Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
We did not find matching Open Payments records for this doctor in the selected program year.
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Christopher Richards, M.D.
Family Practice · IDEAL, GA · NPI 1164475893
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 413 | suppressed |
| Mirtazapine | Mirtazapine | 356 | suppressed |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 321 | suppressed |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 269 | suppressed |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 268 | suppressed |
| Olanzapine | Olanzapine | 259 | suppressed |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 234 | suppressed |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 226 | suppressed |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 212 | suppressed |
| Citalopram Hbr | Citalopram Hydrobromide | 197 | suppressed |
| Namzaric | Memantine Hcl/Donepezil Hcl | 195 | suppressed |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 193 | suppressed |
| Myrbetriq | Mirabegron | 188 | suppressed |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 188 | suppressed |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 183 | suppressed |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 172 | suppressed |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 159 | suppressed |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 159 | suppressed |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | Quetiapine Fumarate | 159 | suppressed |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 157 | suppressed |
| Levetiracetam | Levetiracetam | 157 | suppressed |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 150 | suppressed |
| Haloperidol | Haloperidol | 140 | suppressed |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 123 | suppressed |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 122 | suppressed |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 106 | suppressed |
| Gemfibrozil | Gemfibrozil | 106 | suppressed |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 106 | suppressed |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 105 | suppressed |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd) | Diltiazem Hcl | 98 | suppressed |
| Benazepril Hcl | Benazepril Hcl | 76 | suppressed |
| Risperidone | Risperidone | 71 | suppressed |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 67 | suppressed |
| Donepezil Hcl | Donepezil Hcl | 60 | suppressed |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 60 | suppressed |
| Lamotrigine | Lamotrigine | 60 | suppressed |
| Atenolol | Atenolol | 55 | suppressed |
| Alendronate Sodium | Alendronate Sodium | 53 | suppressed |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | Amitriptyline Hcl | 53 | suppressed |
| Bupropion Xl | Bupropion Hcl | 53 | suppressed |
| Diclofenac Sodium | Diclofenac Sodium | 53 | suppressed |
| Dicyclomine Hcl | Dicyclomine Hcl | 53 | suppressed |
| Diltiazem Hcl | Diltiazem Hcl | 53 | suppressed |
| Divalproex Sodium Er | Divalproex Sodium | 53 | suppressed |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 53 | suppressed |
| Farxiga | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 53 | suppressed |
| Fenofibrate | Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized | 53 | suppressed |
| Glipizide Er | Glipizide | 53 | suppressed |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 53 | suppressed |
| Janumet | Sitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl | 53 | suppressed |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 53 | suppressed |
| Ramipril | Ramipril | 53 | suppressed |
| Sucralfate | Sucralfate | 53 | suppressed |
| Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 53 | suppressed |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 52 | suppressed |
| Memantine Hcl | Memantine Hcl | 51 | suppressed |
| Clonidine Hcl | Clonidine Hcl | 49 | suppressed |
| Tolterodine Tartrate | Tolterodine Tartrate | 48 | suppressed |
| Buspirone Hcl | Buspirone Hcl | 47 | suppressed |
| Divalproex Sodium | Divalproex Sodium | 46 | suppressed |
| Lithium Carbonate | Lithium Carbonate | 43 | suppressed |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 43 | suppressed |
| Propranolol Hcl | Propranolol Hcl | 43 | suppressed |
| Aripiprazole | Aripiprazole | 42 | suppressed |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 38 | suppressed |
| Benztropine Mesylate | Benztropine Mesylate | 30 | suppressed |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | Fluoxetine Hcl | 29 | suppressed |
| Imipramine Hcl | Imipramine Hcl | 29 | suppressed |
| Oxybutynin Chloride Er | Oxybutynin Chloride | 29 | suppressed |
| Clonazepam | Clonazepam | 27 | suppressed |
| Medroxyprogesterone Acetate | Medroxyprogesterone Acetate | 26 | suppressed |
| Carbamazepine | Carbamazepine | 25 | suppressed |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 25 | suppressed |
| Topiramate | Topiramate | 25 | suppressed |
| Basaglar Kwikpen U-100 | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 24 | suppressed |
| Ipratropium-Albuterol | Ipratropium/Albuterol Sulfate | 24 | suppressed |
| Paliperidone Er | Paliperidone | 22 | suppressed |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 22 | suppressed |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 21 | suppressed |
| Ziprasidone Hcl | Ziprasidone Hcl | 19 | suppressed |
| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 17 | suppressed |
| Latanoprost | Latanoprost | 17 | suppressed |
| Timolol Maleate | Timolol Maleate | 16 | suppressed |
| Hydroxyzine Pamoate | Hydroxyzine Pamoate | 15 | suppressed |
| Autoshield Duo Pen Needle | Pen Needle,dual Safety,diabetc | 14 | suppressed |
| Erythromycin | Erythromycin Base | 14 | suppressed |
| Lorazepam | Lorazepam | 14 | suppressed |
| Pentoxifylline | Pentoxifylline | 14 | suppressed |
| Rivastigmine | Rivastigmine | 14 | suppressed |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 14 | suppressed |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 13 | suppressed |
| Atropine Sulfate | Atropine Sulfate | 12 | suppressed |
| Breo Ellipta | Fluticasone/Vilanterol | 12 | suppressed |
| Novolin R | Insulin Regular, Human | 12 | suppressed |
| Paroxetine Hcl | Paroxetine Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Invega Sustenna | Paliperidone Palmitate | 11 | suppressed |
| Linzess | Linaclotide | 11 | suppressed |
| Novofine Autocover | Pen Needle, Diabetic, Safety | 11 | suppressed |
| Oxcarbazepine | Oxcarbazepine | 11 | suppressed |
| Trulicity | Dulaglutide | 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 |
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