Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$2,382.92
88 reported records · 21 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Nihal Patel, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Gastroenterology · HARTFORD, CT · NPI 1720375090
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Nihal Patel, MD received $2,382.92 in general payments during 2025 across 88 reported records.
Janssen Biotech, Inc. accounted for 22.7% 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: Linzess, Sutab.
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 111 claims for Linzess by this doctor in 2024.
Braintree Laboratories, 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 SUTAB as an associated drug or biological on 3132 records involving 2335 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 60 claims for Sutab by this doctor in 2024.
Gilead Sciences, 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 Vemlidy as an associated drug or biological on 782 records involving 554 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 13 claims for Vemlidy by this doctor in 2024.
IRONWOOD 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 Linzess as an associated drug or biological on 1209 records involving 1184 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 111 claims for Linzess by this doctor in 2024.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $541.98 | 22.7% | 15 | 2025 |
| ABBVIE INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $416.56 | 17.5% | 21 | 2025 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $269.64 | 11.3% | 9 | 2025 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $209.53 | 8.8% | 11 | 2025 |
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $184.71 | 7.8% | 2 | 2025 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $137.02 | 5.8% | 6 | 2025 |
| GENZYME CORPORATION | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $84.76 | 3.6% | 3 | 2025 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $64.73 | 2.7% | 3 | 2025 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $62.86 | 2.6% | 3 | 2025 |
| EVOKE PHARMA, INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $60.09 | 2.5% | 3 | 2025 |
| Intra-Sana Laboratories | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $50.00 | 2.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $49.86 | 2.1% | 2 | 2025 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $48.29 | 2.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $32.07 | 1.4% | 1 | 2025 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $28.50 | 1.2% | 1 | 2025 |
| Fujifilm Healthcare Americas Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $26.53 | 1.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $26.33 | 1.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| Exact Sciences Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $25.49 | 1.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| Amgen Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $23.74 | 1.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $20.92 | 0.9% | 1 | 2025 |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $19.31 | 0.8% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $2,382.92 | 88 |
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 |
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| TREMFYA Normalized: tremfya |
Drug | Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $541.98 | 15 | 2025 |
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| SKYRIZI Normalized: skyrizi |
Biological | ABBVIE INC. | $266.68 | 12 | 2025 |
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| RINVOQ Normalized: rinvoq |
Biological | ABBVIE INC. | $216.73 | 10 | 2025 |
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| VOQUEZNA Normalized: voquezna |
Drug | Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $209.53 | 11 | 2025 |
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| REZDIFFRA Normalized: rezdiffra |
Drug | Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | $184.71 | 2 | 2025 |
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| LINZESS Normalized: linzess |
Drug | ABBVIE INC., IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | $152.99 | 9 | 2025 |
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| CREON Normalized: creon |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $149.88 | 9 | 2025 |
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| ENTYVIO Normalized: entyvio |
Biological | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $135.69 | 5 | 2025 |
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| OMVOH Normalized: omvoh |
Drug | Lilly USA, LLC | $113.44 | 5 | 2025 |
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| DUPIXENT Normalized: dupixent |
Biological | GENZYME CORPORATION, Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | $113.26 | 4 | 2025 |
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| GATTEX Normalized: gattex |
Drug | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $98.04 | 3 | 2025 |
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| IBSRELA Normalized: ibsrela |
Drug | Ardelyx, Inc. | $64.73 | 3 | 2025 |
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| GIMOTI Normalized: gimoti |
Drug | EVOKE PHARMA, INC. | $60.09 | 3 | 2025 |
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| GLYCATE Normalized: glycate |
Drug | Intra-Sana Laboratories | $50.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| RELTONE 200 MG Normalized: reltone 200 mg |
Drug | Intra-Sana Laboratories | $50.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| RELTONE 400 MG Normalized: reltone 400 mg |
Drug | Intra-Sana Laboratories | $50.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| OCALIVA Normalized: ocaliva |
Drug | Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $49.86 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Sucraid Normalized: sucraid |
Drug | QOL Medical, LLC | $48.29 | 1 | 2025 |
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| EOHILIA Normalized: eohilia |
Drug | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $35.91 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ZENPEP Normalized: zenpep |
Drug | Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. | $32.07 | 1 | 2025 |
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| UTASWAKO AFP-L3 Normalized: utaswako afp l3 |
Device | Fujifilm Healthcare Americas Corporation | $26.53 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Wegovy Normalized: wegovy |
Drug | Novo Nordisk Inc | $26.33 | 1 | 2025 |
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| The Cologuard Plus Collection Kit Normalized: the cologuard plus collection kit |
Device | Exact Sciences Corporation | $25.49 | 1 | 2025 |
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| MOUNJARO Normalized: mounjaro |
Drug | Lilly USA, LLC | $23.58 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ZEPBOUND Normalized: zepbound |
Drug | Lilly USA, LLC | $23.58 | 1 | 2025 |
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| SUFLAVE Normalized: suflave |
Drug | Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | $19.31 | 1 | 2025 |
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| SUTAB Normalized: sutab |
Drug | Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | $19.31 | 1 | 2025 |
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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
| Open Payments product | Payment year | Part D brand | Part D year | Claims | Match method | Source |
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| LINZESS linzess |
2025 | Linzess | 2024 | 111 | exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| SUTAB sutab |
2025 | Sutab | 2024 | 60 | 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 company | Payment year | Drug reported by same entity | Open Payments evidence | Part D | Claims | Beneficiaries |
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| 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 |
111 | 35 |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | SUTAB open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 3132 supporting records · 2335 recipient NPIs · example record 1173775820 |
Sutab · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
60 | 55 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | Vemlidy open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 782 supporting records · 554 recipient NPIs · example record 1234350906 |
Vemlidy · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
13 | suppressed by CMS |
| IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | Linzess open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 1209 supporting records · 1184 recipient NPIs · example record 1227653589 |
Linzess · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
111 | 35 |
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 |
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| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 254 | 78 |
| Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf | Sodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates | 152 | 151 |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 124 | 38 |
| Linzess | Linaclotide | 111 | 35 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 87 | 25 |
| Sutab | Sod Sulf/Pot Chloride/Mag Sulf | 60 | 55 |
| Sucralfate | Sucralfate | 59 | 12 |
| Dicyclomine Hcl | Dicyclomine Hcl | 36 | 13 |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium | Esomeprazole Magnesium | 31 | suppressed |
| Ondansetron Hcl | Ondansetron Hcl | 28 | 11 |
| Lansoprazole | Lansoprazole | 27 | 12 |
| Colestipol Hcl | Colestipol Hcl | 25 | suppressed |
| Xifaxan | Rifaximin | 20 | suppressed |
| Loperamide | Loperamide Hcl | 16 | suppressed |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | Amitriptyline Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Dexlansoprazole Dr | Dexlansoprazole | 14 | suppressed |
| Peg 3350-Electrolyte | Sodium Chloride/Nahco3/Kcl/Peg | 14 | 13 |
| Humira(Cf) Pen | Adalimumab | 13 | suppressed |
| Trulance | Plecanatide | 13 | suppressed |
| Vemlidy | Tenofovir Alafenamide | 13 | suppressed |
| Mesalamine Er | Mesalamine | 11 | suppressed |
| Movantik | Naloxegol Oxalate | 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 |
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| 2025 | $2,382.92 · 88 records | Janssen Biotech, Inc. | CREON, DUPIXENT, ENTYVIO, EOHILIA, GATTEX, GIMOTI, GLYCATE, IBSRELA, LINZESS, MOUNJARO, OCALIVA, OMVOH, RELTONE 200 MG, RELTONE 400 MG, REZDIFFRA, RINVOQ, SKYRIZI, SUFLAVE, SUTAB, Sucraid, TREMFYA, The Cologuard Plus Collection Kit, UTASWAKO AFP-L3, VOQUEZNA, Wegovy, ZENPEP, ZEPBOUND | 4 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Linzess play in your treatment recommendations for me?
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with ABBVIE INC.?
- 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 |
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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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