Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$721.35
30 reported records · 12 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Steven Alan Sawelson, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Nephrology · TORRANCE, CA · NPI 1740354034
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Steven Alan Sawelson, MD received $721.35 in general payments during 2025 across 30 reported records.
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. accounted for 20.0% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 13 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Jardiance, Kerendia.
Bayer Healthcare 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 Kerendia as an associated drug or biological on 138674 records involving 48458 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 169 claims for Kerendia 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 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $144.23 | 20.0% | 7 | 2025 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $141.54 | 19.6% | 6 | 2025 |
| Amgen Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $82.28 | 11.4% | 3 | 2025 |
| Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $58.05 | 8.1% | 2 | 2025 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $55.07 | 7.6% | 2 | 2025 |
| Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $54.51 | 7.6% | 2 | 2025 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $46.31 | 6.4% | 2 | 2025 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $41.55 | 5.8% | 2 | 2025 |
| ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $30.38 | 4.2% | 1 | 2025 |
| AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $26.58 | 3.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $22.34 | 3.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $18.51 | 2.6% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $721.35 | 30 |
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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| IBSRELA Normalized: ibsrela |
Drug | Ardelyx, Inc. | $141.54 | 6 | 2025 |
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| JYNARQUE Normalized: jynarque |
Drug | Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $117.13 | 6 | 2025 |
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| KRYSTEXXA Normalized: krystexxa |
Biological | Amgen Inc. | $82.28 | 3 | 2025 |
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| TARPEYO Normalized: tarpeyo |
Drug | Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. | $58.05 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Kerendia Normalized: kerendia |
Drug | Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $55.07 | 2 | 2025 |
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| LUPKYNIS Normalized: lupkynis |
Drug | Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. | $54.51 | 2 | 2025 |
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| JARDIANCE Normalized: jardiance |
Drug | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $46.31 | 2 | 2025 |
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| PURIFIED CORTROPHIN GEL Normalized: purified cortrophin gel |
Drug | ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $30.38 | 1 | 2025 |
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| VOYXACT Normalized: voyxact |
Drug | Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $27.10 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Auryxia Normalized: auryxia |
Drug | AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC | $26.58 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Vafseo Normalized: vafseo |
Drug | AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC | $26.58 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Ozempic Normalized: ozempic |
Drug | Novo Nordisk Inc | $22.34 | 1 | 2025 |
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| VELPHORO Normalized: velphoro |
Drug | Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. | $18.51 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JARDIANCE jardiance |
2025 | Jardiance | 2024 | 30 | exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| Kerendia kerendia |
2025 | Kerendia | 2024 | 169 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | Kerendia open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 138674 supporting records · 48458 recipient NPIs · example record 1225434663 |
Kerendia · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
169 | 22 |
| 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 |
30 | 11 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farxiga | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 402 | 75 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 171 | 48 |
| Kerendia | Finerenone | 169 | 22 |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 158 | 44 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 137 | 45 |
| Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid | Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid | 118 | 26 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 96 | 31 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 87 | 27 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 82 | 24 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 74 | 22 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 71 | 20 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 70 | 17 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 58 | 18 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 56 | 16 |
| Sevelamer Carbonate | Sevelamer Carbonate | 56 | 15 |
| Valsartan | Valsartan | 53 | 18 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 47 | suppressed |
| Lokelma | Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate | 43 | 11 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 39 | 12 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 38 | 12 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 36 | 12 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 34 | suppressed |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 30 | 11 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 29 | suppressed |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 28 | suppressed |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 24 | suppressed |
| Irbesartan | Irbesartan | 23 | suppressed |
| Procrit | Epoetin Alfa | 23 | 14 |
| Dapagliflozin | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 22 | suppressed |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 21 | suppressed |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 20 | suppressed |
| Januvia | Sitagliptin Phosphate | 20 | suppressed |
| Hydralazine Hcl | Hydralazine Hcl | 19 | suppressed |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 19 | suppressed |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 18 | suppressed |
| Calcitriol | Calcitriol | 16 | suppressed |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 16 | suppressed |
| Bupropion Xl | Bupropion Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Clonidine | Clonidine | 15 | suppressed |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 15 | suppressed |
| Veltassa | Patiromer Calcium Sorbitex | 15 | suppressed |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 14 | suppressed |
| Nifedipine Er | Nifedipine | 14 | suppressed |
| Bupropion Hcl | Bupropion Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Febuxostat | Febuxostat | 13 | suppressed |
| Lactulose | Lactulose | 13 | suppressed |
| Atenolol | Atenolol | 12 | suppressed |
| Chlorthalidone | Chlorthalidone | 12 | suppressed |
| Citalopram Hbr | Citalopram Hydrobromide | 11 | suppressed |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 11 | suppressed |
| Repatha Sureclick | Evolocumab | 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 | $721.35 · 30 records | Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | Auryxia, IBSRELA, JARDIANCE, JYNARQUE, KRYSTEXXA, Kerendia, LUPKYNIS, Ozempic, PURIFIED CORTROPHIN GEL, TARPEYO, VELPHORO, VOYXACT, Vafseo | 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 Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals 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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