Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Ralph W Dickson, M.D.

Family Practice · MC SHERRYSTOWN, PA · NPI 1093719734

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	471	138
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	358	103
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	340	93
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	338	97
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	337	93
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	290	69
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	276	73
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	247	68
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	233	64
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	227	65
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	226	58
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	184	42
Eliquis	Apixaban	161	32
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	161	43
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	157	46
Prednisone	Prednisone	154	104
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	151	54
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	134	33
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	127	33
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	123	39
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	119	31
Furosemide	Furosemide	102	38
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	99	28
Famotidine	Famotidine	96	28
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	95	26
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	93	27
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	92	25
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	91	25
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	86	31
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	82	21
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	78	22
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	73	16
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	72	22
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	67	18
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	62	17
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	61	14
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	60	17
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	57	16
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	57	20
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	53	suppressed
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	52	30
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	52	15
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	49	suppressed
Atenolol	Atenolol	48	12
Valsartan	Valsartan	48	13
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	47	12
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	46	suppressed
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	46	suppressed
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	45	12
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	45	21
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	45	13
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	42	13
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	41	suppressed
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	39	12
Finasteride	Finasteride	39	14
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	39	suppressed
Tradjenta	Linagliptin	39	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	39	suppressed
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	37	12
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	36	28
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	35	29
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	35	12
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	34	30
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	33	18
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	33	suppressed
Shingrix	Varicella-Zoster Ge/As01b/Pf	33	24
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	31	11
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	30	suppressed
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	29	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	28	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	28	19
Cefdinir	Cefdinir	26	22
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	26	suppressed
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	26	suppressed
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	25	suppressed
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	25	suppressed
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	24	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	24	19
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	24	suppressed
Primidone	Primidone	23	suppressed
Torsemide	Torsemide	23	suppressed
Incruse Ellipta	Umeclidinium Bromide	22	suppressed
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	22	suppressed
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	21	suppressed
Adacel Tdap	Diph,pertuss(Acell),tet Vac/Pf	20	20
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	20	suppressed
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	20	suppressed
Naproxen	Naproxen	20	suppressed
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	20	suppressed
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	19	suppressed
Lansoprazole	Lansoprazole	19	suppressed
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	19	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	18	suppressed
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	18	suppressed
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	18	suppressed
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	17	suppressed
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	17	suppressed
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	17	14
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	17	12
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	16	suppressed
Flecainide Acetate	Flecainide Acetate	16	suppressed
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	16	suppressed
Nabumetone	Nabumetone	16	suppressed
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	16	suppressed
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	16	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	16	suppressed
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	15	14
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	15	11
Ramipril	Ramipril	15	suppressed
Verapamil Er	Verapamil Hcl	15	suppressed
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	14	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	14	suppressed
Midodrine Hcl	Midodrine Hcl	14	suppressed
Baclofen	Baclofen	13	suppressed
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	13	suppressed
Klor-Con M20	Potassium Chloride	13	suppressed
Lamotrigine	Lamotrigine	13	suppressed
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	13	suppressed
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	13	suppressed
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	13	suppressed
Paxlovid	Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir	13	12
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	13	suppressed
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	13	suppressed
Vitamin D2	Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)	13	suppressed
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	12	suppressed
Diazepam	Diazepam	12	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	12	suppressed
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	12	suppressed
Pitavastatin Calcium	Pitavastatin Calcium	12	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl Er	Propranolol Hcl	12	suppressed
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone	Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip	11	suppressed
Livalo	Pitavastatin Calcium	11	suppressed
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	11	suppressed
Nebivolol Hcl	Nebivolol Hcl	11	suppressed
Ozempic	Semaglutide	11	suppressed
Rabeprazole Sodium	Rabeprazole Sodium	11	suppressed
Rybelsus	Semaglutide	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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