Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$34.03
2 reported records · 2 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Douglas J Benton, DO
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Family Medicine · FLINT, MI · NPI 1730281619
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Douglas J Benton, DO received $34.03 in general payments during 2025 across 2 reported records.
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. accounted for 50.2% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 2 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Jardiance.
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 27 claims for Synthroid 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 144 claims for Jardiance 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $17.08 | 50.2% | 1 | 2025 |
| ABBVIE INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $16.95 | 49.8% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $34.03 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JARDIANCE Normalized: jardiance |
Drug | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $17.08 | 1 | 2025 |
Source payment records
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| VRAYLAR Normalized: vraylar |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $16.95 | 1 | 2025 |
Source payment records
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JARDIANCE jardiance |
2025 | Jardiance | 2024 | 144 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
27 | suppressed by CMS |
| 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 |
144 | 41 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 552 | 79 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 509 | 137 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 451 | 145 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 407 | 133 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 291 | 96 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 270 | 75 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 244 | 77 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 244 | 83 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 234 | 70 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 224 | 83 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 188 | 50 |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 188 | 65 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 160 | 48 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 151 | 46 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 151 | 46 |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 144 | 41 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 138 | 45 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 136 | 54 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 127 | 36 |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 115 | 29 |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 110 | 21 |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 107 | 29 |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 106 | 34 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 103 | 39 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 98 | 32 |
| Alendronate Sodium | Alendronate Sodium | 97 | 34 |
| Oxybutynin Chloride Er | Oxybutynin Chloride | 95 | 32 |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 87 | 27 |
| Trelegy Ellipta | Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 87 | 25 |
| Glipizide | Glipizide | 86 | 25 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 84 | 28 |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 84 | 26 |
| Atenolol | Atenolol | 83 | 24 |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 80 | 62 |
| Citalopram Hbr | Citalopram Hydrobromide | 79 | 24 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 78 | 31 |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 73 | 28 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 69 | 26 |
| Lantus Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 69 | 20 |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 68 | 61 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 68 | 22 |
| Glimepiride | Glimepiride | 68 | 17 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 68 | 30 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 67 | 15 |
| Ondansetron Odt | Ondansetron | 67 | 23 |
| Januvia | Sitagliptin Phosphate | 65 | 18 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 64 | 22 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 63 | 21 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 62 | 46 |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | Fluoxetine Hcl | 60 | 17 |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 49 | 14 |
| Lovastatin | Lovastatin | 48 | 14 |
| Farxiga | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 47 | 14 |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 47 | 16 |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate Er | Isosorbide Mononitrate | 46 | 14 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 45 | suppressed |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | Triamcinolone Acetonide | 43 | 22 |
| Trulicity | Dulaglutide | 42 | suppressed |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 41 | 34 |
| Ventolin Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 41 | 16 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd) | Diltiazem Hcl | 40 | 13 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 40 | 14 |
| Bupropion Xl | Bupropion Hcl | 39 | suppressed |
| Morphine Sulfate Er | Morphine Sulfate | 39 | suppressed |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 39 | suppressed |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 38 | 11 |
| Lorazepam | Lorazepam | 37 | suppressed |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 37 | 25 |
| Ropinirole Hcl | Ropinirole Hcl | 37 | suppressed |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 36 | 13 |
| Ibuprofen | Ibuprofen | 35 | 17 |
| Mounjaro | Tirzepatide | 35 | suppressed |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 34 | 14 |
| Fenofibrate | Fenofibrate,micronized | 33 | suppressed |
| Carisoprodol | Carisoprodol | 32 | suppressed |
| Entresto | Sacubitril/Valsartan | 30 | suppressed |
| Fluconazole | Fluconazole | 30 | 19 |
| Valsartan | Valsartan | 29 | suppressed |
| Buspirone Hcl | Buspirone Hcl | 28 | 11 |
| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 28 | 21 |
| Topiramate | Topiramate | 28 | suppressed |
| Phenytoin Sodium Extended | Phenytoin Sodium Extended | 27 | suppressed |
| Synthroid | Levothyroxine Sodium | 27 | suppressed |
| Donepezil Hcl | Donepezil Hcl | 26 | suppressed |
| Niacin Er | Niacin | 25 | 11 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 24 | suppressed |
| Hydralazine Hcl | Hydralazine Hcl | 23 | suppressed |
| Meclizine Hcl | Meclizine Hcl | 23 | 13 |
| Methocarbamol | Methocarbamol | 23 | suppressed |
| Amoxicillin | Amoxicillin | 22 | 13 |
| Invokana | Canagliflozin | 22 | suppressed |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 22 | suppressed |
| Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid | Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid | 22 | suppressed |
| Warfarin Sodium | Warfarin Sodium | 22 | suppressed |
| Breo Ellipta | Fluticasone/Vilanterol | 21 | suppressed |
| Cefuroxime | Cefuroxime Axetil | 21 | 19 |
| Dicyclomine Hcl | Dicyclomine Hcl | 21 | suppressed |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro | Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 21 | 14 |
| Olmesartan Medoxomil | Olmesartan Medoxomil | 20 | suppressed |
| Ipratropium Bromide | Ipratropium Bromide | 19 | suppressed |
| Sumatriptan Succinate | Sumatriptan Succinate | 19 | suppressed |
| Nitroglycerin | Nitroglycerin | 18 | 11 |
| Valacyclovir | Valacyclovir Hcl | 18 | suppressed |
| Bumetanide | Bumetanide | 17 | suppressed |
| Fluticasone Propionate Hfa | Fluticasone Propionate | 17 | suppressed |
| Paroxetine Hcl | Paroxetine Hcl | 17 | suppressed |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | Acetaminophen With Codeine | 16 | suppressed |
| Clotrimazole | Clotrimazole | 16 | 13 |
| Dulera | Mometasone/Formoterol | 16 | suppressed |
| Lantus | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 16 | suppressed |
| Nortriptyline Hcl | Nortriptyline Hcl | 16 | suppressed |
| Butalb-Acetaminoph-Caff-Codein | Butalbit/Acetamin/Caff/Codeine | 15 | suppressed |
| Tolterodine Tartrate Er | Tolterodine Tartrate | 15 | suppressed |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | Venlafaxine Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Flecainide Acetate | Flecainide Acetate | 14 | suppressed |
| Gemfibrozil | Gemfibrozil | 14 | suppressed |
| Hydroxyzine Hcl | Hydroxyzine Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Mirtazapine | Mirtazapine | 14 | suppressed |
| Clonazepam | Clonazepam | 13 | suppressed |
| Diazepam | Diazepam | 13 | suppressed |
| Enalapril Maleate | Enalapril Maleate | 13 | suppressed |
| Fluticasone-Salmeterol | Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 13 | suppressed |
| Fosinopril Sodium | Fosinopril Sodium | 13 | suppressed |
| Humalog Kwikpen U-100 | Insulin Lispro | 13 | suppressed |
| Incruse Ellipta | Umeclidinium Bromide | 13 | suppressed |
| Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide | Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide | 13 | suppressed |
| Sildenafil Citrate | Sildenafil Citrate | 13 | suppressed |
| Tobramycin | Tobramycin | 13 | suppressed |
| Colchicine | Colchicine | 12 | suppressed |
| Fenofibrate | Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized | 12 | suppressed |
| Ibandronate Sodium | Ibandronate Sodium | 12 | suppressed |
| Lamotrigine Er | Lamotrigine | 12 | suppressed |
| Prolia | Denosumab | 12 | suppressed |
| Acyclovir | Acyclovir | 11 | suppressed |
| Baclofen | Baclofen | 11 | suppressed |
| Benazepril Hcl | Benazepril Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Brilinta | Ticagrelor | 11 | suppressed |
| Digoxin | Digoxin | 11 | suppressed |
| Droplet Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 11 | suppressed |
| Labetalol Hcl | Labetalol Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Nifedipine Er | Nifedipine | 11 | suppressed |
| Np Thyroid | Thyroid,pork | 11 | suppressed |
| Nystatin | Nystatin | 11 | suppressed |
| Paxlovid | Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir | 11 | 11 |
| Ranolazine Er | Ranolazine | 11 | suppressed |
| Terazosin Hcl | Terazosin Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Ultra-Fine Nano Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 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 | $34.03 · 2 records | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE, VRAYLAR | 2 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Jardiance 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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