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Steven L Nickles, DO

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Family Medicine · RAMSEY, NJ · NPI 1760483051

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 Steven L Nickles, DO received $634.38 in general payments during 2025 across 35 reported records.

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP accounted for 15.2% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 25 associated products.

A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Farxiga, Paxlovid, 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 17 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 85 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 27 claims for Farxiga 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 SHINGRIX as an associated drug or biological on 43515 records involving 26794 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 26 claims for Shingrix 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 26 claims for Trelegy Ellipta by this doctor in 2024.

Lilly USA, 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 JARDIANCE as an associated drug or biological on 47708 records involving 23833 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 54 claims for Jardiance 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 49 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 11 claims for Paxlovid by this doctor in 2024.

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

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$634.38

35 reported records · 15 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 $96.5515.2%62025
PFIZER INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $80.9112.8%42025
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $71.0311.2%42025
Amgen Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $52.058.2%32025
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $47.317.5%32025
Boston Scientific Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $39.726.3%22025
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $38.006.0%22025
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $35.895.7%22025
Gilead Sciences, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $35.075.5%22025
ABBVIE INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $31.865.0%22025
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $26.744.2%12025
Exact Sciences Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $24.923.9%12025
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $18.723.0%12025
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $18.272.9%12025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $17.342.7%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$634.3835

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
CAPVAXIVE
Normalized: capvaxive
Biological Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $71.03 4 2025
Source payment records
GARDASIL 9
Normalized: gardasil 9
Biological Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $71.03 4 2025
Source payment records
ABRYSVO
Normalized: abrysvo
Biological PFIZER INC. $61.94 3 2025
Source payment records
COMIRNATY
Normalized: comirnaty
Biological PFIZER INC. $61.94 3 2025
Source payment records
PREVNAR 20
Normalized: prevnar 20
Biological PFIZER INC. $61.94 3 2025
Source payment records
BREZTRI
Normalized: breztri
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $47.69 3 2025
Source payment records
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
Normalized: trelegy ellipta
Drug GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $47.31 3 2025
Source payment records
WATCHMAN Access System
Normalized: watchman access system
Device Boston Scientific Corporation $39.72 2 2025
Source payment records
VOQUEZNA
Normalized: voquezna
Drug Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $38.00 2 2025
Source payment records
OTEZLA
Normalized: otezla
Drug Amgen Inc. $33.49 2 2025
Source payment records
REPATHA
Normalized: repatha
Biological Amgen Inc. $33.49 2 2025
Source payment records
AIRSUPRA
Normalized: airsupra
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $32.94 2 2025
Source payment records
VRAYLAR
Normalized: vraylar
Drug ABBVIE INC. $31.86 2 2025
Source payment records
Kerendia
Normalized: kerendia
Drug Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $26.74 1 2025
Source payment records
Cologuard Collection Kit
Normalized: cologuard collection kit
Device Exact Sciences Corporation $24.92 1 2025
Source payment records
NURTEC ODT
Normalized: nurtec odt
Drug PFIZER INC. $18.97 1 2025
Source payment records
PAXLOVID
Normalized: paxlovid
Drug PFIZER INC. $18.97 1 2025
Source payment records
XIFAXAN
Normalized: xifaxan
Drug Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $18.72 1 2025
Source payment records
  • 2025-10-08 · Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC · $18.72 · Open Payments source
EVENITY
Normalized: evenity
Biological Amgen Inc. $18.56 1 2025
Source payment records
TZIELD
Normalized: tzield
Biological SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC $18.27 1 2025
Source payment records
Wegovy
Normalized: wegovy
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $18.00 1 2025
Source payment records
MOUNJARO
Normalized: mounjaro
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $17.34 1 2025
Source payment records
ZEPBOUND
Normalized: zepbound
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $17.34 1 2025
Source payment records
FARXIGA
Normalized: farxiga
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $15.92 1 2025
Source payment records
AREXVY
Normalized: arexvy
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $14.64 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
FARXIGA
farxiga
2025 Farxiga 2024 27
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
PAXLOVID
paxlovid
2025 Paxlovid 2024 11 exact normalized Medicare Part D
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
trelegy ellipta
2025 Trelegy Ellipta 2024 26
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
17 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
85 21
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
27 suppressed by CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 SHINGRIX
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
43515 supporting records · 26794 recipient NPIs · example record 1190332452
Shingrix · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
26 22
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
26 suppressed by CMS
Lilly USA, LLC
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 JARDIANCE
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
47708 supporting records · 23833 recipient NPIs · example record 1186464557
Jardiance · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
54 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
49 14
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
11 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

BrandGenericClaimsBeneficiaries
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium527153
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium467127
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate29785
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium27886
AlprazolamAlprazolam19960
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate19859
SimvastatinSimvastatin18153
LisinoprilLisinopril16146
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium16146
ValsartanValsartan13939
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide13738
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium12337
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl11433
AllopurinolAllopurinol11031
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate10736
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl9928
OmeprazoleOmeprazole9728
GabapentinGabapentin9526
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium9526
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate9025
SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium8521
MeloxicamMeloxicam8124
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl7225
PrednisonePrednisone6442
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl6316
AzithromycinAzithromycin6146
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl5817
ClonazepamClonazepam5712
Glipizide ErGlipizide5516
JardianceEmpagliflozin5411
LorazepamLorazepam5418
FamotidineFamotidine5119
Olmesartan MedoxomilOlmesartan Medoxomil5116
EliquisApixaban4914
TorsemideTorsemide4915
Ibandronate SodiumIbandronate Sodium4713
Amlodipine Besylate-BenazeprilAmlodipine Besylate/Benazepril4513
DiazepamDiazepam41suppressed
Nebivolol HclNebivolol Hcl4114
Amlodipine-ValsartanAmlodipine Besylate/Valsartan39suppressed
Dextroamphetamine-AmphetamineDextroamphetamine/Amphetamine38suppressed
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium37suppressed
RamiprilRamipril3711
Valsartan-HydrochlorothiazideValsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide3712
AtenololAtenolol36suppressed
MethylprednisoloneMethylprednisolone3634
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate3611
Tizanidine HclTizanidine Hcl3514
FurosemideFurosemide3412
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate3313
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl33suppressed
Esomeprazole MagnesiumEsomeprazole Magnesium3312
JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate33suppressed
EzetimibeEzetimibe32suppressed
Ipratropium BromideIpratropium Bromide3012
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate2912
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate28suppressed
ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl2814
CarvedilolCarvedilol27suppressed
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol27suppressed
Boostrix TdapDiphth,pertuss(Acell),tet Vac2626
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl26suppressed
ShingrixVaricella-Zoster Ge/As01b/Pf2622
Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter26suppressed
CelecoxibCelecoxib25suppressed
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl25suppressed
SpironolactoneSpironolactone25suppressed
ChlorthalidoneChlorthalidone24suppressed
Benazepril HclBenazepril Hcl23suppressed
FinasterideFinasteride23suppressed
Triamcinolone AcetonideTriamcinolone Acetonide22suppressed
Butalbital-Acetaminophen-CaffeButalb/Acetaminophen/Caffeine21suppressed
Ciprofloxacin HclCiprofloxacin Hcl1917
Doxycycline HyclateDoxycycline Hyclate1915
IrbesartanIrbesartan19suppressed
Nifedipine ErNifedipine19suppressed
Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid19suppressed
NaproxenNaproxen18suppressed
Olmesartan-HydrochlorothiazideOlmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide18suppressed
PregabalinPregabalin18suppressed
Zolpidem Tartrate ErZolpidem Tartrate18suppressed
Hydroxyzine HclHydroxyzine Hcl17suppressed
LinzessLinaclotide17suppressed
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride17suppressed
Breo ElliptaFluticasone/Vilanterol16suppressed
Dexlansoprazole DrDexlansoprazole16suppressed
Dicyclomine HclDicyclomine Hcl16suppressed
Janumet XrSitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl16suppressed
Cholestyramine LightCholestyramine15suppressed
Fluoxetine HclFluoxetine Hcl15suppressed
Levocetirizine DihydrochlorideLevocetirizine Dihydrochloride15suppressed
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide15suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl ErVenlafaxine Hcl15suppressed
Amlodipine-OlmesartanAmlodipine Bes/Olmesartan Med14suppressed
AmoxicillinAmoxicillin14suppressed
Clotrimazole-BetamethasoneClotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip14suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl14suppressed
Lisinopril-HydrochlorothiazideLisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide14suppressed
VascepaIcosapent Ethyl14suppressed
Bisoprolol-HydrochlorothiazideBisoprolol/Hydrochlorothiazide13suppressed
Bupropion Hcl SrBupropion Hcl13suppressed
Niacin ErNiacin13suppressed
Verapamil ErVerapamil Hcl13suppressed
Advair DiskusFluticasone Propion/Salmeterol12suppressed
Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl12suppressed
Doxazosin MesylateDoxazosin Mesylate12suppressed
Labetalol HclLabetalol Hcl12suppressed
Amitriptyline HclAmitriptyline Hcl11suppressed
Cyclobenzaprine HclCyclobenzaprine Hcl11suppressed
LivaloPitavastatin Calcium11suppressed
Meclizine HclMeclizine Hcl11suppressed
MyrbetriqMirabegron11suppressed
Omega-3 Acid Ethyl EstersOmega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters11suppressed
PaxlovidNirmatrelvir/Ritonavir1111

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 $634.38 · 35 records AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ABRYSVO, AIRSUPRA, AREXVY, BREZTRI, CAPVAXIVE, COMIRNATY, Cologuard Collection Kit, EVENITY, FARXIGA, GARDASIL 9, Kerendia, MOUNJARO, NURTEC ODT, OTEZLA, PAXLOVID, PREVNAR 20, REPATHA, TRELEGY ELLIPTA, TZIELD, VOQUEZNA, VRAYLAR, WATCHMAN Access System, Wegovy, XIFAXAN, ZEPBOUND 8
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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