Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$1,057.19
36 reported records · 12 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Rajesh Chawla, M.D.
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Interventional Cardiology · ARCADIA, CA · NPI 1982657763
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Rajesh Chawla, M.D. received $1,057.19 in general payments during 2025 across 36 reported records.
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC accounted for 35.7% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 18 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Adempas, Eliquis, Entresto, Uptravi.
Actelion Pharmaceuticals 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 UPTRAVI as an associated drug or biological on 21562 records involving 9341 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 22 claims for Uptravi 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 BRILINTA as an associated drug or biological on 993 records involving 512 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 59 claims for Brilinta 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 Adempas as an associated drug or biological on 3385 records involving 1868 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 26 claims for Adempas by this doctor in 2024.
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. 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 27956 records involving 14870 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 315 claims for Eliquis by this doctor in 2024.
Merck Sharp & Dohme 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 Adempas as an associated drug or biological on 14 records involving 2 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 26 claims for Adempas by this doctor in 2024.
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported ENTRESTO as an associated drug or biological on 9346 records involving 6254 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 32 claims for Entresto 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 315 claims for Eliquis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $377.76 | 35.7% | 11 | 2025 |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $143.67 | 13.6% | 9 | 2025 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Medtronic, Inc. exact · evidence 2025-07-22 |
$131.53 | 12.4% | 1 | 2025 |
| Amgen Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $116.65 | 11.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $49.64 | 4.7% | 3 | 2025 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $45.02 | 4.3% | 2 | 2025 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $44.21 | 4.2% | 2 | 2025 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $42.67 | 4.0% | 2 | 2025 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $34.70 | 3.3% | 2 | 2025 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $28.16 | 2.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| PFIZER INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $23.21 | 2.2% | 1 | 2025 |
| United Therapeutics Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $19.97 | 1.9% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,057.19 | 36 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINREVAIR Normalized: winrevair |
Biological | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $321.60 | 9 | 2025 |
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| UPTRAVI Normalized: uptravi |
Drug | Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | $143.67 | 9 | 2025 |
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| MICRA Normalized: micra |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $131.53 | 1 | 2025 |
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| KRYSTEXXA Normalized: krystexxa |
Biological | Amgen Inc. | $116.65 | 1 | 2025 |
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| OPSUMIT Normalized: opsumit |
Drug | Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | $82.95 | 6 | 2025 |
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| OPSYNVI Normalized: opsynvi |
Drug | Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | $60.72 | 3 | 2025 |
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| VERQUVO Normalized: verquvo |
Drug | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $56.16 | 2 | 2025 |
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| LEQVIO Normalized: leqvio |
Drug | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $44.21 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter Normalized: shockwave ivl system with the shockwave c2 coronary ivl catheter |
Device | Shockwave Medical, Inc | $42.67 | 2 | 2025 |
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| ELIQUIS Normalized: eliquis |
Drug | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $36.08 | 2 | 2025 |
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| ENTRESTO Normalized: entresto |
Drug | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $29.07 | 1 | 2025 |
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| FARXIGA Normalized: farxiga |
Drug | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $28.16 | 1 | 2025 |
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| STARCLOSE SE Normalized: starclose se |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $24.93 | 1 | 2025 |
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| VYNDAQEL Normalized: vyndaqel |
Drug | PFIZER INC. | $23.21 | 1 | 2025 |
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| DIAMONDBACK PERIPHERAL Normalized: diamondback peripheral |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $20.09 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Kerendia Normalized: kerendia |
Drug | Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $18.69 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Adempas Normalized: adempas |
Drug | Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $16.01 | 1 | 2025 |
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| CAMZYOS Normalized: camzyos |
Drug | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $13.56 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adempas adempas |
2025 | Adempas | 2024 | 26 Beneficiary count suppressed |
exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| ELIQUIS eliquis |
2025 | Eliquis | 2024 | 315 | exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| ENTRESTO entresto |
2025 | Entresto | 2024 | 32 Beneficiary count suppressed |
exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| UPTRAVI uptravi |
2025 | Uptravi | 2024 | 22 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 company | Payment year | Drug reported by same entity | Open Payments evidence | Part D | Claims | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | UPTRAVI open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 21562 supporting records · 9341 recipient NPIs · example record 1174163984 |
Uptravi · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
22 | suppressed by CMS |
| 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 |
59 | 20 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | Adempas open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 3385 supporting records · 1868 recipient NPIs · example record 1225434673 |
Adempas · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
26 | suppressed by CMS |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | ELIQUIS open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 27956 supporting records · 14870 recipient NPIs · example record 1184377713 |
Eliquis · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
315 | 83 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | Adempas open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 14 supporting records · 2 recipient NPIs · example record 1237996458 |
Adempas · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
26 | suppressed by CMS |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | ENTRESTO open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 9346 supporting records · 6254 recipient NPIs · example record 1200004797 |
Entresto · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
32 | 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 |
315 | 83 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 424 | 123 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 315 | 83 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | Amiodarone Hcl | 223 | 77 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 194 | 65 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 192 | 60 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 177 | 53 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 172 | 49 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 146 | 45 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 138 | 40 |
| Flecainide Acetate | Flecainide Acetate | 124 | 37 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 124 | 40 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd) | Diltiazem Hcl | 119 | 40 |
| Valsartan | Valsartan | 104 | 23 |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 103 | 28 |
| Repatha Sureclick | Evolocumab | 84 | 12 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 71 | 22 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 69 | 19 |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 63 | 19 |
| Brilinta | Ticagrelor | 59 | 20 |
| Sotalol | Sotalol Hcl | 49 | 18 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 45 | 15 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 45 | 16 |
| Ranolazine Er | Ranolazine | 43 | suppressed |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 43 | 13 |
| Multaq | Dronedarone Hcl | 41 | 11 |
| Hydralazine Hcl | Hydralazine Hcl | 38 | 11 |
| Midodrine Hcl | Midodrine Hcl | 36 | 12 |
| Digoxin | Digoxin | 35 | 13 |
| Nebivolol Hcl | Nebivolol Hcl | 34 | 13 |
| Chlorthalidone | Chlorthalidone | 32 | suppressed |
| Entresto | Sacubitril/Valsartan | 32 | suppressed |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 30 | suppressed |
| Irbesartan | Irbesartan | 30 | suppressed |
| Clonidine Hcl | Clonidine Hcl | 28 | 11 |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 27 | suppressed |
| Adempas | Riociguat | 26 | suppressed |
| Olmesartan Medoxomil | Olmesartan Medoxomil | 26 | suppressed |
| Nexlizet | Bempedoic Acid/Ezetimibe | 25 | suppressed |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 25 | suppressed |
| Nifedipine Er | Nifedipine | 24 | suppressed |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 23 | suppressed |
| Lorazepam | Lorazepam | 22 | suppressed |
| Uptravi | Selexipag | 22 | suppressed |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 21 | suppressed |
| Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 21 | suppressed |
| Bystolic | Nebivolol Hcl | 20 | suppressed |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 20 | suppressed |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 19 | suppressed |
| Nitroglycerin | Nitroglycerin | 18 | 15 |
| Ramipril | Ramipril | 18 | suppressed |
| Bumetanide | Bumetanide | 17 | suppressed |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Cilostazol | Cilostazol | 13 | suppressed |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 13 | suppressed |
| Benazepril Hcl | Benazepril Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Sotalol Af | Sotalol Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Cartia Xt | Diltiazem Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 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 | $1,057.19 · 36 records | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | Adempas, CAMZYOS, DIAMONDBACK PERIPHERAL, ELIQUIS, ENTRESTO, FARXIGA, KRYSTEXXA, Kerendia, LEQVIO, MICRA, OPSUMIT, OPSYNVI, STARCLOSE SE, Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter, UPTRAVI, VERQUVO, VYNDAQEL, WINREVAIR | 7 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Adempas play in your treatment recommendations for me?
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, 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 |
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| 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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