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Christopher Eric Sward, MD

Family Practice · CARTERSVILLE, GA · NPI 1164587267

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	947	272
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	654	194
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	483	132
Telmisartan	Telmisartan	400	112
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	385	111
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	382	108
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	380	118
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	346	93
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	336	94
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	324	93
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	254	73
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	253	68
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	250	69
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	247	68
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	247	59
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	220	64
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	218	61
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	211	62
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	197	59
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	195	50
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	187	54
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	178	41
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	175	45
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	174	75
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	164	54
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	142	43
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	140	40
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	137	33
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	135	43
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	132	34
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	122	36
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	117	23
Eliquis	Apixaban	116	24
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	114	28
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	113	24
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	97	25
Furosemide	Furosemide	94	29
Glipizide	Glipizide	93	27
Famotidine	Famotidine	91	36
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	90	23
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	81	28
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	80	13
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	78	25
Ozempic	Semaglutide	78	14
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	77	26
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	73	16
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	72	24
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	71	18
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	71	21
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	70	18
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	69	21
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	69	49
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	69	17
Prednisone	Prednisone	68	51
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	64	17
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	63	18
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	62	16
Telmisartan-Hydrochlorothiazid	Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazid	61	16
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	58	17
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	57	17
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	57	17
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	57	16
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	56	22
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	55	19
Finasteride	Finasteride	53	14
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	52	14
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	51	14
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	50	14
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	50	15
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	48	11
Atenolol	Atenolol	46	15
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	45	12
Shingrix	Varicella-Zoster Ge/As01b/Pf	45	39
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	44	38
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	43	12
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	42	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	42	20
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	41	14
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	40	16
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	39	suppressed
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	36	suppressed
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	36	suppressed
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	36	13
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	36	12
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	35	12
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	34	suppressed
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	32	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	32	suppressed
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	31	suppressed
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	30	12
Temazepam	Temazepam	30	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	29	21
Risperidone	Risperidone	29	suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-100	Insulin Degludec	29	suppressed
Humalog Mix 75-25 Kwikpen	Insulin Lispro Protamin/Lispro	27	suppressed
Symbicort	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	27	suppressed
Baclofen	Baclofen	26	suppressed
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	26	suppressed
Topiramate	Topiramate	26	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl Sr	Bupropion Hcl	25	suppressed
Colchicine	Colchicine	25	suppressed
Divalproex Sodium Er	Divalproex Sodium	25	suppressed
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	25	suppressed
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	25	suppressed
Lamotrigine	Lamotrigine	24	suppressed
Olmesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Olmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	24	suppressed
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	24	suppressed
Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole	23	suppressed
Bisoprolol-Hydrochlorothiazide	Bisoprolol/Hydrochlorothiazide	23	suppressed
Lansoprazole	Lansoprazole	23	suppressed
Nortriptyline Hcl	Nortriptyline Hcl	23	suppressed
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	22	suppressed
Irbesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Irbesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	22	suppressed
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	22	suppressed
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	22	suppressed
Hydrocortisone	Hydrocortisone	21	suppressed
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	21	suppressed
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	21	suppressed
Naproxen	Naproxen	21	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl Er	Propranolol Hcl	21	suppressed
Bisoprolol Fumarate	Bisoprolol Fumarate	20	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	20	18
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	20	suppressed
Acetaminophen-Codeine	Acetaminophen With Codeine	19	suppressed
Atenolol-Chlorthalidone	Atenolol/Chlorthalidone	19	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	19	18
Flecainide Acetate	Flecainide Acetate	19	suppressed
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	19	suppressed
Terazosin Hcl	Terazosin Hcl	19	suppressed
Arnuity Ellipta	Fluticasone Furoate	18	suppressed
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	17	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	17	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	17	suppressed
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	17	suppressed
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	17	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	16	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	16	suppressed
Mometasone Furoate	Mometasone Furoate	16	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	15	15
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	15	12
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	15	suppressed
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	15	suppressed
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	15	13
Novolog Mix 70-30 Flexpen	Insulin Aspart Prot/Insuln Asp	15	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	15	suppressed
Rybelsus	Semaglutide	15	suppressed
Torsemide	Torsemide	15	suppressed
Diazepam	Diazepam	14	suppressed
Digoxin	Digoxin	14	suppressed
Mitigare	Colchicine	14	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	14	suppressed
Ultra-Fine Short Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	14	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	14	suppressed
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	13	suppressed
Dutasteride	Dutasteride	13	suppressed
Methenamine Hippurate	Methenamine Hippurate	13	suppressed
Quetiapine Fumarate Er	Quetiapine Fumarate	13	suppressed
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	13	suppressed
Verapamil Er	Verapamil Hcl	13	suppressed
Anoro Ellipta	Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr	12	suppressed
Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	12	suppressed
Divalproex Sodium	Divalproex Sodium	12	suppressed
Ammonium Lactate	Ammonium Lactate	11	suppressed
Benztropine Mesylate	Benztropine Mesylate	11	suppressed
Cefdinir	Cefdinir	11	11
Clotrimazole	Clotrimazole	11	suppressed
Insulin Lispro Protamine Mix	Insulin Lispro Protamin/Lispro	11	suppressed
Morphine Sulfate Er	Morphine Sulfate	11	suppressed
Nebivolol Hcl	Nebivolol Hcl	11	suppressed
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	11	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	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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