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Ansermo Lester Arthur, M.D.

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Interventional Cardiology · AIKEN, SC · NPI 1720161151

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 Ansermo Lester Arthur, M.D. received $11,158.25 in general payments during 2025 across 138 reported records.

Penumbra, Inc. accounted for 21.2% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 48 associated products.

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

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 BRILINTA as an associated drug or biological on 993 records involving 512 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 251 claims for Brilinta 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 78 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 1108 claims for Eliquis by this doctor in 2024.

Merck Sharp & Dohme 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 VERQUVO as an associated drug or biological on 38060 records involving 12268 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 11 claims for Verquvo by this doctor in 2024.

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported ENTRESTO as an associated drug or biological on 9346 records involving 6254 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 421 claims for Entresto 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 1108 claims for Eliquis by this doctor in 2024.

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

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$11,158.25

138 reported records · 28 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
Penumbra, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $2,366.9721.2%112025
Abbott Laboratories Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $2,077.2718.6%132025
Cook Incorporated Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $1,677.7715.0%32025
Boston Scientific Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $1,502.9113.5%102025
Cook Medical LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $995.228.9%202025
Medtronic, Inc. Medtronic, Inc.
exact · evidence 2025-07-22
$654.175.9%72025
Stryker Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $401.653.6%282025
Endologix LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $218.172.0%12025
ABIOMED Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $200.381.8%52025
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $196.891.8%52025
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $154.921.4%32025
Shockwave Medical, Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $150.751.4%12025
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $117.031.1%62025
PFIZER INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $81.110.7%42025
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $76.560.7%42025
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $57.560.5%22025
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $33.290.3%22025
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $24.630.2%12025
BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $24.350.2%12025
Daiichi Sankyo Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $21.750.2%12025
CORDIS US CORP. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $20.090.2%12025
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $18.560.2%12025
CVRx, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $16.620.1%12025
Solventum Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $16.580.1%12025
Hydrofera LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $16.550.1%12025
Amgen Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $15.640.1%12025
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $12.380.1%12025
Inari Medical, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $8.480.1%32025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Travel and Lodging$6,581.1320
Food and Beverage$4,478.13117
Education$98.991

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
Indigo System
Normalized: indigo system
Device Penumbra, Inc. $2,355.54 10 2025
Source payment records
AVEIR
Normalized: aveir
Device Abbott Laboratories $2,037.30 11 2025
Source payment records
INGEVITY+
Normalized: ingevity
Device Boston Scientific Corporation $1,245.99 5 2025
Source payment records
ZENITH
Normalized: zenith
Device Cook Incorporated $1,120.00 1 2025
Source payment records
COOK
Normalized: cook
Device Cook Incorporated, Cook Medical LLC $887.71 8 2025
Source payment records
SYMPLICITY G3
Normalized: symplicity g3
Device Medtronic, Inc. $585.46 6 2025
Source payment records
ZENITH SPIRAL-Z
Normalized: zenith spiral z
Device Cook Medical LLC $573.82 12 2025
Source payment records
CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT
Normalized: ct thrombectomy system kit
Device Inari Medical, Inc., Stryker Corporation $264.22 16 2025
Source payment records
FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S
Normalized: flowtriever catheter s
Device Inari Medical, Inc., Stryker Corporation $264.22 16 2025
Source payment records
AFX2 Bifurcated Endograft System
Normalized: afx2 bifurcated endograft system
Device Endologix LLC $218.17 1 2025
Source payment records
Ovation iX Iliac Stent Graft
Normalized: ovation ix iliac stent graft
Device Endologix LLC $218.17 1 2025
Source payment records
Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter
Normalized: shockwave ivl system with the shockwave c2 coronary ivl catheter
Device Shockwave Medical, Inc $150.75 1 2025
Source payment records
General - Therapies
Normalized: general therapies
Device Boston Scientific Corporation $145.17 2 2025
Source payment records
WAINUA
Normalized: wainua
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $125.00 1 2025
Source payment records
OPSUMIT
Normalized: opsumit
Drug Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $124.45 2 2025
Source payment records
LEQVIO
Normalized: leqvio
Drug Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $117.03 6 2025
Source payment records
UPTRAVI
Normalized: uptravi
Drug Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $98.99 1 2025
Source payment records
ZILVER PTX
Normalized: zilver ptx
Device Cook Medical LLC $81.93 1 2025
Source payment records
ELIQUIS
Normalized: eliquis
Drug PFIZER INC. $81.11 4 2025
Source payment records
OPSYNVI
Normalized: opsynvi
Drug Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $72.44 3 2025
Source payment records
AURORA EV-ICD MRI SURESCAN
Normalized: aurora ev icd mri surescan
Device Medtronic, Inc. $68.71 1 2025
Source payment records
Wegovy
Normalized: wegovy
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $57.56 2 2025
Source payment records
FLOWTRIEVER
Normalized: flowtriever
Device Stryker Corporation $47.53 5 2025
Source payment records
VERQUVO
Normalized: verquvo
Drug Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $47.45 3 2025
Source payment records
CDS broad portfolio offering
Normalized: cds broad portfolio offering
Device Boston Scientific Corporation $45.81 1 2025
Source payment records
ARTIX MT
Normalized: artix mt
Device Stryker Corporation $44.93 3 2025
Source payment records
General - Tachy
Normalized: general tachy
Device Boston Scientific Corporation $34.50 1 2025
Source payment records
CLOTTRIEVER BOLD CATHETER
Normalized: clottriever bold catheter
Device Stryker Corporation $33.93 5 2025
Source payment records
Kerendia
Normalized: kerendia
Drug Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $33.29 2 2025
Source payment records
ZOOM Wireless Transmitter
Normalized: zoom wireless transmitter
Device Boston Scientific Corporation $31.44 1 2025
Source payment records
FARXIGA
Normalized: farxiga
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $29.92 2 2025
Source payment records
KEYTRUDA
Normalized: keytruda
Biological Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $29.11 1 2025
Source payment records
GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo
Normalized: gore viabahn vbx balloon expandable endo
Device W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. $24.63 1 2025
Source payment records
Attruby
Normalized: attruby
Drug BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. $24.35 1 2025
Source payment records
TRICLIP
Normalized: triclip
Device Abbott Laboratories $23.74 1 2025
Source payment records
INJECTAFER
Normalized: injectafer
Drug Daiichi Sankyo Inc. $21.75 1 2025
Source payment records
MYNXGRIP
Normalized: mynxgrip
Device CORDIS US CORP. $20.09 1 2025
Source payment records
INTHRILL THROMBECTOMY CATHETER
Normalized: inthrill thrombectomy catheter
Device Stryker Corporation $19.52 2 2025
Source payment records
CAMZYOS
Normalized: camzyos
Drug E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $18.56 1 2025
Source payment records
Barostim Neo System
Normalized: barostim neo system
Device CVRx, Inc. $16.62 1 2025
Source payment records
ACTIV.A.C.
Normalized: activ a c
Device Solventum Corporation $16.58 1 2025
Source payment records
PROMOGRAN PRISMA
Normalized: promogran prisma
Device Solventum Corporation $16.58 1 2025
Source payment records
HYDROFERA BLUE
Normalized: hydrofera blue
Device Hydrofera LLC $16.55 1 2025
Source payment records
DIAMONDBACK CORONARY
Normalized: diamondback coronary
Device Abbott Laboratories $16.23 1 2025
Source payment records
REPATHA
Normalized: repatha
Biological Amgen Inc. $15.64 1 2025
Source payment records
LifeVest
Normalized: lifevest
Device ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $12.38 1 2025
Source payment records
Penumbra System
Normalized: penumbra system
Device Penumbra, Inc. $11.43 1 2025
Source payment records
ZENITH ALPHA
Normalized: zenith alpha
Device Cook Medical LLC $9.53 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 1108 exact normalized Medicare Part D
FARXIGA
farxiga
2025 Farxiga 2024 78 exact normalized Medicare Part D
VERQUVO
verquvo
2025 Verquvo 2024 11
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
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 BRILINTA
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
993 supporting records · 512 recipient NPIs · example record 1206131430
Brilinta · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
251 46
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
78 19
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
1108 213
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 VERQUVO
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
38060 supporting records · 12268 recipient NPIs · example record 1237992208
Verquvo · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
11 suppressed by CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 ENTRESTO
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
9346 supporting records · 6254 recipient NPIs · example record 1200004797
Entresto · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
421 89
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
1108 213

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
EliquisApixaban1108213
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate488146
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate483141
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium441141
ValsartanValsartan440160
EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan42189
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate388114
XareltoRivaroxaban38471
FurosemideFurosemide366104
SimvastatinSimvastatin32891
AtenololAtenolol32392
SpironolactoneSpironolactone30786
ChlorthalidoneChlorthalidone28889
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate28579
CarvedilolCarvedilol28483
BrilintaTicagrelor25146
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride24267
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium17650
CilostazolCilostazol16437
Warfarin SodiumWarfarin Sodium15833
Nifedipine ErNifedipine13733
Olmesartan MedoxomilOlmesartan Medoxomil13741
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl13340
Nitroglycerin PatchNitroglycerin12634
NitroglycerinNitroglycerin11659
Ranolazine ErRanolazine11134
EzetimibeEzetimibe9124
Enalapril MaleateEnalapril Maleate8924
Valsartan-HydrochlorothiazideValsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide8926
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium8831
DofetilideDofetilide8118
LisinoprilLisinopril8129
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol7819
CelecoxibCelecoxib7521
DigoxinDigoxin6914
Isosorbide Mononitrate ErIsosorbide Mononitrate6822
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium6721
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide6621
Labetalol HclLabetalol Hcl6316
Prasugrel HclPrasugrel Hcl6118
SotalolSotalol Hcl6117
Amiodarone HclAmiodarone Hcl5220
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium5216
Nebivolol HclNebivolol Hcl4215
EdarbiAzilsartan Medoxomil40suppressed
TorsemideTorsemide4015
JardianceEmpagliflozin3711
Amlodipine Besylate-BenazeprilAmlodipine Besylate/Benazepril3511
FamotidineFamotidine34suppressed
Olmesartan-HydrochlorothiazideOlmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide34suppressed
Doxazosin MesylateDoxazosin Mesylate3311
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl3212
Benazepril HclBenazepril Hcl29suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate Nanocrystallized29suppressed
Midodrine HclMidodrine Hcl28suppressed
JantovenWarfarin Sodium25suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr ErDiltiazem Hcl24suppressed
GabapentinGabapentin24suppressed
Atenolol-ChlorthalidoneAtenolol/Chlorthalidone23suppressed
DroxidopaDroxidopa23suppressed
Isosorbide Dinit-HydralazineIsosorbide Dinit/Hydralazine22suppressed
Verapamil ErVerapamil Hcl22suppressed
Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid21suppressed
Repatha SureclickEvolocumab20suppressed
TelmisartanTelmisartan20suppressed
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide19suppressed
RamiprilRamipril19suppressed
Klor-Con M20Potassium Chloride18suppressed
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium18suppressed
CaptoprilCaptopril17suppressed
Fludrocortisone AcetateFludrocortisone Acetate17suppressed
TemazepamTemazepam17suppressed
AllopurinolAllopurinol15suppressed
EplerenoneEplerenone15suppressed
Flecainide AcetateFlecainide Acetate15suppressed
OmeprazoleOmeprazole15suppressed
Propranolol HclPropranolol Hcl15suppressed
Tiadylt ErDiltiazem Hcl15suppressed
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate14suppressed
Isosorbide DinitrateIsosorbide Dinitrate14suppressed
IrbesartanIrbesartan13suppressed
Lisinopril-HydrochlorothiazideLisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide13suppressed
Clonidine HclClonidine Hcl12suppressed
NexletolBempedoic Acid12suppressed
AcyclovirAcyclovir11suppressed
Dilt-XrDiltiazem Hcl11suppressed
Ezetimibe-SimvastatinEzetimibe/Simvastatin11suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate11suppressed
VerquvoVericiguat11suppressed

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 $11,158.25 · 138 records Penumbra, Inc. ACTIV.A.C., AFX2 Bifurcated Endograft System, ARTIX MT, AURORA EV-ICD MRI SURESCAN, AVEIR, Attruby, Barostim Neo System, CAMZYOS, CDS broad portfolio offering, CLOTTRIEVER BOLD CATHETER, COOK, CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT, DIAMONDBACK CORONARY, ELIQUIS, FARXIGA, FLOWTRIEVER, FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S, GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo, General - Tachy, General - Therapies, HYDROFERA BLUE, INGEVITY+, INJECTAFER, INTHRILL THROMBECTOMY CATHETER, Indigo System, KEYTRUDA, Kerendia, LEQVIO, LifeVest, MYNXGRIP, OPSUMIT, OPSYNVI, Ovation iX Iliac Stent Graft, PROMOGRAN PRISMA, Penumbra System, REPATHA, SYMPLICITY G3, Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter, TRICLIP, UPTRAVI, VERQUVO, WAINUA, Wegovy, ZENITH, ZENITH ALPHA, ZENITH SPIRAL-Z, ZILVER PTX, ZOOM Wireless Transmitter 6
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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