Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Brian Ray James, M.D.

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Family Medicine · DECATUR, AL · NPI 1932356110

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 Brian Ray James, M.D. received $1,145.59 in general payments during 2025 across 72 reported records.

ABBVIE INC. accounted for 20.8% 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, Mounjaro, Ozempic, Trelegy Ellipta.

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 44 claims for Synthroid by this doctor in 2024.

Astellas Pharma US 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 Myrbetriq as an associated drug or biological on 16 records involving 16 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 12 claims for Myrbetriq 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 FARXIGA as an associated drug or biological on 106133 records involving 42906 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 39 claims for Farxiga by this doctor in 2024.

GlaxoSmithKline, 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 TRELEGY ELLIPTA as an associated drug or biological on 131532 records involving 37148 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 18 claims for Trelegy Ellipta 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 14 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 162 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 28 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 52 claims for Ozempic 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 123 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

$1,145.59

72 reported records · 17 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
ABBVIE INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $238.4420.8%142025
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $195.9917.1%152025
PFIZER INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $162.7014.2%112025
Astellas Pharma US Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $83.757.3%42025
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $76.476.7%42025
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $53.124.6%32025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $52.554.6%32025
Amgen Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $42.723.7%32025
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $42.723.7%22025
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $37.353.3%22025
Exact Sciences Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $37.123.2%22025
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $34.513.0%22025
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $29.722.6%22025
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $20.021.8%12025
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $14.011.2%12025
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $13.841.2%12025
Organon LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $10.560.9%22025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$1,145.5972

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
NURTEC ODT
Normalized: nurtec odt
Drug PFIZER INC. $162.70 11 2025
Source payment records
ZAVZPRET
Normalized: zavzpret
Drug PFIZER INC. $142.91 10 2025
Source payment records
UBRELVY
Normalized: ubrelvy
Drug ABBVIE INC. $119.49 10 2025
Source payment records
VRAYLAR
Normalized: vraylar
Drug ABBVIE INC. $118.95 4 2025
Source payment records
QULIPTA
Normalized: qulipta
Drug ABBVIE INC. $109.73 9 2025
Source payment records
Veozah
Normalized: veozah
Drug Astellas Pharma US Inc $83.75 4 2025
Source payment records
Wegovy
Normalized: wegovy
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $82.12 7 2025
Source payment records
Ozempic
Normalized: ozempic
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $78.20 5 2025
Source payment records
Kerendia
Normalized: kerendia
Drug Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $76.47 4 2025
Source payment records
Rybelsus
Normalized: rybelsus
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $52.97 4 2025
Source payment records
EVENITY
Normalized: evenity
Biological Amgen Inc. $42.72 3 2025
Source payment records
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
Normalized: trelegy ellipta
Drug GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $42.72 2 2025
Source payment records
AIRSUPRA
Normalized: airsupra
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $38.20 2 2025
Source payment records
GEMTESA
Normalized: gemtesa
Drug Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. $37.35 2 2025
Source payment records
The Cologuard Plus Collection Kit
Normalized: the cologuard plus collection kit
Device Exact Sciences Corporation $37.12 2 2025
Source payment records
VOQUEZNA
Normalized: voquezna
Drug Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $34.51 2 2025
Source payment records
Symbravo
Normalized: symbravo
Drug Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. $29.72 2 2025
Source payment records
NEXLETOL
Normalized: nexletol
Drug Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. $20.02 1 2025
Source payment records
ELIQUIS
Normalized: eliquis
Drug PFIZER INC. $19.79 1 2025
Source payment records
ZEPBOUND
Normalized: zepbound
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $19.11 1 2025
Source payment records
MOUNJARO
Normalized: mounjaro
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $15.99 1 2025
Source payment records
BREZTRI
Normalized: breztri
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $14.92 1 2025
Source payment records
CAPLYTA
Normalized: caplyta
Drug ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) $14.01 1 2025
Source payment records
ZORYVE
Normalized: zoryve
Drug Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. $13.84 1 2025
Source payment records
JADA SYSTEM
Normalized: jada system
Device Organon LLC $10.56 2 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 123 exact normalized Medicare Part D
MOUNJARO
mounjaro
2025 Mounjaro 2024 162 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Ozempic
ozempic
2025 Ozempic 2024 52 exact normalized Medicare Part D
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
trelegy ellipta
2025 Trelegy Ellipta 2024 18
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 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
44 13
Astellas Pharma US Inc
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 Myrbetriq
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
16 supporting records · 16 recipient NPIs · example record 1238599014
Myrbetriq · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
12 suppressed by CMS
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
39 suppressed by CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 TRELEGY ELLIPTA
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
131532 supporting records · 37148 recipient NPIs · example record 1190332369
Trelegy Ellipta · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
18 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
14 suppressed by CMS
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
162 26
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
28 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
52 18
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
123 27

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
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium625160
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium412113
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium384102
OmeprazoleOmeprazole370113
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate29290
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate27077
GabapentinGabapentin22977
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium22764
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium20063
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium19862
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen19053
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl18657
MeloxicamMeloxicam18569
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium17954
Olmesartan-HydrochlorothiazideOlmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide17042
MounjaroTirzepatide16226
PrednisonePrednisone159101
CelecoxibCelecoxib14845
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide14244
FamotidineFamotidine13641
LisinoprilLisinopril13537
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate12927
AzithromycinAzithromycin128108
CarvedilolCarvedilol12837
SimvastatinSimvastatin12635
AllopurinolAllopurinol12435
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl12445
EliquisApixaban12327
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl11842
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl11623
Olmesartan MedoxomilOlmesartan Medoxomil11337
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate11129
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl10724
LorazepamLorazepam10729
Esomeprazole MagnesiumEsomeprazole Magnesium10633
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl10127
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl9929
FurosemideFurosemide9136
AlprazolamAlprazolam8923
Valsartan-HydrochlorothiazideValsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide8822
XareltoRivaroxaban8215
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate8021
EzetimibeEzetimibe7922
ClonazepamClonazepam7725
Nitrofurantoin Mono-MacroNitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst7745
Raloxifene HclRaloxifene Hcl7426
SpironolactoneSpironolactone7423
Cyclobenzaprine HclCyclobenzaprine Hcl7322
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide7023
JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate6611
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog6412
Quetiapine FumarateQuetiapine Fumarate6418
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium6119
PregabalinPregabalin5815
Ondansetron HclOndansetron Hcl5629
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride5620
Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide5315
OzempicSemaglutide5218
Venlafaxine Hcl ErVenlafaxine Hcl5114
AtenololAtenolol5013
ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl5027
Pioglitazone HclPioglitazone Hcl4914
Bupropion Hcl SrBupropion Hcl4813
Lisinopril-HydrochlorothiazideLisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide4814
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl4613
CefprozilCefprozil4539
Tizanidine HclTizanidine Hcl4513
AripiprazoleAripiprazole4412
SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium4413
Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl4313
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate4217
Donepezil HclDonepezil Hcl42suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate,micronized4211
FluconazoleFluconazole4225
IndapamideIndapamide4212
IbuprofenIbuprofen4115
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate4014
Ciprofloxacin HclCiprofloxacin Hcl3925
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol39suppressed
Nebivolol HclNebivolol Hcl3715
Levocetirizine DihydrochlorideLevocetirizine Dihydrochloride36suppressed
Pramipexole DihydrochloridePramipexole Di-Hcl3613
Fluoxetine HclFluoxetine Hcl3514
FinasterideFinasteride33suppressed
RamiprilRamipril3311
Buspirone HclBuspirone Hcl3211
EstradiolEstradiol3014
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate30suppressed
Sumatriptan SuccinateSumatriptan Succinate30suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-BenazeprilAmlodipine Besylate/Benazepril29suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride ErOxybutynin Chloride29suppressed
Liothyronine SodiumLiothyronine Sodium28suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim2816
TrulicityDulaglutide28suppressed
LevofloxacinLevofloxacin2723
Paroxetine HclParoxetine Hcl27suppressed
Clonidine HclClonidine Hcl25suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate Nanocrystallized25suppressed
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl25suppressed
ChlorthalidoneChlorthalidone24suppressed
Xigduo XrDapaglifloz Propaned/Metformin24suppressed
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog23suppressed
CephalexinCephalexin2318
Isosorbide Mononitrate ErIsosorbide Mononitrate23suppressed
Ropinirole HclRopinirole Hcl23suppressed
Alfuzosin Hcl ErAlfuzosin Hcl22suppressed
Janumet XrSitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl22suppressed
Nortriptyline HclNortriptyline Hcl22suppressed
Enalapril MaleateEnalapril Maleate21suppressed
EszopicloneEszopiclone21suppressed
Meclizine HclMeclizine Hcl2116
MethocarbamolMethocarbamol21suppressed
Oxybutynin ChlorideOxybutynin Chloride21suppressed
SotalolSotalol Hcl21suppressed
TemazepamTemazepam21suppressed
TopiramateTopiramate21suppressed
Toujeo SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog21suppressed
Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid21suppressed
Bisoprolol-HydrochlorothiazideBisoprolol/Hydrochlorothiazide20suppressed
ConstuloseLactulose20suppressed
DiazepamDiazepam20suppressed
Doxycycline HyclateDoxycycline Hyclate2016
Fluticasone-SalmeterolFluticasone Propion/Salmeterol20suppressed
NabumetoneNabumetone20suppressed
ValsartanValsartan19suppressed
Amitriptyline HclAmitriptyline Hcl18suppressed
Bisoprolol FumarateBisoprolol Fumarate18suppressed
NystatinNystatin18suppressed
PrimidonePrimidone18suppressed
Tramadol Hcl-AcetaminophenTramadol Hcl/Acetaminophen18suppressed
Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter18suppressed
Amlodipine-ValsartanAmlodipine Besylate/Valsartan17suppressed
Breo ElliptaFluticasone/Vilanterol17suppressed
Carvedilol ErCarvedilol Phosphate17suppressed
LivaloPitavastatin Calcium17suppressed
TradjentaLinagliptin17suppressed
Acebutolol HclAcebutolol Hcl16suppressed
Butalbital-Acetaminophen-CaffeButalb/Acetaminophen/Caffeine16suppressed
ClonidineClonidine16suppressed
MupirocinMupirocin15suppressed
Rabeprazole SodiumRabeprazole Sodium15suppressed
Warfarin SodiumWarfarin Sodium15suppressed
Amiodarone HclAmiodarone Hcl14suppressed
Cartia XtDiltiazem Hcl14suppressed
Dextroamphetamine-Amphet ErDextroamphetamine/Amphetamine14suppressed
JardianceEmpagliflozin14suppressed
Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen14suppressed
SucralfateSucralfate14suppressed
Clindamycin HclClindamycin Hcl13suppressed
Clotrimazole-BetamethasoneClotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip1311
FenofibrateFenofibrate13suppressed
LansoprazoleLansoprazole13suppressed
Metoprolol-HydrochlorothiazideMetoprolol/Hydrochlorothiazide13suppressed
Pitavastatin CalciumPitavastatin Calcium13suppressed
Atenolol-ChlorthalidoneAtenolol/Chlorthalidone12suppressed
MetronidazoleMetronidazole12suppressed
MyrbetriqMirabegron12suppressed
Ondansetron OdtOndansetron12suppressed
Propranolol HclPropranolol Hcl12suppressed
Veo Insulin SyringeSyringe And Needle,insulin,1ml12suppressed
ColchicineColchicine11suppressed
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac Sodium11suppressed
Diphenoxylate-AtropineDiphenoxylate Hcl/Atropine11suppressed
Doxazosin MesylateDoxazosin Mesylate11suppressed
GemfibrozilGemfibrozil11suppressed
Ibandronate SodiumIbandronate Sodium11suppressed
Synjardy XrEmpagliflozin/Metformin Hcl11suppressed

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 $1,145.59 · 72 records ABBVIE INC. AIRSUPRA, BREZTRI, CAPLYTA, ELIQUIS, EVENITY, GEMTESA, JADA SYSTEM, Kerendia, MOUNJARO, NEXLETOL, NURTEC ODT, Ozempic, QULIPTA, Rybelsus, Symbravo, TRELEGY ELLIPTA, The Cologuard Plus Collection Kit, UBRELVY, VOQUEZNA, VRAYLAR, Veozah, Wegovy, ZAVZPRET, ZEPBOUND, ZORYVE 9
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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