Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$48.68
3 reported records · 3 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Benjamin Chouake, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine · CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ · NPI 1891804654
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Benjamin Chouake, MD received $48.68 in general payments during 2025 across 3 reported records.
ABBVIE INC. accounted for 34.3% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 4 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Linzess.
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 11 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 23 claims for Synthroid 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 NEXIUM as an associated drug or biological on 464 records involving 299 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 14 claims for Nexium 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 23 claims for Symbicort 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBVIE INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $16.69 | 34.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| Amgen Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $16.00 | 32.9% | 1 | 2025 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $15.99 | 32.9% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $32.69 | 2 |
| Education | $15.99 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINZESS Normalized: linzess |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $16.69 | 1 | 2025 |
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| OTEZLA Normalized: otezla |
Drug | Amgen Inc. | $16.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| REPATHA Normalized: repatha |
Biological | Amgen Inc. | $16.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| BREZTRI Normalized: breztri |
Drug | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $15.99 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINZESS linzess |
2025 | Linzess | 2024 | 11 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 company | Payment year | Drug reported by same entity | Open Payments evidence | Part D | Claims | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
11 | 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 |
23 | suppressed by CMS |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | NEXIUM open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 464 supporting records · 299 recipient NPIs · example record 1206134180 |
Nexium · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
14 | suppressed by CMS |
| 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 |
23 | 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 | 406 | 148 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 320 | 109 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 311 | 122 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 259 | 99 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 196 | 66 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 191 | 77 |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 189 | 161 |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 189 | 70 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 186 | 68 |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 178 | 85 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 173 | 69 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 143 | 55 |
| Alendronate Sodium | Alendronate Sodium | 121 | 41 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 114 | 49 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 113 | 40 |
| Enalapril Maleate | Enalapril Maleate | 94 | 34 |
| Atenolol | Atenolol | 93 | 30 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 91 | 37 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 86 | 28 |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 86 | 36 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 78 | 25 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 74 | 28 |
| Amoxicillin | Amoxicillin | 61 | 57 |
| Pioglitazone Hcl | Pioglitazone Hcl | 55 | 21 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 53 | 32 |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 52 | 26 |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 51 | 21 |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 49 | 16 |
| Paxlovid | Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir | 47 | 47 |
| Verapamil Er | Verapamil Hcl | 46 | 17 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 45 | 28 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 45 | 16 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 43 | 34 |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 41 | 12 |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro | Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 39 | 34 |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 38 | 13 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 38 | 17 |
| Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide | Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide | 37 | 16 |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 37 | 17 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 37 | 12 |
| Warfarin Sodium | Warfarin Sodium | 36 | suppressed |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 35 | 17 |
| Fenofibrate | Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized | 35 | 17 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 35 | 11 |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 34 | 18 |
| Fluticasone-Salmeterol | Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 34 | 17 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 32 | suppressed |
| Fenofibrate | Fenofibrate | 32 | suppressed |
| Raloxifene Hcl | Raloxifene Hcl | 30 | suppressed |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | Quetiapine Fumarate | 27 | suppressed |
| Lantus Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 26 | 11 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 24 | 23 |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 24 | suppressed |
| Bisoprolol Fumarate | Bisoprolol Fumarate | 23 | suppressed |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 23 | 21 |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 23 | 21 |
| Symbicort | Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 23 | suppressed |
| Synthroid | Levothyroxine Sodium | 23 | suppressed |
| Folic Acid | Folic Acid | 21 | suppressed |
| Glimepiride | Glimepiride | 21 | 11 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 20 | suppressed |
| Ramipril | Ramipril | 20 | suppressed |
| Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 19 | suppressed |
| Wixela Inhub | Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 19 | suppressed |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | Triamcinolone Acetonide | 18 | suppressed |
| Valacyclovir | Valacyclovir Hcl | 18 | 12 |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | Fluoxetine Hcl | 17 | suppressed |
| Meclizine Hcl | Meclizine Hcl | 17 | 14 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 17 | suppressed |
| Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid | Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid | 17 | suppressed |
| Bisoprolol-Hydrochlorothiazide | Bisoprolol/Hydrochlorothiazide | 16 | suppressed |
| Clotrimazole-Betamethasone | Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip | 16 | 12 |
| Colchicine | Colchicine | 16 | suppressed |
| Dicyclomine Hcl | Dicyclomine Hcl | 16 | suppressed |
| Glipizide Er | Glipizide | 16 | suppressed |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 15 | suppressed |
| Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters | Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters | 15 | suppressed |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 15 | suppressed |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 15 | suppressed |
| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 14 | 12 |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 14 | suppressed |
| Labetalol Hcl | Labetalol Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Nexium | Esomeprazole Magnesium | 14 | suppressed |
| Hydrocortisone | Hydrocortisone | 13 | suppressed |
| Naproxen | Naproxen | 13 | suppressed |
| Stiolto Respimat | Tiotropium Br/Olodaterol Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Memantine Hcl | Memantine Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Metronidazole | Metronidazole | 12 | 12 |
| Trelegy Ellipta | Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 12 | suppressed |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd) | Diltiazem Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Imipramine Hcl | Imipramine Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate Er | Isosorbide Mononitrate | 11 | suppressed |
| Levofloxacin | Levofloxacin | 11 | 11 |
| Linzess | Linaclotide | 11 | suppressed |
| Paroxetine Hcl | Paroxetine Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Sucralfate | Sucralfate | 11 | suppressed |
| Sulfasalazine | Sulfasalazine | 11 | suppressed |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Zetia | Ezetimibe | 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 | $48.68 · 3 records | ABBVIE INC. | BREZTRI, LINZESS, OTEZLA, REPATHA | 4 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Linzess play in your treatment recommendations for me?
- 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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