Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Craig A Vickstrom, M.D

Emergency Medicine · HIBBING, MN · NPI 1265541486

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
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	380	99
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	333	92
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	319	52
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	290	71
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	266	60
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	219	61
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	217	48
Eliquis	Apixaban	193	29
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	186	42
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	182	32
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	174	48
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	153	50
Furosemide	Furosemide	132	41
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	124	29
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	115	33
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	110	35
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	109	28
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	104	suppressed
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	100	29
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	96	34
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	92	47
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	90	20
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	88	27
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	83	20
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	82	40
Risperidone	Risperidone	79	suppressed
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	78	15
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	73	17
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	73	23
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	66	14
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	65	19
Prednisone	Prednisone	65	30
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	65	16
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	60	16
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	60	17
Famotidine	Famotidine	59	16
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	59	suppressed
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	59	17
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	59	14
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	57	suppressed
Enalapril Maleate	Enalapril Maleate	53	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	51	13
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	50	11
Finasteride	Finasteride	47	17
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	42	11
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	42	12
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	42	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	39	11
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	37	suppressed
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	36	suppressed
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	36	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Pamoate	Hydroxyzine Pamoate	36	suppressed
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	36	suppressed
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	35	suppressed
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	33	suppressed
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	33	suppressed
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	32	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	31	suppressed
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	31	suppressed
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	31	suppressed
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	29	suppressed
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	29	21
Carbidopa-Levodopa	Carbidopa/Levodopa	28	suppressed
Haloperidol	Haloperidol	28	suppressed
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	28	suppressed
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	28	11
Atenolol	Atenolol	27	suppressed
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	27	suppressed
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	27	suppressed
Baclofen	Baclofen	26	suppressed
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	25	11
Amiodarone Hcl	Amiodarone Hcl	24	suppressed
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	24	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	24	13
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	24	suppressed
Digoxin	Digoxin	23	suppressed
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	23	suppressed
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	22	suppressed
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	22	suppressed
Phenytoin Sodium Extended	Phenytoin Sodium Extended	22	suppressed
Terbinafine Hcl	Terbinafine Hcl	22	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	21	19
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	21	suppressed
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	20	19
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	20	suppressed
Combivent Respimat	Ipratropium/Albuterol Sulfate	19	suppressed
Divalproex Sodium Er	Divalproex Sodium	19	suppressed
Lamotrigine	Lamotrigine	19	suppressed
Shingrix	Varicella-Zoster Ge/As01b/Pf	19	13
Breztri Aerosphere	Budesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol	18	suppressed
Comfort Ez Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	18	suppressed
Latanoprost	Latanoprost	18	suppressed
Methotrexate	Methotrexate Sodium	18	suppressed
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	17	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	17	suppressed
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	17	suppressed
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	17	suppressed
Victoza 3-Pak	Liraglutide	17	suppressed
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	16	suppressed
Divalproex Sodium	Divalproex Sodium	16	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	16	suppressed
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	16	suppressed
Olanzapine	Olanzapine	16	suppressed
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	16	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	16	suppressed
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	15	suppressed
Nebivolol Hcl	Nebivolol Hcl	15	suppressed
Bumetanide	Bumetanide	14	suppressed
Colchicine	Colchicine	14	suppressed
Diphenoxylate-Atropine	Diphenoxylate Hcl/Atropine	14	suppressed
Lansoprazole	Lansoprazole	14	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	14	suppressed
Entacapone	Entacapone	13	suppressed
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	13	suppressed
Invega Sustenna	Paliperidone Palmitate	13	suppressed
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	13	suppressed
Rivastigmine	Rivastigmine	13	suppressed
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	13	suppressed
Symbicort	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	13	suppressed
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	13	suppressed
Abrysvo	Rsv Vacc, Pref A And Pref B/Pf	12	12
Labetalol Hcl	Labetalol Hcl	12	suppressed
Midodrine Hcl	Midodrine Hcl	12	suppressed
Neupro	Rotigotine	12	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	12	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	12	12
Ultra-Fine Nano Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	12	suppressed
Bydureon Bcise	Exenatide Microspheres	11	suppressed
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	11	suppressed
Cosentyx Sensoready Pen	Secukinumab	11	suppressed
Doxycycline Monohydrate	Doxycycline Monohydrate	11	11
Morphine Sulfate Er	Morphine Sulfate	11	suppressed
Ozempic	Semaglutide	11	suppressed
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	11	suppressed
Sotalol	Sotalol 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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