Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$2,009.86
117 reported records · 26 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Jeffrey L. Austen, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Nephrology · ZANESVILLE, OH · NPI 1669483566
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Jeffrey L. Austen, MD received $2,009.86 in general payments during 2025 across 117 reported records.
Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. accounted for 11.9% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 28 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Jardiance, Kerendia, Ozempic, Velphoro.
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 70 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 14 claims for Jardiance by this doctor in 2024.
Fresenius USA Marketing, 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 VELPHORO as an associated drug or biological on 8763 records involving 2642 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 52 claims for Velphoro 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 22 claims for Ozempic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $239.50 | 11.9% | 10 | 2025 |
| Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $234.37 | 11.7% | 4 | 2025 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $191.67 | 9.5% | 17 | 2025 |
| Amgen Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $181.46 | 9.0% | 13 | 2025 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $128.34 | 6.4% | 7 | 2025 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $127.81 | 6.4% | 7 | 2025 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $111.89 | 5.6% | 5 | 2025 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $96.98 | 4.8% | 5 | 2025 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $96.60 | 4.8% | 5 | 2025 |
| Vantive US Healthcare LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $87.51 | 4.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $80.89 | 4.0% | 4 | 2025 |
| AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $65.12 | 3.2% | 3 | 2025 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $55.85 | 2.8% | 3 | 2025 |
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $48.60 | 2.4% | 18 | 2025 |
| ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $40.12 | 2.0% | 2 | 2025 |
| ABBVIE INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $38.70 | 1.9% | 2 | 2025 |
| Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $34.59 | 1.7% | 2 | 2025 |
| SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $21.15 | 1.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $20.81 | 1.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| ABIOMED | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $20.53 | 1.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $16.31 | 0.8% | 1 | 2025 |
| KYOWA KIRIN, INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $14.89 | 0.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $14.55 | 0.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $14.01 | 0.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| Baxter Healthcare | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $13.93 | 0.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| NxStage Medical, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $13.68 | 0.7% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,803.39 | 100 |
| Consulting Fee | $175.00 | 1 |
| Education | $31.47 | 16 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TARPEYO Normalized: tarpeyo |
Drug | Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. | $239.50 | 10 | 2025 |
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| ULTOMIRIS Normalized: ultomiris |
Biological | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $234.37 | 4 | 2025 |
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| Kerendia Normalized: kerendia |
Drug | Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $191.67 | 17 | 2025 |
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| IBSRELA Normalized: ibsrela |
Drug | Ardelyx, Inc. | $128.34 | 7 | 2025 |
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| JYNARQUE Normalized: jynarque |
Drug | Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $111.89 | 5 | 2025 |
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| Fabhalta Normalized: fabhalta |
Drug | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $111.44 | 6 | 2025 |
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| JARDIANCE Normalized: jardiance |
Drug | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $96.98 | 5 | 2025 |
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| UPLIZNA Normalized: uplizna |
Biological | Amgen Inc. | $95.40 | 8 | 2025 |
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| Renal - PD Normalized: renal pd |
Device | Vantive US Healthcare LLC | $87.51 | 1 | 2025 |
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| TAVNEOS Normalized: tavneos |
Drug | Amgen Inc. | $86.06 | 5 | 2025 |
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| Ozempic Normalized: ozempic |
Drug | Novo Nordisk Inc | $80.89 | 4 | 2025 |
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| ACTHAR Normalized: acthar |
Biological | Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | $80.28 | 4 | 2025 |
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| Vanrafia Normalized: vanrafia |
Drug | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $76.24 | 4 | 2025 |
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| Vafseo Normalized: vafseo |
Drug | AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC | $65.12 | 3 | 2025 |
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| INJECTAFER Normalized: injectafer |
Drug | Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | $55.85 | 3 | 2025 |
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| PURIFIED CORTROPHIN GEL Normalized: purified cortrophin gel |
Drug | ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $40.12 | 2 | 2025 |
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| CREON Normalized: creon |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $38.70 | 2 | 2025 |
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| VELPHORO Normalized: velphoro |
Drug | Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. | $34.59 | 2 | 2025 |
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| FUROSCIX Normalized: furoscix |
Drug | SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC. | $21.15 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ZENPEP Normalized: zenpep |
Drug | Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. | $20.81 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Thiola Normalized: thiola |
Drug | Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | $17.43 | 6 | 2025 |
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| TERLIVAZ Normalized: terlivaz |
Drug | Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | $16.32 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Empaveli Normalized: empaveli |
Drug | Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $16.31 | 1 | 2025 |
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| LINZESS Normalized: linzess |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $16.20 | 1 | 2025 |
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| CRYSVITA Normalized: crysvita |
Drug | KYOWA KIRIN, INC. | $14.89 | 1 | 2025 |
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| SHINGRIX Normalized: shingrix |
Biological | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $14.55 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Filspari Normalized: filspari |
Drug | Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | $14.04 | 10 | 2025 |
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| LIBERTY SELECT CYCLER Normalized: liberty select cycler |
Device | NxStage Medical, Inc. | $13.68 | 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
| Open Payments product | Payment year | Part D brand | Part D year | Claims | Match method | Source |
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| JARDIANCE jardiance |
2025 | Jardiance | 2024 | 14 Beneficiary count suppressed |
exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| Kerendia kerendia |
2025 | Kerendia | 2024 | 70 | exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| Ozempic ozempic |
2025 | Ozempic | 2024 | 22 Beneficiary count suppressed |
exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| VELPHORO velphoro |
2025 | Velphoro | 2024 | 52 | 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 company | Payment year | Drug reported by same entity | Open Payments evidence | Part D | Claims | Beneficiaries |
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| 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 |
70 | 15 |
| 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 |
| Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | VELPHORO open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 8763 supporting records · 2642 recipient NPIs · example record 1244803773 |
Velphoro · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
52 | 19 |
| 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 |
22 | 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
| Brand | Generic | Claims | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 309 | 70 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 209 | 55 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 203 | 54 |
| Farxiga | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 194 | 34 |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 97 | 17 |
| Torsemide | Torsemide | 83 | 20 |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 82 | 22 |
| Kerendia | Finerenone | 70 | 15 |
| Nifedipine Er | Nifedipine | 67 | 18 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 62 | 15 |
| Doxazosin Mesylate | Doxazosin Mesylate | 61 | 11 |
| Rayaldee | Calcifediol | 61 | suppressed |
| Sevelamer Carbonate | Sevelamer Carbonate | 59 | 16 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 57 | 17 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 56 | 13 |
| Clonidine Hcl | Clonidine Hcl | 55 | 15 |
| Velphoro | Sucroferric Oxyhydroxide | 52 | 19 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 47 | 11 |
| Colchicine | Colchicine | 46 | 11 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 39 | suppressed |
| Xphozah | Tenapanor Hcl | 35 | suppressed |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 30 | suppressed |
| Hydralazine Hcl | Hydralazine Hcl | 28 | suppressed |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 26 | suppressed |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 25 | 14 |
| Fludrocortisone Acetate | Fludrocortisone Acetate | 25 | suppressed |
| Tacrolimus | Tacrolimus | 25 | suppressed |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 23 | 22 |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 22 | suppressed |
| Lokelma | Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate | 21 | suppressed |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 21 | suppressed |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 20 | suppressed |
| Ondansetron Odt | Ondansetron | 19 | suppressed |
| Mycophenolate Mofetil | Mycophenolate Mofetil | 18 | suppressed |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 18 | suppressed |
| Dapagliflozin | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 17 | suppressed |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 17 | suppressed |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 17 | suppressed |
| Labetalol Hcl | Labetalol Hcl | 16 | suppressed |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 16 | suppressed |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 15 | suppressed |
| Vitamin D2 | Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2) | 15 | suppressed |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 14 | suppressed |
| Eplerenone | Eplerenone | 14 | suppressed |
| Fluconazole | Fluconazole | 14 | suppressed |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 14 | suppressed |
| Potassium Citrate Er | Potassium Citrate | 14 | suppressed |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 13 | suppressed |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 13 | suppressed |
| Prosol | Parenteral Amino Acid 20% No.1 | 13 | suppressed |
| Midodrine Hcl | Midodrine Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Bumetanide | Bumetanide | 11 | suppressed |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate | Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate | 11 | suppressed |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 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 | $2,009.86 · 117 records | Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. | ACTHAR, CREON, CRYSVITA, Empaveli, FUROSCIX, Fabhalta, Filspari, IBSRELA, INJECTAFER, JARDIANCE, JYNARQUE, Kerendia, LIBERTY SELECT CYCLER, LINZESS, Ozempic, PURIFIED CORTROPHIN GEL, Renal - PD, SHINGRIX, TARPEYO, TAVNEOS, TERLIVAZ, Thiola, ULTOMIRIS, UPLIZNA, VELPHORO, Vafseo, Vanrafia, ZENPEP | 4 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Jardiance play in your treatment recommendations for me?
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals 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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