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James John Sotis, MD

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Family Medicine · MURRIETA, CA · NPI 1912194804

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 James John Sotis, MD received $482.01 in general payments during 2025 across 20 reported records.

Novo Nordisk Inc accounted for 24.7% 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, 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 BRILINTA as an associated drug or biological on 993 records involving 512 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 13 claims for Brilinta 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 15 claims for Symbicort 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 97 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 37 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 22 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 88 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 23 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 121 claims for Eliquis by this doctor in 2024.

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

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$482.01

20 reported records · 7 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 $119.2524.7%42025
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $108.8422.6%42025
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $95.2419.8%52025
Exact Sciences Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $66.4813.8%32025
Abbott Laboratories Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $49.2010.2%22025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $22.394.7%12025
PFIZER INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $20.614.3%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$482.0120

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
AIRSUPRA
Normalized: airsupra
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $74.03 4 2025
Source payment records
Cologuard Collection Kit
Normalized: cologuard collection kit
Device Exact Sciences Corporation $66.48 3 2025
Source payment records
SHINGRIX
Normalized: shingrix
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $52.38 2 2025
Source payment records
FREESTYLE LIBRE 3
Normalized: freestyle libre 3
Device Abbott Laboratories $49.20 2 2025
Source payment records
BEXSERO
Normalized: bexsero
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $33.73 1 2025
Source payment records
Ozempic
Normalized: ozempic
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $33.56 1 2025
Source payment records
Rybelsus
Normalized: rybelsus
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $33.56 1 2025
Source payment records
Wegovy
Normalized: wegovy
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $30.77 1 2025
Source payment records
AREXVY
Normalized: arexvy
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $22.73 1 2025
Source payment records
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
Normalized: trelegy ellipta
Drug GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $22.73 1 2025
Source payment records
JARDIANCE
Normalized: jardiance
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $22.39 1 2025
Source payment records
BREZTRI
Normalized: breztri
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $21.21 1 2025
Source payment records
ABRYSVO
Normalized: abrysvo
Biological PFIZER INC. $20.61 1 2025
Source payment records
COMIRNATY
Normalized: comirnaty
Biological PFIZER INC. $20.61 1 2025
Source payment records
PREVNAR 20
Normalized: prevnar 20
Biological PFIZER INC. $20.61 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 97 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Ozempic
ozempic
2025 Ozempic 2024 88 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Rybelsus
rybelsus
2025 Rybelsus 2024 23
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 BRILINTA
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
993 supporting records · 512 recipient NPIs · example record 1206131430
Brilinta · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
13 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
15 suppressed by CMS
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
97 22
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
37 suppressed by CMS
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
22 suppressed by CMS
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
88 15
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
23 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
121 35

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 Calcium761249
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium505155
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate398129
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium369115
LisinoprilLisinopril322108
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl23980
OmeprazoleOmeprazole22273
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide18856
GabapentinGabapentin17464
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate16751
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium16552
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl15650
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium15352
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate15048
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate13244
FurosemideFurosemide12242
AlprazolamAlprazolam12134
EliquisApixaban12135
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen11836
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate11740
AllopurinolAllopurinol11533
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl10737
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate10127
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl9928
JardianceEmpagliflozin9722
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium9528
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate8834
OzempicSemaglutide8815
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl8627
SimvastatinSimvastatin8632
AtenololAtenolol7827
EzetimibeEzetimibe7724
MeloxicamMeloxicam7225
Lisinopril-HydrochlorothiazideLisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide7122
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium6917
Cyclobenzaprine HclCyclobenzaprine Hcl6827
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate6822
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium6724
XareltoRivaroxaban6712
Benazepril HclBenazepril Hcl6617
SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium6623
CarvedilolCarvedilol6522
FamotidineFamotidine5922
IbuprofenIbuprofen5919
Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide5819
Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl5516
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl5515
ClonazepamClonazepam48suppressed
FinasterideFinasteride4812
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride4814
CelecoxibCelecoxib4721
JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate4712
SpironolactoneSpironolactone4615
LorazepamLorazepam4519
NaproxenNaproxen4518
PregabalinPregabalin4319
Hydroxyzine HclHydroxyzine Hcl4215
LovastatinLovastatin41suppressed
ValsartanValsartan4114
Sildenafil CitrateSildenafil Citrate39suppressed
EstradiolEstradiol3811
GlimepirideGlimepiride3814
Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid3813
MounjaroTirzepatide37suppressed
Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen3612
MethylprednisoloneMethylprednisolone3430
Fluoxetine HclFluoxetine Hcl3311
MirtazapineMirtazapine33suppressed
Tizanidine HclTizanidine Hcl33suppressed
Donepezil HclDonepezil Hcl3211
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac Sodium3120
Terazosin HclTerazosin Hcl29suppressed
Breo ElliptaFluticasone/Vilanterol27suppressed
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide27suppressed
Triamcinolone AcetonideTriamcinolone Acetonide2722
EszopicloneEszopiclone26suppressed
BaclofenBaclofen25suppressed
Levocetirizine DihydrochlorideLevocetirizine Dihydrochloride25suppressed
Ondansetron OdtOndansetron2515
FenofibrateFenofibrate24suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate Nanocrystallized24suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-BenazeprilAmlodipine Besylate/Benazepril23suppressed
Bupropion Hcl SrBupropion Hcl23suppressed
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl2315
RybelsusSemaglutide23suppressed
Doxazosin MesylateDoxazosin Mesylate22suppressed
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog22suppressed
Nano 2nd Gen Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic22suppressed
TrulicityDulaglutide22suppressed
Wixela InhubFluticasone Propion/Salmeterol22suppressed
GlipizideGlipizide21suppressed
Sumatriptan SuccinateSumatriptan Succinate21suppressed
ChlorthalidoneChlorthalidone20suppressed
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl20suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl ErVenlafaxine Hcl20suppressed
AcyclovirAcyclovir19suppressed
BreynaBudesonide/Formoterol Fumarate19suppressed
Ondansetron HclOndansetron Hcl19suppressed
Pioglitazone HclPioglitazone Hcl19suppressed
Propranolol Hcl ErPropranolol Hcl19suppressed
PrednisonePrednisone1812
AzithromycinAzithromycin1714
Clonidine HclClonidine Hcl17suppressed
Esomeprazole MagnesiumEsomeprazole Magnesium17suppressed
NystatinNystatin17suppressed
Testosterone CypionateTestosterone Cypionate17suppressed
TriazolamTriazolam17suppressed
Azelastine HclAzelastine Hcl16suppressed
IrbesartanIrbesartan16suppressed
Pramipexole DihydrochloridePramipexole Di-Hcl16suppressed
Valsartan-HydrochlorothiazideValsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide16suppressed
AripiprazoleAripiprazole15suppressed
NitroglycerinNitroglycerin1512
Paroxetine HclParoxetine Hcl15suppressed
Propranolol HclPropranolol Hcl15suppressed
SymbicortBudesonide/Formoterol Fumarate15suppressed
Terbinafine HclTerbinafine Hcl15suppressed
ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl15suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl14suppressed
HydrocortisoneHydrocortisone14suppressed
LansoprazoleLansoprazole14suppressed
LatanoprostLatanoprost14suppressed
Naratriptan HclNaratriptan Hcl14suppressed
Nifedipine ErNifedipine14suppressed
Olmesartan MedoxomilOlmesartan Medoxomil14suppressed
TemazepamTemazepam14suppressed
Ventolin HfaAlbuterol Sulfate14suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav1313
Betamethasone DipropionateBetamethasone Dipropionate13suppressed
BrilintaTicagrelor13suppressed
DiazepamDiazepam13suppressed
DigoxinDigoxin13suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr ErDiltiazem Hcl13suppressed
Pilocarpine HclPilocarpine Hcl13suppressed
TestosteroneTestosterone13suppressed
Amitriptyline HclAmitriptyline Hcl12suppressed
Armour ThyroidThyroid,pork12suppressed
FluconazoleFluconazole12suppressed
Folic AcidFolic Acid12suppressed
Morphine SulfateMorphine Sulfate12suppressed
Warfarin SodiumWarfarin Sodium12suppressed
Amlodipine-ValsartanAmlodipine Besylate/Valsartan11suppressed
Benazepril-HydrochlorothiazideBenazepril/Hydrochlorothiazide11suppressed
Buspirone HclBuspirone Hcl11suppressed
Dexlansoprazole DrDexlansoprazole11suppressed
EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan11suppressed
LantusInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog11suppressed
Nebivolol HclNebivolol Hcl11suppressed
Nortriptyline HclNortriptyline Hcl11suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim1111
XanaxAlprazolam11suppressed

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 $482.01 · 20 records Novo Nordisk Inc ABRYSVO, AIRSUPRA, AREXVY, BEXSERO, BREZTRI, COMIRNATY, Cologuard Collection Kit, FREESTYLE LIBRE 3, JARDIANCE, Ozempic, PREVNAR 20, Rybelsus, SHINGRIX, TRELEGY ELLIPTA, Wegovy 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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