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Ronald Polite, M.D.

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine · GREENSBORO, NC · NPI 1689775470

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 Ronald Polite, M.D. received $134.91 in general payments during 2025 across 7 reported records.

PFIZER INC. accounted for 30.2% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 10 associated products.

A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Eliquis, Jardiance, Shingrix.

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 SHINGRIX as an associated drug or biological on 43515 records involving 26794 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 46 claims for Shingrix 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 23 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 209 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 12 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 66 claims for Trulicity 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 259 claims for Eliquis 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 PAXLOVID as an associated drug or biological on 24465 records involving 15715 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 29 claims for Paxlovid by this doctor in 2024.

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

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$134.91

7 reported records · 5 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
PFIZER INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $40.8130.2%22025
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $35.7526.5%22025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $25.3818.8%12025
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $17.8213.2%12025
Amgen Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $15.1511.2%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$134.917

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
AREXVY
Normalized: arexvy
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $35.75 2 2025
Source payment records
SHINGRIX
Normalized: shingrix
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $35.75 2 2025
Source payment records
JARDIANCE
Normalized: jardiance
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $25.38 1 2025
Source payment records
ELIQUIS
Normalized: eliquis
Drug PFIZER INC. $22.10 1 2025
Source payment records
NURTEC ODT
Normalized: nurtec odt
Drug PFIZER INC. $22.10 1 2025
Source payment records
ABRYSVO
Normalized: abrysvo
Biological PFIZER INC. $18.71 1 2025
Source payment records
COMIRNATY
Normalized: comirnaty
Biological PFIZER INC. $18.71 1 2025
Source payment records
PREVNAR 20
Normalized: prevnar 20
Biological PFIZER INC. $18.71 1 2025
Source payment records
INSPIRE
Normalized: inspire
Device Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. $17.82 1 2025
Source payment records
EVENITY
Normalized: evenity
Biological Amgen Inc. $15.15 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 259 exact normalized Medicare Part D
JARDIANCE
jardiance
2025 Jardiance 2024 209 exact normalized Medicare Part D
SHINGRIX
shingrix
2025 Shingrix 2024 46 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
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 SHINGRIX
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
43515 supporting records · 26794 recipient NPIs · example record 1190332452
Shingrix · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
46 37
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
23 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
209 40
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
12 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
66 16
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
259 41
PFIZER INC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 PAXLOVID
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
24465 supporting records · 15715 recipient NPIs · example record 1228794432
Paxlovid · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
29 28

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
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate786185
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium707168
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium556146
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium541116
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium428102
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl37587
FurosemideFurosemide35692
AlprazolamAlprazolam28063
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide26568
EliquisApixaban25941
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium24964
GabapentinGabapentin22854
OmeprazoleOmeprazole22251
JardianceEmpagliflozin20940
SimvastatinSimvastatin19851
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl19545
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate18842
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate18746
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride18139
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl17239
LisinoprilLisinopril16941
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl16445
CarvedilolCarvedilol16238
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate16239
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate16244
OzempicSemaglutide15831
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl15841
AllopurinolAllopurinol15238
PrednisonePrednisone140103
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl13952
Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide13129
MeloxicamMeloxicam13042
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog12434
MirtazapineMirtazapine12223
AtenololAtenolol11825
Divalproex SodiumDivalproex Sodium11217
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium11224
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide11132
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl10723
EzetimibeEzetimibe9529
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate9437
FamotidineFamotidine9121
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate9034
LorazepamLorazepam9020
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate9025
Lisinopril-HydrochlorothiazideLisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide8323
PregabalinPregabalin8018
MyrbetriqMirabegron76suppressed
Valsartan-HydrochlorothiazideValsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide7519
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium6916
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl6818
SpironolactoneSpironolactone6817
Ciprofloxacin HclCiprofloxacin Hcl6651
TrulicityDulaglutide6616
Hydroxyzine HclHydroxyzine Hcl6512
LevetiracetamLevetiracetam6513
Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid6417
AzithromycinAzithromycin6155
Isosorbide Mononitrate ErIsosorbide Mononitrate5716
ValsartanValsartan5713
Esomeprazole MagnesiumEsomeprazole Magnesium54suppressed
ChlorthalidoneChlorthalidone5214
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen5221
Labetalol HclLabetalol Hcl51suppressed
RamiprilRamipril5013
Benazepril HclBenazepril Hcl48suppressed
GlimepirideGlimepiride4714
Buspirone HclBuspirone Hcl4615
MethocarbamolMethocarbamol4617
Repatha SureclickEvolocumab46suppressed
ShingrixVaricella-Zoster Ge/As01b/Pf4637
Boostrix TdapDiphth,pertuss(Acell),tet Vac4444
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium44suppressed
TelmisartanTelmisartan4412
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac Sodium43suppressed
Donepezil HclDonepezil Hcl43suppressed
Humalog Kwikpen U-100Insulin Lispro42suppressed
XareltoRivaroxaban42suppressed
Novolog FlexpenInsulin Aspart4115
Ondansetron HclOndansetron Hcl4117
Quetiapine FumarateQuetiapine Fumarate4111
FinasterideFinasteride40suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl38suppressed
Fluoxetine HclFluoxetine Hcl3814
Oxybutynin ChlorideOxybutynin Chloride38suppressed
JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate36suppressed
SucralfateSucralfate36suppressed
ClonazepamClonazepam32suppressed
IrbesartanIrbesartan32suppressed
BaclofenBaclofen31suppressed
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol29suppressed
PaxlovidNirmatrelvir/Ritonavir2928
Sumatriptan SuccinateSumatriptan Succinate29suppressed
Clotrimazole-BetamethasoneClotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip2819
Fluticasone-SalmeterolFluticasone Propion/Salmeterol28suppressed
IngrezzaValbenazine Tosylate28suppressed
Memantine HclMemantine Hcl28suppressed
Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl2712
Dropsafe Prep PadsAlcohol Antiseptic Pads27suppressed
Ipratropium-AlbuterolIpratropium/Albuterol Sulfate27suppressed
Pioglitazone HclPioglitazone Hcl27suppressed
SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium27suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-100Insulin Degludec26suppressed
Irbesartan-HydrochlorothiazideIrbesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide25suppressed
LantusInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog25suppressed
ColchicineColchicine24suppressed
Levocetirizine DihydrochlorideLevocetirizine Dihydrochloride24suppressed
Warfarin SodiumWarfarin Sodium24suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate23suppressed
Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter23suppressed
TrimethoprimTrimethoprim22suppressed
ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl22suppressed
Wixela InhubFluticasone Propion/Salmeterol22suppressed
Doxycycline HyclateDoxycycline Hyclate2116
OlanzapineOlanzapine21suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride ErOxybutynin Chloride21suppressed
SymbicortBudesonide/Formoterol Fumarate21suppressed
CephalexinCephalexin2018
Ultra-Fine Short Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic20suppressed
LatanoprostLatanoprost19suppressed
Nano 2nd Gen Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic19suppressed
Olmesartan-HydrochlorothiazideOlmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide19suppressed
RexultiBrexpiprazole19suppressed
Arnuity ElliptaFluticasone Furoate18suppressed
Aspirin-Dipyridamole ErAspirin/Dipyridamole18suppressed
AustedoDeutetrabenazine18suppressed
Clonidine HclClonidine Hcl18suppressed
Paroxetine HclParoxetine Hcl18suppressed
Spiriva HandihalerTiotropium Bromide18suppressed
TrulancePlecanatide18suppressed
Doxazosin MesylateDoxazosin Mesylate17suppressed
Droplet Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic17suppressed
Fluvoxamine MaleateFluvoxamine Maleate17suppressed
Olmesartan MedoxomilOlmesartan Medoxomil17suppressed
Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen17suppressed
AmoxicillinAmoxicillin1615
FenofibrateFenofibrate Nanocrystallized16suppressed
GlipizideGlipizide16suppressed
RisperidoneRisperidone16suppressed
Amlodipine-ValsartanAmlodipine Besylate/Valsartan15suppressed
Cyclobenzaprine HclCyclobenzaprine Hcl15suppressed
GemtesaVibegron15suppressed
LactuloseLactulose15suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav1413
Mometasone FuroateMometasone Furoate14suppressed
TopiramateTopiramate14suppressed
Brimonidine TartrateBrimonidine Tartrate13suppressed
FluconazoleFluconazole1312
Gentamicin SulfateGentamicin Sulfate13suppressed
Isosorbide Dinit-HydralazineIsosorbide Dinit/Hydralazine13suppressed
Meclizine HclMeclizine Hcl1311
Oxycodone HclOxycodone Hcl13suppressed
Raloxifene HclRaloxifene Hcl13suppressed
Triamcinolone AcetonideTriamcinolone Acetonide13suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-BenazeprilAmlodipine Besylate/Benazepril12suppressed
Carvedilol ErCarvedilol Phosphate12suppressed
Comfort Ez Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic12suppressed
DiazepamDiazepam12suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate,micronized12suppressed
Folic AcidFolic Acid12suppressed
Humalog Kwikpen U-200Insulin Lispro12suppressed
LinzessLinaclotide12suppressed
MounjaroTirzepatide12suppressed
Nebivolol HclNebivolol Hcl12suppressed
Solifenacin SuccinateSolifenacin Succinate12suppressed
TorsemideTorsemide12suppressed
Amiodarone HclAmiodarone Hcl11suppressed
Breo ElliptaFluticasone/Vilanterol11suppressed
Enalapril MaleateEnalapril Maleate11suppressed
LacosamideLacosamide11suppressed
LevocarnitineLevocarnitine (With Sugar)11suppressed
Valproic AcidValproic Acid (As Sodium Salt)11suppressed
Verapamil ErVerapamil Hcl11suppressed

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 $134.91 · 7 records PFIZER INC. ABRYSVO, AREXVY, COMIRNATY, ELIQUIS, EVENITY, INSPIRE, JARDIANCE, NURTEC ODT, PREVNAR 20, SHINGRIX 7
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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Product contract version: 2.0

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