Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Bernard J. Lichtenstein, M.D.

Internal Medicine · SAN DIEGO, CA · NPI 1104878073

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	392	87
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	346	64
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	304	48
Ozempic	Semaglutide	245	34
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	232	53
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	225	25
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	220	39
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	150	29
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	149	23
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	138	18
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	126	22
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	125	29
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	100	20
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	94	19
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	87	24
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	78	19
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	76	suppressed
Benztropine Mesylate	Benztropine Mesylate	75	suppressed
Furosemide	Furosemide	72	suppressed
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	60	suppressed
Risperidone	Risperidone	59	suppressed
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	57	14
Dutasteride	Dutasteride	56	13
Famotidine	Famotidine	56	suppressed
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	55	12
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	51	suppressed
Eliquis	Apixaban	51	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	49	suppressed
Haloperidol	Haloperidol	48	suppressed
Divalproex Sodium Er	Divalproex Sodium	47	suppressed
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	47	suppressed
Olanzapine	Olanzapine	44	suppressed
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	44	suppressed
Divalproex Sodium	Divalproex Sodium	43	suppressed
Finasteride	Finasteride	43	suppressed
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	42	suppressed
Linzess	Linaclotide	41	suppressed
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	39	suppressed
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	36	suppressed
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	34	suppressed
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	34	suppressed
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	34	suppressed
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	34	suppressed
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	33	suppressed
Ranolazine Er	Ranolazine	32	suppressed
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	32	suppressed
Topiramate	Topiramate	32	suppressed
Baclofen	Baclofen	31	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	31	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	30	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	30	suppressed
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	29	suppressed
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	29	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	28	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	28	suppressed
Carbamazepine	Carbamazepine	27	suppressed
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	27	13
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	27	suppressed
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	27	suppressed
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	27	14
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	27	suppressed
Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters	Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters	27	suppressed
Tradjenta	Linagliptin	27	suppressed
Naproxen	Naproxen	26	suppressed
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	25	suppressed
Chlorpromazine Hcl	Chlorpromazine Hcl	24	suppressed
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	24	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	24	suppressed
Invega Sustenna	Paliperidone Palmitate	23	suppressed
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	23	suppressed
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	23	suppressed
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	22	suppressed
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	22	13
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	22	suppressed
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	22	suppressed
Clotrimazole	Clotrimazole	21	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	21	suppressed
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	21	suppressed
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	19	suppressed
Toujeo Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	19	suppressed
Liothyronine Sodium	Liothyronine Sodium	18	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	18	suppressed
Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole	17	suppressed
Cholestyramine	Cholestyramine (With Sugar)	17	suppressed
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	17	suppressed
Colchicine	Colchicine	17	suppressed
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	17	suppressed
Phenytoin Sodium Extended	Phenytoin Sodium Extended	17	suppressed
Rybelsus	Semaglutide	17	suppressed
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	17	suppressed
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	16	suppressed
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	16	suppressed
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	16	suppressed
Spiriva Handihaler	Tiotropium Bromide	16	suppressed
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	16	suppressed
Clindamycin Hcl	Clindamycin Hcl	15	suppressed
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	15	suppressed
Toujeo Max Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	15	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	14	suppressed
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	14	suppressed
Levofloxacin	Levofloxacin	14	13
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	14	suppressed
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	13	suppressed
Carvedilol Er	Carvedilol Phosphate	13	suppressed
Comfort Ez Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	13	suppressed
Cyproheptadine Hcl	Cyproheptadine Hcl	13	suppressed
Easy Touch Alcohol Prep Pads	Alcohol Antiseptic Pads	13	suppressed
Verapamil Hcl	Verapamil Hcl	13	suppressed
Desmopressin Acetate	Desmopressin Acetate	12	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	12	suppressed
Minoxidil	Minoxidil	12	suppressed
Nortriptyline Hcl	Nortriptyline Hcl	12	suppressed
Olanzapine Odt	Olanzapine	12	suppressed
Oxcarbazepine	Oxcarbazepine	12	suppressed
Prazosin Hcl	Prazosin Hcl	12	suppressed
Primidone	Primidone	12	suppressed
Rexulti	Brexpiprazole	12	suppressed
Sulfasalazine	Sulfasalazine	12	suppressed
Entresto	Sacubitril/Valsartan	11	suppressed
Fluphenazine Hcl	Fluphenazine Hcl	11	suppressed
Fluvoxamine Maleate	Fluvoxamine Maleate	11	suppressed
Glipizide	Glipizide	11	suppressed
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	11	suppressed
Lithium Carbonate	Lithium Carbonate	11	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	11	suppressed
Terazosin Hcl	Terazosin Hcl	11	suppressed
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	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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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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