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Thomas C Cole, MD

General Practice · HUNTSVILLE, TX · NPI 1265525851

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
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	368	124
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	355	89
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	320	97
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	253	74
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	241	84
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	186	57
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	176	46
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	173	58
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	171	61
Furosemide	Furosemide	154	51
Ozempic	Semaglutide	154	31
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	152	38
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	120	32
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	108	36
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	94	27
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	94	31
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	85	27
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	84	22
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	83	28
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	82	40
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	80	28
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	74	24
Diazepam	Diazepam	73	32
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	73	18
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	71	26
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	67	20
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	65	44
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	65	19
Clindamycin Hcl	Clindamycin Hcl	62	32
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	62	15
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	61	15
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	61	19
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	61	17
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	60	38
Cefdinir	Cefdinir	59	46
Glipizide	Glipizide	58	16
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	57	12
Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters	Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters	57	16
Breztri Aerosphere	Budesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol	56	19
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	55	14
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	53	16
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	51	16
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	51	14
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	50	15
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	48	11
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	47	14
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	46	17
Nabumetone	Nabumetone	46	14
Symbicort	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	45	suppressed
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	44	11
Olmesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Olmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	43	13
Oxcarbazepine	Oxcarbazepine	43	suppressed
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	43	17
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	42	17
Linzess	Linaclotide	42	15
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	40	suppressed
Klor-Con M20	Potassium Chloride	40	12
Oseltamivir Phosphate	Oseltamivir Phosphate	40	36
Levofloxacin	Levofloxacin	39	23
Nebivolol Hcl	Nebivolol Hcl	39	suppressed
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	38	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	36	21
Gentamicin Sulfate	Gentamicin Sulfate	36	26
Vascepa	Icosapent Ethyl	36	12
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	35	suppressed
Isosorbide Dinitrate	Isosorbide Dinitrate	35	suppressed
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	35	suppressed
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	34	suppressed
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	34	17
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	34	suppressed
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	34	13
Rivastigmine	Rivastigmine Tartrate	34	suppressed
Colchicine	Colchicine	33	suppressed
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	33	14
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	33	12
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	32	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	32	13
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	31	suppressed
Famotidine	Famotidine	30	suppressed
Glyxambi	Empagliflozin/Linagliptin	29	suppressed
Eliquis	Apixaban	28	11
Tradjenta	Linagliptin	28	suppressed
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	28	suppressed
Baclofen	Baclofen	26	suppressed
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	26	suppressed
Carbidopa-Levodopa	Carbidopa/Levodopa	25	suppressed
Promethazine Hcl	Promethazine Hcl	25	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	24	suppressed
Metronidazole	Metronidazole	24	14
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	24	suppressed
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	24	suppressed
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	24	suppressed
Metoclopramide Hcl	Metoclopramide Hcl	23	suppressed
Atenolol	Atenolol	22	suppressed
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	22	suppressed
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	21	suppressed
Combivent Respimat	Ipratropium/Albuterol Sulfate	20	suppressed
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	20	11
Acetaminophen-Codeine	Acetaminophen With Codeine	19	suppressed
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	19	suppressed
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	19	suppressed
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	19	13
Vitamin D2	Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)	19	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	19	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	18	suppressed
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	18	suppressed
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	18	suppressed
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	18	suppressed
Budesonide Er	Budesonide	17	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	17	suppressed
Icosapent Ethyl	Icosapent Ethyl	17	13
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	17	suppressed
Etodolac	Etodolac	16	suppressed
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	16	suppressed
Verapamil Er	Verapamil Hcl	16	suppressed
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	15	suppressed
Chlorhexidine Gluconate	Chlorhexidine Gluconate	15	11
Cilostazol	Cilostazol	15	suppressed
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	15	suppressed
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	15	suppressed
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	14	suppressed
Hydrocortisone	Hydrocortisone	14	suppressed
Roflumilast	Roflumilast	14	suppressed
Terazosin Hcl	Terazosin Hcl	14	suppressed
Acyclovir	Acyclovir	13	suppressed
Dapagliflozin	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	13	suppressed
Permethrin	Permethrin	13	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	12	suppressed
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	12	suppressed
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	12	suppressed
Zaleplon	Zaleplon	12	suppressed
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	11	suppressed
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	11	suppressed
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	11	suppressed
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	11	suppressed
Ramipril	Ramipril	11	suppressed
Risedronate Sodium	Risedronate Sodium	11	suppressed
Topiramate	Topiramate	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

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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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