Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$6,503.71
48 reported records · 12 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
John Blake Epling, M.D.
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · BRIDGEPORT, WV · NPI 1811332166
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show John Blake Epling, M.D. received $6,503.71 in general payments during 2025 across 48 reported records.
Dexcom, Inc. accounted for 89.3% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 17 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Jardiance, Ozempic, Synthroid.
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 ARMOUR THYROID as an associated drug or biological on 50 records involving 11 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 21 claims for Armour Thyroid 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 102 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 133 claims for Jardiance 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 Fiasp as an associated drug or biological on 15 records involving 15 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 12 claims for Fiasp 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 256 claims for Ozempic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexcom, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $5,806.08 | 89.3% | 8 | 2025 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $239.26 | 3.7% | 17 | 2025 |
| Amgen Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $106.88 | 1.6% | 6 | 2025 |
| Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $68.69 | 1.1% | 4 | 2025 |
| ABBVIE INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $66.07 | 1.0% | 3 | 2025 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $57.16 | 0.9% | 3 | 2025 |
| Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $52.66 | 0.8% | 2 | 2025 |
| Recor Medical Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $24.51 | 0.4% | 1 | 2025 |
| Ascensia Diabetes Care Us Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $24.24 | 0.4% | 1 | 2025 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Medtronic, Inc. exact · evidence 2025-07-22 |
$23.17 | 0.4% | 1 | 2025 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $18.90 | 0.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| Corcept Therapeutics | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $16.09 | 0.2% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $4,896.00 | 1 |
| Food and Beverage | $995.23 | 46 |
| Travel and Lodging | $612.48 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEXCOM G7 GSS (161) Normalized: dexcom g7 gss 161 |
Medical Supply | Dexcom, Inc. | $5,508.48 | 2 | 2025 |
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| DEXCOM STELO GLUCOSE BIOSENSOR Normalized: dexcom stelo glucose biosensor |
Not specified | Dexcom, Inc. | $5,508.48 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Dexcom G6 Transmitter Normalized: dexcom g6 transmitter |
Medical Supply | Dexcom, Inc. | $297.60 | 6 | 2025 |
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| Ozempic Normalized: ozempic |
Drug | Novo Nordisk Inc | $114.45 | 8 | 2025 |
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| TEPEZZA Normalized: tepezza |
Biological | Amgen Inc. | $74.78 | 4 | 2025 |
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| Rybelsus Normalized: rybelsus |
Drug | Novo Nordisk Inc | $74.65 | 6 | 2025 |
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| t:slim X2 Insulin Pump with Control-IQ Normalized: t slim x2 insulin pump with control iq |
Device | Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | $68.69 | 4 | 2025 |
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| SYNTHROID Normalized: synthroid |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $66.07 | 3 | 2025 |
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| FREESTYLE LIBRE 2 Normalized: freestyle libre 2 |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $57.16 | 3 | 2025 |
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| IMCIVREE Normalized: imcivree |
Drug | Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $52.66 | 2 | 2025 |
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| EVENITY Normalized: evenity |
Biological | Amgen Inc. | $32.10 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Paradise Ultrasound Renal Denervation System Normalized: paradise ultrasound renal denervation system |
Device | Recor Medical Inc | $24.51 | 1 | 2025 |
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| MINIMED 780G Normalized: minimed 780g |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $23.17 | 1 | 2025 |
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| JARDIANCE Normalized: jardiance |
Drug | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $18.90 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Korlym Normalized: korlym |
Drug | Corcept Therapeutics | $16.09 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Wegovy Normalized: wegovy |
Drug | Novo Nordisk Inc | $15.02 | 1 | 2025 |
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| UBRELVY Normalized: ubrelvy |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $14.17 | 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 | 133 | exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| Ozempic ozempic |
2025 | Ozempic | 2024 | 256 | exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| SYNTHROID synthroid |
2025 | Synthroid | 2024 | 102 | 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 | ARMOUR THYROID open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 50 supporting records · 11 recipient NPIs · example record 1201517088 |
Armour Thyroid · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
21 | 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 |
102 | 34 |
| 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 |
133 | 44 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | Fiasp open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 15 supporting records · 15 recipient NPIs · example record 1188262936 |
Fiasp · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
12 | 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 |
256 | 69 |
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 |
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| Mounjaro | Tirzepatide | 739 | 156 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 454 | 134 |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 256 | 69 |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 133 | 44 |
| Methimazole | Methimazole | 115 | 35 |
| Synthroid | Levothyroxine Sodium | 102 | 34 |
| Lantus Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 97 | 40 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 82 | 23 |
| Cinacalcet Hcl | Cinacalcet Hcl | 78 | 22 |
| Novolog Flexpen | Insulin Aspart | 76 | 29 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-200 | Insulin Degludec | 76 | 27 |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 71 | 22 |
| Omnipod 5 Dexg7g6 Pods (Gen 5) | Insulin Pump Cart,auto,bt,g6/7 | 58 | 16 |
| Farxiga | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 55 | 11 |
| Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 53 | 18 |
| Novolog | Insulin Aspart | 48 | 17 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-100 | Insulin Degludec | 41 | 14 |
| Glipizide Er | Glipizide | 40 | 17 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 38 | 11 |
| Pioglitazone Hcl | Pioglitazone Hcl | 37 | 11 |
| Glimepiride | Glimepiride | 35 | 16 |
| Trulicity | Dulaglutide | 34 | suppressed |
| Gvoke Hypopen 2-Pack | Glucagon | 32 | 19 |
| Hydrocortisone | Hydrocortisone | 26 | suppressed |
| Liothyronine Sodium | Liothyronine Sodium | 23 | suppressed |
| Toujeo Max Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 23 | suppressed |
| Calcitriol | Calcitriol | 22 | suppressed |
| Tradjenta | Linagliptin | 22 | suppressed |
| Ultra-Fine Short Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 22 | suppressed |
| Armour Thyroid | Thyroid,pork | 21 | suppressed |
| Fiasp Flextouch | Insulin Aspart (Niacinamide) | 21 | 11 |
| Humalog Kwikpen U-100 | Insulin Lispro | 20 | 11 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | Ondansetron Hcl | 20 | 11 |
| Soliqua 100-33 | Insulin Glargine/Lixisenatide | 20 | suppressed |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | Amitriptyline Hcl | 19 | suppressed |
| Toujeo Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 19 | 12 |
| Insulin Aspart | Insulin Aspart | 18 | suppressed |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 18 | suppressed |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 18 | suppressed |
| Ondansetron Odt | Ondansetron | 18 | 12 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 18 | suppressed |
| Fluconazole | Fluconazole | 16 | 12 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 16 | suppressed |
| Humulin R U-500 Kwikpen | Insulin Regular, Human | 15 | suppressed |
| Insulin Lispro | Insulin Lispro | 15 | suppressed |
| Repatha Sureclick | Evolocumab | 15 | suppressed |
| Testosterone Cypionate | Testosterone Cypionate | 15 | suppressed |
| Alendronate Sodium | Alendronate Sodium | 13 | suppressed |
| Veo Insulin Syringe | Syringe And Needle,insulin,1ml | 13 | suppressed |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 12 | suppressed |
| Fiasp | Insulin Aspart (Niacinamide) | 12 | suppressed |
| Acarbose | Acarbose | 11 | suppressed |
| Dropsafe Prep Pads | Alcohol Antiseptic Pads | 11 | suppressed |
| Gvoke Hypopen 1-Pack | Glucagon | 11 | 11 |
| Insulin Aspart Flexpen | Insulin Aspart | 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 | $6,503.71 · 48 records | Dexcom, Inc. | DEXCOM G7 GSS (161), DEXCOM STELO GLUCOSE BIOSENSOR, Dexcom G6 Transmitter, EVENITY, FREESTYLE LIBRE 2, IMCIVREE, JARDIANCE, Korlym, MINIMED 780G, Ozempic, Paradise Ultrasound Renal Denervation System, Rybelsus, SYNTHROID, TEPEZZA, UBRELVY, Wegovy, t:slim X2 Insulin Pump with Control-IQ | 5 | — |
| 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 |
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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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