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Vengamamba Polu, MB,BS

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · KINSTON, NC · NPI 1982916342

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 Vengamamba Polu, MB,BS received $1,419.35 in general payments during 2025 across 80 reported records.

Novo Nordisk Inc accounted for 21.3% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 27 associated products.

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

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 68 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 376 claims for Farxiga 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 30 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 342 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 JARDIANCE as an associated drug or biological on 47708 records involving 23833 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 342 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 346 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 180 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 468 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 149 claims for Rybelsus by this doctor in 2024.

SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. 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 SOLIQUA 100/33 as an associated drug or biological on 43 records involving 15 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 70 claims for Soliqua 100-33 by this doctor in 2024.

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

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$1,419.35

80 reported records · 21 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 $302.6521.3%182025
Corcept Therapeutics Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $185.6913.1%132025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $153.4610.8%92025
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $137.159.7%72025
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $91.466.4%52025
Abbott Laboratories Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $91.436.4%42025
Radius Health, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $56.044.0%32025
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $50.263.5%32025
Sequel Med Tech, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $43.613.1%22025
KYOWA KIRIN, INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $41.162.9%22025
RECORDATI_RARE_DISEASES_INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $39.122.8%22025
ABBVIE INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $35.972.5%22025
Amgen Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $29.712.1%22025
Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $26.211.9%12025
BETA BIONICS, INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $24.241.7%12025
CeQur Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $23.111.6%12025
Averitas Pharma Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $22.301.6%12025
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $18.711.3%12025
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $16.651.2%12025
Mannkind Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $15.511.1%12025
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $14.911.1%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$1,413.5279
Education$5.831

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
Korlym
Normalized: korlym
Drug Corcept Therapeutics $185.69 13 2025
Source payment records
JARDIANCE
Normalized: jardiance
Drug Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Lilly USA, LLC $142.29 8 2025
Source payment records
Kerendia
Normalized: kerendia
Drug Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $137.15 7 2025
Source payment records
Ozempic
Normalized: ozempic
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $121.29 8 2025
Source payment records
Wegovy
Normalized: wegovy
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $104.64 6 2025
Source payment records
Rybelsus
Normalized: rybelsus
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $104.07 7 2025
Source payment records
MOUNJARO
Normalized: mounjaro
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $102.63 6 2025
Source payment records
ZEPBOUND
Normalized: zepbound
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $102.63 6 2025
Source payment records
PROCLAIM
Normalized: proclaim
Device Abbott Laboratories $91.43 4 2025
Source payment records
Tymlos
Normalized: tymlos
Drug Radius Health, Inc. $56.04 3 2025
Source payment records
UNITHROID
Normalized: unithroid
Drug Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC $50.26 3 2025
Source payment records
TWIIST
Normalized: twiist
Device Sequel Med Tech, LLC $43.61 2 2025
Source payment records
CRYSVITA
Normalized: crysvita
Drug KYOWA KIRIN, INC. $41.16 2 2025
Source payment records
ISTURISA
Normalized: isturisa
Drug RECORDATI_RARE_DISEASES_INC. $39.12 2 2025
Source payment records
CRENESSITY
Normalized: crenessity
Drug Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. $26.21 1 2025
Source payment records
iLet Bionic Pancreas
Normalized: ilet bionic pancreas
Device BETA BIONICS, INC. $24.24 1 2025
Source payment records
iLet Insulin Infusion Kit Contact Detach
Normalized: ilet insulin infusion kit contact detach
Device BETA BIONICS, INC. $24.24 1 2025
Source payment records
iLet Insulin Infusion Kit Inset
Normalized: ilet insulin infusion kit inset
Device BETA BIONICS, INC. $24.24 1 2025
Source payment records
CeQur Simplicity
Normalized: cequr simplicity
Device CeQur Corporation $23.11 1 2025
Source payment records
QUTENZA
Normalized: qutenza
Drug Averitas Pharma Inc. $22.30 1 2025
Source payment records
BRILINTA
Normalized: brilinta
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $18.71 1 2025
Source payment records
TZIELD
Normalized: tzield
Biological SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC $16.65 1 2025
Source payment records
AFREZZA
Normalized: afrezza
Drug Mannkind Corporation $15.51 1 2025
Source payment records
TEPEZZA
Normalized: tepezza
Biological Amgen Inc. $15.19 1 2025
Source payment records
GVOKE HYPOPEN
Normalized: gvoke hypopen
Drug Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $14.91 1 2025
Source payment records
EVENITY
Normalized: evenity
Biological Amgen Inc. $14.52 1 2025
Source payment records
PROLIA
Normalized: prolia
Biological Amgen Inc. $14.52 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 342 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Kerendia
kerendia
2025 Kerendia 2024 30
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
MOUNJARO
mounjaro
2025 Mounjaro 2024 346 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Ozempic
ozempic
2025 Ozempic 2024 468 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Rybelsus
rybelsus
2025 Rybelsus 2024 149 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
68 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
376 84
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
30 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
342 78
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
342 78
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
346 67
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
180 48
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
468 108
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
149 42
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 SOLIQUA 100/33
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
43 supporting records · 15 recipient NPIs · example record 1233224976
Soliqua 100-33 · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
70 21

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
OzempicSemaglutide468108
Omnipod Dash Pods (Gen 4)Insulin Pump Cart,cont Inf,bt467101
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol37684
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium37093
MounjaroTirzepatide34667
JardianceEmpagliflozin34278
Toujeo Max SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog32586
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl31083
Glipizide ErGlipizide29272
TradjentaLinagliptin24251
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog18567
TrulicityDulaglutide18048
RybelsusSemaglutide14942
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl14144
LyumjevInsulin Lispro-Aabc13519
Humalog Kwikpen U-100Insulin Lispro13046
GlipizideGlipizide11631
HumalogInsulin Lispro11230
Humalog Kwikpen U-200Insulin Lispro10525
GlimepirideGlimepiride9029
Tresiba Flextouch U-200Insulin Degludec8626
Pioglitazone HclPioglitazone Hcl8420
Humulin R U-500Insulin Regular, Human8219
Insulin Lispro Kwikpen U-100Insulin Lispro8132
MethimazoleMethimazole7425
Soliqua 100-33Insulin Glargine/Lixisenatide7021
Nano 2nd Gen Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic6940
SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium6816
Gvoke Hypopen 2-PackGlucagon6338
NovologInsulin Aspart6118
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog5316
Lyumjev Kwikpen U-200Insulin Lispro-Aabc52suppressed
Novolog FlexpenInsulin Aspart5228
JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate4715
Humulin R U-500 KwikpenInsulin Regular, Human4612
Tresiba Flextouch U-100Insulin Degludec4617
Omnipod 5 Dexg7g6 Pods (Gen 5)Insulin Pump Cart,auto,bt,g6/73812
Ultra-Fine Mini Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic3614
Synjardy XrEmpagliflozin/Metformin Hcl35suppressed
Fiasp FlextouchInsulin Aspart (Niacinamide)33suppressed
HydrocortisoneHydrocortisone32suppressed
Insulin LisproInsulin Lispro31suppressed
KerendiaFinerenone30suppressed
Ultra-Fine Nano Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic2814
Cinacalcet HclCinacalcet Hcl27suppressed
FluconazoleFluconazole2319
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium21suppressed
Lidocaine-PrilocaineLidocaine/Prilocaine2115
Humulin N KwikpenInsulin Nph Human Isophane20suppressed
Levemir FlexpenInsulin Detemir20suppressed
CabergolineCabergoline18suppressed
TopiramateTopiramate18suppressed
Unifine PentipsPen Needle, Diabetic18suppressed
DexamethasoneDexamethasone1714
Trijardy XrEmpaglifloz/Linaglip/Metformin16suppressed
Humulin 70/30 KwikpenInsulin Nph Hum/Reg Insulin Hm15suppressed
Sure Comfort Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic15suppressed
Gvoke Hypopen 1-PackGlucagon14suppressed
Toujeo SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog14suppressed
DapagliflozinDapagliflozin Propanediol1311
GabapentinGabapentin13suppressed
Novolin 70-30 FlexpenInsulin Nph Hum/Reg Insulin Hm13suppressed
PropylthiouracilPropylthiouracil13suppressed
Bydureon BciseExenatide Microspheres12suppressed
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate12suppressed
Klor-Con M20Potassium Chloride12suppressed
Xigduo XrDapaglifloz Propaned/Metformin12suppressed

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 $1,419.35 · 80 records Novo Nordisk Inc AFREZZA, BRILINTA, CRENESSITY, CRYSVITA, CeQur Simplicity, EVENITY, GVOKE HYPOPEN, ISTURISA, JARDIANCE, Kerendia, Korlym, MOUNJARO, Ozempic, PROCLAIM, PROLIA, QUTENZA, Rybelsus, TEPEZZA, TWIIST, TZIELD, Tymlos, UNITHROID, Wegovy, ZEPBOUND, iLet Bionic Pancreas, iLet Insulin Infusion Kit Contact Detach, iLet Insulin Infusion Kit Inset 10
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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