Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Ben A Gardner, M.D.

Internal Medicine · COLUMBIA, TN · NPI 1316054133

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
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	549	142
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	513	157
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	454	122
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	337	96
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	316	90
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	311	89
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	283	76
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	240	64
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	236	61
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	232	60
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	230	60
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	223	59
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	209	59
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	206	61
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	201	60
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	181	53
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	174	45
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	172	49
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	171	55
Torsemide	Torsemide	170	46
Furosemide	Furosemide	168	53
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	168	37
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	155	40
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	143	46
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	142	43
Atenolol	Atenolol	140	39
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	137	33
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	127	40
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	126	23
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	121	40
Eliquis	Apixaban	121	32
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	119	34
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	119	19
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	118	22
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	116	30
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	109	33
Prednisone	Prednisone	97	47
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	95	32
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	94	26
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	94	32
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	93	35
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	86	25
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	81	25
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	81	23
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	79	22
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	74	20
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	72	21
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	72	23
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	72	23
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	71	17
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	71	13
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	71	18
Levofloxacin	Levofloxacin	70	60
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	68	29
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	67	19
Ozempic	Semaglutide	67	14
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	66	23
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	65	18
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	63	14
Telmisartan	Telmisartan	63	17
Colchicine	Colchicine	61	17
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	61	28
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	59	17
Famotidine	Famotidine	58	16
Verapamil Er	Verapamil Hcl	57	14
Finasteride	Finasteride	55	18
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	55	17
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	55	15
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	51	14
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	50	19
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	50	15
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	49	11
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	46	25
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	45	suppressed
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	45	11
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	42	27
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	42	15
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	42	11
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	41	11
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	40	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	40	suppressed
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	40	14
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	39	suppressed
Felodipine Er	Felodipine	39	13
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	39	suppressed
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	36	suppressed
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	36	15
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	36	11
Diphenoxylate-Atropine	Diphenoxylate Hcl/Atropine	35	12
Valproic Acid	Valproic Acid	34	18
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	33	suppressed
Morphine Sulfate	Morphine Sulfate	33	29
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	32	suppressed
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	32	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	32	suppressed
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	31	suppressed
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	31	suppressed
Risperidone	Risperidone	31	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	31	20
Carbidopa-Levodopa	Carbidopa/Levodopa	30	suppressed
Novolog Flexpen	Insulin Aspart	30	suppressed
Trandolapril	Trandolapril	29	suppressed
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	28	18
Ramipril	Ramipril	28	suppressed
Verapamil Hcl	Verapamil Hcl	28	suppressed
Divalproex Sodium	Divalproex Sodium	27	suppressed
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	27	11
Nitrofurantoin	Nitrofurantoin Macrocrystal	27	11
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	27	suppressed
Terazosin Hcl	Terazosin Hcl	26	suppressed
Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole	25	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	25	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	24	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	24	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	24	12
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	24	suppressed
Diltiazem Hcl	Diltiazem Hcl	23	suppressed
Clindamycin Hcl	Clindamycin Hcl	22	14
Mupirocin	Mupirocin	22	suppressed
Pitavastatin Calcium	Pitavastatin Calcium	22	suppressed
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	22	suppressed
Baclofen	Baclofen	21	suppressed
Enalapril Maleate	Enalapril Maleate	21	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	21	suppressed
Metolazone	Metolazone	21	suppressed
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	21	16
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	21	suppressed
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	20	16
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	20	suppressed
Naproxen	Naproxen	20	suppressed
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	20	suppressed
Topiramate	Topiramate	20	suppressed
Clarithromycin	Clarithromycin	19	19
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	19	suppressed
Lubiprostone	Lubiprostone	19	suppressed
Midodrine Hcl	Midodrine Hcl	19	suppressed
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	19	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	19	suppressed
Paxlovid	Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir	19	19
Promethazine Hcl	Promethazine Hcl	19	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	18	16
Digoxin	Digoxin	18	suppressed
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	18	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate,micronized	17	suppressed
Glipizide	Glipizide	17	suppressed
Lantus	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	17	suppressed
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	17	suppressed
Toujeo Max Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	16	suppressed
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	16	suppressed
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	15	suppressed
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	15	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl	Venlafaxine Hcl	15	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	14	suppressed
Butalbital-Acetaminophen-Caffe	Butalb/Acetaminophen/Caffeine	14	suppressed
Irbesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Irbesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	14	suppressed
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	14	suppressed
Lamotrigine	Lamotrigine	14	suppressed
Latanoprost	Latanoprost	14	suppressed
Nebivolol Hcl	Nebivolol Hcl	14	suppressed
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	14	suppressed
Shingrix	Varicella-Zoster Ge/As01b/Pf	14	12
Amantadine	Amantadine Hcl	13	suppressed
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	13	suppressed
Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	13	suppressed
Estradiol	Estradiol	13	suppressed
Folic Acid	Folic Acid	13	suppressed
Humalog Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	13	suppressed
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	13	suppressed
Temazepam	Temazepam	13	suppressed
Tolterodine Tartrate Er	Tolterodine Tartrate	13	suppressed
Anoro Ellipta	Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr	12	suppressed
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	12	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl	Bupropion Hcl	12	suppressed
Gemfibrozil	Gemfibrozil	12	suppressed
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	12	suppressed
Klor-Con M20	Potassium Chloride	12	suppressed
Levemir Flexpen	Insulin Detemir	12	suppressed
Toujeo Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	12	suppressed
Carbidopa-Levodopa Er	Carbidopa/Levodopa	11	suppressed
Diazepam	Diazepam	11	suppressed
Livalo	Pitavastatin Calcium	11	suppressed
Minoxidil	Minoxidil	11	suppressed
Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	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

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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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