPSUMIT Normalized: opsumit |
Drug | Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | $25.30 | 1 | 2025 |
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| UPTRAVI Normalized: uptravi |
Drug | Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | $25.30 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Auvelity Normalized: auvelity |
Drug | Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | $25.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| QULIPTA Normalized: qulipta |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $24.90 | 1 | 2025 |
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| UBRELVY Normalized: ubrelvy |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $24.90 | 1 | 2025 |
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| GVOKE HYPOPEN Normalized: gvoke hypopen |
Drug | Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $23.15 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ABRYSVO Normalized: abrysvo |
Biological | PFIZER INC. | $19.10 | 1 | 2025 |
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| COMIRNATY Normalized: comirnaty |
Biological | PFIZER INC. | $19.10 | 1 | 2025 |
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| PREVNAR 20 Normalized: prevnar 20 |
Biological | PFIZER INC. | $19.10 | 1 | 2025 |
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| XIFAXAN Normalized: xifaxan |
Drug | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $18.68 | 1 | 2025 |
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| The Cologuard Plus Collection Kit Normalized: the cologuard plus collection kit |
Device | Exact Sciences Corporation | $17.80 | 1 | 2025 |
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| REXULTI Normalized: rexulti |
Drug | Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $15.01 | 1 | 2025 |
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| AIRSUPRA Normalized: airsupra |
Drug | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $13.87 | 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
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.
| Paying company | Payment year | Drug reported by same entity | Open Payments evidence | Part D | Claims | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
13 | 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 |
48 | 14 |
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 | 163 | 42 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 91 | 29 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 86 | 24 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 81 | 29 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 80 | 23 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 70 | 18 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 68 | 23 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 64 | 22 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 64 | 21 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 62 | 18 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 56 | 15 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 55 | 19 |
| Bumetanide | Bumetanide | 49 | 12 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 48 | 14 |
| Clonidine Hcl | Clonidine Hcl | 46 | 13 |
| Donepezil Hcl | Donepezil Hcl | 46 | suppressed |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 45 | 14 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 43 | 11 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 40 | 12 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 40 | 14 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 39 | 24 |
| Atenolol | Atenolol | 39 | suppressed |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 39 | 11 |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 38 | suppressed |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 38 | suppressed |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 36 | suppressed |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 35 | suppressed |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 34 | suppressed |
| Doxazosin Mesylate | Doxazosin Mesylate | 34 | suppressed |
| Hydralazine Hcl | Hydralazine Hcl | 34 | 11 |
| Memantine Hcl | Memantine Hcl | 34 | suppressed |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 30 | suppressed |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 30 | 12 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 30 | 12 |
| Lantus Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 29 | suppressed |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 28 | suppressed |
| Trospium Chloride | Trospium Chloride | 26 | suppressed |
| Humalog Kwikpen U-100 | Insulin Lispro | 25 | suppressed |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 24 | suppressed |
| Levetiracetam | Levetiracetam | 23 | suppressed |
| Fenofibrate | Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized | 20 | suppressed |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 18 | suppressed |
| Diazepam | Diazepam | 18 | suppressed |
| Glimepiride | Glimepiride | 18 | suppressed |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate Er | Isosorbide Mononitrate | 18 | suppressed |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 18 | suppressed |
| Paroxetine Hcl | Paroxetine Hcl | 18 | suppressed |
| Enalapril Maleate | Enalapril Maleate | 17 | suppressed |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 17 | suppressed |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 17 | suppressed |
| Oxybutynin Chloride Er | Oxybutynin Chloride | 17 | suppressed |
| Calcitriol | Calcitriol | 16 | suppressed |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | Fluoxetine Hcl | 16 | suppressed |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 16 | suppressed |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 16 | suppressed |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 16 | suppressed |
| Trulicity | Dulaglutide | 16 | suppressed |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 15 | suppressed |
| Hydroxyzine Hcl | Hydroxyzine Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 15 | suppressed |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 14 | 13 |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 14 | suppressed |
| Meclizine Hcl | Meclizine Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid | Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid | 14 | suppressed |
| Ondansetron Hcl | Ondansetron Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Synthroid | Levothyroxine Sodium | 13 | suppressed |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 12 | suppressed |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 12 | suppressed |
| Ropinirole Hcl | Ropinirole Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Acyclovir | Acyclovir | 11 | suppressed |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | Amitriptyline Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Clonazepam | Clonazepam | 11 | suppressed |
| Divalproex Sodium | Divalproex Sodium | 11 | suppressed |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium | Esomeprazole Magnesium | 11 | suppressed |
| Nitroglycerin | Nitroglycerin | 11 | suppressed |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 11 | suppressed |
| Valsartan | Valsartan | 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 |
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| 2025 | $343.01 · 18 records | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | ABRYSVO, AIRSUPRA, Auvelity, COMIRNATY, EVENITY, FARXIGA, FREESTYLE LIBRE 3, GVOKE HYPOPEN, OPSUMIT, PREVNAR 20, QULIPTA, REXULTI, The Cologuard Plus Collection Kit, Tymlos, UBRELVY, UPTRAVI, XIFAXAN | 2 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with ABBVIE 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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