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Caroline Joann Vargas, MD

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine · SALT LAKE CITY, UT · NPI 1669654885

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 Caroline Joann Vargas, MD received $521.96 in general payments during 2025 across 25 reported records.

Novo Nordisk Inc accounted for 25.8% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 17 associated products.

A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Farxiga, Jardiance, Kerendia, Mounjaro, Ozempic, Rybelsus, Trelegy Ellipta.

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 58 claims for Linzess 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 52 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 19 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 13 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 45 claims for Jardiance by this doctor in 2024.

GlaxoSmithKline, 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 TRELEGY ELLIPTA as an associated drug or biological on 131532 records involving 37148 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 24 claims for Trelegy Ellipta 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 45 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 MOUNJARO as an associated drug or biological on 186719 records involving 66436 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 31 claims for Mounjaro 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 60 claims for Trulicity 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 105 claims for Ozempic 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 Rybelsus as an associated drug or biological on 161257 records involving 55409 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 25 claims for Rybelsus by this doctor in 2024.

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

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$521.96

25 reported records · 13 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
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $134.5525.8%82025
Abbott Laboratories Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $70.1313.4%32025
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $48.039.2%22025
Exact Sciences Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $40.927.8%22025
ABBVIE INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $40.787.8%22025
ABIOMED Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $28.575.5%12025
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $27.875.3%12025
Hologic Sales and Service, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $26.485.1%12025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $23.914.6%12025
SHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $22.044.2%12025
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $21.394.1%12025
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $20.253.9%12025
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $17.043.3%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$521.9625

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
FREESTYLE LIBRE 3
Normalized: freestyle libre 3
Device Abbott Laboratories $70.13 3 2025
Source payment records
Ozempic
Normalized: ozempic
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $68.85 5 2025
Source payment records
Rybelsus
Normalized: rybelsus
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $63.91 4 2025
Source payment records
Kerendia
Normalized: kerendia
Drug Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $48.03 2 2025
Source payment records
The Cologuard Plus Collection Kit
Normalized: the cologuard plus collection kit
Device Exact Sciences Corporation $40.92 2 2025
Source payment records
VRAYLAR
Normalized: vraylar
Drug ABBVIE INC. $40.78 2 2025
Source payment records
Wegovy
Normalized: wegovy
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $40.22 2 2025
Source payment records
AREXVY
Normalized: arexvy
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $27.87 1 2025
Source payment records
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
Normalized: trelegy ellipta
Drug GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $27.87 1 2025
Source payment records
APTIMA
Normalized: aptima
Device Hologic Sales and Service, LLC $26.48 1 2025
Source payment records
THINPREP 2000 PROCESSOR
Normalized: thinprep 2000 processor
Device Hologic Sales and Service, LLC $26.48 1 2025
Source payment records
MOUNJARO
Normalized: mounjaro
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $23.91 1 2025
Source payment records
ZEPBOUND
Normalized: zepbound
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $23.91 1 2025
Source payment records
ACCRUFER
Normalized: accrufer
Drug SHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC $22.04 1 2025
Source payment records
JARDIANCE
Normalized: jardiance
Drug Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $21.39 1 2025
Source payment records
XIFAXAN
Normalized: xifaxan
Drug Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $20.25 1 2025
Source payment records
  • 2025-02-18 · Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC · $20.25 · Open Payments source
FARXIGA
Normalized: farxiga
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $17.04 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
FARXIGA
farxiga
2025 Farxiga 2024 52 exact normalized Medicare Part D
JARDIANCE
jardiance
2025 Jardiance 2024 45 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Kerendia
kerendia
2025 Kerendia 2024 13 exact normalized Medicare Part D
MOUNJARO
mounjaro
2025 Mounjaro 2024 31
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
Ozempic
ozempic
2025 Ozempic 2024 105 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Rybelsus
rybelsus
2025 Rybelsus 2024 25
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
trelegy ellipta
2025 Trelegy Ellipta 2024 24
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
58 26
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
52 17
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
19 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
13 11
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
45 17
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 TRELEGY ELLIPTA
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
131532 supporting records · 37148 recipient NPIs · example record 1190332369
Trelegy Ellipta · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
24 suppressed by CMS
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
45 17
Lilly USA, LLC
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 MOUNJARO
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
186719 supporting records · 66436 recipient NPIs · example record 1186464455
Mounjaro · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
31 suppressed by CMS
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
60 13
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
105 29
Novo Nordisk Inc
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 Rybelsus
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
161257 supporting records · 55409 recipient NPIs · example record 1188130076
Rybelsus · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
25 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
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium27286
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate26673
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium18741
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl15354
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium14447
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium13442
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate11838
GabapentinGabapentin10646
OzempicSemaglutide10529
LisinoprilLisinopril10131
FurosemideFurosemide10036
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium9133
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium7625
EliquisApixaban7319
OmeprazoleOmeprazole6819
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride6823
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide6118
TrulicityDulaglutide6013
LinzessLinaclotide5826
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl5616
Amlodipine-ValsartanAmlodipine Besylate/Valsartan5515
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate5527
FamotidineFamotidine5420
Klor-Con 10Potassium Chloride5419
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol5217
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl4716
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate4622
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl46suppressed
JardianceEmpagliflozin4517
Ondansetron OdtOndansetron4535
Quetiapine FumarateQuetiapine Fumarate4011
Isosorbide Mononitrate ErIsosorbide Mononitrate3911
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium3911
Cyclobenzaprine HclCyclobenzaprine Hcl3719
KetoconazoleKetoconazole3712
AzithromycinAzithromycin3629
JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate36suppressed
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl35suppressed
IbuprofenIbuprofen3512
CarvedilolCarvedilol34suppressed
Liothyronine SodiumLiothyronine Sodium34suppressed
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac Sodium3314
MounjaroTirzepatide31suppressed
NaproxenNaproxen3112
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl30suppressed
LorazepamLorazepam3013
Nano 2nd Gen Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic3014
BumetanideBumetanide2911
Doxazosin MesylateDoxazosin Mesylate28suppressed
Benazepril HclBenazepril Hcl27suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav2521
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate25suppressed
HydrocortisoneHydrocortisone2513
RybelsusSemaglutide25suppressed
FinasterideFinasteride24suppressed
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate24suppressed
SimvastatinSimvastatin24suppressed
Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter24suppressed
Amlodipine-Valsartan-HctzAmlodipine/Valsartan/Hcthiazid23suppressed
Omega-3 Acid Ethyl EstersOmega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters23suppressed
Triamcinolone AcetonideTriamcinolone Acetonide2214
Chlorhexidine GluconateChlorhexidine Gluconate2114
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl21suppressed
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium21suppressed
NystatinNystatin21suppressed
Azelastine HclAzelastine Hcl20suppressed
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog20suppressed
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog19suppressed
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen1912
LansoprazoleLansoprazole19suppressed
LidocaineLidocaine19suppressed
SymbicortBudesonide/Formoterol Fumarate19suppressed
Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl18suppressed
Clonidine HclClonidine Hcl18suppressed
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate18suppressed
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl18suppressed
MeloxicamMeloxicam17suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride ErOxybutynin Chloride17suppressed
Pioglitazone HclPioglitazone Hcl17suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim17suppressed
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl17suppressed
MirtazapineMirtazapine16suppressed
Wixela InhubFluticasone Propion/Salmeterol16suppressed
AmoxicillinAmoxicillin1512
Dilt-XrDiltiazem Hcl15suppressed
EstradiolEstradiol15suppressed
FluconazoleFluconazole1511
ValsartanValsartan15suppressed
Lurasidone HclLurasidone Hcl14suppressed
Ropinirole HclRopinirole Hcl14suppressed
VascepaIcosapent Ethyl14suppressed
Alcohol Prep PadsAlcohol Antiseptic Pads13suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-BenazeprilAmlodipine Besylate/Benazepril13suppressed
CefdinirCefdinir1313
Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide13suppressed
Donepezil HclDonepezil Hcl13suppressed
EzetimibeEzetimibe13suppressed
Fesoterodine Fumarate ErFesoterodine Fumarate13suppressed
Ibandronate SodiumIbandronate Sodium13suppressed
KerendiaFinerenone1311
NateglinideNateglinide13suppressed
PrednisonePrednisone13suppressed
Divalproex SodiumDivalproex Sodium12suppressed
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide12suppressed
MethylprednisoloneMethylprednisolone1211
SpironolactoneSpironolactone12suppressed
Breztri AerosphereBudesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol11suppressed
Diltiazem HclDiltiazem Hcl11suppressed
Olmesartan-Amlodipine-HctzOlmesartan/Amlodipin/Hcthiazid11suppressed
Propranolol HclPropranolol Hcl11suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl ErVenlafaxine Hcl11suppressed
Vitamin D2Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)11suppressed

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 $521.96 · 25 records Novo Nordisk Inc ACCRUFER, APTIMA, AREXVY, FARXIGA, FREESTYLE LIBRE 3, JARDIANCE, Kerendia, MOUNJARO, Ozempic, Rybelsus, THINPREP 2000 PROCESSOR, TRELEGY ELLIPTA, The Cologuard Plus Collection Kit, VRAYLAR, Wegovy, XIFAXAN, ZEPBOUND 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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