Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$4,109.29
107 reported records · 26 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Alexander Behnaz, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation · PITTSBURGH, PA · NPI 1902398449
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Alexander Behnaz, MD received $4,109.29 in general payments during 2025 across 107 reported records.
Medtronic, Inc. accounted for 39.3% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 32 associated products.
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 |
$1,615.21 | 39.3% | 37 | 2025 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $375.68 | 9.1% | 7 | 2025 |
| ABBVIE INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $322.87 | 7.9% | 12 | 2025 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $227.50 | 5.5% | 6 | 2025 |
| MML US, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $219.99 | 5.3% | 2 | 2025 |
| Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $190.18 | 4.6% | 3 | 2025 |
| AXOGEN | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $148.89 | 3.6% | 2 | 2025 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $141.64 | 3.5% | 6 | 2025 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $111.85 | 2.7% | 5 | 2025 |
| EMD Serono, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $103.99 | 2.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| Biogen, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $100.22 | 2.4% | 4 | 2025 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $87.79 | 2.1% | 4 | 2025 |
| Lundbeck LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $87.26 | 2.1% | 3 | 2025 |
| Bioventus LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $83.33 | 2.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| Eisai Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $40.11 | 1.0% | 2 | 2025 |
| TerSera Therapeutics LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $30.83 | 0.8% | 1 | 2025 |
| CSL Behring | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $28.74 | 0.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| PFIZER INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $27.30 | 0.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| Neurelis, Inc. |
Neurelis, Inc. exact · evidence 2025-02-20 |
$25.87 | 0.6% | 1 | 2025 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $24.92 | 0.6% | 1 | 2025 |
| Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $22.49 | 0.6% | 2 | 2025 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $21.94 | 0.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| UCB, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $21.56 | 0.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $17.17 | 0.4% | 1 | 2025 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $16.46 | 0.4% | 1 | 2025 |
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $15.50 | 0.4% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $4,109.29 | 107 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCEPTIV Normalized: inceptiv |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $897.86 | 22 | 2025 |
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| INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM Normalized: intellis adaptivestim |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $487.69 | 9 | 2025 |
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| ReActiv8 Normalized: reactiv8 |
Device | MML US, Inc. | $219.99 | 2 | 2025 |
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| PROCLAIM Normalized: proclaim |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $209.24 | 5 | 2025 |
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| WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 Normalized: wavewriter alpha prime 16 |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $198.93 | 5 | 2025 |
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| SYNCHROMEDII Normalized: synchromedii |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $191.96 | 5 | 2025 |
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| INGREZZA Normalized: ingrezza |
Drug | Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. | $190.18 | 3 | 2025 |
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| ETERNA Normalized: eterna |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $166.44 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Symbravo Normalized: symbravo |
Drug | Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | $141.64 | 6 | 2025 |
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| LEQEMBI Normalized: leqembi |
Drug | Biogen, Inc., Eisai Inc. | $140.33 | 6 | 2025 |
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| BOTOX Normalized: botox |
Biological | ABBVIE INC. | $130.53 | 4 | 2025 |
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| CREXONT Normalized: crexont |
Drug | Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | $111.85 | 5 | 2025 |
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| Mavenclad Normalized: mavenclad |
Drug | EMD Serono, Inc. | $103.99 | 1 | 2025 |
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| VYEPTI Normalized: vyepti |
Biological | Lundbeck LLC | $87.26 | 3 | 2025 |
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| STIMROUTER IMPLANTABLE KIT Normalized: stimrouter implantable kit |
Device | Bioventus LLC | $83.33 | 1 | 2025 |
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| QULIPTA Normalized: qulipta |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $72.47 | 7 | 2025 |
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| UBRELVY Normalized: ubrelvy |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $72.47 | 7 | 2025 |
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| AMYVID Normalized: amyvid |
Drug | Lilly USA, LLC | $60.79 | 3 | 2025 |
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| KISUNLA Normalized: kisunla |
Drug | Lilly USA, LLC | $60.79 | 3 | 2025 |
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| KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY Normalized: kyphon express ii kyphopak tray |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $37.70 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Prialt Normalized: prialt |
Drug | TerSera Therapeutics LLC | $30.83 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Hizentra Normalized: hizentra |
Biological | CSL Behring | $28.74 | 1 | 2025 |
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| General - Pain Management Normalized: general pain management |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $28.57 | 1 | 2025 |
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| NURTEC ODT Normalized: nurtec odt |
Drug | PFIZER INC. | $27.30 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ZAVZPRET Normalized: zavzpret |
Drug | PFIZER INC. | $27.30 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ZEPBOUND Normalized: zepbound |
Drug | Lilly USA, LLC | $27.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| VALTOCO Normalized: valtoco |
Drug | Neurelis, Inc. | $25.87 | 1 | 2025 |
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| PONVORY Normalized: ponvory |
Drug | Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $24.92 | 1 | 2025 |
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| AUSTEDO XR Normalized: austedo xr |
Drug | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | $21.94 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Nayzilam Normalized: nayzilam |
Drug | UCB, Inc. | $21.56 | 1 | 2025 |
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| HYQVIA Normalized: hyqvia |
Biological | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $17.17 | 1 | 2025 |
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| WAINUA Normalized: wainua |
Drug | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $16.46 | 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.
No publishable same-company prescribing overlap was found in the loaded Part D year. This does not mean the doctor never prescribed a drug reported elsewhere by a paying company.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 186 | 83 |
| Methocarbamol | Methocarbamol | 109 | 49 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 65 | 27 |
| Baclofen | Baclofen | 62 | 29 |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 60 | 23 |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | Acetaminophen With Codeine | 55 | 20 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | Diclofenac Sodium | 49 | 16 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 46 | 22 |
| Naproxen | Naproxen | 32 | 12 |
| Naloxone Hcl | Naloxone Hcl | 31 | 28 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 31 | 13 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 28 | suppressed |
| Diazepam | Diazepam | 21 | 20 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 21 | suppressed |
| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 20 | 16 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 16 | suppressed |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 14 | 12 |
| Lidocaine | Lidocaine | 13 | suppressed |
| Buprenorphine | Buprenorphine | 12 | suppressed |
| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 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 | $4,109.29 · 107 records | Medtronic, Inc. | AMYVID, AUSTEDO XR, BOTOX, CREXONT, ETERNA, General - Pain Management, HYQVIA, Hizentra, INCEPTIV, INGREZZA, INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM, KISUNLA, KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY, LEQEMBI, Mavenclad, NURTEC ODT, Nayzilam, PONVORY, PROCLAIM, Prialt, QULIPTA, ReActiv8, STIMROUTER IMPLANTABLE KIT, SYNCHROMEDII, Symbravo, UBRELVY, VALTOCO, VYEPTI, WAINUA, WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16, ZAVZPRET, ZEPBOUND | — | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- 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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