Physician profile

Salman Zafar

Internal Medicine · Norwich, CT

NPI 1457319998

$13,829.98

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

44 companies · $672 in 2025

The $672 reported for 2025 was more than what 79% of Internal Medicine providers 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$1,345.47
Education$6.65

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 $2,706.29 2019-2025 Airsupra, Fasenra, Breztri
Novo Nordisk INC $1,581.98 2019-2025 Ozempic
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $1,566.84 2019-2022
Amgen INC. $1,288.89 2019-2022
Glaxosmithkline, LLC. $801.70 2019-2022
Pfizer INC. $649.13 2019-2022
Lilly USA, LLC $515.02 2019-2023 Jardiance
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $498.09 2019-2022
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $416.80 2019-2021
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $393.91 2019-2022
Eisai INC. $364.70 2020-2022
Amarin Pharma, INC. $330.44 2019-2022
Abbvie INC. $266.04 2021-2022
Allergan, INC. $260.83 2019-2020
Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $245.47 2019-2024 Xifaxan
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals INC. $243.52 2019-2022
Astellas Pharma US INC $243.36 2019-2022
Esperion Therapeutics, INC. $195.83 2021
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $182.10 2019-2020
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, INC. $181.11 2019-2021
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $142.90 2021-2022
Endo Pharmaceuticals INC. $115.18 2021-2022
Mylan Specialty L.P. $80.04 2024 Yupelri
Bausch Health US, LLC $48.01 2022
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, INC. $46.23 2019-2020
Daiichi Sankyo INC. $44.10 2020-2021
Abbott Laboratories $33.78 2020-2022
Scilex Pharmaceuticals INC. $33.32 2019-2020
Lifescan, INC. $32.00 2022
Philips North America LLC $29.35 2019
Almatica Pharma LLC $29.14 2021-2022
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $28.16 2020-2022
Zealand Pharma US, INC. $27.28 2022
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company LTD. $25.59 2022
Vifor Pharma, INC. $22.92 2019
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, INC. $21.88 2021
Acadia Pharmaceuticals INC $21.64 2021
Kerecis Limited $18.72 2022
Heartflow, INC. $17.97 2023 Ffrct
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, INC. $17.47 2022
Hologic Sales and Service, LLC $16.56 2019
Insulet Corporation $16.28 2020
Circassia INC. $15.46 2019
Dexcom, INC. $13.95 2021

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Salman Zafar

$13,829.98

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Context
The $672 reported for 2025 was more than what 79% of Internal Medicine providers 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.