Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Christopher M Opella, M.D.

Family Practice · BLUFFTON, SC · NPI 1134184716

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
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	993	291
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	724	202
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	501	152
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	433	117
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	376	106
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	372	104
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	266	82
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	204	57
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	192	51
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	187	59
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	169	53
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	165	51
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	164	79
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	150	51
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	142	46
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	139	42
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	132	39
Ozempic	Semaglutide	121	29
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	117	32
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	109	42
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	105	30
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	105	32
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	104	30
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	94	20
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	94	30
Furosemide	Furosemide	91	34
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	90	33
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	87	28
Prednisone	Prednisone	84	64
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	83	20
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	81	20
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	76	24
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	68	25
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	68	20
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	67	19
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	67	21
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	66	21
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	66	16
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	66	17
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	58	17
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	52	23
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	51	21
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	51	17
Eliquis	Apixaban	50	15
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	50	19
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	49	15
Famotidine	Famotidine	45	16
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	44	12
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	43	40
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	42	34
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	40	14
Hydrocortisone	Hydrocortisone	39	19
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	38	16
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	37	suppressed
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	37	suppressed
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	36	12
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	36	suppressed
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	36	suppressed
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	35	suppressed
Finasteride	Finasteride	35	11
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	35	12
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	35	35
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	34	20
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	32	11
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	32	suppressed
Atenolol	Atenolol	31	suppressed
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	31	suppressed
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	30	11
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	30	suppressed
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	29	suppressed
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	28	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	27	23
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	25	suppressed
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	25	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	25	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	24	suppressed
Mupirocin	Mupirocin	24	16
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	23	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl Sr	Bupropion Hcl	22	suppressed
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	22	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	21	suppressed
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	21	suppressed
Glipizide	Glipizide	20	suppressed
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	20	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	19	suppressed
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	19	suppressed
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	19	suppressed
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	18	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	18	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	17	16
Metronidazole	Metronidazole	17	16
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	17	suppressed
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	17	suppressed
Verapamil Er	Verapamil Hcl	17	suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	16	suppressed
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	16	suppressed
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	16	suppressed
Levofloxacin	Levofloxacin	16	13
Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	16	suppressed
Sildenafil Citrate	Sildenafil Citrate	16	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	16	15
Wixela Inhub	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	16	suppressed
Chlorhexidine Gluconate	Chlorhexidine Gluconate	15	suppressed
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone	Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip	15	suppressed
Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine	Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine	15	suppressed
Diazepam	Diazepam	15	suppressed
Enalapril Maleate	Enalapril Maleate	15	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	15	suppressed
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	15	suppressed
Ramipril	Ramipril	14	suppressed
Telmisartan	Telmisartan	14	suppressed
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	14	suppressed
Bisoprolol Fumarate	Bisoprolol Fumarate	13	suppressed
Candesartan Cilexetil	Candesartan Cilexetil	13	suppressed
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	13	suppressed
Estradiol	Estradiol	13	suppressed
Irbesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Irbesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	13	suppressed
Labetalol Hcl	Labetalol Hcl	13	suppressed
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	13	suppressed
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	12	suppressed
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	12	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	12	suppressed
Lamotrigine	Lamotrigine	12	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	12	12
Primidone	Primidone	12	suppressed
Testosterone	Testosterone	12	suppressed
Acetaminophen-Codeine	Acetaminophen With Codeine	11	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	11	suppressed
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	11	suppressed
Lansoprazole	Lansoprazole	11	suppressed
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	11	suppressed
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone 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

Questions to ask

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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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