Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$674.10
34 reported records · 12 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Richard James Michael, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine · SHREVEPORT, LA · NPI 1861496671
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Richard James Michael, MD received $674.10 in general payments during 2025 across 34 reported records.
Amgen Inc. accounted for 31.0% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 18 associated products.
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 28 claims for Synthroid 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 56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amgen Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $208.83 | 31.0% | 14 | 2025 |
| Lundbeck LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $104.21 | 15.5% | 5 | 2025 |
| Cleerly, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $83.91 | 12.4% | 1 | 2025 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $57.58 | 8.5% | 3 | 2025 |
| Antares Pharma, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $55.32 | 8.2% | 2 | 2025 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $43.22 | 6.4% | 2 | 2025 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $30.38 | 4.5% | 2 | 2025 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $20.36 | 3.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| PFIZER INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $19.85 | 2.9% | 1 | 2025 |
| TOLMAR, INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $18.38 | 2.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| Exact Sciences Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $17.56 | 2.6% | 1 | 2025 |
| ABBVIE INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $14.50 | 2.1% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $674.10 | 34 |
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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| OTEZLA Normalized: otezla |
Drug | Amgen Inc. | $112.44 | 9 | 2025 |
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| REPATHA Normalized: repatha |
Biological | Amgen Inc. | $112.44 | 9 | 2025 |
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| EVENITY Normalized: evenity |
Biological | Amgen Inc. | $96.39 | 5 | 2025 |
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| REXULTI Normalized: rexulti |
Drug | Lundbeck LLC | $90.72 | 4 | 2025 |
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| Cleerly Ischemia Normalized: cleerly ischemia |
Device | Cleerly, Inc. | $83.91 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Cleerly Labs Normalized: cleerly labs |
Device | Cleerly, Inc. | $83.91 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Auvelity Normalized: auvelity |
Drug | Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | $57.58 | 3 | 2025 |
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| XYOSTED Normalized: xyosted |
Drug | Antares Pharma, Inc. | $55.32 | 2 | 2025 |
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| IBSRELA Normalized: ibsrela |
Drug | Ardelyx, Inc. | $43.22 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Dexcom G6 Transmitter Normalized: dexcom g6 transmitter |
Medical Supply | Dexcom, Inc. | $30.38 | 2 | 2025 |
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| VOQUEZNA Normalized: voquezna |
Drug | Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $20.36 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ABRYSVO Normalized: abrysvo |
Biological | PFIZER INC. | $19.85 | 1 | 2025 |
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| COMIRNATY Normalized: comirnaty |
Biological | PFIZER INC. | $19.85 | 1 | 2025 |
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| PREVNAR 20 Normalized: prevnar 20 |
Biological | PFIZER INC. | $19.85 | 1 | 2025 |
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| JATENZO Normalized: jatenzo |
Drug | TOLMAR, INC. | $18.38 | 1 | 2025 |
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| The Cologuard Plus Collection Kit Normalized: the cologuard plus collection kit |
Device | Exact Sciences Corporation | $17.56 | 1 | 2025 |
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| QULIPTA Normalized: qulipta |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $14.50 | 1 | 2025 |
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| VYEPTI Normalized: vyepti |
Biological | Lundbeck LLC | $13.49 | 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
No exact normalized or approved-alias overlap was found in the loaded Part D year. This does not mean the doctor never prescribed the product.
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 | 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 |
28 | 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 |
56 | suppressed by CMS |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 124 | 32 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 106 | 29 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 87 | 21 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 80 | 16 |
| Mounjaro | Tirzepatide | 72 | 11 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 70 | 20 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 58 | 15 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 56 | suppressed |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 56 | 17 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 55 | 20 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 50 | 12 |
| Repatha Sureclick | Evolocumab | 48 | suppressed |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 46 | 11 |
| Arexvy | Rsvpref3 Antigen/As01e/Pf | 45 | 45 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 45 | 13 |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 43 | 14 |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 42 | 12 |
| Liothyronine Sodium | Liothyronine Sodium | 39 | suppressed |
| Bupropion Xl | Bupropion Hcl | 38 | suppressed |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 35 | suppressed |
| Nebivolol Hcl | Nebivolol Hcl | 35 | suppressed |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 35 | 14 |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 34 | suppressed |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 32 | suppressed |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 30 | suppressed |
| Eszopiclone | Eszopiclone | 29 | suppressed |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 28 | suppressed |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 28 | suppressed |
| Synthroid | Levothyroxine Sodium | 28 | suppressed |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 27 | suppressed |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 26 | suppressed |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 26 | suppressed |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 26 | 11 |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 25 | suppressed |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 24 | suppressed |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 24 | suppressed |
| Trelegy Ellipta | Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 24 | suppressed |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 22 | suppressed |
| Meclizine Hcl | Meclizine Hcl | 21 | suppressed |
| Trulicity | Dulaglutide | 21 | suppressed |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 20 | suppressed |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 20 | suppressed |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 20 | 14 |
| Valsartan | Valsartan | 20 | suppressed |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 19 | suppressed |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 19 | 17 |
| Clonazepam | Clonazepam | 19 | suppressed |
| Estradiol | Estradiol | 18 | suppressed |
| Temazepam | Temazepam | 18 | suppressed |
| Pitavastatin Calcium | Pitavastatin Calcium | 17 | suppressed |
| Ondansetron Odt | Ondansetron | 16 | 12 |
| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 15 | suppressed |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro | Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 15 | suppressed |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 15 | suppressed |
| Mupirocin | Mupirocin | 14 | suppressed |
| Alfuzosin Hcl Er | Alfuzosin Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Felodipine Er | Felodipine | 13 | suppressed |
| Fenofibrate | Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized | 13 | suppressed |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 13 | suppressed |
| Glyburide | Glyburide | 13 | suppressed |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 13 | suppressed |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 13 | 13 |
| Nystatin | Nystatin | 13 | suppressed |
| Warfarin Sodium | Warfarin Sodium | 13 | suppressed |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 12 | suppressed |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 12 | suppressed |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 12 | suppressed |
| Namzaric | Memantine Hcl/Donepezil Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Aliskiren | Aliskiren Hemifumarate | 11 | suppressed |
| Dayvigo | Lemborexant | 11 | suppressed |
| Memantine Hcl | Memantine Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Morphine Sulfate Er | Morphine Sulfate | 11 | suppressed |
| Torsemide | Torsemide | 11 | suppressed |
| Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 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 | $674.10 · 34 records | Amgen Inc. | ABRYSVO, Auvelity, COMIRNATY, Cleerly Ischemia, Cleerly Labs, Dexcom G6 Transmitter, EVENITY, IBSRELA, JATENZO, OTEZLA, PREVNAR 20, QULIPTA, REPATHA, REXULTI, The Cologuard Plus Collection Kit, VOQUEZNA, VYEPTI, XYOSTED | 2 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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