Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Robert Ritchie Vanbussum, MD

Family Practice · LEXINGTON, KY · NPI 1144222399

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
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	784	106
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	534	149
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	410	73
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	410	111
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	400	98
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	324	58
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	306	67
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	301	86
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	274	69
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	255	70
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	247	33
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	241	63
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	233	63
Diazepam	Diazepam	220	32
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	215	60
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	209	67
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	187	50
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	186	56
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	180	45
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	180	30
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	174	40
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	171	25
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	170	44
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	165	34
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	162	20
Furosemide	Furosemide	158	55
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	146	32
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	145	38
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	145	39
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	143	40
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	136	34
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	129	38
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	114	29
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	113	31
Temazepam	Temazepam	113	12
Prednisone	Prednisone	112	68
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	108	29
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	105	18
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	104	30
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	98	34
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	96	25
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	96	35
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	96	29
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	95	29
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	95	24
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	93	39
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	93	23
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	91	23
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	90	26
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	89	31
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	88	24
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	88	22
Famotidine	Famotidine	88	25
Ozempic	Semaglutide	88	16
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	85	16
Promethazine Hcl	Promethazine Hcl	81	20
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	80	19
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	80	14
Eliquis	Apixaban	79	16
Estradiol	Estradiol	79	21
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	79	15
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	75	59
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	72	17
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	71	17
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	71	25
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	70	17
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	66	54
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	66	52
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	66	21
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	65	18
Finasteride	Finasteride	63	14
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	61	12
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	61	19
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	56	22
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	56	16
Valsartan	Valsartan	55	15
Carisoprodol	Carisoprodol	53	suppressed
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	53	21
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	53	11
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	51	11
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	50	39
Topiramate	Topiramate	49	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	48	suppressed
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	47	12
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	47	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	46	13
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	46	16
Atenolol	Atenolol	44	11
Levofloxacin	Levofloxacin	44	22
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	44	13
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	44	suppressed
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	44	suppressed
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	44	11
Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine	Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine	43	suppressed
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	42	14
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	41	13
Cefdinir	Cefdinir	40	34
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	40	11
Bisoprolol Fumarate	Bisoprolol Fumarate	38	11
Bumetanide	Bumetanide	38	12
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	38	11
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	37	suppressed
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	37	suppressed
Baclofen	Baclofen	36	suppressed
Butalbital-Acetaminophen-Caffe	Butalb/Acetaminophen/Caffeine	36	suppressed
Colestipol Hcl	Colestipol Hcl	36	suppressed
Lansoprazole	Lansoprazole	36	11
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	36	13
Nabumetone	Nabumetone	36	suppressed
Bisoprolol-Hydrochlorothiazide	Bisoprolol/Hydrochlorothiazide	33	suppressed
Eszopiclone	Eszopiclone	33	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	33	suppressed
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	31	suppressed
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	31	suppressed
Nortriptyline Hcl	Nortriptyline Hcl	31	suppressed
Acyclovir	Acyclovir	30	suppressed
Nebivolol Hcl	Nebivolol Hcl	30	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	30	15
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	29	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	29	suppressed
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	29	suppressed
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	29	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	28	24
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	27	suppressed
Diphenoxylate-Atropine	Diphenoxylate Hcl/Atropine	26	11
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	26	14
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	26	suppressed
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	25	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	24	suppressed
Testosterone Cypionate	Testosterone Cypionate	24	suppressed
Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole	23	suppressed
Benazepril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Benazepril/Hydrochlorothiazide	23	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	23	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Pamoate	Hydroxyzine Pamoate	23	suppressed
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	23	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	23	suppressed
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	23	suppressed
Piroxicam	Piroxicam	23	suppressed
Premarin	Estrogens, Conjugated	23	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	23	12
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone	Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip	22	suppressed
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	22	suppressed
Wixela Inhub	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	22	suppressed
Invokana	Canagliflozin	21	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	21	15
Cyproheptadine Hcl	Cyproheptadine Hcl	20	suppressed
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	20	suppressed
Glipizide	Glipizide	20	suppressed
Primidone	Primidone	20	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl Er	Propranolol Hcl	20	suppressed
Zolpidem Tartrate Er	Zolpidem Tartrate	20	suppressed
Estradiol (Twice Weekly)	Estradiol	19	suppressed
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	19	suppressed
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	18	suppressed
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	18	suppressed
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	18	suppressed
Terbinafine Hcl	Terbinafine Hcl	18	suppressed
Doxepin Hcl	Doxepin Hcl	17	suppressed
Febuxostat	Febuxostat	17	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	17	suppressed
Naproxen	Naproxen	17	suppressed
Phenytoin Sodium Extended	Phenytoin Sodium Extended	17	suppressed
Progesterone	Progesterone, Micronized	17	suppressed
Rabeprazole Sodium	Rabeprazole Sodium	17	suppressed
Telmisartan	Telmisartan	17	suppressed
Vyvanse	Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate	17	suppressed
Colchicine	Colchicine	16	suppressed
Raloxifene Hcl	Raloxifene Hcl	16	suppressed
Clorazepate Dipotassium	Clorazepate Dipotassium	15	suppressed
Indapamide	Indapamide	15	suppressed
Mupirocin	Mupirocin	15	13
Olmesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Olmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	15	suppressed
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	14	suppressed
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	14	suppressed
Linzess	Linaclotide	14	suppressed
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	14	suppressed
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	13	12
Fenofibric Acid	Fenofibric Acid (Choline)	13	suppressed
Flecainide Acetate	Flecainide Acetate	13	suppressed
Fludrocortisone Acetate	Fludrocortisone Acetate	13	suppressed
Gemfibrozil	Gemfibrozil	13	suppressed
Janumet Xr	Sitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl	13	suppressed
Minocycline Hcl	Minocycline Hcl	13	suppressed
Nadolol	Nadolol	13	suppressed
Olanzapine	Olanzapine	13	suppressed
Spironolactone-Hctz	Spironolact/Hydrochlorothiazid	13	suppressed
Torsemide	Torsemide	13	suppressed
Ammonium Lactate	Ammonium Lactate	12	suppressed
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	12	suppressed
Humulin N	Insulin Nph Human Isophane	12	suppressed
Humulin R	Insulin Regular, Human	12	suppressed
Irbesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Irbesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	12	suppressed
Lamotrigine	Lamotrigine	12	suppressed
Minoxidil	Minoxidil	12	suppressed
Viibryd	Vilazodone Hcl	12	suppressed
Vraylar	Cariprazine Hcl	12	suppressed
Adderall Xr	Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine	11	suppressed
Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	11	suppressed
Klor-Con M20	Potassium Chloride	11	suppressed
Liothyronine Sodium	Liothyronine Sodium	11	suppressed
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	11	suppressed
Saxagliptin Hcl	Saxagliptin Hcl	11	suppressed
Sotalol	Sotalol Hcl	11	suppressed
Verapamil Hcl	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

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