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Scott Joseph Benson, MD

Family Practice · CANNON FALLS, MN · NPI 1063474518

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	505	177
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	307	107
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	256	94
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	246	97
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	233	89
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	224	80
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	190	75
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	178	63
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	165	61
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	153	55
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	132	52
Furosemide	Furosemide	120	48
Eliquis	Apixaban	102	39
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	98	36
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	90	33
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	89	36
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	88	28
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	81	35
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	80	30
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	80	27
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	77	26
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	74	27
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	70	30
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	67	26
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	67	26
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	65	24
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	65	26
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	61	23
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	58	20
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	57	29
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	55	17
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	50	21
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	49	19
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	46	17
Ozempic	Semaglutide	46	12
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	46	15
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	44	16
Doxepin Hcl	Doxepin Hcl	43	18
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	43	16
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	41	23
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	41	14
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	40	24
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	40	14
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	38	15
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	37	16
Atenolol	Atenolol	36	14
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	36	13
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	36	11
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	36	17
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	35	15
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	35	22
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	35	suppressed
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	35	13
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	33	11
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	31	13
Finasteride	Finasteride	31	14
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	31	15
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	31	13
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	31	12
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	30	13
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	30	suppressed
Prednisone	Prednisone	29	13
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	28	19
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	27	12
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	27	suppressed
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	26	11
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	26	11
Glipizide	Glipizide	26	suppressed
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	26	15
Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole	23	suppressed
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	23	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	23	suppressed
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	22	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	22	suppressed
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	22	suppressed
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	19	suppressed
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	19	suppressed
Famotidine	Famotidine	19	suppressed
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	19	suppressed
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	19	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl Sr	Bupropion Hcl	18	suppressed
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	18	suppressed
Clobetasol Propionate	Clobetasol Propionate	18	suppressed
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	18	suppressed
Doxycycline Monohydrate	Doxycycline Monohydrate	18	13
Dutasteride	Dutasteride	18	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	18	suppressed
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	18	suppressed
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	18	suppressed
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	18	suppressed
Baclofen	Baclofen	17	suppressed
Clotrimazole	Clotrimazole	17	suppressed
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	17	suppressed
Loperamide	Loperamide Hcl	17	suppressed
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	16	suppressed
Hydrocortisone	Hydrocortisone	16	suppressed
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	16	suppressed
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	16	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	15	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	15	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	15	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	15	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl Er	Propranolol Hcl	15	suppressed
Torsemide	Torsemide	15	suppressed
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	14	suppressed
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	14	suppressed
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	14	suppressed
Verapamil Er	Verapamil Hcl	14	suppressed
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	13	suppressed
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	13	suppressed
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	13	suppressed
Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine	Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine	13	suppressed
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	13	suppressed
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	13	suppressed
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	13	suppressed
Temazepam	Temazepam	13	suppressed
Tolterodine Tartrate Er	Tolterodine Tartrate	13	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Pamoate	Hydroxyzine Pamoate	12	suppressed
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	12	suppressed
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	12	suppressed
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	12	suppressed
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	12	suppressed
Rizatriptan	Rizatriptan Benzoate	12	suppressed
Anoro Ellipta	Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr	11	suppressed
Estradiol	Estradiol	11	suppressed
Estradiol (Once Weekly)	Estradiol	11	suppressed
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	11	suppressed
Ultra-Fine Mini Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	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

Questions to ask

Questions you could discuss with your doctor

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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

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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