Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Ramesh Krishnaraj, MD

Internal Medicine · MORGANTON, NC · NPI 1003869819

Profile state: partd only 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

We did not find matching Open Payments records for this doctor in 2025.

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

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

We did not find matching Open Payments records for this doctor in the selected program year.

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.

Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products

Products named in Open Payments records

No payment-linked product analysis is available because no matching General Payment records were found for the selected year.

Public prescribing for products named in payments

There is no explicit payment-product set available for a Part D comparison.

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.

There is no payer-company set available for this comparison.

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
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	1814	274
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	1203	183
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	856	136
Furosemide	Furosemide	825	157
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	778	145
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	771	125
Eliquis	Apixaban	742	133
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	678	115
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	677	103
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	668	91
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	642	110
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	631	104
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	543	99
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	531	90
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	479	85
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	466	77
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	441	79
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	433	86
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	431	70
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	387	68
Famotidine	Famotidine	380	82
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	317	45
Divalproex Sodium	Divalproex Sodium	307	48
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	306	49
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	306	52
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	302	58
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	269	50
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	265	39
Baclofen	Baclofen	259	42
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	254	40
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	245	48
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	227	43
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	219	39
Finasteride	Finasteride	213	29
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	208	32
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	187	90
Latanoprost	Latanoprost	182	43
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	170	30
Lantus	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	161	40
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	155	29
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	154	38
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	154	25
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	153	23
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	143	31
Methotrexate	Methotrexate Sodium	138	suppressed
Torsemide	Torsemide	137	25
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	132	21
Ipratropium-Albuterol	Ipratropium/Albuterol Sulfate	131	61
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	129	37
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	128	23
Incruse Ellipta	Umeclidinium Bromide	123	19
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	123	22
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	117	19
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	113	27
Anastrozole	Anastrozole	112	suppressed
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	109	15
Insulin Lispro	Insulin Lispro	106	32
Midodrine Hcl	Midodrine Hcl	106	27
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	105	52
Prednisone	Prednisone	102	41
Tradjenta	Linagliptin	102	14
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	98	16
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	98	16
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	96	30
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	94	13
Amiodarone Hcl	Amiodarone Hcl	93	26
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	92	13
Carbidopa-Levodopa	Carbidopa/Levodopa	90	12
Bumetanide	Bumetanide	89	19
Levofloxacin	Levofloxacin	89	67
Entresto	Sacubitril/Valsartan	86	15
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	86	17
Atenolol	Atenolol	85	14
Calcitriol	Calcitriol	85	14
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	84	13
Sevelamer Carbonate	Sevelamer Carbonate	84	17
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	83	32
Hydroxyurea	Hydroxyurea	82	suppressed
Linzess	Linaclotide	80	18
Metoclopramide Hcl	Metoclopramide Hcl	78	11
Lamotrigine	Lamotrigine	76	suppressed
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	75	41
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	74	16
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	74	11
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	73	suppressed
Autoshield Duo Pen Needle	Pen Needle,dual Safety,diabetc	71	39
Nyamyc	Nystatin	70	30
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	68	12
Enulose	Lactulose	67	25
Risperidone	Risperidone	67	20
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	65	11
Santyl	Collagenase Clostridium Hist.	65	33
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	64	11
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	63	suppressed
Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole	62	13
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	61	suppressed
Valproic Acid	Valproic Acid (As Sodium Salt)	61	12
Insulin Glargine-Yfgn	Insulin Glargine-Yfgn	58	34
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	56	27
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	55	13
Digoxin	Digoxin	54	12
Insulin Lispro Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	54	31
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	54	suppressed
Lactulose	Lactulose	51	17
Ozempic	Semaglutide	51	suppressed
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	51	suppressed
Prazosin Hcl	Prazosin Hcl	50	suppressed
Ceftriaxone	Ceftriaxone Sodium	49	39
Divalproex Sodium Er	Divalproex Sodium	49	suppressed
Olanzapine	Olanzapine	49	suppressed
Primidone	Primidone	49	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	48	37
Letrozole	Letrozole	47	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	45	35
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	45	36
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	45	28
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	45	13
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	45	24
Megestrol Acetate	Megestrol Acetate	44	16
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	43	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	42	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	42	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	41	16
Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er	Desvenlafaxine Succinate	41	suppressed
Isosorbide Dinitrate	Isosorbide Dinitrate	41	suppressed
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	41	28
Timolol Maleate	Timolol Maleate	41	12
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	39	14
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	39	suppressed
Lidocaine Hcl	Lidocaine Hcl	39	34
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	38	27
Ranolazine Er	Ranolazine	38	suppressed
Albuterol Sulfate	Albuterol Sulfate	37	23
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	37	suppressed
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	37	suppressed
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	37	21
Vancomycin Hcl	Vancomycin Hcl	37	13
Amantadine	Amantadine Hcl	36	suppressed
Benztropine Mesylate	Benztropine Mesylate	36	suppressed
Clonidine	Clonidine	36	suppressed
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	36	suppressed
Chlorhexidine Gluconate	Chlorhexidine Gluconate	35	suppressed
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	35	25
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	35	27
Nitroglycerin Patch	Nitroglycerin	35	suppressed
Nuedexta	Dextromethorphan Hbr/Quinidine	35	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	35	22
Betamethasone Dipropionate	Betamethasone Dipropionate	34	suppressed
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	34	suppressed
Glucagon Emergency Kit	Glucagon	34	25
Glipizide	Glipizide	33	13
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	32	11
Nitrofurantoin	Nitrofurantoin Macrocrystal	32	11
Rybelsus	Semaglutide	31	suppressed
Levemir	Insulin Detemir	30	suppressed
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	29	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	29	suppressed
Diltiazem Hcl	Diltiazem Hcl	29	suppressed
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	29	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (La)	Diltiazem Hcl	28	suppressed
Novolog	Insulin Aspart	28	suppressed
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	28	14
Anoro Ellipta	Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr	27	suppressed
Restasis	Cyclosporine	27	suppressed
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	26	suppressed
Cilostazol	Cilostazol	26	suppressed
Cyclosporine	Cyclosporine	26	suppressed
Mresvia	Rsv Vaccine, Pref, Mrna/Pf	26	26
Promethazine Hcl	Promethazine Hcl	26	20
Austedo	Deutetrabenazine	25	suppressed
Dilt-Xr	Diltiazem Hcl	25	suppressed
Fluphenazine Hcl	Fluphenazine Hcl	25	suppressed
Nebivolol Hcl	Nebivolol Hcl	25	suppressed
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	25	14
Brimonidine Tartrate	Brimonidine Tartrate	24	suppressed
Lokelma	Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate	24	suppressed
Retacrit	Epoetin Alfa-Epbx	24	suppressed
Scopolamine	Scopolamine	24	suppressed
Sotalol	Sotalol Hcl	24	suppressed
Telmisartan	Telmisartan	24	suppressed
Combivent Respimat	Ipratropium/Albuterol Sulfate	23	suppressed
Sps	Sodium Polystyrene Sulfon/Sorb	23	15
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	23	17
Valsartan	Valsartan	23	suppressed
Abrysvo	Rsv Vacc, Pref A And Pref B/Pf	22	22
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	22	suppressed
Doxepin Hcl	Doxepin Hcl	21	suppressed
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	21	suppressed
Memantine Hcl Er	Memantine Hcl	21	suppressed
Silver Sulfadiazine	Silver Sulfadiazine	21	11
Tresiba Flextouch U-200	Insulin Degludec	21	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	21	11
Clindamycin Hcl	Clindamycin Hcl	20	14
Colchicine	Colchicine	20	suppressed
Dapagliflozin	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	20	11
Dorzolamide Hcl	Dorzolamide Hcl	20	suppressed
Ertapenem	Ertapenem Sodium	20	12
Humalog	Insulin Lispro	20	suppressed
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	20	15
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	20	suppressed
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	20	suppressed
Meropenem	Meropenem	20	suppressed
Advair Diskus	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	19	suppressed
Bethanechol Chloride	Bethanechol Chloride	19	suppressed
Budesonide	Budesonide	19	suppressed
Dorzolamide-Timolol	Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat	19	suppressed
Glycopyrrolate	Glycopyrrolate	19	suppressed
Lurasidone Hcl	Lurasidone Hcl	19	suppressed
Cefdinir	Cefdinir	18	12
Insulin Aspart	Insulin Aspart	18	14
Levemir Flexpen	Insulin Detemir	18	suppressed
Lithium Carbonate	Lithium Carbonate	18	suppressed
Methimazole	Methimazole	18	suppressed
Mupirocin	Mupirocin	18	11
Phenytoin Sodium Extended	Phenytoin Sodium Extended	18	suppressed
Solifenacin Succinate	Solifenacin Succinate	18	suppressed
Chlorpromazine Hcl	Chlorpromazine Hcl	17	suppressed
Dexlansoprazole Dr	Dexlansoprazole	17	suppressed
Permethrin	Permethrin	17	16
Sevelamer Hcl	Sevelamer Hcl	17	suppressed
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	16	suppressed
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	16	suppressed
Diltiazem 12hr Er	Diltiazem Hcl	16	suppressed
Flecainide Acetate	Flecainide Acetate	16	suppressed
Invega Sustenna	Paliperidone Palmitate	16	suppressed
Labetalol Hcl	Labetalol Hcl	16	suppressed
Metolazone	Metolazone	16	suppressed
Oxcarbazepine	Oxcarbazepine	16	suppressed
Prednisolone Acetate	Prednisolone Acetate	16	suppressed
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	16	suppressed
Tolterodine Tartrate Er	Tolterodine Tartrate	16	suppressed
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	16	suppressed
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	15	suppressed
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	15	suppressed
Keppra	Levetiracetam	15	suppressed
Lagevrio (Eua)	Molnupiravir	15	15
Phenytoin	Phenytoin	15	suppressed
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	15	suppressed
Veltassa	Patiromer Calcium Sorbitex	15	suppressed
Xifaxan	Rifaximin	15	suppressed
Zenpep	Lipase/Protease/Amylase	15	suppressed
Bisoprolol-Hydrochlorothiazide	Bisoprolol/Hydrochlorothiazide	14	suppressed
Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol	Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol	14	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl Sr	Bupropion Hcl	14	suppressed
Dutasteride	Dutasteride	14	suppressed
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	14	suppressed
Minoxidil	Minoxidil	14	suppressed
Naproxen	Naproxen	14	suppressed
Risperdal Consta	Risperidone Microspheres	14	suppressed
Topiramate	Topiramate	14	suppressed
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	14	suppressed
Alfuzosin Hcl Er	Alfuzosin Hcl	13	suppressed
Fiasp	Insulin Aspart (Niacinamide)	13	suppressed
Haloperidol Lactate	Haloperidol Lactate	13	suppressed
Imatinib Mesylate	Imatinib Mesylate	13	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	13	suppressed
Rexulti	Brexpiprazole	13	suppressed
Rytary	Carbidopa/Levodopa	13	suppressed
Semglee (Yfgn) Pen	Insulin Glargine-Yfgn	13	suppressed
Valproic Acid	Valproic Acid	13	suppressed
Candesartan Cilexetil	Candesartan Cilexetil	12	suppressed
Creon	Lipase/Protease/Amylase	12	suppressed
Genvoya	Elviteg/Cob/Emtri/Tenof Alafen	12	suppressed
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	12	suppressed
Lubiprostone	Lubiprostone	12	suppressed
Mexiletine Hcl	Mexiletine Hcl	12	suppressed
Moxifloxacin	Moxifloxacin Hcl	12	suppressed
Nuplazid	Pimavanserin Tartrate	12	suppressed
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	12	suppressed
Ursodiol	Ursodiol	12	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin-D5w	Ciprofloxacin In 5 % Dextrose	11	suppressed
Indapamide	Indapamide	11	suppressed
Isosorbide Dinit-Hydralazine	Isosorbide Dinit/Hydralazine	11	suppressed
Paliperidone Er	Paliperidone	11	suppressed
Prezcobix	Darunavir/Cobicistat	11	suppressed
Procrit	Epoetin Alfa	11	suppressed
Tacrolimus	Tacrolimus	11	suppressed
Trintellix	Vortioxetine Hydrobromide	11	suppressed
Verapamil Er	Verapamil 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	—	—	—	—	—
2024	—	—	—	—	Complete

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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

Methodology version: 2.1

Editorial template version: 2.4

Product contract version: 2.0

Schema version: 0.7.0

Page data build: 2026-08-12T23:34:59.370714+00:00

Publication policy: eligible for indexing after public-launch controls are enabled

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