Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$6,586.59
169 reported records · 21 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Jorge A Alvarez, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Interventional Cardiology · SAN ANTONIO, TX · NPI 1821183559
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Jorge A Alvarez, MD received $6,586.59 in general payments during 2025 across 169 reported records.
Medtronic, Inc. accounted for 75.0% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 27 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Eliquis, Entresto, Farxiga.
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 BRILINTA as an associated drug or biological on 993 records involving 512 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 39 claims for Brilinta 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 69 claims for Farxiga by this doctor in 2024.
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported ENTRESTO as an associated drug or biological on 9346 records involving 6254 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 110 claims for Entresto 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 27 claims for Ozempic 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 291 claims for Eliquis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Medtronic, Inc. exact · evidence 2025-07-22 |
$4,937.16 | 75.0% | 90 | 2025 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $194.75 | 3.0% | 12 | 2025 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $178.30 | 2.7% | 15 | 2025 |
| ABIOMED | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $167.50 | 2.5% | 10 | 2025 |
| AngioDynamics, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $166.44 | 2.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $156.99 | 2.4% | 8 | 2025 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $143.44 | 2.2% | 8 | 2025 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $129.09 | 2.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $98.24 | 1.5% | 4 | 2025 |
| PFIZER INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $76.16 | 1.2% | 4 | 2025 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $56.64 | 0.9% | 2 | 2025 |
| AtriCure, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $54.70 | 0.8% | 2 | 2025 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $47.43 | 0.7% | 2 | 2025 |
| CVRx, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $41.51 | 0.6% | 3 | 2025 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $26.94 | 0.4% | 1 | 2025 |
| Teleflex LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $21.33 | 0.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| Merit Medical Systems Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $21.14 | 0.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $19.55 | 0.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $18.05 | 0.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| Amgen Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $16.36 | 0.2% | 1 | 2025 |
| Acist Medical Systems, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $14.87 | 0.2% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $3,586.59 | 167 |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $3,000.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COREVALVE EVOLUT R Normalized: corevalve evolut r |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $4,937.16 | 90 | 2025 |
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| VERQUVO Normalized: verquvo |
Drug | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $194.75 | 12 | 2025 |
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| ANGIOVAC Normalized: angiovac |
Device | AngioDynamics, Inc. | $166.44 | 1 | 2025 |
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| FUROSCIX Normalized: furoscix |
Drug | SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC. | $156.99 | 8 | 2025 |
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| LEQVIO Normalized: leqvio |
Drug | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $150.51 | 13 | 2025 |
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| EVOQUE Normalized: evoque |
Device | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $129.09 | 1 | 2025 |
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| FARXIGA Normalized: farxiga |
Drug | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $117.81 | 7 | 2025 |
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| Wegovy Normalized: wegovy |
Drug | Novo Nordisk Inc | $98.24 | 4 | 2025 |
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| CDS - MCT/CEM Monitoring Normalized: cds mct cem monitoring |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $56.64 | 2 | 2025 |
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| ELIQUIS Normalized: eliquis |
Drug | PFIZER INC. | $55.84 | 3 | 2025 |
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| ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM Normalized: atriclip laa exclusion system |
Device | AtriCure, Inc. | $54.70 | 2 | 2025 |
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| AtriCure cryoICE Cryoablation System (CRYO2) Normalized: atricure cryoice cryoablation system cryo2 |
Device | AtriCure, Inc. | $54.70 | 2 | 2025 |
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| SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Normalized: synergy ablation system |
Device | AtriCure, Inc. | $54.70 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Barostim Neo System Normalized: barostim neo system |
Device | CVRx, Inc. | $41.51 | 3 | 2025 |
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| CAPVAXIVE Normalized: capvaxive |
Biological | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $33.08 | 2 | 2025 |
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| ENTRESTO Normalized: entresto |
Drug | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $27.79 | 2 | 2025 |
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| NAVITOR Normalized: navitor |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $27.74 | 1 | 2025 |
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| INSPIRE Normalized: inspire |
Device | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | $26.94 | 1 | 2025 |
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| LOKELMA Normalized: lokelma |
Drug | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $25.63 | 1 | 2025 |
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| GUARDIAN Normalized: guardian |
Device | Teleflex LLC | $21.33 | 1 | 2025 |
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| VYNDAQEL Normalized: vyndaqel |
Drug | PFIZER INC. | $20.32 | 1 | 2025 |
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| EPIC Normalized: epic |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $19.69 | 1 | 2025 |
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| AMVUTTRA Normalized: amvuttra |
Drug | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $19.55 | 1 | 2025 |
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| AREXVY Normalized: arexvy |
Biological | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $18.05 | 1 | 2025 |
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| SHINGRIX Normalized: shingrix |
Biological | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $18.05 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Repatha Normalized: repatha |
Biological | Amgen Inc. | $16.36 | 1 | 2025 |
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| CVI Systems Normalized: cvi systems |
Device | Acist Medical Systems, Inc. | $14.87 | 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 |
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| ELIQUIS eliquis |
2025 | Eliquis | 2024 | 291 | exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| ENTRESTO entresto |
2025 | Entresto | 2024 | 110 | exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| FARXIGA farxiga |
2025 | Farxiga | 2024 | 69 | 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 |
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| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | BRILINTA open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 993 supporting records · 512 recipient NPIs · example record 1206131430 |
Brilinta · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
39 | 18 |
| 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 |
69 | 23 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | ENTRESTO open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 9346 supporting records · 6254 recipient NPIs · example record 1200004797 |
Entresto · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
110 | 38 |
| 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 |
27 | 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 |
291 | 66 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 577 | 191 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 559 | 201 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 485 | 196 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 291 | 66 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 261 | 96 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 241 | 84 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 233 | 77 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 220 | 83 |
| Olmesartan Medoxomil | Olmesartan Medoxomil | 210 | 82 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 196 | 75 |
| Nebivolol Hcl | Nebivolol Hcl | 156 | 50 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 124 | 45 |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 122 | 35 |
| Entresto | Sacubitril/Valsartan | 110 | 38 |
| Nifedipine Er | Nifedipine | 109 | 39 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 106 | 37 |
| Farxiga | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 69 | 23 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 69 | 25 |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 59 | 20 |
| Olmesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Olmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 55 | 18 |
| Warfarin Sodium | Warfarin Sodium | 54 | 15 |
| Edarbi | Azilsartan Medoxomil | 53 | 14 |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate Er | Isosorbide Mononitrate | 53 | 20 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd) | Diltiazem Hcl | 47 | 15 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | Amiodarone Hcl | 45 | 23 |
| Edarbyclor | Azilsartan Med/Chlorthalidone | 43 | 13 |
| Hydralazine Hcl | Hydralazine Hcl | 43 | 14 |
| Valsartan | Valsartan | 43 | 15 |
| Flecainide Acetate | Flecainide Acetate | 42 | 13 |
| Brilinta | Ticagrelor | 39 | 18 |
| Nitroglycerin | Nitroglycerin | 39 | 25 |
| Ranolazine Er | Ranolazine | 39 | 15 |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 33 | 11 |
| Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 28 | suppressed |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 27 | suppressed |
| Torsemide | Torsemide | 27 | suppressed |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 26 | suppressed |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 24 | suppressed |
| Dilt-Xr | Diltiazem Hcl | 22 | suppressed |
| Multaq | Dronedarone Hcl | 21 | suppressed |
| Atenolol | Atenolol | 20 | suppressed |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 20 | suppressed |
| Ramipril | Ramipril | 19 | suppressed |
| Sotalol | Sotalol Hcl | 19 | suppressed |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 18 | suppressed |
| Repatha Syringe | Evolocumab | 18 | suppressed |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 18 | suppressed |
| Praluent Pen | Alirocumab | 17 | suppressed |
| Jantoven | Warfarin Sodium | 16 | suppressed |
| Bumetanide | Bumetanide | 15 | suppressed |
| Livalo | Pitavastatin Calcium | 15 | suppressed |
| Repatha Sureclick | Evolocumab | 14 | suppressed |
| Digoxin | Digoxin | 13 | suppressed |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er | Diltiazem Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 13 | suppressed |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 13 | suppressed |
| Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid | Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid | 13 | suppressed |
| Chlorthalidone | Chlorthalidone | 12 | suppressed |
| Clonidine Hcl | Clonidine Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Benazepril Hcl | Benazepril Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Isosorbide Dinitrate | Isosorbide Dinitrate | 11 | suppressed |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate | Isosorbide Mononitrate | 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 | $6,586.59 · 169 records | Medtronic, Inc. | AMVUTTRA, ANGIOVAC, AREXVY, ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM, AtriCure cryoICE Cryoablation System (CRYO2), Barostim Neo System, CAPVAXIVE, CDS - MCT/CEM Monitoring, COREVALVE EVOLUT R, CVI Systems, ELIQUIS, ENTRESTO, EPIC, EVOQUE, FARXIGA, FUROSCIX, GUARDIAN, INSPIRE, LEQVIO, LOKELMA, NAVITOR, Repatha, SHINGRIX, SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM, VERQUVO, VYNDAQEL, Wegovy | 5 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Eliquis play in your treatment recommendations for me?
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP?
- 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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