Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Alexander Shekhter, M.D.

Internal Medicine · BROOKLYN, NY · NPI 1316924715

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
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	355	42
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	318	41
Chlorhexidine Gluconate	Chlorhexidine Gluconate	289	51
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	267	36
Vascepa	Icosapent Ethyl	233	27
Linzess	Linaclotide	218	29
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	183	22
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	181	22
Lidocaine	Lidocaine	177	27
Famotidine	Famotidine	164	22
Zenpep	Lipase/Protease/Amylase	155	22
Creon	Lipase/Protease/Amylase	152	29
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	149	21
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	146	16
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	141	27
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	130	17
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	129	21
Dexlansoprazole Dr	Dexlansoprazole	125	15
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	121	13
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	114	13
Furosemide	Furosemide	112	18
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	109	13
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	109	11
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	98	15
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	87	28
Dexilant	Dexlansoprazole	85	suppressed
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	82	21
Mupirocin	Mupirocin	78	14
Nexium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	78	suppressed
Eliquis	Apixaban	73	suppressed
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	72	16
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	68	15
Omeprazole-Sodium Bicarbonate	Omeprazole/Sodium Bicarbonate	67	suppressed
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	63	43
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	61	12
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	58	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	55	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	55	suppressed
Metformin Er Gastric	Metformin Hcl	53	suppressed
Dutasteride	Dutasteride	51	suppressed
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	51	suppressed
Icosapent Ethyl	Icosapent Ethyl	50	suppressed
Ozempic	Semaglutide	50	suppressed
Olmesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Olmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	49	suppressed
Cyclosporine	Cyclosporine	48	suppressed
Lactulose	Lactulose	48	suppressed
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	48	suppressed
Benicar	Olmesartan Medoxomil	45	suppressed
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	45	suppressed
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	44	suppressed
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	43	suppressed
Dihydroergotamine Mesylate	Dihydroergotamine Mesylate	43	suppressed
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	43	13
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	43	16
Namzaric	Memantine Hcl/Donepezil Hcl	43	suppressed
Ztlido	Lidocaine	43	suppressed
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	42	suppressed
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	42	suppressed
Nitroglycerin Patch	Nitroglycerin	41	suppressed
Symbicort	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	41	suppressed
Alcohol Prep Pads	Alcohol Antiseptic Pads	40	suppressed
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	40	suppressed
Benicar Hct	Olmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	39	suppressed
Janumet Xr	Sitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl	39	suppressed
Butalbital-Acetaminophen-Caffe	Butalb/Acetaminophen/Caffeine	37	suppressed
Atenolol	Atenolol	36	suppressed
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	36	suppressed
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	36	suppressed
Xiidra	Lifitegrast	36	suppressed
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	35	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	35	suppressed
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	35	suppressed
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	34	suppressed
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	33	suppressed
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	32	suppressed
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	31	suppressed
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	31	suppressed
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	31	suppressed
Restasis	Cyclosporine	30	suppressed
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	29	suppressed
Colchicine	Colchicine	29	suppressed
Enalapril Maleate	Enalapril Maleate	29	suppressed
Naproxen	Naproxen	29	suppressed
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	29	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	28	19
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	28	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	28	suppressed
Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	26	suppressed
Crestor	Rosuvastatin Calcium	26	suppressed
Metronidazole	Metronidazole	26	suppressed
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	25	suppressed
Tavaborole	Tavaborole	25	suppressed
Acetaminophen-Codeine	Acetaminophen With Codeine	24	suppressed
Clobetasol Propionate	Clobetasol Propionate	24	suppressed
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	24	suppressed
Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters	Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters	24	suppressed
Janumet	Sitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl	23	suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	22	suppressed
Rectiv	Nitroglycerin	22	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	22	suppressed
Bystolic	Nebivolol Hcl	21	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	21	suppressed
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	21	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	21	suppressed
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	21	suppressed
Spiriva Handihaler	Tiotropium Bromide	21	suppressed
Telmisartan	Telmisartan	21	suppressed
Easy Touch Alcohol Prep Pads	Alcohol Antiseptic Pads	20	suppressed
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	20	suppressed
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	20	suppressed
Clotrimazole	Clotrimazole	19	suppressed
Digoxin	Digoxin	19	suppressed
Gralise	Gabapentin	19	suppressed
Ammonium Lactate	Ammonium Lactate	18	suppressed
Constulose	Lactulose	18	suppressed
Incruse Ellipta	Umeclidinium Bromide	18	suppressed
Megestrol Acetate	Megestrol Acetate	18	suppressed
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	18	suppressed
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone	Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip	17	suppressed
Proctozone-Hc	Hydrocortisone	17	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	17	suppressed
Vitamin D2	Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)	17	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin-Dexamethasone	Ciprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth	16	suppressed
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	16	suppressed
Loperamide	Loperamide Hcl	16	suppressed
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	16	suppressed
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	16	suppressed
Ramipril	Ramipril	16	suppressed
Risperidone	Risperidone	16	suppressed
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	16	suppressed
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	15	suppressed
Lyrica	Pregabalin	15	suppressed
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	15	suppressed
Silver Sulfadiazine	Silver Sulfadiazine	15	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	14	11
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	14	suppressed
Repaglinide	Repaglinide	14	suppressed
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	14	suppressed
Single Use Swab	Alcohol Antiseptic Pads	14	suppressed
Timolol Maleate	Timolol Maleate	14	suppressed
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	14	suppressed
Zileuton Er	Zileuton	14	suppressed
Diclofenac Potassium	Diclofenac Potassium	13	suppressed
Eplerenone	Eplerenone	13	suppressed
Finasteride	Finasteride	13	suppressed
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	13	suppressed
Mometasone Furoate	Mometasone Furoate	13	suppressed
Nebivolol Hcl	Nebivolol Hcl	13	suppressed
Topiramate	Topiramate	13	suppressed
Uloric	Febuxostat	13	suppressed
Ursodiol	Ursodiol	13	suppressed
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	13	suppressed
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	12	suppressed
Cialis	Tadalafil	12	suppressed
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	12	suppressed
Clonidine	Clonidine	12	suppressed
Latanoprost	Latanoprost	12	suppressed
Lurasidone Hcl	Lurasidone Hcl	12	suppressed
Memantine Hcl Er	Memantine Hcl	12	suppressed
Mirabegron Er	Mirabegron	12	suppressed
Nurtec Odt	Rimegepant Sulfate	12	suppressed
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	12	suppressed
Telmisartan-Hydrochlorothiazid	Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazid	12	suppressed
Ubrelvy	Ubrogepant	12	suppressed
Calcipotriene	Calcipotriene	11	suppressed
Cardura Xl	Doxazosin Mesylate	11	suppressed
Cinacalcet Hcl	Cinacalcet Hcl	11	suppressed
Combipatch	Estradiol/Norethindrone Acet	11	suppressed
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	11	suppressed
Potassium Citrate Er	Potassium Citrate	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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