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Christina Biester

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Family Medicine · CHESTERFIELD, SC · NPI 1891700506

Profile state: payments and partd Open Payments: 2025 Medicare Part D: 2024 Last identity check: 2026-08-10 Page data build: 2026-08-12

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What the public records show

CMS Open Payments records show Christina Biester received $399.53 in general payments during 2025 across 21 reported records.

Novo Nordisk Inc accounted for 19.1% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 15 associated products.

A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Jardiance, Mounjaro, Ozempic, Vraylar.

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 LINZESS as an associated drug or biological on 87954 records involving 21815 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 21 claims for Linzess 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 19 claims for Synthroid 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 VRAYLAR as an associated drug or biological on 377741 records involving 62704 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 25 claims for Vraylar 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 178 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 JARDIANCE as an associated drug or biological on 47708 records involving 23833 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 178 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 MOUNJARO as an associated drug or biological on 186719 records involving 66436 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 143 claims for Mounjaro 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 162 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 213 claims for Ozempic by this doctor in 2024.

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

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$399.53

21 reported records · 11 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
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $76.4119.1%42025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $74.9518.8%52025
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $50.0412.5%32025
Dexcom, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $45.6311.4%22025
Stryker Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $36.109.0%12025
Corcept Therapeutics Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $23.615.9%12025
ABBVIE INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $23.395.8%12025
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $17.954.5%12025
Amgen Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $17.674.4%12025
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $17.594.4%12025
Exact Sciences Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $16.194.0%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$399.5321

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
MOUNJARO
Normalized: mounjaro
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $74.95 5 2025
Source payment records
ZEPBOUND
Normalized: zepbound
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $74.95 5 2025
Source payment records
Ozempic
Normalized: ozempic
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $59.44 3 2025
Source payment records
JARDIANCE
Normalized: jardiance
Drug Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $50.04 3 2025
Source payment records
Dexcom G6 Transmitter
Normalized: dexcom g6 transmitter
Medical Supply Dexcom, Inc. $45.63 2 2025
Source payment records
Rybelsus
Normalized: rybelsus
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $43.17 2 2025
Source payment records
CLOTTRIEVER BOLD CATHETER
Normalized: clottriever bold catheter
Device Stryker Corporation $36.10 1 2025
Source payment records
Korlym
Normalized: korlym
Drug Corcept Therapeutics $23.61 1 2025
Source payment records
VRAYLAR
Normalized: vraylar
Drug ABBVIE INC. $23.39 1 2025
Source payment records
CAPLYTA
Normalized: caplyta
Drug ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) $17.95 1 2025
Source payment records
OTEZLA
Normalized: otezla
Drug Amgen Inc. $17.67 1 2025
Source payment records
REPATHA
Normalized: repatha
Biological Amgen Inc. $17.67 1 2025
Source payment records
NUPLAZID
Normalized: nuplazid
Drug ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc $17.59 1 2025
Source payment records
Wegovy
Normalized: wegovy
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $16.97 1 2025
Source payment records
Cologuard Collection Kit
Normalized: cologuard collection kit
Device Exact Sciences Corporation $16.19 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
JARDIANCE
jardiance
2025 Jardiance 2024 178 exact normalized Medicare Part D
MOUNJARO
mounjaro
2025 Mounjaro 2024 143 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Ozempic
ozempic
2025 Ozempic 2024 213 exact normalized Medicare Part D
VRAYLAR
vraylar
2025 Vraylar 2024 25
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
ABBVIE INC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 LINZESS
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
87954 supporting records · 21815 recipient NPIs · example record 1201352608
Linzess · 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
19 suppressed by CMS
ABBVIE INC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 VRAYLAR
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
377741 supporting records · 62704 recipient NPIs · example record 1201352550
Vraylar · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
25 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
178 47
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
178 47
Lilly USA, LLC
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 MOUNJARO
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
186719 supporting records · 66436 recipient NPIs · example record 1186464455
Mounjaro · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
143 32
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
162 41
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
213 42

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 Calcium387121
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate359101
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium30285
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium27688
GabapentinGabapentin26482
FurosemideFurosemide25887
PrednisonePrednisone258121
OmeprazoleOmeprazole23974
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium22156
OzempicSemaglutide21342
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate20054
Lisinopril-HydrochlorothiazideLisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide20057
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl20058
LisinoprilLisinopril19854
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate19159
JardianceEmpagliflozin17847
TrulicityDulaglutide16241
LovastatinLovastatin14944
MirtazapineMirtazapine14947
MounjaroTirzepatide14332
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen13535
MeloxicamMeloxicam12957
AzithromycinAzithromycin12884
FluconazoleFluconazole12672
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide12239
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium11940
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl11432
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide10637
EliquisApixaban10318
Cyclobenzaprine HclCyclobenzaprine Hcl10050
SpironolactoneSpironolactone10029
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium9724
CarvedilolCarvedilol9427
SimvastatinSimvastatin9128
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate8630
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium8325
AllopurinolAllopurinol8224
Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter8222
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate8126
Fluoxetine HclFluoxetine Hcl8023
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl8027
ClonazepamClonazepam7816
Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen7417
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride7221
AlprazolamAlprazolam7014
Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim6954
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium6719
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate6420
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl6316
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl6318
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl6223
AmoxicillinAmoxicillin6150
Memantine HclMemantine Hcl5713
Repatha SyringeEvolocumab57suppressed
Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide55suppressed
Doxycycline HyclateDoxycycline Hyclate5442
FamotidineFamotidine5413
BaclofenBaclofen4919
EzetimibeEzetimibe4914
XareltoRivaroxaban4913
Buspirone HclBuspirone Hcl4813
Triamcinolone AcetonideTriamcinolone Acetonide4720
Nifedipine ErNifedipine4514
Doxycycline MonohydrateDoxycycline Monohydrate4232
Amitriptyline HclAmitriptyline Hcl4012
Dropsafe Prep PadsAlcohol Antiseptic Pads4011
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl4011
CephalexinCephalexin3928
LactuloseLactulose3914
Metoclopramide HclMetoclopramide Hcl3911
Clonidine HclClonidine Hcl3814
AtenololAtenolol37suppressed
Donepezil HclDonepezil Hcl37suppressed
RisperidoneRisperidone37suppressed
Breztri AerosphereBudesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol36suppressed
Esomeprazole MagnesiumEsomeprazole Magnesium3613
Humalog Kwikpen U-100Insulin Lispro3512
Isosorbide Mononitrate ErIsosorbide Mononitrate34suppressed
Meclizine HclMeclizine Hcl3416
Paroxetine HclParoxetine Hcl34suppressed
Divalproex SodiumDivalproex Sodium33suppressed
PregabalinPregabalin32suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-BenazeprilAmlodipine Besylate/Benazepril31suppressed
NitroglycerinNitroglycerin3021
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac Sodium2911
Oxybutynin ChlorideOxybutynin Chloride2911
TradjentaLinagliptin29suppressed
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog2812
NystatinNystatin2814
Ondansetron HclOndansetron Hcl2819
Tizanidine HclTizanidine Hcl28suppressed
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl27suppressed
Hydroxyzine HclHydroxyzine Hcl27suppressed
Ropinirole HclRopinirole Hcl26suppressed
SucralfateSucralfate2614
Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid26suppressed
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol25suppressed
Olmesartan-Amlodipine-HctzOlmesartan/Amlodipin/Hcthiazid25suppressed
VraylarCariprazine Hcl25suppressed
Ciprofloxacin HclCiprofloxacin Hcl2421
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl24suppressed
MupirocinMupirocin2417
TemazepamTemazepam24suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate Nanocrystallized23suppressed
DiazepamDiazepam22suppressed
LevetiracetamLevetiracetam22suppressed
Morphine Sulfate ErMorphine Sulfate22suppressed
Oxycodone HclOxycodone Hcl22suppressed
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate22suppressed
Atenolol-ChlorthalidoneAtenolol/Chlorthalidone21suppressed
EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan21suppressed
LinzessLinaclotide21suppressed
Ondansetron OdtOndansetron21suppressed
Promethazine HclPromethazine Hcl2113
SymbicortBudesonide/Formoterol Fumarate2115
Bupropion HclBupropion Hcl20suppressed
CelecoxibCelecoxib2011
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate20suppressed
Novolog FlexpenInsulin Aspart20suppressed
Repatha SureclickEvolocumab20suppressed
Humulin 70/30 KwikpenInsulin Nph Hum/Reg Insulin Hm19suppressed
LatanoprostLatanoprost19suppressed
SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium19suppressed
Vitamin D2Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)19suppressed
Buprenorphine-NaloxoneBuprenorphine Hcl/Naloxone Hcl18suppressed
LorazepamLorazepam18suppressed
Glipizide ErGlipizide17suppressed
Labetalol HclLabetalol Hcl17suppressed
Quetiapine FumarateQuetiapine Fumarate17suppressed
Ranolazine ErRanolazine17suppressed
RivastigmineRivastigmine17suppressed
Valsartan-HydrochlorothiazideValsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide17suppressed
BrilintaTicagrelor16suppressed
Doxepin HclDoxepin Hcl16suppressed
EstradiolEstradiol16suppressed
FinasterideFinasteride16suppressed
Xultophy 100-3.6Insulin Degludec/Liraglutide16suppressed
FluorouracilFluorouracil1512
GlimepirideGlimepiride15suppressed
IbuprofenIbuprofen15suppressed
Lurasidone HclLurasidone Hcl15suppressed
MetronidazoleMetronidazole1514
Nortriptyline HclNortriptyline Hcl15suppressed
Acetaminophen-CodeineAcetaminophen With Codeine14suppressed
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog14suppressed
DigoxinDigoxin14suppressed
KetoconazoleKetoconazole14suppressed
Amlodipine-Valsartan-HctzAmlodipine/Valsartan/Hcthiazid13suppressed
BumetanideBumetanide13suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate13suppressed
GlipizideGlipizide13suppressed
Midodrine HclMidodrine Hcl13suppressed
Novolog Mix 70-30 FlexpenInsulin Aspart Prot/Insuln Asp13suppressed
Terazosin HclTerazosin Hcl13suppressed
TorsemideTorsemide13suppressed
Ultra-Fine Mini Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic13suppressed
Amlodipine-ValsartanAmlodipine Besylate/Valsartan12suppressed
Benazepril HclBenazepril Hcl12suppressed
IngrezzaValbenazine Tosylate12suppressed
LokelmaSodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate12suppressed
Neomycin-Polymyxin-DexamethNeomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha1211
Telmisartan-HydrochlorothiazidTelmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazid12suppressed
Trueplus Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic12suppressed
Warfarin SodiumWarfarin Sodium12suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav11suppressed
Breo ElliptaFluticasone/Vilanterol11suppressed
Olmesartan MedoxomilOlmesartan Medoxomil11suppressed
Wixela InhubFluticasone Propion/Salmeterol11suppressed

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 $399.53 · 21 records Novo Nordisk Inc CAPLYTA, CLOTTRIEVER BOLD CATHETER, Cologuard Collection Kit, Dexcom G6 Transmitter, JARDIANCE, Korlym, MOUNJARO, NUPLAZID, OTEZLA, Ozempic, REPATHA, Rybelsus, VRAYLAR, Wegovy, ZEPBOUND 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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