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John E Golay, MD

Family Practice · LEXINGTON, SC · NPI 1215944137

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	573	145
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	557	86
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	516	122
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	488	125
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	352	92
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	330	85
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	273	37
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	250	64
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	239	54
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	217	50
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	215	57
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	215	44
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	214	53
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	196	53
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	196	49
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	192	49
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	190	37
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	181	42
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	171	67
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	169	46
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	155	46
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	145	29
Furosemide	Furosemide	131	44
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	130	23
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	129	34
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	123	30
Eliquis	Apixaban	117	21
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	113	28
Atenolol	Atenolol	111	28
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	108	31
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	105	23
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	97	14
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	97	15
Ramipril	Ramipril	97	26
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	94	19
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	92	24
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	90	25
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	88	21
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	87	20
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	86	19
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	84	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	80	18
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	72	suppressed
Prednisone	Prednisone	71	40
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	69	47
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	65	26
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	65	14
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	64	11
Ozempic	Semaglutide	64	suppressed
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	64	11
Famotidine	Famotidine	60	16
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	58	36
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	58	18
Temazepam	Temazepam	56	suppressed
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	55	41
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	55	suppressed
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	55	14
Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine	Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine	54	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	53	11
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	52	14
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	51	suppressed
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	51	15
Finasteride	Finasteride	51	16
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	50	12
Diazepam	Diazepam	49	suppressed
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	48	14
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	46	suppressed
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	44	15
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	44	suppressed
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	43	suppressed
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	41	suppressed
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	41	suppressed
Bisoprolol-Hydrochlorothiazide	Bisoprolol/Hydrochlorothiazide	39	12
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	39	suppressed
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	35	suppressed
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	34	16
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	34	suppressed
Indapamide	Indapamide	33	suppressed
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	33	suppressed
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	33	15
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	32	suppressed
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	32	16
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	32	suppressed
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	31	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	29	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	29	18
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	29	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	29	suppressed
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	28	suppressed
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	27	suppressed
Estradiol	Estradiol	27	suppressed
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	27	suppressed
Levemir Flexpen	Insulin Detemir	26	suppressed
Mupirocin	Mupirocin	26	17
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	25	18
Dutasteride	Dutasteride	25	suppressed
Morphine Sulfate Er	Morphine Sulfate	25	suppressed
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	24	13
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	24	suppressed
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	23	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	23	suppressed
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	22	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	22	suppressed
Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	22	suppressed
Torsemide	Torsemide	22	suppressed
Oxycontin	Oxycodone Hcl	21	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	20	16
Colchicine	Colchicine	20	suppressed
Enalapril Maleate	Enalapril Maleate	20	suppressed
Primidone	Primidone	20	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	20	suppressed
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	20	suppressed
Tiadylt Er	Diltiazem Hcl	20	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl	Bupropion Hcl	19	suppressed
Terazosin Hcl	Terazosin Hcl	19	suppressed
Zolpidem Tartrate Er	Zolpidem Tartrate	19	suppressed
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	18	suppressed
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	18	suppressed
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	18	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl Er	Propranolol Hcl	18	suppressed
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	18	suppressed
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	18	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl Sr	Bupropion Hcl	17	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	17	suppressed
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	17	12
Baclofen	Baclofen	16	suppressed
Diphenoxylate-Atropine	Diphenoxylate Hcl/Atropine	16	suppressed
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	16	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	16	13
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	16	suppressed
Spironolactone-Hctz	Spironolact/Hydrochlorothiazid	16	suppressed
Telmisartan	Telmisartan	16	suppressed
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	15	suppressed
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	15	suppressed
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	15	suppressed
Metronidazole	Metronidazole	15	suppressed
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	15	12
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	15	suppressed
Butalbital-Acetaminophen-Caffe	Butalb/Acetaminophen/Caffeine	14	suppressed
Clobetasol Propionate	Clobetasol Propionate	14	suppressed
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	14	suppressed
Estradiol (Once Weekly)	Estradiol	14	suppressed
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	14	suppressed
Promethazine Hcl	Promethazine Hcl	14	suppressed
Bydureon Bcise	Exenatide Microspheres	13	suppressed
Stiolto Respimat	Tiotropium Br/Olodaterol Hcl	13	suppressed
Topiramate	Topiramate	13	suppressed
Bicalutamide	Bicalutamide	12	suppressed
Fentanyl	Fentanyl	12	suppressed
Gemfibrozil	Gemfibrozil	12	suppressed
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	12	suppressed
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	12	suppressed
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	12	suppressed
Metformin Er Osmotic	Metformin Hcl	12	suppressed
Sildenafil Citrate	Sildenafil Citrate	12	suppressed
Atenolol-Chlorthalidone	Atenolol/Chlorthalidone	11	suppressed
Cefuroxime	Cefuroxime Axetil	11	suppressed
Cholestyramine	Cholestyramine (With Sugar)	11	suppressed
Cilostazol	Cilostazol	11	suppressed
Clorazepate Dipotassium	Clorazepate Dipotassium	11	suppressed
Glipizide	Glipizide	11	suppressed
Hydrocortisone	Hydrocortisone	11	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	11	suppressed
Modafinil	Modafinil	11	suppressed
Symbicort	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	11	suppressed
Telmisartan-Hydrochlorothiazid	Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazid	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

Publication policy: eligible for indexing after public-launch controls are enabled

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