Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Ernest M Atkinson, M.D.

Family Practice · LAKE CITY, SC · NPI 1144314394

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
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	786	210
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	619	180
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	431	125
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	386	139
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	380	103
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	327	81
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	310	88
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	260	74
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	260	67
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	246	34
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	225	49
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	224	74
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	216	63
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	214	44
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	199	59
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	197	55
Furosemide	Furosemide	194	64
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	183	55
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	176	54
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	167	52
Ozempic	Semaglutide	155	28
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	147	40
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	143	43
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	128	25
Eliquis	Apixaban	106	28
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	106	28
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	94	26
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	94	28
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	88	25
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	86	21
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	85	19
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	83	21
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	78	suppressed
Linzess	Linaclotide	77	28
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	72	20
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	72	19
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	71	22
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	69	20
Temazepam	Temazepam	69	16
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	66	18
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	61	19
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	59	20
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	58	18
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	57	12
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	57	18
Prednisone	Prednisone	57	44
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	56	suppressed
Famotidine	Famotidine	55	18
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	54	suppressed
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	54	14
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	53	12
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	48	11
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	47	22
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	47	suppressed
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	46	23
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	44	41
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	42	12
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	41	suppressed
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	41	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	38	12
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	37	suppressed
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	37	17
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	37	11
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	36	suppressed
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	36	suppressed
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	35	suppressed
Pitavastatin Calcium	Pitavastatin Calcium	34	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	34	suppressed
Naproxen	Naproxen	33	14
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	33	suppressed
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	32	19
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	32	suppressed
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	32	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	32	19
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	31	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	30	suppressed
Spiriva Respimat	Tiotropium Bromide	29	suppressed
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	29	24
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	28	20
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	28	suppressed
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	26	suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	25	suppressed
Finasteride	Finasteride	25	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	25	suppressed
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	24	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	24	20
Atenolol	Atenolol	23	suppressed
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone	Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip	23	15
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	23	suppressed
Risperidone	Risperidone	23	suppressed
Vitamin D2	Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)	23	suppressed
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	22	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	22	19
Testosterone Cypionate	Testosterone Cypionate	22	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl Sr	Bupropion Hcl	21	suppressed
Enalapril Maleate	Enalapril Maleate	21	suppressed
Glipizide	Glipizide	21	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	20	suppressed
Humalog Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	19	suppressed
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	19	suppressed
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	18	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	18	suppressed
Klor-Con M10	Potassium Chloride	18	suppressed
Klor-Con M20	Potassium Chloride	18	suppressed
Spiriva Handihaler	Tiotropium Bromide	18	suppressed
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	17	suppressed
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	17	suppressed
Acyclovir	Acyclovir	16	suppressed
Wixela Inhub	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	16	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	15	suppressed
Paxlovid	Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir	15	15
Premarin	Estrogens, Conjugated	15	suppressed
Terazosin Hcl	Terazosin Hcl	15	suppressed
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	15	suppressed
Carbamazepine	Carbamazepine	14	suppressed
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	14	suppressed
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	14	suppressed
Nebivolol Hcl	Nebivolol Hcl	14	suppressed
Olanzapine	Olanzapine	14	suppressed
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	14	suppressed
Torsemide	Torsemide	14	suppressed
Ultra-Fine Mini Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	14	suppressed
Verapamil Er	Verapamil Hcl	14	suppressed
Anoro Ellipta	Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr	13	suppressed
Betaseron	Interferon Beta-1b	13	suppressed
Bumetanide	Bumetanide	13	suppressed
Diazepam	Diazepam	13	suppressed
Lansoprazole	Lansoprazole	13	suppressed
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	13	suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-100	Insulin Degludec	13	suppressed
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	13	suppressed
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	13	suppressed
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	12	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	12	suppressed
Flecainide Acetate	Flecainide Acetate	12	suppressed
Ramipril	Ramipril	12	suppressed
Cyanocobalamin Injection	Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B-12)	11	suppressed
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	11	suppressed
Pentoxifylline	Pentoxifylline	11	suppressed
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	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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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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