Physician profile

Sheela B Bhat

Internal Medicine · Tucson, AZ

NPI 1598752008

$2,835.17

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

26 companies · $69.64 in 2025

The $69.64 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Internal Medicine provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $156).

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Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Food and Beverage$881.84

Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.

Who reported paying

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $533.27 2020-2024 Airsupra, Farxiga, Breztri
Pfizer INC. $369.91 2019-2025
Amgen INC. $328.96 2019-2024 Repatha, Otezla
Lilly USA, LLC $307.07 2020-2024 Mounjaro, Zepbound
Novo Nordisk INC $224.15 2019-2025 Ozempic, Rybelsus, Wegovy
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $180.68 2019-2023 Jardiance
Boston Scientific Corporation $145.79 2020-2022
Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $145.51 2020-2024 Trulance, Xifaxan
Abbvie INC. $116.74 2021-2024 Linzess, Viberzi
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $68.31 2019
Mylan Specialty L.P. $57.84 2020-2021
Exact Sciences Corporation $52.05 2023-2024 Cologuard Collection Kit
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $46.59 2020-2021
Abbott Laboratories $35.02 2024-2025 Freestyle Libre 3
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company LTD. $32.23 2022
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Glaxosmithkline, LLC. $22.02 2022
Sanofi Pasteur INC. $21.16 2023
Bard Peripheral Vascular, INC. $19.71 2021
Smith+Nephew, INC. $18.82 2025 Collagenase Santyl
Phadia US INC. $18.05 2020
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, INC. $17.99 2021
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $17.36 2022
Biogen, INC. $17.30 2022
Nestle Healthcare Nutrition INC. $14.72 2022
Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US INC $12.89 2023 Quviviq
Allergan, INC. $11.03 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Sheela B Bhat

$2,835.17

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Context
The $69.64 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Internal Medicine provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $156).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.