other amount received in violation of this paragraph or the contract entered into with a PDP sponsor under this part with respect to a prescription drug plan. A PDP sponsor shall suspend payments to a pharmacy benefit manager for failure to disgorge such amounts pursuant to the preceding sentence or for other violations of this paragraph. (D) Clarification The requirements of this paragraph shall apply regardless of whether a PDP sponsor is acting as its own pharmacy benefit manager and regardless of whether a pharmacy benefit manager is under common ownership or control of the PDP sponsor with respect to which the manager is furnishing services. (E) Definitions For purposes of this paragraph: (i) Affiliated pharmacy The term affiliated pharmacy means, with respect to a pharmacy benefit manager, a pharmacy that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries is owned by, controlled by, or is under common ownership or control of such manager, or a pharmacy in which such manager has a financial interest. (ii) Pharmacy benefit manager The term pharmacy benefit manager means any entity (and any affiliate, subsidiary, or agent of such entity) that, pursuant to an agreement with a PDP sponsor either directly or through an intermediary acts as a price negotiator or group purchaser on behalf of such sponsor, or manages the prescription drug benefits provided by such sponsor, including by processing and paying claims for covered part D drugs, performing drug utilization review, processing drug prior authorization requests, adjudicating appeals or grievances related to covered part D drugs, contracting with network pharmacies, controlling the cost of such drugs, or providing any related services. (F) Nondisclosure of certain information Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to require public disclosure of any information that is a trade secret or confidential information (as described in section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code). . (b) MA–PD plans Section 1857(f)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42