Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Eric L Esch, M.D.

Family Practice · ELIZABETHTOWN, PA · NPI 1245219625

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	440	128
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	272	71
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	229	68
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	220	63
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	211	59
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	200	62
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	198	58
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	188	58
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	170	47
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	161	45
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	155	62
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	155	39
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	119	30
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	110	35
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	108	31
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	104	28
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	95	30
Famotidine	Famotidine	93	29
Furosemide	Furosemide	91	30
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	91	31
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	90	27
Eliquis	Apixaban	86	23
Prednisone	Prednisone	85	64
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	83	19
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	81	25
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	81	23
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	76	21
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	75	24
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	74	26
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	72	11
Ozempic	Semaglutide	68	16
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	67	16
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	66	17
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	66	22
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	65	16
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	64	13
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	63	21
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	63	41
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	62	18
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	62	19
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	59	15
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	57	16
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	57	19
Atenolol	Atenolol	55	18
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	55	suppressed
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	55	15
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	54	19
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	53	18
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	52	18
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	50	11
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	49	17
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	47	15
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	47	12
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	46	suppressed
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	46	15
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	44	20
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	42	13
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	41	15
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	39	12
Glipizide	Glipizide	38	13
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	37	36
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	37	suppressed
Cefdinir	Cefdinir	36	34
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	35	28
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	35	17
Enalapril Maleate	Enalapril Maleate	35	suppressed
Baclofen	Baclofen	34	12
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	34	suppressed
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	34	suppressed
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	34	suppressed
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	32	13
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	32	suppressed
Finasteride	Finasteride	30	suppressed
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	30	11
Hydromorphone Hcl	Hydromorphone Hcl	29	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	28	12
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	27	11
Temazepam	Temazepam	27	suppressed
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	26	26
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	26	suppressed
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	26	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	26	suppressed
Benazepril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Benazepril/Hydrochlorothiazide	25	suppressed
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	25	13
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	24	suppressed
Acyclovir	Acyclovir	23	suppressed
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	23	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	23	22
Topiramate	Topiramate	23	suppressed
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	22	suppressed
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	22	suppressed
Ultra-Fine Mini Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	22	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	21	19
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	21	suppressed
Erythromycin	Erythromycin Base	21	suppressed
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	21	15
Hydrocortisone	Hydrocortisone	21	15
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	21	suppressed
Arnuity Ellipta	Fluticasone Furoate	20	suppressed
Mometasone Furoate	Mometasone Furoate	19	suppressed
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	18	17
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	18	suppressed
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	18	suppressed
Rizatriptan	Rizatriptan Benzoate	18	suppressed
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	18	suppressed
Diazepam	Diazepam	17	suppressed
Bisoprolol Fumarate	Bisoprolol Fumarate	16	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl Sr	Bupropion Hcl	16	suppressed
Insulin Aspart Flexpen	Insulin Aspart	16	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	16	suppressed
Comfort Ez Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	15	suppressed
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	15	suppressed
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	15	suppressed
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	15	suppressed
Promethazine Hcl	Promethazine Hcl	15	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl Er	Propranolol Hcl	15	suppressed
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	15	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	14	14
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	13	suppressed
Lansoprazole	Lansoprazole	13	suppressed
Methylphenidate Hcl	Methylphenidate Hcl	13	suppressed
Morphine Sulfate Er	Morphine Sulfate	13	suppressed
Novolog	Insulin Aspart	13	suppressed
Cimetidine	Cimetidine	12	suppressed
Colchicine	Colchicine	12	suppressed
Jantoven	Warfarin Sodium	12	suppressed
Klor-Con M20	Potassium Chloride	12	suppressed
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	12	suppressed
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	12	suppressed
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	12	suppressed
Zolpidem Tartrate Er	Zolpidem Tartrate	12	suppressed
Belbuca	Buprenorphine Hcl	11	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	11	suppressed
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole 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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