Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$92.16
4 reported records · 3 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Rinal Patel, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine · HOUSTON, TX · NPI 1982918025
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Rinal Patel, MD received $92.16 in general payments during 2025 across 4 reported records.
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. accounted for 50.6% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 2 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: 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 LINZESS as an associated drug or biological on 87954 records involving 21815 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 11 claims for Linzess 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 LUMIGAN as an associated drug or biological on 25016 records involving 7645 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 21 claims for Lumigan 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 24 claims for Synthroid 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $46.68 | 50.6% | 2 | 2025 |
| Ascensia Diabetes Care Us Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $31.15 | 33.8% | 1 | 2025 |
| ABBVIE INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $14.33 | 15.6% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $92.16 | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| t:slim X2 Insulin Pump with Control-IQ Normalized: t slim x2 insulin pump with control iq |
Device | Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | $46.68 | 2 | 2025 |
Source payment records
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| SYNTHROID Normalized: synthroid |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $14.33 | 1 | 2025 |
Source payment records
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYNTHROID synthroid |
2025 | Synthroid | 2024 | 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBVIE INC. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | LINZESS open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 87954 supporting records · 21815 recipient NPIs · example record 1201352608 |
Linzess · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
11 | suppressed by CMS |
| ABBVIE INC. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | LUMIGAN open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 25016 supporting records · 7645 recipient NPIs · example record 1201352548 |
Lumigan · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
21 | 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 |
24 | suppressed by CMS |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 353 | 63 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 177 | 70 |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 177 | 51 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 155 | 20 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 146 | 44 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 145 | 44 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 136 | 25 |
| Glipizide | Glipizide | 101 | 41 |
| Mounjaro | Tirzepatide | 100 | 31 |
| Lantus Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 99 | 39 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-200 | Insulin Degludec | 97 | 35 |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 96 | 33 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 83 | 21 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 74 | 21 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 70 | 21 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 69 | 16 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 66 | 20 |
| Mirtazapine | Mirtazapine | 66 | 13 |
| Glipizide Er | Glipizide | 65 | 28 |
| Memantine Hcl | Memantine Hcl | 65 | 11 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 58 | 12 |
| Farxiga | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 55 | 30 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 54 | 12 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 52 | 19 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 50 | suppressed |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 48 | suppressed |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 46 | 12 |
| Trulicity | Dulaglutide | 46 | 13 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 43 | suppressed |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 42 | 11 |
| Methimazole | Methimazole | 41 | 20 |
| Carbidopa-Levodopa | Carbidopa/Levodopa | 40 | suppressed |
| Humalog Kwikpen U-100 | Insulin Lispro | 39 | 17 |
| Ultra-Fine Short Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 37 | 21 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 36 | suppressed |
| Lactulose | Lactulose | 36 | suppressed |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 35 | suppressed |
| Basaglar Kwikpen U-100 | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 34 | 16 |
| Insulin Lispro Kwikpen U-100 | Insulin Lispro | 33 | 12 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | Quetiapine Fumarate | 33 | suppressed |
| Xigduo Xr | Dapaglifloz Propaned/Metformin | 32 | suppressed |
| Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 31 | 15 |
| Novolog Flexpen | Insulin Aspart | 31 | 15 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 31 | 13 |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 30 | suppressed |
| Divalproex Sodium | Divalproex Sodium | 29 | suppressed |
| Pioglitazone Hcl | Pioglitazone Hcl | 29 | suppressed |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 29 | suppressed |
| Donepezil Hcl | Donepezil Hcl | 28 | suppressed |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 28 | suppressed |
| Latanoprost | Latanoprost | 27 | suppressed |
| Buspirone Hcl | Buspirone Hcl | 26 | suppressed |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | Fluoxetine Hcl | 26 | suppressed |
| Glimepiride | Glimepiride | 26 | suppressed |
| Ondansetron Hcl | Ondansetron Hcl | 25 | 12 |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 24 | 12 |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 24 | suppressed |
| Synthroid | Levothyroxine Sodium | 24 | suppressed |
| Myrbetriq | Mirabegron | 22 | suppressed |
| Levemir Flexpen | Insulin Detemir | 21 | 14 |
| Lumigan | Bimatoprost | 21 | suppressed |
| Nebivolol Hcl | Nebivolol Hcl | 21 | suppressed |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro | Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 21 | suppressed |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | Triamcinolone Acetonide | 21 | suppressed |
| Alendronate Sodium | Alendronate Sodium | 20 | suppressed |
| Cinacalcet Hcl | Cinacalcet Hcl | 18 | suppressed |
| Bupropion Xl | Bupropion Hcl | 17 | suppressed |
| Ipratropium-Albuterol | Ipratropium/Albuterol Sulfate | 17 | 11 |
| Januvia | Sitagliptin Phosphate | 17 | suppressed |
| Liothyronine Sodium | Liothyronine Sodium | 17 | suppressed |
| Synjardy Xr | Empagliflozin/Metformin Hcl | 17 | suppressed |
| Fluconazole | Fluconazole | 16 | 12 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 16 | suppressed |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 16 | suppressed |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 16 | suppressed |
| Amiodarone Hcl | Amiodarone Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Humulin 70/30 Kwikpen | Insulin Nph Hum/Reg Insulin Hm | 15 | suppressed |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Minocycline Hcl | Minocycline Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Mupirocin | Mupirocin | 14 | suppressed |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 14 | suppressed |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 14 | suppressed |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-100 | Insulin Degludec | 14 | suppressed |
| Amantadine | Amantadine Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 13 | suppressed |
| Lantus | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 13 | suppressed |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 13 | suppressed |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 12 | suppressed |
| Ceftriaxone | Ceftriaxone Sodium | 12 | 11 |
| Hydralazine Hcl | Hydralazine Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Nifedipine Er | Nifedipine | 12 | suppressed |
| Novolin R | Insulin Regular, Human | 12 | suppressed |
| Oxybutynin Chloride Er | Oxybutynin Chloride | 12 | suppressed |
| Potassium Citrate Er | Potassium Citrate | 12 | suppressed |
| Ramipril | Ramipril | 12 | suppressed |
| Rivastigmine | Rivastigmine | 12 | suppressed |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | Brimonidine Tartrate | 11 | suppressed |
| Fenofibrate | Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized | 11 | suppressed |
| Fludrocortisone Acetate | Fludrocortisone Acetate | 11 | suppressed |
| Junel Fe | Norethindrone-E.Estradiol-Iron | 11 | suppressed |
| Linzess | Linaclotide | 11 | suppressed |
| Paroxetine Hcl | Paroxetine Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 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 | $92.16 · 4 records | Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | SYNTHROID, t:slim X2 Insulin Pump with Control-IQ | 3 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Synthroid 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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