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Robert Virgil Ford, M.D.

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Family Medicine · KNOXVILLE, TN · NPI 1710324116

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 Robert Virgil Ford, M.D. received $1,464.95 in general payments during 2025 across 89 reported records.

PFIZER INC. accounted for 36.0% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 27 associated products.

A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Eliquis, Farxiga, Ozempic, 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 SYNTHROID as an associated drug or biological on 10655 records involving 4881 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 56 claims for Synthroid 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 36 claims for Farxiga by this doctor in 2024.

E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. 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 27956 records involving 14870 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 63 claims for Eliquis 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 50 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 81 claims for Jardiance 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 66 claims for Ozempic 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 63 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 18 claims for Paxlovid by this doctor in 2024.

SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. 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 SOLIQUA 100/33 as an associated drug or biological on 43 records involving 15 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 22 claims for Soliqua 100-33 by this doctor in 2024.

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

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$1,464.95

89 reported records · 16 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 $527.7536.0%352025
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $346.7923.7%192025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $137.049.3%112025
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $74.095.1%42025
ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $52.383.6%22025
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $47.863.3%32025
ABBVIE INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $46.653.2%22025
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $41.072.8%22025
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $35.832.5%22025
Abbott Laboratories Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $32.412.2%22025
Exact Sciences Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $32.312.2%22025
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $21.391.5%12025
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $18.301.2%12025
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $17.271.2%12025
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $16.961.2%12025
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $16.851.1%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$1,464.9589

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
NURTEC ODT
Normalized: nurtec odt
Drug PFIZER INC. $492.88 33 2025
Source payment records
ZAVZPRET
Normalized: zavzpret
Drug PFIZER INC. $338.97 26 2025
Source payment records
AIRSUPRA
Normalized: airsupra
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $244.88 13 2025
Source payment records
ELIQUIS
Normalized: eliquis
Drug E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C., PFIZER INC. $180.62 8 2025
Source payment records
MOUNJARO
Normalized: mounjaro
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $137.04 11 2025
Source payment records
ZEPBOUND
Normalized: zepbound
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $124.97 10 2025
Source payment records
BREZTRI
Normalized: breztri
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $123.54 6 2025
Source payment records
NEFFY
Normalized: neffy
Drug ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc. $52.38 2 2025
Source payment records
UBRELVY
Normalized: ubrelvy
Drug ABBVIE INC. $46.65 2 2025
Source payment records
FARXIGA
Normalized: farxiga
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $38.60 1 2025
Source payment records
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
Normalized: trelegy ellipta
Drug GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $38.05 2 2025
Source payment records
SHINGRIX
Normalized: shingrix
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $36.04 2 2025
Source payment records
ABRYSVO
Normalized: abrysvo
Biological PFIZER INC. $34.87 2 2025
Source payment records
COMIRNATY
Normalized: comirnaty
Biological PFIZER INC. $34.87 2 2025
Source payment records
PREVNAR 20
Normalized: prevnar 20
Biological PFIZER INC. $34.87 2 2025
Source payment records
Wegovy
Normalized: wegovy
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $34.00 2 2025
Source payment records
FREESTYLE LIBRE 3
Normalized: freestyle libre 3
Device Abbott Laboratories $32.41 2 2025
Source payment records
Cologuard Collection Kit
Normalized: cologuard collection kit
Device Exact Sciences Corporation $32.31 2 2025
Source payment records
QULIPTA
Normalized: qulipta
Drug ABBVIE INC. $31.60 1 2025
Source payment records
TZIELD
Normalized: tzield
Biological SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC $21.39 1 2025
Source payment records
Sunosi
Normalized: sunosi
Drug Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. $18.43 1 2025
Source payment records
Kerendia
Normalized: kerendia
Drug Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $18.30 1 2025
Source payment records
Auvelity
Normalized: auvelity
Drug Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. $17.40 1 2025
Source payment records
GEMTESA
Normalized: gemtesa
Drug Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. $17.27 1 2025
Source payment records
GVOKE HYPOPEN
Normalized: gvoke hypopen
Drug Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $16.96 1 2025
Source payment records
XIFAXAN
Normalized: xifaxan
Drug Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $16.85 1 2025
Source payment records
  • 2025-02-12 · Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC · $16.85 · Open Payments source
Ozempic
Normalized: ozempic
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $13.86 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 63 exact normalized Medicare Part D
FARXIGA
farxiga
2025 Farxiga 2024 36
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
Ozempic
ozempic
2025 Ozempic 2024 66 exact normalized Medicare Part D
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
trelegy ellipta
2025 Trelegy Ellipta 2024 50
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 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
56 13
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
36 suppressed by CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 ELIQUIS
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
27956 supporting records · 14870 recipient NPIs · example record 1184377713
Eliquis · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
63 14
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
50 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
81 16
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
66 12
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
63 14
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
18 18
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 SOLIQUA 100/33
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
43 supporting records · 15 recipient NPIs · example record 1233224976
Soliqua 100-33 · 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

BrandGenericClaimsBeneficiaries
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium413100
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium388105
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate29580
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium28877
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium18150
OmeprazoleOmeprazole17646
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl16846
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate16658
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium16339
FamotidineFamotidine15344
GabapentinGabapentin15237
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl13540
CarvedilolCarvedilol13436
LisinoprilLisinopril12931
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium12536
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl11332
FurosemideFurosemide11132
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate11029
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl9729
AllopurinolAllopurinol9526
AlprazolamAlprazolam9116
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate8221
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide8120
JardianceEmpagliflozin8116
Benazepril HclBenazepril Hcl7921
EzetimibeEzetimibe7723
MeloxicamMeloxicam7627
SpironolactoneSpironolactone7521
Pioglitazone HclPioglitazone Hcl7422
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate7326
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride6919
OzempicSemaglutide6612
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium6419
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate6411
ChlorthalidoneChlorthalidone6318
EliquisApixaban6314
SimvastatinSimvastatin6317
Ondansetron OdtOndansetron5725
SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium5613
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl51suppressed
Donepezil HclDonepezil Hcl50suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride ErOxybutynin Chloride5011
Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter50suppressed
CefdinirCefdinir4635
Alfuzosin Hcl ErAlfuzosin Hcl4513
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen4514
Venlafaxine Hcl ErVenlafaxine Hcl4512
Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl4415
PrednisonePrednisone4231
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate4113
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl41suppressed
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium4013
Doxepin HclDoxepin Hcl3911
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac Sodium3714
Tizanidine HclTizanidine Hcl37suppressed
Triamcinolone AcetonideTriamcinolone Acetonide3714
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol36suppressed
Dropsafe Prep PadsAlcohol Antiseptic Pads3511
Azelastine HclAzelastine Hcl3314
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl3212
XareltoRivaroxaban32suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav3129
LovastatinLovastatin31suppressed
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl29suppressed
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate2912
MirtazapineMirtazapine2911
BumetanideBumetanide28suppressed
FluconazoleFluconazole2812
LorazepamLorazepam28suppressed
Terazosin HclTerazosin Hcl28suppressed
FinasterideFinasteride27suppressed
MupirocinMupirocin2720
ClonazepamClonazepam26suppressed
IrbesartanIrbesartan26suppressed
Memantine HclMemantine Hcl26suppressed
Olmesartan MedoxomilOlmesartan Medoxomil26suppressed
Bupropion Hcl SrBupropion Hcl25suppressed
GlimepirideGlimepiride25suppressed
AtenololAtenolol24suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl24suppressed
NystatinNystatin23suppressed
KetoconazoleKetoconazole22suppressed
Soliqua 100-33Insulin Glargine/Lixisenatide22suppressed
Buspirone HclBuspirone Hcl21suppressed
Doxazosin MesylateDoxazosin Mesylate21suppressed
RizatriptanRizatriptan Benzoate21suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim2017
AzithromycinAzithromycin1917
Nebivolol HclNebivolol Hcl19suppressed
Amlodipine-ValsartanAmlodipine Besylate/Valsartan18suppressed
Dicyclomine HclDicyclomine Hcl18suppressed
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide18suppressed
PaxlovidNirmatrelvir/Ritonavir1818
Warfarin SodiumWarfarin Sodium18suppressed
Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid17suppressed
Verapamil ErVerapamil Hcl16suppressed
Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide15suppressed
MethocarbamolMethocarbamol15suppressed
TelmisartanTelmisartan15suppressed
Terbinafine HclTerbinafine Hcl15suppressed
Clotrimazole-BetamethasoneClotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip1412
Quetiapine FumarateQuetiapine Fumarate14suppressed
CelecoxibCelecoxib13suppressed
Doxycycline MonohydrateDoxycycline Monohydrate1313
TorsemideTorsemide13suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-BenazeprilAmlodipine Besylate/Benazepril12suppressed
CiclopiroxCiclopirox Olamine12suppressed
Colestipol HclColestipol Hcl12suppressed
DiazepamDiazepam12suppressed
Ezetimibe-SimvastatinEzetimibe/Simvastatin12suppressed
MethylprednisoloneMethylprednisolone1211
Repatha SureclickEvolocumab12suppressed
ValsartanValsartan12suppressed
Valsartan-HydrochlorothiazideValsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide12suppressed
Diphenoxylate-AtropineDiphenoxylate Hcl/Atropine11suppressed
Meclizine HclMeclizine Hcl11suppressed
Paroxetine HclParoxetine Hcl11suppressed
Spiriva RespimatTiotropium Bromide11suppressed
ValacyclovirValacyclovir 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 $1,464.95 · 89 records PFIZER INC. ABRYSVO, AIRSUPRA, Auvelity, BREZTRI, COMIRNATY, Cologuard Collection Kit, ELIQUIS, FARXIGA, FREESTYLE LIBRE 3, GEMTESA, GVOKE HYPOPEN, Kerendia, MOUNJARO, NEFFY, NURTEC ODT, Ozempic, PREVNAR 20, QULIPTA, SHINGRIX, Sunosi, TRELEGY ELLIPTA, TZIELD, UBRELVY, Wegovy, XIFAXAN, ZAVZPRET, ZEPBOUND 9
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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