Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$1,300.34
50 reported records · 14 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Nina Safa, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine · SCOTTSDALE, AZ · NPI 1942357595
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Nina Safa, MD received $1,300.34 in general payments during 2025 across 50 reported records.
Novo Nordisk Inc accounted for 40.9% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 24 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Farxiga, Jardiance, Mounjaro, Ozempic, Synthroid.
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 ARMOUR THYROID as an associated drug or biological on 50 records involving 11 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 11 claims for Armour Thyroid 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 69 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 FARXIGA as an associated drug or biological on 106133 records involving 42906 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 24 claims for Farxiga 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 60 claims for Jardiance 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 12 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 60 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 103 claims for Mounjaro 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 97 claims for Ozempic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $531.73 | 40.9% | 18 | 2025 |
| ABBVIE INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $215.70 | 16.6% | 6 | 2025 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $152.30 | 11.7% | 3 | 2025 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $101.86 | 7.8% | 6 | 2025 |
| Amgen Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $63.12 | 4.8% | 4 | 2025 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $48.38 | 3.7% | 3 | 2025 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $36.13 | 2.8% | 2 | 2025 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $33.53 | 2.6% | 2 | 2025 |
| Exact Sciences Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $27.51 | 2.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $20.84 | 1.6% | 1 | 2025 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $19.42 | 1.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $18.32 | 1.4% | 1 | 2025 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $15.75 | 1.2% | 1 | 2025 |
| Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $15.75 | 1.2% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,300.34 | 50 |
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 |
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| Ozempic Normalized: ozempic |
Drug | Novo Nordisk Inc | $292.81 | 10 | 2025 |
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| Wegovy Normalized: wegovy |
Drug | Novo Nordisk Inc | $238.92 | 8 | 2025 |
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| VRAYLAR Normalized: vraylar |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $163.43 | 3 | 2025 |
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| VOQUEZNA Normalized: voquezna |
Drug | Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $152.30 | 3 | 2025 |
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| Rybelsus Normalized: rybelsus |
Drug | Novo Nordisk Inc | $143.68 | 8 | 2025 |
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| MOUNJARO Normalized: mounjaro |
Drug | Lilly USA, LLC | $84.62 | 5 | 2025 |
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| ZEPBOUND Normalized: zepbound |
Drug | Lilly USA, LLC | $84.62 | 5 | 2025 |
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| REPATHA Normalized: repatha |
Biological | Amgen Inc. | $48.61 | 3 | 2025 |
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| JARDIANCE Normalized: jardiance |
Drug | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $48.38 | 3 | 2025 |
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| Veozah Normalized: veozah |
Drug | Astellas Pharma US Inc | $36.13 | 2 | 2025 |
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| OTEZLA Normalized: otezla |
Drug | Amgen Inc. | $34.20 | 2 | 2025 |
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| SYNTHROID Normalized: synthroid |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $33.94 | 2 | 2025 |
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| UBRELVY Normalized: ubrelvy |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $33.94 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Cologuard Collection Kit Normalized: cologuard collection kit |
Device | Exact Sciences Corporation | $27.51 | 1 | 2025 |
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| IBSRELA Normalized: ibsrela |
Drug | Ardelyx, Inc. | $20.84 | 1 | 2025 |
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| SPRAVATO Normalized: spravato |
Drug | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $19.42 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ETERNA Normalized: eterna |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $19.23 | 1 | 2025 |
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| CREON Normalized: creon |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $18.33 | 1 | 2025 |
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| LINZESS Normalized: linzess |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $18.33 | 1 | 2025 |
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| SHINGRIX Normalized: shingrix |
Biological | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $18.32 | 1 | 2025 |
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| CONTRAVE Normalized: contrave |
Drug | Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC | $15.75 | 1 | 2025 |
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| FARXIGA Normalized: farxiga |
Drug | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $15.75 | 1 | 2025 |
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| EVENITY Normalized: evenity |
Biological | Amgen Inc. | $14.51 | 1 | 2025 |
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| FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 Normalized: freestyle libre 3 |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $14.30 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FARXIGA farxiga |
2025 | Farxiga | 2024 | 24 Beneficiary count suppressed |
exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| JARDIANCE jardiance |
2025 | Jardiance | 2024 | 60 | exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| MOUNJARO mounjaro |
2025 | Mounjaro | 2024 | 103 | exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| Ozempic ozempic |
2025 | Ozempic | 2024 | 97 | exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| SYNTHROID synthroid |
2025 | Synthroid | 2024 | 69 | 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 |
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| ABBVIE INC. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | ARMOUR THYROID open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 50 supporting records · 11 recipient NPIs · example record 1201517088 |
Armour Thyroid · 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 |
69 | 16 |
| 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 |
24 | 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 |
60 | 16 |
| 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 |
12 | 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 |
60 | 16 |
| 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 |
103 | 16 |
| 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 |
97 | 16 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 470 | 144 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 392 | 121 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 384 | 119 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 336 | 94 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 258 | 82 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 217 | 68 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 203 | 63 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 135 | 44 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 114 | 36 |
| Mounjaro | Tirzepatide | 103 | 16 |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 103 | 36 |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 97 | 16 |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 84 | 23 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 77 | 27 |
| Glimepiride | Glimepiride | 77 | 23 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 76 | 19 |
| Olmesartan Medoxomil | Olmesartan Medoxomil | 76 | 19 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 75 | 24 |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 74 | 21 |
| Synthroid | Levothyroxine Sodium | 69 | 16 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 63 | 22 |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 60 | 16 |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 59 | 49 |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 55 | 22 |
| Alendronate Sodium | Alendronate Sodium | 49 | 13 |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 49 | 15 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 49 | 17 |
| Clonazepam | Clonazepam | 47 | 20 |
| Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid | Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid | 46 | 17 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 44 | 12 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 44 | 15 |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 42 | 13 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 40 | 13 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 40 | suppressed |
| Atenolol | Atenolol | 37 | suppressed |
| Valsartan | Valsartan | 37 | suppressed |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 36 | 11 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | Ipratropium Bromide | 36 | 14 |
| Telmisartan | Telmisartan | 33 | 12 |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | Fluoxetine Hcl | 32 | suppressed |
| Lorazepam | Lorazepam | 31 | 17 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 31 | suppressed |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | Venlafaxine Hcl | 31 | suppressed |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 30 | 12 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 30 | 16 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 30 | 16 |
| Vascepa | Icosapent Ethyl | 30 | suppressed |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 26 | suppressed |
| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 26 | 12 |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium | Esomeprazole Magnesium | 26 | suppressed |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro | Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 26 | 22 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 25 | 13 |
| Farxiga | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 24 | suppressed |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 24 | suppressed |
| Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril | Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril | 23 | suppressed |
| Anoro Ellipta | Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr | 23 | suppressed |
| Janumet | Sitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl | 23 | suppressed |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 23 | suppressed |
| Irbesartan | Irbesartan | 22 | suppressed |
| Mirtazapine | Mirtazapine | 22 | suppressed |
| Nebivolol Hcl | Nebivolol Hcl | 22 | suppressed |
| Tradjenta | Linagliptin | 22 | suppressed |
| Bupropion Xl | Bupropion Hcl | 21 | suppressed |
| Eszopiclone | Eszopiclone | 21 | suppressed |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd) | Diltiazem Hcl | 20 | suppressed |
| Januvia | Sitagliptin Phosphate | 20 | suppressed |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 20 | suppressed |
| Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters | Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters | 18 | suppressed |
| Nifedipine Er | Nifedipine | 17 | suppressed |
| Breo Ellipta | Fluticasone/Vilanterol | 16 | suppressed |
| Dexlansoprazole Dr | Dexlansoprazole | 16 | suppressed |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 16 | suppressed |
| Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide | Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide | 16 | suppressed |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 16 | 15 |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 15 | suppressed |
| Paroxetine Hcl | Paroxetine Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Vitamin D2 | Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2) | 15 | suppressed |
| Amlodipine-Olmesartan | Amlodipine Bes/Olmesartan Med | 14 | suppressed |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Bupropion Hcl Sr | Bupropion Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Buspirone Hcl | Buspirone Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Clotrimazole-Betamethasone | Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip | 13 | suppressed |
| Fenofibrate | Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized | 13 | suppressed |
| Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | 13 | suppressed |
| Meclizine Hcl | Meclizine Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | Quetiapine Fumarate | 13 | suppressed |
| Advair Diskus | Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 12 | suppressed |
| Benazepril Hcl | Benazepril Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Fluticasone-Salmeterol | Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 12 | suppressed |
| Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 12 | suppressed |
| Torsemide | Torsemide | 12 | suppressed |
| Trelegy Ellipta | Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 12 | suppressed |
| Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 12 | suppressed |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | Acetaminophen With Codeine | 11 | suppressed |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 11 | suppressed |
| Armour Thyroid | Thyroid,pork | 11 | suppressed |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 11 | suppressed |
| Icosapent Ethyl | Icosapent Ethyl | 11 | suppressed |
| Memantine Hcl | Memantine Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 11 | suppressed |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 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 |
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| 2025 | $1,300.34 · 50 records | Novo Nordisk Inc | CONTRAVE, CREON, Cologuard Collection Kit, ETERNA, EVENITY, FARXIGA, FREESTYLE LIBRE 3, IBSRELA, JARDIANCE, LINZESS, MOUNJARO, OTEZLA, Ozempic, REPATHA, Rybelsus, SHINGRIX, SPRAVATO, SYNTHROID, UBRELVY, VOQUEZNA, VRAYLAR, Veozah, Wegovy, ZEPBOUND | 8 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Farxiga 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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