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William Blau, MD

Cardiology · GREAT NECK, NY · NPI 1326084757

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	1412	444
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	1277	365
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	1195	298
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	1189	336
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	1149	343
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	701	166
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	404	122
Eliquis	Apixaban	372	80
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	357	97
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	276	57
Repatha Sureclick	Evolocumab	262	56
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	253	72
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	227	67
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	219	58
Valsartan	Valsartan	209	50
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	205	75
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	195	46
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	193	65
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	188	54
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	183	34
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	177	52
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	170	47
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	164	45
Furosemide	Furosemide	161	42
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	159	49
Entresto	Sacubitril/Valsartan	158	32
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	158	36
Praluent Pen	Alirocumab	152	27
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	133	36
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	123	31
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	121	37
Ozempic	Semaglutide	121	30
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	118	28
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	101	21
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	100	30
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	98	32
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	96	25
Ramipril	Ramipril	96	26
Vascepa	Icosapent Ethyl	93	20
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	89	24
Torsemide	Torsemide	89	31
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	85	27
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	82	24
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	80	25
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	79	14
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	79	18
Repatha Pushtronex	Evolocumab	76	25
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	73	25
Famotidine	Famotidine	72	25
Ranolazine Er	Ranolazine	72	22
Finasteride	Finasteride	64	16
Atenolol	Atenolol	61	17
Amiodarone Hcl	Amiodarone Hcl	56	16
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	56	13
Diazepam	Diazepam	55	12
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	55	20
Pitavastatin Calcium	Pitavastatin Calcium	50	14
Vitamin D2	Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)	48	14
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	47	16
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	46	suppressed
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	46	15
Multaq	Dronedarone Hcl	45	suppressed
Midodrine Hcl	Midodrine Hcl	42	suppressed
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	41	37
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	39	suppressed
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	39	suppressed
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	37	14
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	37	15
Fludrocortisone Acetate	Fludrocortisone Acetate	35	suppressed
Telmisartan	Telmisartan	35	suppressed
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	33	suppressed
Prednisone	Prednisone	31	suppressed
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	27	suppressed
Livalo	Pitavastatin Calcium	27	suppressed
Enalapril Maleate	Enalapril Maleate	26	suppressed
Nebivolol Hcl	Nebivolol Hcl	26	suppressed
Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters	Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters	26	suppressed
Olmesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Olmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	25	suppressed
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	25	suppressed
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	25	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl Er	Propranolol Hcl	25	suppressed
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	24	suppressed
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	24	suppressed
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	24	suppressed
Linzess	Linaclotide	22	suppressed
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	22	11
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	22	suppressed
Paxlovid	Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir	21	21
Tradjenta	Linagliptin	20	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	19	17
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	19	suppressed
Colchicine	Colchicine	19	13
Folic Acid	Folic Acid	19	suppressed
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	18	suppressed
Digoxin	Digoxin	17	suppressed
Eplerenone	Eplerenone	17	suppressed
Irbesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Irbesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	17	suppressed
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	17	suppressed
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	17	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	16	16
Repatha Syringe	Evolocumab	16	suppressed
Sildenafil Citrate	Sildenafil Citrate	16	suppressed
Alfuzosin Hcl Er	Alfuzosin Hcl	15	suppressed
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	15	suppressed
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	15	suppressed
Janumet	Sitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl	15	suppressed
Klor-Con M20	Potassium Chloride	15	suppressed
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	14	suppressed
Dexlansoprazole Dr	Dexlansoprazole	14	suppressed
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	14	suppressed
Klor-Con M10	Potassium Chloride	14	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	14	suppressed
Sotalol	Sotalol Hcl	14	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	13	suppressed
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	13	suppressed
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	13	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	13	suppressed
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone	Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip	12	suppressed
Dutasteride	Dutasteride	12	suppressed
Edarbi	Azilsartan Medoxomil	12	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	12	suppressed
Lansoprazole	Lansoprazole	12	suppressed
Levetiracetam Er	Levetiracetam	12	suppressed
Rybelsus	Semaglutide	12	suppressed
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	12	suppressed
Bimatoprost	Bimatoprost	11	suppressed
Colesevelam Hcl	Colesevelam Hcl	11	suppressed
Edarbyclor	Azilsartan Med/Chlorthalidone	11	suppressed
Labetalol Hcl	Labetalol Hcl	11	suppressed
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	11	suppressed
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	11	suppressed
Telmisartan-Hydrochlorothiazid	Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazid	11	suppressed
Toprol Xl	Metoprolol Succinate	11	suppressed
Verapamil Er	Verapamil 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

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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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