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Durga Prasad Mekala, MD

Family Practice · ARLINGTON, TX · NPI 1235340290

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	389	113
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	376	112
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	231	55
Furosemide	Furosemide	202	44
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	173	42
Eliquis	Apixaban	146	21
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	143	52
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	142	38
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	134	37
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	128	33
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	126	43
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	125	24
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	120	21
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	108	31
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	102	20
Famotidine	Famotidine	91	20
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	83	23
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	80	25
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	77	30
Divalproex Sodium	Divalproex Sodium	75	suppressed
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	74	17
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	71	15
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	70	24
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	69	suppressed
Enulose	Lactulose	68	suppressed
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	67	24
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	64	37
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	63	11
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	63	14
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	62	17
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	61	22
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	61	22
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	56	12
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	53	20
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	50	11
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	50	15
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	49	suppressed
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	49	20
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	49	15
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	48	suppressed
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	48	suppressed
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	47	14
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	46	15
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	41	11
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	41	15
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	40	suppressed
Linzess	Linaclotide	39	suppressed
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	38	13
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	37	12
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	37	30
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	37	suppressed
Acetaminophen-Codeine	Acetaminophen With Codeine	35	14
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	35	23
Prednisone	Prednisone	35	26
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	34	suppressed
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	34	13
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	33	31
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	33	suppressed
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	33	11
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	32	suppressed
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	30	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	30	suppressed
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	29	suppressed
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	29	suppressed
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	29	suppressed
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	28	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	27	suppressed
Megestrol Acetate	Megestrol Acetate	26	suppressed
Olmesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Olmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	26	suppressed
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	26	suppressed
Latanoprost	Latanoprost	25	suppressed
Ozempic	Semaglutide	25	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	24	17
Risperidone	Risperidone	24	suppressed
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	24	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	23	suppressed
Baclofen	Baclofen	23	suppressed
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	23	suppressed
Midodrine Hcl	Midodrine Hcl	23	suppressed
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	23	suppressed
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	22	suppressed
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	22	11
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	22	11
Ursodiol	Ursodiol	22	suppressed
Calcium Acetate	Calcium Acetate	21	suppressed
Glipizide	Glipizide	20	suppressed
Promethazine Hcl	Promethazine Hcl	20	suppressed
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	19	suppressed
Diphenoxylate-Atropine	Diphenoxylate Hcl/Atropine	19	suppressed
Humalog Mix 75-25	Insulin Lispro Protamin/Lispro	19	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	19	suppressed
Lithium Carbonate	Lithium Carbonate	19	suppressed
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	18	11
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	17	suppressed
Metronidazole	Metronidazole	17	13
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	17	suppressed
Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole	16	suppressed
Atenolol	Atenolol	16	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	16	suppressed
Glyburide	Glyburide	16	suppressed
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	16	suppressed
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	15	12
Dexamethasone	Dexamethasone	15	15
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	15	suppressed
Enalapril Maleate	Enalapril Maleate	15	suppressed
Scopolamine	Scopolamine	15	suppressed
Bisoprolol Fumarate	Bisoprolol Fumarate	14	suppressed
Bumetanide	Bumetanide	14	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	14	suppressed
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	14	suppressed
Levofloxacin	Levofloxacin	14	11
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	14	suppressed
Anastrozole	Anastrozole	13	suppressed
Brilinta	Ticagrelor	13	suppressed
Symbicort	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	13	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	13	suppressed
Armour Thyroid	Thyroid,pork	12	suppressed
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	12	suppressed
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	12	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	12	suppressed
Creon	Lipase/Protease/Amylase	12	suppressed
Finasteride	Finasteride	12	suppressed
Sevelamer Carbonate	Sevelamer Carbonate	12	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	12	suppressed
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	12	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	11	suppressed
Humalog	Insulin Lispro	11	suppressed
Humalog Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	11	suppressed
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	11	suppressed
Metoclopramide Hcl	Metoclopramide Hcl	11	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	11	suppressed
Paxlovid	Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir	11	11
Phenytoin Sodium Extended	Phenytoin Sodium Extended	11	suppressed
Temazepam	Temazepam	11	suppressed
Verapamil Er	Verapamil Hcl	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

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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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