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Albert J Sharf, MD

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Cardiovascular Disease · NATIONAL CITY, CA · NPI 1649349820

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 Albert J Sharf, MD received $2,360.10 in general payments during 2025 across 112 reported records.

Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. accounted for 12.9% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 31 associated products.

A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Eliquis, Farxiga, Furoscix, Jardiance, Kerendia, Lokelma, Nexlizet, Ozempic, Verquvo.

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 30 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 121 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 LOKELMA as an associated drug or biological on 6897 records involving 4326 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 16 claims for Lokelma 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 49 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 199 claims for Jardiance by this doctor in 2024.

Esperion Therapeutics, 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 NEXLIZET as an associated drug or biological on 63 records involving 47 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 42 claims for Nexlizet 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 199 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 13 claims for Trulicity 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 19 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 326 claims for Entresto 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 218 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 369 claims for Eliquis by this doctor in 2024.

SCPHARMACEUTICALS 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 FUROSCIX as an associated drug or biological on 18968 records involving 9678 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 13 claims for Furoscix by this doctor in 2024.

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

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$2,360.10

112 reported records · 21 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
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $305.2312.9%202025
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $259.9211.0%152025
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $204.108.7%22025
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $201.448.5%102025
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $169.967.2%102025
PFIZER INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $151.686.4%122025
Boston Scientific Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $126.535.4%52025
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $124.995.3%52025
ABIOMED Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $105.334.5%42025
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $94.494.0%52025
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $91.353.9%22025
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $89.003.8%12025
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $83.553.5%32025
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $71.683.0%42025
Amgen Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $63.142.7%42025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $57.202.4%32025
InfoBionic, Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $55.362.4%22025
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $55.282.3%22025
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $16.780.7%12025
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $16.660.7%12025
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $16.430.7%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$2,271.10111
Education$89.001

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
EVKEEZA
Normalized: evkeeza
Biological Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. $305.23 20 2025
Source payment records
Kerendia
Normalized: kerendia
Drug Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $252.24 14 2025
Source payment records
Assure WCD
Normalized: assure wcd
Device Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. $204.10 2 2025
Source payment records
Ozempic
Normalized: ozempic
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $201.44 10 2025
Source payment records
Rybelsus
Normalized: rybelsus
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $201.44 10 2025
Source payment records
JARDIANCE
Normalized: jardiance
Drug Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $169.96 10 2025
Source payment records
Adempas
Normalized: adempas
Drug Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $134.39 2 2025
Source payment records
ELIQUIS
Normalized: eliquis
Drug PFIZER INC. $128.65 11 2025
Source payment records
FUROSCIX
Normalized: furoscix
Drug SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC. $124.99 5 2025
Source payment records
INSPIRE
Normalized: inspire
Device Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. $91.35 2 2025
Source payment records
OPSUMIT
Normalized: opsumit
Drug Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $89.00 1 2025
Source payment records
UPTRAVI
Normalized: uptravi
Drug Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $89.00 1 2025
Source payment records
LifeVest
Normalized: lifevest
Device ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $83.55 3 2025
Source payment records
FARXIGA
Normalized: farxiga
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $72.53 4 2025
Source payment records
LEQVIO
Normalized: leqvio
Drug Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $71.68 4 2025
Source payment records
REPATHA
Normalized: repatha
Biological Amgen Inc. $63.14 4 2025
Source payment records
MOUNJARO
Normalized: mounjaro
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $57.20 3 2025
Source payment records
ZEPBOUND
Normalized: zepbound
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $57.20 3 2025
Source payment records
MoMe Device
Normalized: mome device
Device InfoBionic, Inc $55.36 2 2025
Source payment records
VERQUVO
Normalized: verquvo
Drug Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $55.28 2 2025
Source payment records
WATCHMAN FLX
Normalized: watchman flx
Device Boston Scientific Corporation $52.93 2 2025
Source payment records
FARAPULSE
Normalized: farapulse
Device Boston Scientific Corporation $46.36 2 2025
Source payment records
NURTEC ODT
Normalized: nurtec odt
Drug PFIZER INC. $44.58 3 2025
Source payment records
WATCHMAN
Normalized: watchman
Device Boston Scientific Corporation $27.24 1 2025
Source payment records
VYNDAQEL
Normalized: vyndaqel
Drug PFIZER INC. $23.03 1 2025
Source payment records
LOKELMA
Normalized: lokelma
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $21.96 1 2025
Source payment records
TRYNGOLZA
Normalized: tryngolza
Drug Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $16.78 1 2025
Source payment records
SHINGRIX
Normalized: shingrix
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $16.66 1 2025
Source payment records
NEXLETOL
Normalized: nexletol
Drug Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. $16.43 1 2025
Source payment records
NEXLIZET
Normalized: nexlizet
Drug Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. $16.43 1 2025
Source payment records
PRALUENT
Normalized: praluent
Biological Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. $14.95 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 369 exact normalized Medicare Part D
FARXIGA
farxiga
2025 Farxiga 2024 121 exact normalized Medicare Part D
FUROSCIX
furoscix
2025 Furoscix 2024 13
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
JARDIANCE
jardiance
2025 Jardiance 2024 199 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Kerendia
kerendia
2025 Kerendia 2024 49 exact normalized Medicare Part D
LOKELMA
lokelma
2025 Lokelma 2024 16
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
NEXLIZET
nexlizet
2025 Nexlizet 2024 42 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Ozempic
ozempic
2025 Ozempic 2024 218 exact normalized Medicare Part D
VERQUVO
verquvo
2025 Verquvo 2024 19
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
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
30 11
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
121 35
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 LOKELMA
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
6897 supporting records · 4326 recipient NPIs · example record 1206131624
Lokelma · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
16 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
49 12
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
199 60
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 NEXLIZET
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
63 supporting records · 47 recipient NPIs · example record 1243951667
Nexlizet · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
42 13
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
199 60
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
13 suppressed by CMS
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
19 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
326 72
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
218 32
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
369 79
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 FUROSCIX
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
18968 supporting records · 9678 recipient NPIs · example record 1228171755
Furoscix · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
13 suppressed by CMS

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
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate853235
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate831246
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium786237
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium612183
CarvedilolCarvedilol531134
NitroglycerinNitroglycerin497169
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium479158
EzetimibeEzetimibe38398
EliquisApixaban36979
FurosemideFurosemide332101
EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan32672
Repatha SureclickEvolocumab29361
Isosorbide Mononitrate ErIsosorbide Mononitrate25668
VascepaIcosapent Ethyl24953
XareltoRivaroxaban22650
OzempicSemaglutide21832
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate20061
JardianceEmpagliflozin19960
Ranolazine ErRanolazine18553
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride18451
LisinoprilLisinopril16858
Icosapent EthylIcosapent Ethyl14437
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl14245
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide14255
CilostazolCilostazol13537
OmeprazoleOmeprazole13545
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl12643
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol12135
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate9428
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium8227
Nifedipine ErNifedipine7220
AllopurinolAllopurinol7122
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide5916
ChlorthalidoneChlorthalidone5711
Praluent PenAlirocumab52suppressed
FamotidineFamotidine4926
KerendiaFinerenone4912
Warfarin SodiumWarfarin Sodium49suppressed
Labetalol HclLabetalol Hcl4612
BumetanideBumetanide4519
GabapentinGabapentin4517
Isosorbide DinitrateIsosorbide Dinitrate4411
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium4414
Amiodarone HclAmiodarone Hcl42suppressed
NexlizetBempedoic Acid/Ezetimibe4213
AtenololAtenolol31suppressed
BrilintaTicagrelor3011
FenofibrateFenofibrate Nanocrystallized30suppressed
DigoxinDigoxin29suppressed
Diltiazem HclDiltiazem Hcl29suppressed
Benazepril HclBenazepril Hcl26suppressed
Varenicline TartrateVarenicline Tartrate2611
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium25suppressed
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium2511
Clonidine HclClonidine Hcl24suppressed
Cyclobenzaprine HclCyclobenzaprine Hcl2412
SimvastatinSimvastatin2311
Carvedilol ErCarvedilol Phosphate21suppressed
Meclizine HclMeclizine Hcl2111
SpironolactoneSpironolactone21suppressed
VerquvoVericiguat19suppressed
InpefaSotagliflozin18suppressed
JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate18suppressed
Doxazosin MesylateDoxazosin Mesylate17suppressed
FinasterideFinasteride17suppressed
SotalolSotalol Hcl17suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-BenazeprilAmlodipine Besylate/Benazepril16suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate16suppressed
LokelmaSodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate16suppressed
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium16suppressed
CephalexinCephalexin1512
Midodrine HclMidodrine Hcl15suppressed
TelmisartanTelmisartan15suppressed
GlipizideGlipizide14suppressed
Klor-Con 8Potassium Chloride14suppressed
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl14suppressed
FuroscixFurosemide13suppressed
TemazepamTemazepam13suppressed
TrulicityDulaglutide13suppressed
AzithromycinAzithromycin12suppressed
ValsartanValsartan12suppressed
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl11suppressed
VeltassaPatiromer Calcium Sorbitex11suppressed

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 $2,360.10 · 112 records Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. Adempas, Assure WCD, ELIQUIS, EVKEEZA, FARAPULSE, FARXIGA, FUROSCIX, INSPIRE, JARDIANCE, Kerendia, LEQVIO, LOKELMA, LifeVest, MOUNJARO, MoMe Device, NEXLETOL, NEXLIZET, NURTEC ODT, OPSUMIT, Ozempic, PRALUENT, REPATHA, Rybelsus, SHINGRIX, TRYNGOLZA, UPTRAVI, VERQUVO, VYNDAQEL, WATCHMAN, WATCHMAN FLX, ZEPBOUND 13
2024 Complete

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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

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