Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$326.59
5 reported records · 4 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Shakira Dhamotharan, M.D.
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Family Medicine · ALVIN, TX · NPI 1699102848
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Shakira Dhamotharan, M.D. received $326.59 in general payments during 2025 across 5 reported records.
Abbott Laboratories accounted for 44.9% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 3 associated products.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $146.75 | 44.9% | 1 | 2025 |
| Foundation Fusion Solutions, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $101.23 | 31.0% | 2 | 2025 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $63.79 | 19.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| Exact Sciences Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $14.82 | 4.5% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $326.59 | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROCLAIM Normalized: proclaim |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $146.75 | 1 | 2025 |
Source payment records
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| INSPIRE Normalized: inspire |
Device | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | $63.79 | 1 | 2025 |
Source payment records
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| Cologuard Collection Kit Normalized: cologuard collection kit |
Device | Exact Sciences Corporation | $14.82 | 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.
None of this doctor’s payer companies has same-entity product evidence that passes the publication threshold. The site does not infer company ownership, affiliates, or generic manufacturers.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 321 | 104 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 235 | 76 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 204 | 76 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 200 | 63 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 190 | 61 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 177 | 57 |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 155 | 27 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 143 | 55 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 132 | 44 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 119 | 42 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 103 | 43 |
| Buspirone Hcl | Buspirone Hcl | 100 | 24 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 94 | 39 |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 90 | 33 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 89 | 47 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 89 | 32 |
| Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | 86 | 38 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 86 | 27 |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 86 | 29 |
| Mounjaro | Tirzepatide | 78 | 18 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 75 | 24 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 71 | 27 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 71 | 29 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 69 | 16 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 65 | 24 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 63 | 25 |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 62 | 22 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 60 | 16 |
| Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide | Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide | 56 | 20 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 55 | 19 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 54 | 19 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 53 | 18 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 51 | 22 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 51 | 21 |
| Methocarbamol | Methocarbamol | 50 | 20 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | Quetiapine Fumarate | 50 | 12 |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 49 | 16 |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 48 | 16 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 46 | 12 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | Ondansetron Hcl | 45 | suppressed |
| Doxycycline Monohydrate | Doxycycline Monohydrate | 44 | 43 |
| Lantus Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 44 | 13 |
| Bupropion Xl | Bupropion Hcl | 42 | 12 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 42 | 14 |
| Alendronate Sodium | Alendronate Sodium | 41 | 12 |
| Hydroxyzine Hcl | Hydroxyzine Hcl | 41 | 17 |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 41 | suppressed |
| Gemfibrozil | Gemfibrozil | 38 | 14 |
| Hydralazine Hcl | Hydralazine Hcl | 38 | 14 |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 36 | 16 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 36 | 26 |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | Venlafaxine Hcl | 36 | 11 |
| Glipizide Er | Glipizide | 35 | 15 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 34 | suppressed |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 34 | suppressed |
| Glimepiride | Glimepiride | 34 | 13 |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 34 | 14 |
| Memantine Hcl | Memantine Hcl | 34 | 13 |
| Promethazine Hcl | Promethazine Hcl | 34 | suppressed |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 34 | 11 |
| Cefdinir | Cefdinir | 33 | 31 |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 33 | 31 |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 32 | suppressed |
| Citalopram Hbr | Citalopram Hydrobromide | 32 | suppressed |
| Lactulose | Lactulose | 32 | 14 |
| Januvia | Sitagliptin Phosphate | 31 | suppressed |
| Naproxen | Naproxen | 31 | 14 |
| Azelastine Hcl | Azelastine Hcl | 30 | 16 |
| Pioglitazone Hcl | Pioglitazone Hcl | 29 | suppressed |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 27 | 11 |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 26 | suppressed |
| Oxybutynin Chloride | Oxybutynin Chloride | 25 | suppressed |
| Valacyclovir | Valacyclovir Hcl | 25 | 13 |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 23 | 21 |
| Fluticasone-Salmeterol | Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 22 | suppressed |
| Mupirocin | Mupirocin | 21 | suppressed |
| Paroxetine Hcl | Paroxetine Hcl | 21 | suppressed |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 21 | suppressed |
| Wixela Inhub | Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 21 | suppressed |
| Lidocaine | Lidocaine | 19 | suppressed |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 18 | 17 |
| Clonidine Hcl | Clonidine Hcl | 18 | suppressed |
| Clotrimazole-Betamethasone | Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip | 18 | suppressed |
| Hydrocortisone | Hydrocortisone | 18 | suppressed |
| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 17 | suppressed |
| Ondansetron Odt | Ondansetron | 17 | suppressed |
| Propranolol Hcl | Propranolol Hcl | 17 | suppressed |
| Atenolol | Atenolol | 16 | suppressed |
| Butorphanol Tartrate | Butorphanol Tartrate | 16 | suppressed |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium | Esomeprazole Magnesium | 16 | suppressed |
| Mirtazapine | Mirtazapine | 16 | suppressed |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro | Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 16 | 13 |
| Symbicort | Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 16 | suppressed |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate Er | Isosorbide Mononitrate | 15 | suppressed |
| Meclizine Hcl | Meclizine Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Ropinirole Hcl | Ropinirole Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Combivent Respimat | Ipratropium/Albuterol Sulfate | 14 | suppressed |
| Fenofibrate | Fenofibrate | 14 | suppressed |
| Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid | Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid | 14 | suppressed |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | Amitriptyline Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Diclofenac Sodium | Diclofenac Sodium | 13 | suppressed |
| Linzess | Linaclotide | 13 | suppressed |
| Metronidazole | Metronidazole | 13 | suppressed |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 13 | suppressed |
| Pramipexole Dihydrochloride | Pramipexole Di-Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Valsartan | Valsartan | 13 | suppressed |
| Amiodarone Hcl | Amiodarone Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Eszopiclone | Eszopiclone | 12 | suppressed |
| Fenofibrate | Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized | 12 | suppressed |
| Ibuprofen | Ibuprofen | 12 | suppressed |
| Levalbuterol Tartrate Hfa | Levalbuterol Tartrate | 12 | suppressed |
| Topiramate | Topiramate | 12 | suppressed |
| Etodolac | Etodolac | 11 | suppressed |
| Fluconazole | Fluconazole | 11 | suppressed |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | Fluoxetine Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Myrbetriq | Mirabegron | 11 | suppressed |
| Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 11 | suppressed |
| Nifedipine Er | Nifedipine | 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 | $326.59 · 5 records | Abbott Laboratories | Cologuard Collection Kit, INSPIRE, PROCLAIM | — | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- 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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