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Ira Steinmetz

Internal Medicine · BROOKLYN, NY · NPI 1306904370

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	398	108
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	331	93
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	276	70
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	272	69
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	243	58
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	231	61
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	227	67
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	210	45
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	204	46
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	199	87
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	158	99
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	158	35
Eliquis	Apixaban	157	27
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	150	41
Furosemide	Furosemide	132	35
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	122	20
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	102	27
Diazepam	Diazepam	98	26
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	98	23
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	95	26
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	94	28
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	86	27
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	86	25
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	86	53
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	85	20
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	79	20
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	72	24
Atenolol	Atenolol	71	16
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	71	16
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	65	39
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	64	25
Enalapril Maleate	Enalapril Maleate	63	16
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	61	38
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	54	11
Prednisone	Prednisone	52	37
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	47	20
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	45	12
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	45	30
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	45	13
Finasteride	Finasteride	43	13
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	43	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	41	22
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	39	suppressed
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	38	suppressed
Butalbital-Acetaminophen-Caffe	Butalb/Acetaminophen/Caffeine	37	suppressed
Lidocaine	Lidocaine	37	12
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	37	17
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	37	suppressed
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	37	suppressed
Mupirocin	Mupirocin	36	27
Levofloxacin	Levofloxacin	34	14
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	34	21
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	34	suppressed
Ramipril	Ramipril	34	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	34	suppressed
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	33	12
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	33	suppressed
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	32	suppressed
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	31	suppressed
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	30	suppressed
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	30	18
Famotidine	Famotidine	30	suppressed
Glipizide	Glipizide	29	suppressed
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	29	suppressed
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	29	suppressed
Labetalol Hcl	Labetalol Hcl	29	suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	28	suppressed
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	28	suppressed
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	28	16
Torsemide	Torsemide	27	suppressed
Hydrocortisone	Hydrocortisone	26	suppressed
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	26	suppressed
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	25	suppressed
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	24	suppressed
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	24	suppressed
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	22	suppressed
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	22	suppressed
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	22	suppressed
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	22	suppressed
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	21	suppressed
Naproxen	Naproxen	21	suppressed
Terazosin Hcl	Terazosin Hcl	21	suppressed
Zolpidem Tartrate Er	Zolpidem Tartrate	21	suppressed
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	20	suppressed
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	20	11
Proctozone-Hc	Hydrocortisone	20	suppressed
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	20	suppressed
Acetaminophen-Codeine	Acetaminophen With Codeine	19	suppressed
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	19	suppressed
Clobetasol Propionate	Clobetasol Propionate	18	suppressed
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	18	suppressed
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	18	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	18	suppressed
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	18	suppressed
Vitamin D2	Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)	18	suppressed
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	17	suppressed
Humalog Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	17	suppressed
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	17	suppressed
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	17	suppressed
Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole	16	suppressed
Chlorhexidine Gluconate	Chlorhexidine Gluconate	16	suppressed
Colchicine	Colchicine	16	suppressed
Estradiol	Estradiol	16	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate,micronized	16	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	16	11
Colesevelam Hcl	Colesevelam Hcl	15	suppressed
Ibu	Ibuprofen	15	suppressed
Olanzapine	Olanzapine	15	suppressed
Bumetanide	Bumetanide	14	suppressed
Entresto	Sacubitril/Valsartan	14	suppressed
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	14	suppressed
Levemir Flexpen	Insulin Detemir	14	suppressed
Sildenafil Citrate	Sildenafil Citrate	14	suppressed
Amiodarone Hcl	Amiodarone Hcl	13	suppressed
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone	Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip	13	suppressed
Halobetasol Propionate	Halobetasol Propionate	13	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	13	suppressed
Latanoprost	Latanoprost	13	suppressed
Nebivolol Hcl	Nebivolol Hcl	13	suppressed
Novolog Flexpen	Insulin Aspart	13	suppressed
Paxlovid	Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir	13	11
Ramelteon	Ramelteon	13	suppressed
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	12	suppressed
Keppra	Levetiracetam	12	suppressed
Lithium Carbonate	Lithium Carbonate	12	suppressed
Neomycin-Polymyxin-Hc	Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Hydrocort	12	suppressed
Nortriptyline Hcl	Nortriptyline Hcl	12	suppressed
Ranolazine Er	Ranolazine	12	suppressed
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	12	suppressed
Betamethasone Dipropionate	Betamethasone Dipropionate	11	suppressed
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	11	suppressed
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	11	suppressed
Synjardy	Empagliflozin/Metformin Hcl	11	suppressed
Timolol Maleate	Timolol Maleate	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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