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Walter Dean Kucaba, DO

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Family Medicine · DUNCAN, SC · NPI 1881787802

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 Walter Dean Kucaba, DO received $1,025.83 in general payments during 2025 across 57 reported records.

Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. accounted for 21.3% 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: Eliquis, Farxiga, Jardiance, Kerendia, Ozempic, 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 FARXIGA as an associated drug or biological on 106133 records involving 42906 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 32 claims for Farxiga 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 SYMBICORT as an associated drug or biological on 71 records involving 51 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 28 claims for Symbicort by this doctor in 2024.

Bayer Healthcare 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 Kerendia as an associated drug or biological on 138674 records involving 48458 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 11 claims for Kerendia 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 57 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 Ozempic as an associated drug or biological on 261625 records involving 77793 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 221 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 13 claims for Rybelsus 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 105 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 13 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

$1,025.83

57 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
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $218.1321.3%92025
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $182.9617.8%132025
ABBVIE INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $156.4615.2%92025
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $83.868.2%52025
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $62.756.1%32025
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $59.765.8%32025
Abbott Laboratories Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $47.714.7%22025
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $43.034.2%22025
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $37.603.7%32025
PFIZER INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $31.023.0%22025
Amgen Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $29.232.9%22025
Dexcom, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $25.922.5%12025
Lundbeck LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $17.271.7%12025
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $15.371.5%12025
Exact Sciences Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $14.761.4%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$1,025.8357

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
ZORYVE
Normalized: zoryve
Drug Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. $218.13 9 2025
Source payment records
Ozempic
Normalized: ozempic
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $126.66 9 2025
Source payment records
QULIPTA
Normalized: qulipta
Drug ABBVIE INC. $123.95 7 2025
Source payment records
UBRELVY
Normalized: ubrelvy
Drug ABBVIE INC. $117.74 7 2025
Source payment records
Rybelsus
Normalized: rybelsus
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $113.24 8 2025
Source payment records
Kerendia
Normalized: kerendia
Drug Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $59.76 3 2025
Source payment records
Wegovy
Normalized: wegovy
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $56.30 4 2025
Source payment records
FARXIGA
Normalized: farxiga
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $55.74 3 2025
Source payment records
FREESTYLE LIBRE 3
Normalized: freestyle libre 3
Device Abbott Laboratories $47.71 2 2025
Source payment records
LEQVIO
Normalized: leqvio
Drug Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $43.03 2 2025
Source payment records
VOQUEZNA
Normalized: voquezna
Drug Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $37.60 3 2025
Source payment records
Auvelity
Normalized: auvelity
Drug Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. $35.96 2 2025
Source payment records
NURTEC ODT
Normalized: nurtec odt
Drug PFIZER INC. $31.02 2 2025
Source payment records
EVENITY
Normalized: evenity
Biological Amgen Inc. $29.23 2 2025
Source payment records
Symbravo
Normalized: symbravo
Drug Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. $26.79 1 2025
Source payment records
Dexcom G6 Transmitter
Normalized: dexcom g6 transmitter
Medical Supply Dexcom, Inc. $25.92 1 2025
Source payment records
VRAYLAR
Normalized: vraylar
Drug ABBVIE INC. $21.98 1 2025
Source payment records
ELIQUIS
Normalized: eliquis
Drug PFIZER INC. $17.31 1 2025
Source payment records
REXULTI
Normalized: rexulti
Drug Lundbeck LLC $17.27 1 2025
Source payment records
JARDIANCE
Normalized: jardiance
Drug Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $15.37 1 2025
Source payment records
PROLIA
Normalized: prolia
Biological Amgen Inc. $14.89 1 2025
Source payment records
The Cologuard Plus Collection Kit
Normalized: the cologuard plus collection kit
Device Exact Sciences Corporation $14.76 1 2025
Source payment records
AIRSUPRA
Normalized: airsupra
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $14.39 1 2025
Source payment records
BREZTRI
Normalized: breztri
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $13.73 1 2025
Source payment records
ZAVZPRET
Normalized: zavzpret
Drug PFIZER INC. $13.71 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 105 exact normalized Medicare Part D
FARXIGA
farxiga
2025 Farxiga 2024 32 exact normalized Medicare Part D
JARDIANCE
jardiance
2025 Jardiance 2024 57 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Kerendia
kerendia
2025 Kerendia 2024 11
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
Ozempic
ozempic
2025 Ozempic 2024 221 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Rybelsus
rybelsus
2025 Rybelsus 2024 13
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 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
32 11
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
28 suppressed by CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 Kerendia
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
138674 supporting records · 48458 recipient NPIs · example record 1225434663
Kerendia · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
11 suppressed by CMS
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
57 15
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
221 40
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
13 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
105 26
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
13 12

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 Calcium486161
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate277101
OzempicSemaglutide22140
Olmesartan MedoxomilOlmesartan Medoxomil21057
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate18177
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium18153
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium16239
LisinoprilLisinopril14540
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide14342
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium12843
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl11643
GabapentinGabapentin11037
FurosemideFurosemide10938
EliquisApixaban10526
OmeprazoleOmeprazole10129
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl8537
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium8222
MounjaroTirzepatide7920
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate7721
LorazepamLorazepam73suppressed
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate7234
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl7021
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog6818
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl6820
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride6724
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate6222
CarvedilolCarvedilol6019
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl5920
JardianceEmpagliflozin5715
AmoxicillinAmoxicillin5641
Hydroxyzine HclHydroxyzine Hcl5621
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium5518
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate4611
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium4519
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen4416
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium4412
PrednisonePrednisone4433
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate42suppressed
Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl4111
Pioglitazone HclPioglitazone Hcl41suppressed
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate41suppressed
DiazepamDiazepam40suppressed
Ondansetron OdtOndansetron4019
Cyclobenzaprine HclCyclobenzaprine Hcl3918
AllopurinolAllopurinol3512
AlprazolamAlprazolam35suppressed
AzithromycinAzithromycin3429
Lisinopril-HydrochlorothiazideLisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide3413
SimvastatinSimvastatin3311
Buspirone HclBuspirone Hcl3215
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol3211
ChlorthalidoneChlorthalidone31suppressed
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl3114
Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen30suppressed
SymbicortBudesonide/Formoterol Fumarate28suppressed
MethylprednisoloneMethylprednisolone2724
EzetimibeEzetimibe26suppressed
GlipizideGlipizide2611
Nitrofurantoin Mono-MacroNitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst2618
Triamcinolone AcetonideTriamcinolone Acetonide2620
GlimepirideGlimepiride23suppressed
MupirocinMupirocin2317
NystatinNystatin2314
FluconazoleFluconazole2215
Fluoxetine HclFluoxetine Hcl22suppressed
LovastatinLovastatin21suppressed
Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter21suppressed
Doxycycline MonohydrateDoxycycline Monohydrate2013
Nebivolol HclNebivolol Hcl20suppressed
SpironolactoneSpironolactone19suppressed
CephalexinCephalexin1813
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl18suppressed
Esomeprazole MagnesiumEsomeprazole Magnesium17suppressed
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide17suppressed
MeloxicamMeloxicam17suppressed
Nano 2nd Gen Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic17suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl ErVenlafaxine Hcl17suppressed
AtenololAtenolol16suppressed
Toujeo SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog16suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-200Insulin Degludec16suppressed
Breztri AerosphereBudesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol15suppressed
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac Sodium15suppressed
Ipratropium BromideIpratropium Bromide15suppressed
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl15suppressed
PregabalinPregabalin15suppressed
Repatha SureclickEvolocumab15suppressed
Benazepril HclBenazepril Hcl14suppressed
Dextroamphetamine-Amphet ErDextroamphetamine/Amphetamine14suppressed
LantusInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog14suppressed
Meclizine HclMeclizine Hcl14suppressed
Paroxetine HclParoxetine Hcl14suppressed
EstradiolEstradiol13suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate ErIsosorbide Mononitrate13suppressed
Methylphenidate HclMethylphenidate Hcl13suppressed
PaxlovidNirmatrelvir/Ritonavir1312
Prazosin HclPrazosin Hcl13suppressed
RybelsusSemaglutide13suppressed
Terbinafine HclTerbinafine Hcl13suppressed
BumetanideBumetanide12suppressed
ClonazepamClonazepam12suppressed
Dropsafe Prep PadsAlcohol Antiseptic Pads12suppressed
Glipizide ErGlipizide12suppressed
OlanzapineOlanzapine12suppressed
Ropinirole HclRopinirole Hcl12suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-100Insulin Degludec12suppressed
Ultra-Fine Short Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic12suppressed
Ciprofloxacin HclCiprofloxacin Hcl11suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl11suppressed
EszopicloneEszopiclone11suppressed
KerendiaFinerenone11suppressed

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 $1,025.83 · 57 records Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. AIRSUPRA, Auvelity, BREZTRI, Dexcom G6 Transmitter, ELIQUIS, EVENITY, FARXIGA, FREESTYLE LIBRE 3, JARDIANCE, Kerendia, LEQVIO, NURTEC ODT, Ozempic, PROLIA, QULIPTA, REXULTI, Rybelsus, Symbravo, The Cologuard Plus Collection Kit, UBRELVY, VOQUEZNA, VRAYLAR, Wegovy, ZAVZPRET, ZORYVE 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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