Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$296.03
8 reported records · 4 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Gregory Stuart Tapson, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Family Medicine · CARMEL, CA · NPI 1659441830
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Gregory Stuart Tapson, MD received $296.03 in general payments during 2025 across 8 reported records.
Stryker Corporation accounted for 57.0% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 4 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 CREON as an associated drug or biological on 91561 records involving 20616 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 11 claims for Creon 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 LINZESS as an associated drug or biological on 87954 records involving 21815 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 59 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 44 claims for Synthroid 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $168.73 | 57.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| ABBVIE INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $92.50 | 31.2% | 5 | 2025 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $21.00 | 7.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $13.80 | 4.7% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $296.03 | 8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEQUALIS ASCEND FLEX Normalized: aequalis ascend flex |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $168.73 | 1 | 2025 |
Source payment records
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| VRAYLAR Normalized: vraylar |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $92.50 | 5 | 2025 |
Source payment records
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| TRINTELLIX Normalized: trintellix |
Drug | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $21.00 | 1 | 2025 |
Source payment records
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| XIFAXAN Normalized: xifaxan |
Drug | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $13.80 | 1 | 2025 |
Source payment records
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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 | CREON open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 91561 supporting records · 20616 recipient NPIs · example record 1201352608 |
Creon · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
11 | suppressed by CMS |
| 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 |
59 | 11 |
| 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 |
44 | 11 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 554 | 150 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 423 | 125 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 421 | 119 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 314 | 80 |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 303 | 52 |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 242 | 70 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 218 | 52 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 205 | 52 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 205 | 33 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 195 | 55 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 191 | 53 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 188 | 39 |
| Lorazepam | Lorazepam | 165 | 43 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 159 | 42 |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 150 | 22 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 147 | 42 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 143 | 39 |
| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 138 | 41 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 123 | 21 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 122 | 28 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 119 | 39 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 105 | 24 |
| Bupropion Xl | Bupropion Hcl | 91 | 24 |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 90 | 32 |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 88 | 20 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 87 | 22 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 84 | 23 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 79 | 40 |
| Diazepam | Diazepam | 77 | 15 |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 73 | 58 |
| Raloxifene Hcl | Raloxifene Hcl | 71 | 17 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 66 | 16 |
| Donepezil Hcl | Donepezil Hcl | 65 | 13 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 62 | suppressed |
| Olmesartan Medoxomil | Olmesartan Medoxomil | 60 | 19 |
| Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid | Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid | 60 | 14 |
| Clonazepam | Clonazepam | 59 | suppressed |
| Linzess | Linaclotide | 59 | 11 |
| Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril | Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril | 57 | 16 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 57 | 43 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 57 | 16 |
| Myrbetriq | Mirabegron | 56 | 18 |
| Paxlovid | Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir | 53 | 52 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 52 | 16 |
| Oxybutynin Chloride Er | Oxybutynin Chloride | 51 | 16 |
| Estradiol | Estradiol | 50 | 19 |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 49 | 15 |
| Memantine Hcl Er | Memantine Hcl | 49 | suppressed |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 49 | 11 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 48 | 16 |
| Nebivolol Hcl | Nebivolol Hcl | 47 | 15 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 46 | 12 |
| Testosterone | Testosterone | 46 | suppressed |
| Ondansetron Odt | Ondansetron | 45 | 15 |
| Synthroid | Levothyroxine Sodium | 44 | 11 |
| Terazosin Hcl | Terazosin Hcl | 44 | 12 |
| Ropinirole Hcl | Ropinirole Hcl | 43 | suppressed |
| Valacyclovir | Valacyclovir Hcl | 43 | 19 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 41 | 12 |
| Hydralazine Hcl | Hydralazine Hcl | 40 | suppressed |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 39 | 21 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 39 | 30 |
| Atenolol | Atenolol | 37 | suppressed |
| Bumetanide | Bumetanide | 36 | 12 |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 36 | suppressed |
| Zaleplon | Zaleplon | 36 | suppressed |
| Acyclovir | Acyclovir | 35 | suppressed |
| Mounjaro | Tirzepatide | 34 | suppressed |
| Mupirocin | Mupirocin | 34 | 17 |
| Januvia | Sitagliptin Phosphate | 33 | suppressed |
| Mirtazapine | Mirtazapine | 33 | 12 |
| Benazepril Hcl | Benazepril Hcl | 32 | suppressed |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 32 | 14 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 30 | 18 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | Quetiapine Fumarate | 30 | suppressed |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | Triamcinolone Acetonide | 29 | 13 |
| Carbidopa-Levodopa | Carbidopa/Levodopa | 28 | suppressed |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 28 | suppressed |
| Aripiprazole | Aripiprazole | 27 | suppressed |
| Ezetimibe-Simvastatin | Ezetimibe/Simvastatin | 26 | suppressed |
| Metronidazole | Metronidazole | 26 | 14 |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 26 | suppressed |
| Alendronate Sodium | Alendronate Sodium | 24 | suppressed |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | Fluoxetine Hcl | 24 | suppressed |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 24 | 20 |
| Ibandronate Sodium | Ibandronate Sodium | 22 | suppressed |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 22 | suppressed |
| Levofloxacin | Levofloxacin | 21 | 16 |
| Valsartan | Valsartan | 21 | suppressed |
| Breo Ellipta | Fluticasone/Vilanterol | 20 | suppressed |
| Paroxetine Hcl | Paroxetine Hcl | 20 | suppressed |
| Carisoprodol | Carisoprodol | 19 | suppressed |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 19 | suppressed |
| Pramipexole Dihydrochloride | Pramipexole Di-Hcl | 19 | suppressed |
| Repatha Sureclick | Evolocumab | 18 | suppressed |
| Temazepam | Temazepam | 18 | suppressed |
| Metaxalone | Metaxalone | 17 | suppressed |
| Clotrimazole-Betamethasone | Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip | 16 | suppressed |
| Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine | Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine | 16 | suppressed |
| Irbesartan | Irbesartan | 16 | suppressed |
| Olanzapine | Olanzapine | 16 | suppressed |
| Progesterone | Progesterone, Micronized | 16 | suppressed |
| Sumatriptan Succinate | Sumatriptan Succinate | 16 | suppressed |
| Wixela Inhub | Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 16 | suppressed |
| Glipizide | Glipizide | 15 | suppressed |
| Belsomra | Suvorexant | 14 | suppressed |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 14 | suppressed |
| Glipizide Er | Glipizide | 14 | suppressed |
| Ipratropium Bromide | Ipratropium Bromide | 14 | suppressed |
| Azelastine Hcl | Azelastine Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Eszopiclone | Eszopiclone | 13 | suppressed |
| Hydrocortisone | Hydrocortisone | 13 | suppressed |
| Hydroxyzine Hcl | Hydroxyzine Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Lactulose | Lactulose | 13 | suppressed |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro | Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 13 | suppressed |
| Olmesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Olmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 13 | suppressed |
| Pioglitazone Hcl | Pioglitazone Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Potassium Citrate Er | Potassium Citrate | 13 | suppressed |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 13 | suppressed |
| Tolterodine Tartrate Er | Tolterodine Tartrate | 13 | suppressed |
| Trelegy Ellipta | Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 13 | suppressed |
| Buprenorphine | Buprenorphine | 12 | suppressed |
| Citalopram Hbr | Citalopram Hydrobromide | 12 | suppressed |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 12 | suppressed |
| Meclizine Hcl | Meclizine Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Methadone Hcl | Methadone Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Naproxen | Naproxen | 12 | suppressed |
| Sildenafil Citrate | Sildenafil Citrate | 12 | suppressed |
| Tobramycin | Tobramycin | 12 | suppressed |
| Zonisamide | Zonisamide | 12 | suppressed |
| Buspirone Hcl | Buspirone Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Creon | Lipase/Protease/Amylase | 11 | suppressed |
| Cyproheptadine Hcl | Cyproheptadine Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd) | Diltiazem Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Enalapril Maleate | Enalapril Maleate | 11 | suppressed |
| Lubiprostone | Lubiprostone | 11 | suppressed |
| Memantine Hcl | Memantine Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Midodrine Hcl | Midodrine Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Nifedipine Er | Nifedipine | 11 | suppressed |
| Nystatin | Nystatin | 11 | suppressed |
| Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters | Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters | 11 | suppressed |
| Ventolin Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 11 | suppressed |
| Xtampza Er | Oxycodone Myristate | 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 | $296.03 · 8 records | Stryker Corporation | AEQUALIS ASCEND FLEX, TRINTELLIX, VRAYLAR, XIFAXAN | 3 | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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