Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$60,841.12
171 reported records · 22 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
L. Wesley Aldred, M.D.
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Pulmonary Disease · HATTIESBURG, MS · NPI 1720428121
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show L. Wesley Aldred, M.D. received $60,841.12 in general payments during 2025 across 171 reported records.
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. accounted for 55.8% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 24 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Ofev, Tezspire, Trelegy Ellipta.
Amgen 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 TEZSPIRE as an associated drug or biological on 22824 records involving 7320 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 11 claims for Tezspire 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 BEVESPI AEROSPHERE as an associated drug or biological on 763 records involving 473 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 36 claims for Bevespi Aerosphere 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 SYMBICORT as an associated drug or biological on 71 records involving 51 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 119 claims for Symbicort 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 TEZSPIRE as an associated drug or biological on 33983 records involving 10291 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 11 claims for Tezspire by this doctor in 2024.
Boehringer Ingelheim 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 OFEV as an associated drug or biological on 14236 records involving 6873 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 31 claims for Ofev 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 401 claims for Trelegy Ellipta 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 Adempas as an associated drug or biological on 14 records involving 2 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 12 claims for Adempas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $33,920.62 | 55.8% | 23 | 2025 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $24,896.47 | 40.9% | 44 | 2025 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $403.04 | 0.7% | 18 | 2025 |
| Viatris Specialty LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $367.18 | 0.6% | 26 | 2025 |
| Grifols USA, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $284.70 | 0.5% | 12 | 2025 |
| GENZYME CORPORATION | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $179.56 | 0.3% | 7 | 2025 |
| United Therapeutics Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $111.24 | 0.2% | 3 | 2025 |
| Verona Pharma, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $104.69 | 0.2% | 5 | 2025 |
| Electromed, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $102.91 | 0.2% | 10 | 2025 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $90.25 | 0.1% | 5 | 2025 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $88.49 | 0.1% | 4 | 2025 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $44.38 | 0.1% | 2 | 2025 |
| JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $42.43 | 0.1% | 2 | 2025 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $36.67 | 0.1% | 2 | 2025 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $26.94 | 0.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| Amgen Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $24.70 | 0.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $21.64 | 0.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| Shionogi Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $21.44 | 0.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $19.37 | 0.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| Insmed, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $18.78 | 0.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| Liquidia Technologies, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $18.31 | 0.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| Pharming Healthcare, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $17.31 | 0.0% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Education | $30,250.00 | 9 |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $23,750.00 | 12 |
| Food and Beverage | $4,480.60 | 139 |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,360.52 | 11 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Da Vinci Surgical System Normalized: da vinci surgical system |
Device | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $33,920.62 | 23 | 2025 |
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| NUCALA Normalized: nucala |
Biological | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $24,753.23 | 34 | 2025 |
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| YUPELRI Normalized: yupelri |
Drug | Viatris Specialty LLC | $367.18 | 26 | 2025 |
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| TEZSPIRE Normalized: tezspire |
Biological | Amgen Inc., AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $288.52 | 13 | 2025 |
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| Prolastin-C Liquid Normalized: prolastin c liquid |
Biological | Grifols USA, LLC | $284.70 | 12 | 2025 |
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| DUPIXENT Normalized: dupixent |
Biological | GENZYME CORPORATION, Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | $268.05 | 11 | 2025 |
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| TRELEGY ELLIPTA Normalized: trelegy ellipta |
Drug | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $143.24 | 10 | 2025 |
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| FASENRA Normalized: fasenra |
Biological | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $139.22 | 6 | 2025 |
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| TYVASO Normalized: tyvaso |
Drug | United Therapeutics Corporation | $111.24 | 3 | 2025 |
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| Ohtuvayre Normalized: ohtuvayre |
Drug | Verona Pharma, Inc. | $104.69 | 5 | 2025 |
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| SMARTVEST Normalized: smartvest |
Device | Electromed, Inc. | $102.91 | 10 | 2025 |
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| BREZTRI Normalized: breztri |
Drug | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $54.90 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ACTHAR Normalized: acthar |
Biological | Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | $44.38 | 2 | 2025 |
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| XYWAV Normalized: xywav |
Drug | JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | $42.43 | 2 | 2025 |
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| ZERBAXA Normalized: zerbaxa |
Drug | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $36.67 | 2 | 2025 |
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| JASCAYD Normalized: jascayd |
Drug | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $34.14 | 2 | 2025 |
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| INSPIRE Normalized: inspire |
Device | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | $26.94 | 1 | 2025 |
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| PURIFIED CORTROPHIN GEL Normalized: purified cortrophin gel |
Drug | ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $21.64 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Fetroja Normalized: fetroja |
Drug | Shionogi Inc | $21.44 | 1 | 2025 |
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| OFEV Normalized: ofev |
Drug | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $20.32 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ZEPBOUND Normalized: zepbound |
Drug | Lilly USA, LLC | $19.37 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Arikayce Normalized: arikayce |
Drug | Insmed, Inc. | $18.78 | 1 | 2025 |
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| YUTREPIA Normalized: yutrepia |
Drug | Liquidia Technologies, Inc. | $18.31 | 1 | 2025 |
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| RUCONEST Normalized: ruconest |
Biological | Pharming Healthcare, Inc. | $17.31 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OFEV ofev |
2025 | Ofev | 2024 | 31 Beneficiary count suppressed |
exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| TEZSPIRE tezspire |
2025 | Tezspire | 2024 | 11 Beneficiary count suppressed |
exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| TRELEGY ELLIPTA trelegy ellipta |
2025 | Trelegy Ellipta | 2024 | 401 | 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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| Amgen Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | TEZSPIRE open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 22824 supporting records · 7320 recipient NPIs · example record 1226871881 |
Tezspire · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
11 | suppressed by CMS |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | BEVESPI AEROSPHERE open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 763 supporting records · 473 recipient NPIs · example record 1206131384 |
Bevespi Aerosphere · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
36 | suppressed by CMS |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | SYMBICORT open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 71 supporting records · 51 recipient NPIs · example record 1206132610 |
Symbicort · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
119 | 31 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | TEZSPIRE open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 33983 supporting records · 10291 recipient NPIs · example record 1206131392 |
Tezspire · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
11 | suppressed by CMS |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | OFEV open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 14236 supporting records · 6873 recipient NPIs · example record 1221811762 |
Ofev · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
31 | suppressed by CMS |
| 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 |
401 | 78 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | Adempas open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 14 supporting records · 2 recipient NPIs · example record 1237996458 |
Adempas · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
12 | 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
| Brand | Generic | Claims | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 429 | 141 |
| Trelegy Ellipta | Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 401 | 78 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 287 | 136 |
| Breztri Aerosphere | Budesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol | 180 | 47 |
| Breo Ellipta | Fluticasone/Vilanterol | 165 | 33 |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 147 | 25 |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 128 | 29 |
| Stiolto Respimat | Tiotropium Br/Olodaterol Hcl | 123 | 32 |
| Fluticasone-Salmeterol | Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 119 | 37 |
| Symbicort | Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 119 | 31 |
| Anoro Ellipta | Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr | 101 | 24 |
| Ventolin Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 95 | 22 |
| Advair Hfa | Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 94 | 21 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 82 | 63 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 65 | 29 |
| Spiriva Respimat | Tiotropium Bromide | 55 | 16 |
| Roflumilast | Roflumilast | 50 | 11 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 47 | suppressed |
| Incruse Ellipta | Umeclidinium Bromide | 45 | suppressed |
| Spiriva Handihaler | Tiotropium Bromide | 44 | suppressed |
| Bevespi Aerosphere | Glycopyrrolate/Formoterol Fum | 36 | suppressed |
| Opsumit | Macitentan | 33 | suppressed |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 32 | 13 |
| Ofev | Nintedanib Esylate | 31 | suppressed |
| Wixela Inhub | Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 27 | suppressed |
| Combivent Respimat | Ipratropium/Albuterol Sulfate | 25 | suppressed |
| Prolastin C | Alpha-1-Proteinase Inhibitor | 25 | suppressed |
| Azelastine Hcl | Azelastine Hcl | 24 | suppressed |
| Sildenafil Citrate | Sildenafil Citrate | 24 | suppressed |
| Breyna | Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 21 | 11 |
| Azathioprine | Azathioprine | 20 | suppressed |
| Levofloxacin | Levofloxacin | 19 | 16 |
| Ambrisentan | Ambrisentan | 18 | suppressed |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 18 | 13 |
| Pirfenidone | Pirfenidone | 18 | suppressed |
| Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate | Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 15 | suppressed |
| Dupixent Pen | Dupilumab | 13 | suppressed |
| Ipratropium Bromide | Ipratropium Bromide | 13 | suppressed |
| Adempas | Riociguat | 12 | suppressed |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 12 | suppressed |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium | Esomeprazole Magnesium | 12 | suppressed |
| Fluticasone Propionate Hfa | Fluticasone Propionate | 12 | suppressed |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 12 | suppressed |
| Tezspire | Tezepelumab-Ekko | 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 | $60,841.12 · 171 records | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | ACTHAR, Arikayce, BREZTRI, DUPIXENT, Da Vinci Surgical System, FASENRA, Fetroja, INSPIRE, JASCAYD, NUCALA, OFEV, Ohtuvayre, PURIFIED CORTROPHIN GEL, Prolastin-C Liquid, RUCONEST, SMARTVEST, TEZSPIRE, TRELEGY ELLIPTA, TYVASO, XYWAV, YUPELRI, YUTREPIA, ZEPBOUND, ZERBAXA | 7 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Ofev play in your treatment recommendations for me?
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with Amgen 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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