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Wayne Christopher Paulekas, MD

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine · WETHERSFIELD, CT · NPI 1730166422

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 Wayne Christopher Paulekas, MD received $966.99 in general payments during 2025 across 45 reported records.

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP accounted for 30.8% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 18 associated products.

A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Gemtesa, Jardiance, 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 LINZESS as an associated drug or biological on 87954 records involving 21815 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 15 claims for Linzess by this doctor in 2024.

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 21 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 88 claims for Farxiga 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 JARDIANCE as an associated drug or biological on 123636 records involving 49438 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 99 claims for Jardiance 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 23 claims for Trelegy Ellipta 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 42 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 342 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 20 claims for Paxlovid by this doctor in 2024.

Sumitomo Pharma America, 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 GEMTESA as an associated drug or biological on 61692 records involving 22152 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 45 claims for Gemtesa by this doctor in 2024.

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

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$966.99

45 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
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $298.0830.8%142025
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $175.8418.2%112025
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $80.018.3%22025
Exact Sciences Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $63.646.6%32025
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $56.265.8%22025
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $45.804.7%22025
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $44.624.6%22025
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $32.713.4%12025
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $27.232.8%12025
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $27.112.8%12025
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $23.212.4%12025
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $22.782.4%12025
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $22.552.3%12025
Viatris Specialty LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $18.651.9%12025
ABBVIE INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $14.621.5%12025
PFIZER INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $13.881.4%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$966.9945

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
BREZTRI
Normalized: breztri
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $243.94 11 2025
Source payment records
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
Normalized: trelegy ellipta
Drug GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $142.94 9 2025
Source payment records
VOQUEZNA
Normalized: voquezna
Drug Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $80.01 2 2025
Source payment records
Cologuard Collection Kit
Normalized: cologuard collection kit
Device Exact Sciences Corporation $63.64 3 2025
Source payment records
AIRSUPRA
Normalized: airsupra
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $54.14 3 2025
Source payment records
LEQVIO
Normalized: leqvio
Drug Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $45.80 2 2025
Source payment records
JARDIANCE
Normalized: jardiance
Drug Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $44.62 2 2025
Source payment records
AREXVY
Normalized: arexvy
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $32.90 2 2025
Source payment records
REXULTI
Normalized: rexulti
Drug Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $32.71 1 2025
Source payment records
GEMTESA
Normalized: gemtesa
Drug Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. $27.23 1 2025
Source payment records
CAPLYTA
Normalized: caplyta
Drug ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) $27.11 1 2025
Source payment records
TRINTELLIX
Normalized: trintellix
Drug Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. $23.21 1 2025
Source payment records
SHINGRIX
Normalized: shingrix
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $22.90 1 2025
Source payment records
UNITHROID
Normalized: unithroid
Drug Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC $22.78 1 2025
Source payment records
FANAPT
Normalized: fanapt
Drug Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. $22.55 1 2025
Source payment records
YUPELRI
Normalized: yupelri
Drug Viatris Specialty LLC $18.65 1 2025
Source payment records
UBRELVY
Normalized: ubrelvy
Drug ABBVIE INC. $14.62 1 2025
Source payment records
VYNDAQEL
Normalized: vyndaqel
Drug PFIZER INC. $13.88 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
GEMTESA
gemtesa
2025 Gemtesa 2024 45
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
JARDIANCE
jardiance
2025 Jardiance 2024 99 exact normalized Medicare Part D
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
trelegy ellipta
2025 Trelegy Ellipta 2024 23
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 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
15 suppressed by CMS
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
21 suppressed by CMS
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
88 19
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 JARDIANCE
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
123636 supporting records · 49438 recipient NPIs · example record 1221811583
Jardiance · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
99 23
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
23 suppressed by CMS
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
42 11
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
342 40
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
20 20
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 GEMTESA
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
61692 supporting records · 22152 recipient NPIs · example record 1176593503
Gemtesa · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
45 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
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium660175
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium426101
EliquisApixaban34240
LisinoprilLisinopril34086
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate34074
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate33678
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium23759
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl23428
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl23055
OmeprazoleOmeprazole21547
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl18235
Venlafaxine Hcl ErVenlafaxine Hcl17236
FurosemideFurosemide16634
SimvastatinSimvastatin16242
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride15629
GabapentinGabapentin15430
AlprazolamAlprazolam15049
RisperidoneRisperidone14721
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate14532
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl13833
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate13621
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium12839
PrednisonePrednisone12568
XareltoRivaroxaban12216
AtenololAtenolol12123
JardianceEmpagliflozin9923
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium9926
AllopurinolAllopurinol9027
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol8819
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl8825
MeloxicamMeloxicam8527
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide8126
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium8117
TorsemideTorsemide7917
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate7823
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl7718
LorazepamLorazepam7742
MirtazapineMirtazapine7611
Donepezil HclDonepezil Hcl7116
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate7022
MyrbetriqMirabegron6912
Divalproex SodiumDivalproex Sodium6811
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate6522
ValsartanValsartan6317
ClonazepamClonazepam6215
EzetimibeEzetimibe6213
JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate6111
Oseltamivir PhosphateOseltamivir Phosphate6039
Paroxetine HclParoxetine Hcl6014
Quetiapine FumarateQuetiapine Fumarate60suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim6043
Doxazosin MesylateDoxazosin Mesylate57suppressed
DigoxinDigoxin51suppressed
LamotrigineLamotrigine50suppressed
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide49suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-BenazeprilAmlodipine Besylate/Benazepril4714
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium47suppressed
GemtesaVibegron45suppressed
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog45suppressed
DiazepamDiazepam4414
MethocarbamolMethocarbamol44suppressed
Midodrine HclMidodrine Hcl44suppressed
LevetiracetamLevetiracetam43suppressed
Lisinopril-HydrochlorothiazideLisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide4212
OzempicSemaglutide4211
SpironolactoneSpironolactone41suppressed
Triamcinolone AcetonideTriamcinolone Acetonide4023
Chlorhexidine GluconateChlorhexidine Gluconate38suppressed
Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide3811
Benazepril HclBenazepril Hcl37suppressed
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate3713
Doxycycline HyclateDoxycycline Hyclate3732
AzithromycinAzithromycin3633
Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl36suppressed
CarvedilolCarvedilol36suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-MacroNitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst3623
LactuloseLactulose35suppressed
PregabalinPregabalin3517
Cyclobenzaprine HclCyclobenzaprine Hcl3412
Ondansetron HclOndansetron Hcl3316
BaclofenBaclofen32suppressed
Oxycodone HclOxycodone Hcl32suppressed
AripiprazoleAripiprazole31suppressed
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac Sodium31suppressed
Fludrocortisone AcetateFludrocortisone Acetate31suppressed
Methenamine HippurateMethenamine Hippurate31suppressed
MounjaroTirzepatide31suppressed
Benztropine MesylateBenztropine Mesylate30suppressed
Carbidopa-LevodopaCarbidopa/Levodopa30suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl30suppressed
OxcarbazepineOxcarbazepine30suppressed
FinasterideFinasteride29suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav2826
Buspirone HclBuspirone Hcl28suppressed
Ciprofloxacin HclCiprofloxacin Hcl2823
LatanoprostLatanoprost28suppressed
Nebivolol HclNebivolol Hcl28suppressed
OlanzapineOlanzapine28suppressed
Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen28suppressed
CelecoxibCelecoxib27suppressed
Breo ElliptaFluticasone/Vilanterol26suppressed
Clotrimazole-BetamethasoneClotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip2615
Valproic AcidValproic Acid (As Sodium Salt)26suppressed
LansoprazoleLansoprazole25suppressed
Rabeprazole SodiumRabeprazole Sodium25suppressed
Tolterodine Tartrate ErTolterodine Tartrate25suppressed
AnastrozoleAnastrozole23suppressed
ChlorthalidoneChlorthalidone23suppressed
FamotidineFamotidine23suppressed
OxycontinOxycodone Hcl23suppressed
Pioglitazone HclPioglitazone Hcl23suppressed
Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter23suppressed
Fluoxetine HclFluoxetine Hcl22suppressed
Dorzolamide-TimololDorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat21suppressed
ErythromycinErythromycin Base21suppressed
Esomeprazole MagnesiumEsomeprazole Magnesium21suppressed
LovastatinLovastatin21suppressed
SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium21suppressed
Olmesartan MedoxomilOlmesartan Medoxomil20suppressed
PaxlovidNirmatrelvir/Ritonavir2020
EpidiolexCannabidiol (Cbd)19suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate Nanocrystallized19suppressed
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen1911
Ipratropium BromideIpratropium Bromide19suppressed
Levocetirizine DihydrochlorideLevocetirizine Dihydrochloride19suppressed
PhenobarbitalPhenobarbital19suppressed
Azelastine HclAzelastine Hcl18suppressed
IrbesartanIrbesartan17suppressed
Klor-Con M20Potassium Chloride17suppressed
TrulicityDulaglutide17suppressed
Valsartan-HydrochlorothiazideValsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide17suppressed
Hydromorphone HclHydromorphone Hcl16suppressed
PerphenazinePerphenazine16suppressed
RamiprilRamipril16suppressed
Zolpidem Tartrate ErZolpidem Tartrate16suppressed
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium15suppressed
Enalapril MaleateEnalapril Maleate15suppressed
EnuloseLactulose15suppressed
Fluvoxamine MaleateFluvoxamine Maleate15suppressed
LinzessLinaclotide15suppressed
Meclizine HclMeclizine Hcl1512
Ventolin HfaAlbuterol Sulfate15suppressed
Carbidopa-Levodopa ErCarbidopa/Levodopa14suppressed
CephalexinCephalexin14suppressed
FebuxostatFebuxostat14suppressed
Ipratropium-AlbuterolIpratropium/Albuterol Sulfate1413
Omega-3 Acid Ethyl EstersOmega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters14suppressed
TemazepamTemazepam14suppressed
TestosteroneTestosterone14suppressed
Carvedilol ErCarvedilol Phosphate13suppressed
Dantrolene SodiumDantrolene Sodium13suppressed
Dexlansoprazole DrDexlansoprazole13suppressed
Enoxaparin SodiumEnoxaparin Sodium13suppressed
EszopicloneEszopiclone13suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate13suppressed
NeuproRotigotine13suppressed
Terazosin HclTerazosin Hcl13suppressed
Budesonide-Formoterol FumarateBudesonide/Formoterol Fumarate12suppressed
GlipizideGlipizide12suppressed
Janumet XrSitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl12suppressed
LevocarnitineLevocarnitine12suppressed
Pramipexole DihydrochloridePramipexole Di-Hcl12suppressed
Arnuity ElliptaFluticasone Furoate11suppressed
HorizantGabapentin Enacarbil11suppressed
Methylphenidate HclMethylphenidate 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 $966.99 · 45 records AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP AIRSUPRA, AREXVY, BREZTRI, CAPLYTA, Cologuard Collection Kit, FANAPT, GEMTESA, JARDIANCE, LEQVIO, REXULTI, SHINGRIX, TRELEGY ELLIPTA, TRINTELLIX, UBRELVY, UNITHROID, VOQUEZNA, VYNDAQEL, YUPELRI 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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