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Taiga Inoue, MD, MS

Internal Medicine · TEHACHAPI, CA · NPI 1174051130

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	454	142
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	326	108
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	304	93
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	275	94
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	255	81
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	245	88
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	210	65
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	163	57
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	159	50
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	140	56
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	133	45
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	126	53
Telmisartan	Telmisartan	123	40
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	122	37
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	119	37
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	108	42
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	99	34
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	97	37
Ozempic	Semaglutide	94	26
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	88	32
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	85	28
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	85	29
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	82	25
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	81	29
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	70	39
Furosemide	Furosemide	60	23
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	57	19
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	53	20
Eliquis	Apixaban	53	21
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	53	21
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	51	18
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	51	15
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	45	33
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	44	19
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	44	13
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	43	15
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	41	12
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	41	12
Famotidine	Famotidine	40	19
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	40	11
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	39	13
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	39	14
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	38	14
Valsartan	Valsartan	38	11
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	37	suppressed
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	33	11
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	33	12
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	33	11
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	32	11
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	31	25
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	31	22
Atenolol	Atenolol	29	suppressed
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	29	suppressed
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	29	suppressed
Acyclovir	Acyclovir	27	12
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	27	suppressed
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	26	suppressed
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	25	11
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	25	suppressed
Wixela Inhub	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	25	suppressed
Paxlovid	Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir	24	24
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	23	14
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	23	11
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	22	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	22	18
Prednisone	Prednisone	22	11
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	22	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	21	19
Baclofen	Baclofen	21	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	21	suppressed
Finasteride	Finasteride	21	suppressed
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	21	suppressed
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	21	suppressed
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	21	suppressed
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	20	13
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	20	suppressed
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	20	suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-200	Insulin Degludec	20	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	20	suppressed
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	19	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	19	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	19	suppressed
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	19	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	19	16
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	19	suppressed
Prolia	Denosumab	19	15
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	18	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	17	suppressed
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone	Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip	17	suppressed
Humalog Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	17	suppressed
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	17	suppressed
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	17	suppressed
Midodrine Hcl	Midodrine Hcl	17	suppressed
Topiramate	Topiramate	17	suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-100	Insulin Degludec	17	suppressed
Verapamil Er	Verapamil Hcl	17	suppressed
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	16	suppressed
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	16	suppressed
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	16	suppressed
Lidocaine Hcl Viscous	Lidocaine Hcl	16	suppressed
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	16	suppressed
Colchicine	Colchicine	15	suppressed
Sildenafil Citrate	Sildenafil Citrate	15	suppressed
Varenicline Tartrate	Varenicline Tartrate	15	suppressed
Breztri Aerosphere	Budesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol	14	suppressed
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	14	suppressed
Estradiol	Estradiol	14	suppressed
Mupirocin	Mupirocin	14	suppressed
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	14	suppressed
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	14	suppressed
Ramipril	Ramipril	14	suppressed
Repatha Sureclick	Evolocumab	14	suppressed
Telmisartan-Hydrochlorothiazid	Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazid	14	suppressed
Azathioprine	Azathioprine	13	suppressed
Chlorhexidine Gluconate	Chlorhexidine Gluconate	13	suppressed
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	13	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	13	suppressed
Insulin Lispro Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	13	suppressed
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	13	suppressed
Nortriptyline Hcl	Nortriptyline Hcl	13	suppressed
Testosterone Cypionate	Testosterone Cypionate	13	suppressed
Vitamin D2	Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)	13	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	13	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	12	suppressed
Gemfibrozil	Gemfibrozil	12	suppressed
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	12	suppressed
Terazosin Hcl	Terazosin Hcl	12	suppressed
Testosterone	Testosterone	12	suppressed
Ammonium Lactate	Ammonium Lactate	11	suppressed
Hydrocortisone	Hydrocortisone	11	suppressed
Janumet Xr	Sitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl	11	suppressed
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	11	suppressed
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	11	suppressed
Novolog Flexpen	Insulin Aspart	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

Questions you could discuss with your doctor

Are there reasonable alternatives I should understand when we discuss treatment options?
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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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