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Vimal C Sharma, MD

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine · RICHLAND, WA · NPI 1952468795

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 Vimal C Sharma, MD received $1,505.75 in general payments during 2025 across 68 reported records.

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP accounted for 28.0% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 21 associated products.

A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Eliquis, Farxiga, Jardiance, Kerendia, Mounjaro, Ozempic.

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 33 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 27 claims for Farxiga 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 24 claims for Symbicort by this doctor in 2024.

Bayer Healthcare 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 Kerendia as an associated drug or biological on 138674 records involving 48458 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 17 claims for Kerendia 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 21 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 27 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 21 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 38 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 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 36 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

$1,505.75

68 reported records · 16 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
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $421.1028.0%122025
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $209.2113.9%102025
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $203.5513.5%122025
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $142.359.4%102025
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $103.656.9%42025
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $72.484.8%42025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $59.624.0%32025
Viatris Specialty LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $56.803.8%22025
Exact Sciences Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $48.493.2%22025
PFIZER INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $42.682.8%22025
ABBVIE INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $35.192.3%22025
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $28.941.9%12025
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $23.671.6%12025
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $20.691.4%12025
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $19.331.3%12025
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $18.001.2%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$1,473.4867
Education$32.271

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
FARXIGA
Normalized: farxiga
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $303.87 7 2025
Source payment records
Kerendia
Normalized: kerendia
Drug Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $209.21 10 2025
Source payment records
REXULTI
Normalized: rexulti
Drug Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $142.35 10 2025
Source payment records
SHINGRIX
Normalized: shingrix
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $120.02 8 2025
Source payment records
Ozempic
Normalized: ozempic
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $103.65 4 2025
Source payment records
NEXLETOL
Normalized: nexletol
Drug Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. $72.48 4 2025
Source payment records
NUCALA
Normalized: nucala
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $71.74 3 2025
Source payment records
Rybelsus
Normalized: rybelsus
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $71.38 3 2025
Source payment records
ZEPBOUND
Normalized: zepbound
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $59.62 3 2025
Source payment records
YUPELRI
Normalized: yupelri
Drug Viatris Specialty LLC $56.80 2 2025
Source payment records
The Cologuard Plus Collection Kit
Normalized: the cologuard plus collection kit
Device Exact Sciences Corporation $48.49 2 2025
Source payment records
ELIQUIS
Normalized: eliquis
Drug PFIZER INC. $42.68 2 2025
Source payment records
NURTEC ODT
Normalized: nurtec odt
Drug PFIZER INC. $42.68 2 2025
Source payment records
MOUNJARO
Normalized: mounjaro
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $39.62 2 2025
Source payment records
RINVOQ
Normalized: rinvoq
Biological ABBVIE INC. $35.19 2 2025
Source payment records
SKYRIZI
Normalized: skyrizi
Biological ABBVIE INC. $35.19 2 2025
Source payment records
INSPIRE
Normalized: inspire
Device Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. $23.67 1 2025
Source payment records
JARDIANCE
Normalized: jardiance
Drug Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $20.69 1 2025
Source payment records
VOQUEZNA
Normalized: voquezna
Drug Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $19.33 1 2025
Source payment records
KEVEYIS
Normalized: keveyis
Drug Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $18.00 1 2025
Source payment records
AREXVY
Normalized: arexvy
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $11.79 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
ELIQUIS
eliquis
2025 Eliquis 2024 36 exact normalized Medicare Part D
FARXIGA
farxiga
2025 Farxiga 2024 27
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
JARDIANCE
jardiance
2025 Jardiance 2024 21
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
Kerendia
kerendia
2025 Kerendia 2024 17
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
MOUNJARO
mounjaro
2025 Mounjaro 2024 38
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
Ozempic
ozempic
2025 Ozempic 2024 52
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
33 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
27 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
24 suppressed by CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 Kerendia
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
138674 supporting records · 48458 recipient NPIs · example record 1225434663
Kerendia · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
17 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
21 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
27 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
21 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
38 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
52 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
36 13

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 Calcium385109
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate31894
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium25360
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl22066
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl15048
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium11339
LisinoprilLisinopril10939
OmeprazoleOmeprazole10231
FinasterideFinasteride9823
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl9829
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium9531
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate8423
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium7922
Irbesartan-HydrochlorothiazideIrbesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide7722
AllopurinolAllopurinol7521
MeloxicamMeloxicam7028
FamotidineFamotidine6617
FurosemideFurosemide6326
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide6021
GabapentinGabapentin5617
Labetalol HclLabetalol Hcl5513
OzempicSemaglutide52suppressed
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl4816
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl4814
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate45suppressed
Lisinopril-HydrochlorothiazideLisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide4513
Olmesartan-HydrochlorothiazideOlmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide4413
SpironolactoneSpironolactone4418
Bisoprolol-HydrochlorothiazideBisoprolol/Hydrochlorothiazide4313
LorazepamLorazepam42suppressed
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride4215
Pioglitazone HclPioglitazone Hcl3912
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl3911
MounjaroTirzepatide38suppressed
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium38suppressed
EliquisApixaban3613
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate3521
Olmesartan MedoxomilOlmesartan Medoxomil33suppressed
SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium33suppressed
CephalexinCephalexin3023
AtenololAtenolol29suppressed
IrbesartanIrbesartan28suppressed
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol27suppressed
Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter27suppressed
Potassium Citrate ErPotassium Citrate25suppressed
Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid25suppressed
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate2417
Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide24suppressed
EzetimibeEzetimibe24suppressed
Nifedipine ErNifedipine24suppressed
SymbicortBudesonide/Formoterol Fumarate24suppressed
Clotrimazole-BetamethasoneClotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip23suppressed
PrednisonePrednisone2221
Tresiba Flextouch U-200Insulin Degludec22suppressed
TrulicityDulaglutide22suppressed
JardianceEmpagliflozin21suppressed
PregabalinPregabalin21suppressed
CarvedilolCarvedilol19suppressed
FluconazoleFluconazole19suppressed
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate19suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-MacroNitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst19suppressed
Ciprofloxacin HclCiprofloxacin Hcl1817
ClonazepamClonazepam18suppressed
IndapamideIndapamide18suppressed
Donepezil HclDonepezil Hcl17suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate17suppressed
KerendiaFinerenone17suppressed
LevofloxacinLevofloxacin1717
Propranolol HclPropranolol Hcl17suppressed
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate17suppressed
Doxazosin MesylateDoxazosin Mesylate16suppressed
ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl16suppressed
Probenecid-ColchicineProbenecid/Colchicine14suppressed
Triamcinolone AcetonideTriamcinolone Acetonide14suppressed
Betamethasone DipropionateBetamethasone Dipropionate13suppressed
Hydroxyzine HclHydroxyzine Hcl13suppressed
MirtazapineMirtazapine13suppressed
Pramipexole DihydrochloridePramipexole Di-Hcl13suppressed
Bisoprolol FumarateBisoprolol Fumarate12suppressed
EszopicloneEszopiclone12suppressed
GemfibrozilGemfibrozil12suppressed
Novolog FlexpenInsulin Aspart12suppressed
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl12suppressed
AcyclovirAcyclovir11suppressed
AzithromycinAzithromycin11suppressed
Bupropion Hcl SrBupropion Hcl11suppressed
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide11suppressed
LatanoprostLatanoprost11suppressed
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium11suppressed
ProbenecidProbenecid11suppressed

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 $1,505.75 · 68 records AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP AREXVY, ELIQUIS, FARXIGA, INSPIRE, JARDIANCE, KEVEYIS, Kerendia, MOUNJARO, NEXLETOL, NUCALA, NURTEC ODT, Ozempic, REXULTI, RINVOQ, Rybelsus, SHINGRIX, SKYRIZI, The Cologuard Plus Collection Kit, VOQUEZNA, YUPELRI, ZEPBOUND 11
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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