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John Walter Bulger, M.D.

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Family Medicine · MISHAWAKA, IN · NPI 1821123035

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 John Walter Bulger, M.D. received $954.72 in general payments during 2025 across 52 reported records.

Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. accounted for 21.5% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 23 associated products.

A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Eliquis, Ozempic, Rexulti, Rybelsus.

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 SYMBICORT as an associated drug or biological on 71 records involving 51 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 19 claims for Symbicort 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 16 claims for Jardiance 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 TRULICITY as an associated drug or biological on 71 records involving 57 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 25 claims for Trulicity 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 49 claims for Ozempic 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 Rybelsus as an associated drug or biological on 161257 records involving 55409 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 19 claims for Rybelsus by this doctor in 2024.

Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, 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 REXULTI as an associated drug or biological on 160756 records involving 46288 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 12 claims for Rexulti 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 35 claims for Eliquis by this doctor in 2024.

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

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$954.72

52 reported records · 17 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
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $205.0821.5%102025
ABBVIE INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $165.4617.3%112025
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $84.098.8%52025
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $71.897.5%22025
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $65.596.9%32025
Verona Pharma, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $61.216.4%32025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $43.164.5%22025
Almatica Pharma LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $42.364.4%22025
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $37.704.0%22025
Exact Sciences Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $33.093.5%22025
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $32.303.4%22025
Electromed, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $28.693.0%32025
Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $19.082.0%12025
Astellas Pharma US Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $18.441.9%12025
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $16.671.8%12025
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $14.991.6%12025
PFIZER INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $14.921.6%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$954.7252

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
REXULTI
Normalized: rexulti
Drug Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $205.08 10 2025
Source payment records
VRAYLAR
Normalized: vraylar
Drug ABBVIE INC. $124.75 9 2025
Source payment records
CAPLYTA
Normalized: caplyta
Drug ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) $84.09 5 2025
Source payment records
FANAPT
Normalized: fanapt
Drug Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. $71.89 2 2025
Source payment records
Auvelity
Normalized: auvelity
Drug Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. $65.59 3 2025
Source payment records
Ohtuvayre
Normalized: ohtuvayre
Drug Verona Pharma, Inc. $61.21 3 2025
Source payment records
MOUNJARO
Normalized: mounjaro
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $43.16 2 2025
Source payment records
ZEPBOUND
Normalized: zepbound
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $43.16 2 2025
Source payment records
LOREEV XR
Normalized: loreev xr
Drug Almatica Pharma LLC $42.36 2 2025
Source payment records
BREZTRI
Normalized: breztri
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $37.70 2 2025
Source payment records
Cologuard Collection Kit
Normalized: cologuard collection kit
Device Exact Sciences Corporation $33.09 2 2025
Source payment records
SMARTVEST
Normalized: smartvest
Device Electromed, Inc. $28.69 3 2025
Source payment records
LINZESS
Normalized: linzess
Drug ABBVIE INC. $22.97 1 2025
Source payment records
INGREZZA
Normalized: ingrezza
Drug Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. $19.08 1 2025
Source payment records
Veozah
Normalized: veozah
Drug Astellas Pharma US Inc $18.44 1 2025
Source payment records
QULIPTA
Normalized: qulipta
Drug ABBVIE INC. $17.74 1 2025
Source payment records
UBRELVY
Normalized: ubrelvy
Drug ABBVIE INC. $17.74 1 2025
Source payment records
Ozempic
Normalized: ozempic
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $16.68 1 2025
Source payment records
Rybelsus
Normalized: rybelsus
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $16.68 1 2025
Source payment records
XTAMPZA
Normalized: xtampza
Drug Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. $16.67 1 2025
Source payment records
Kerendia
Normalized: kerendia
Drug Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $14.99 1 2025
Source payment records
ELIQUIS
Normalized: eliquis
Drug PFIZER INC. $14.92 1 2025
Source payment records
NURTEC ODT
Normalized: nurtec odt
Drug PFIZER INC. $14.92 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
ELIQUIS
eliquis
2025 Eliquis 2024 35 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Ozempic
ozempic
2025 Ozempic 2024 49
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
REXULTI
rexulti
2025 Rexulti 2024 12
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
Rybelsus
rybelsus
2025 Rybelsus 2024 19
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
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 SYMBICORT
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
71 supporting records · 51 recipient NPIs · example record 1206132610
Symbicort · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
19 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
16 suppressed by CMS
Lilly USA, LLC
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 TRULICITY
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
71 supporting records · 57 recipient NPIs · example record 1186464601
Trulicity · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
25 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
49 suppressed by CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 Rybelsus
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
161257 supporting records · 55409 recipient NPIs · example record 1188130076
Rybelsus · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
19 suppressed by CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 REXULTI
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
160756 supporting records · 46288 recipient NPIs · example record 1227267708
Rexulti · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
12 suppressed by CMS
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
35 13

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
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen49173
Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen41154
GabapentinGabapentin34371
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium21275
AlprazolamAlprazolam18324
PregabalinPregabalin16127
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium16048
OmeprazoleOmeprazole14747
LisinoprilLisinopril14552
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate14151
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl13743
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate12549
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium11741
ClonazepamClonazepam11415
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium9627
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl9520
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac Sodium9434
Morphine Sulfate ErMorphine Sulfate86suppressed
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide8330
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate8329
SimvastatinSimvastatin8124
FurosemideFurosemide8031
EzetimibeEzetimibe7829
MeloxicamMeloxicam7627
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl7028
CephalexinCephalexin6540
Cyclobenzaprine HclCyclobenzaprine Hcl6326
PrednisonePrednisone6237
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium6226
Glipizide ErGlipizide6124
Pioglitazone HclPioglitazone Hcl6119
LorazepamLorazepam6014
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl5723
Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide5614
Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter5612
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate56suppressed
CarvedilolCarvedilol5522
Oxycodone HclOxycodone Hcl55suppressed
OxycontinOxycodone Hcl52suppressed
Fluoxetine HclFluoxetine Hcl4914
OzempicSemaglutide49suppressed
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate4820
Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl4512
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide4513
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl4416
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl4313
Tizanidine HclTizanidine Hcl4213
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate4114
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium4119
NaproxenNaproxen4116
Amitriptyline HclAmitriptyline Hcl4011
AzithromycinAzithromycin3931
BaclofenBaclofen3911
Esomeprazole MagnesiumEsomeprazole Magnesium3913
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog3915
Venlafaxine Hcl ErVenlafaxine Hcl39suppressed
Buspirone HclBuspirone Hcl3811
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl3811
Lisinopril-HydrochlorothiazideLisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide3713
TemazepamTemazepam36suppressed
EliquisApixaban3513
Hydroxyzine HclHydroxyzine Hcl3512
CelecoxibCelecoxib34suppressed
FentanylFentanyl34suppressed
Triamcinolone AcetonideTriamcinolone Acetonide3420
DiazepamDiazepam33suppressed
Ondansetron OdtOndansetron3213
Ropinirole HclRopinirole Hcl32suppressed
Xtampza ErOxycodone Myristate31suppressed
Nortriptyline HclNortriptyline Hcl30suppressed
Donepezil HclDonepezil Hcl28suppressed
Doxazosin MesylateDoxazosin Mesylate28suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim2818
LevetiracetamLevetiracetam27suppressed
Clonidine HclClonidine Hcl26suppressed
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate26suppressed
Memantine HclMemantine Hcl26suppressed
AtenololAtenolol25suppressed
IbuprofenIbuprofen25suppressed
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride2511
TrulicityDulaglutide25suppressed
AllopurinolAllopurinol2411
FamotidineFamotidine2411
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate24suppressed
Methadone HclMethadone Hcl24suppressed
Vitamin D2Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)24suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-MacroNitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst2316
Quetiapine FumarateQuetiapine Fumarate23suppressed
Sumatriptan SuccinateSumatriptan Succinate23suppressed
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium22suppressed
FinasterideFinasteride22suppressed
MirtazapineMirtazapine21suppressed
Fluticasone-SalmeterolFluticasone Propion/Salmeterol20suppressed
MupirocinMupirocin20suppressed
NitroglycerinNitroglycerin20suppressed
Acetaminophen-CodeineAcetaminophen With Codeine19suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate Nanocrystallized19suppressed
LevofloxacinLevofloxacin1913
Meclizine HclMeclizine Hcl19suppressed
RybelsusSemaglutide19suppressed
SymbicortBudesonide/Formoterol Fumarate19suppressed
ValsartanValsartan19suppressed
Valsartan-HydrochlorothiazideValsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide19suppressed
Varenicline TartrateVarenicline Tartrate19suppressed
CefuroximeCefuroxime Axetil1816
Oxybutynin Chloride ErOxybutynin Chloride18suppressed
FluconazoleFluconazole17suppressed
Metoclopramide HclMetoclopramide Hcl17suppressed
NystatinNystatin17suppressed
Terazosin HclTerazosin Hcl17suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav16suppressed
Breztri AerosphereBudesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol16suppressed
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl16suppressed
JardianceEmpagliflozin16suppressed
LamotrigineLamotrigine16suppressed
MetolazoneMetolazone16suppressed
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium16suppressed
Warfarin SodiumWarfarin Sodium16suppressed
Ciprofloxacin HclCiprofloxacin Hcl1514
LidocaineLidocaine14suppressed
Promethazine HclPromethazine Hcl14suppressed
RoflumilastRoflumilast14suppressed
TopiramateTopiramate14suppressed
Carbidopa-LevodopaCarbidopa/Levodopa13suppressed
Oxymorphone Hcl ErOxymorphone Hcl13suppressed
Spiriva RespimatTiotropium Bromide13suppressed
CarisoprodolCarisoprodol12suppressed
Dicyclomine HclDicyclomine Hcl12suppressed
Paroxetine HclParoxetine Hcl12suppressed
RexultiBrexpiprazole12suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-BenazeprilAmlodipine Besylate/Benazepril11suppressed
AmoxicillinAmoxicillin11suppressed
BelsomraSuvorexant11suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl11suppressed
Doxycycline MonohydrateDoxycycline Monohydrate11suppressed
Emgality SyringeGalcanezumab-Gnlm11suppressed
EstradiolEstradiol11suppressed
MovantikNaloxegol Oxalate11suppressed
TestosteroneTestosterone11suppressed
Verapamil ErVerapamil 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 $954.72 · 52 records Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. Auvelity, BREZTRI, CAPLYTA, Cologuard Collection Kit, ELIQUIS, FANAPT, INGREZZA, Kerendia, LINZESS, LOREEV XR, MOUNJARO, NURTEC ODT, Ohtuvayre, Ozempic, QULIPTA, REXULTI, Rybelsus, SMARTVEST, UBRELVY, VRAYLAR, Veozah, XTAMPZA, ZEPBOUND 7
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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