Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Michael Schlechter

Internal Medicine · ALTOONA, PA · NPI 1336115260

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	912	217
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	820	222
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	712	191
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	525	137
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	495	134
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	413	106
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	411	114
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	386	107
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	345	84
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	324	98
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	318	87
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	311	82
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	308	77
Eliquis	Apixaban	306	62
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	299	76
Furosemide	Furosemide	276	77
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	240	65
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	231	59
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	230	49
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	203	86
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	201	55
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	182	46
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	182	53
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	182	49
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	178	69
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	177	48
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	163	25
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	140	36
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	139	43
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	137	40
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	136	34
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	136	32
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	134	52
Prednisone	Prednisone	124	92
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	122	35
Jantoven	Warfarin Sodium	118	16
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	117	30
Ozempic	Semaglutide	116	20
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	115	28
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	108	25
Famotidine	Famotidine	107	37
Ramipril	Ramipril	107	29
Risperidone	Risperidone	105	16
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	102	32
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	101	27
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	100	29
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	98	28
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	97	30
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	90	23
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	85	16
Carbidopa-Levodopa	Carbidopa/Levodopa	84	20
Baclofen	Baclofen	81	18
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	78	24
Atenolol	Atenolol	77	18
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	76	27
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	74	15
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	74	23
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	74	26
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	72	17
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	69	11
Lamotrigine	Lamotrigine	69	16
Finasteride	Finasteride	64	17
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	63	29
Raloxifene Hcl	Raloxifene Hcl	63	16
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	62	33
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	61	suppressed
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	61	22
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	60	17
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	59	23
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	58	19
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	56	12
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	55	14
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	53	20
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	52	14
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	51	suppressed
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	51	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	48	11
Lansoprazole	Lansoprazole	47	11
Verapamil Er	Verapamil Hcl	43	11
Repatha Sureclick	Evolocumab	42	suppressed
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	41	15
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	41	suppressed
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	40	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	40	suppressed
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	40	13
Topiramate	Topiramate	40	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	40	20
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	39	suppressed
Midodrine Hcl	Midodrine Hcl	39	suppressed
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	38	suppressed
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	38	suppressed
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	38	suppressed
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	37	suppressed
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	37	17
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	34	25
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	34	suppressed
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	34	11
Propranolol Hcl Er	Propranolol Hcl	33	suppressed
Tradjenta	Linagliptin	33	suppressed
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	32	suppressed
Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole	31	suppressed
Cholestyramine	Cholestyramine (With Sugar)	31	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	31	suppressed
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	31	suppressed
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	31	suppressed
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	30	22
Invokana	Canagliflozin	30	suppressed
Dutasteride	Dutasteride	29	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	29	suppressed
Novolin N	Insulin Nph Human Isophane	29	suppressed
Repaglinide	Repaglinide	29	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	29	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	28	suppressed
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	28	suppressed
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	28	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	28	suppressed
Diazepam	Diazepam	27	12
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	27	suppressed
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	27	20
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	26	12
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	25	suppressed
Irbesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Irbesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	25	suppressed
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	25	suppressed
Ibandronate Sodium	Ibandronate Sodium	24	11
Labetalol Hcl	Labetalol Hcl	24	suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	22	suppressed
Doxepin Hcl	Doxepin Hcl	22	suppressed
Dulera	Mometasone/Formoterol	22	suppressed
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	22	suppressed
Primidone	Primidone	22	suppressed
Spiriva Respimat	Tiotropium Bromide	22	suppressed
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	22	suppressed
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	21	suppressed
Ciclopirox	Ciclopirox	21	11
Dabigatran Etexilate	Dabigatran Etexilate Mesylate	21	suppressed
Humalog Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	21	suppressed
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	21	suppressed
Nadolol	Nadolol	21	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	20	18
Dexlansoprazole Dr	Dexlansoprazole	20	suppressed
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	20	suppressed
Fentanyl	Fentanyl	20	suppressed
Methotrexate	Methotrexate Sodium	20	suppressed
Morphine Sulfate Er	Morphine Sulfate	20	suppressed
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	20	15
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	19	15
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	19	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl Sr	Bupropion Hcl	19	suppressed
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	19	suppressed
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	19	suppressed
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	19	suppressed
Nyamyc	Nystatin	18	suppressed
Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters	Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters	18	suppressed
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	18	suppressed
Terazosin Hcl	Terazosin Hcl	18	suppressed
Methimazole	Methimazole	17	suppressed
Mirabegron Er	Mirabegron	17	suppressed
Bisoprolol Fumarate	Bisoprolol Fumarate	16	suppressed
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone	Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip	16	suppressed
Colchicine	Colchicine	16	suppressed
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	16	suppressed
Prolia	Denosumab	16	11
Acyclovir	Acyclovir	15	suppressed
Amiodarone Hcl	Amiodarone Hcl	15	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	15	suppressed
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	15	15
Verapamil Hcl	Verapamil Hcl	15	suppressed
Ziprasidone Hcl	Ziprasidone Hcl	15	suppressed
Gemfibrozil	Gemfibrozil	14	suppressed
Hydrocortisone	Hydrocortisone	14	suppressed
Janumet	Sitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl	14	suppressed
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	14	14
Risedronate Sodium	Risedronate Sodium	14	suppressed
Temazepam	Temazepam	14	suppressed
Cilostazol	Cilostazol	13	suppressed
Clobetasol Propionate	Clobetasol Propionate	13	suppressed
Constulose	Lactulose	13	suppressed
Dextroamphetamine-Amphet Er	Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine	13	suppressed
Humulin N Kwikpen	Insulin Nph Human Isophane	13	suppressed
Insulin Syringe	Syringe-Needle,insulin,0.5 Ml	13	suppressed
Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	13	suppressed
Nebivolol Hcl	Nebivolol Hcl	13	suppressed
Pitavastatin Calcium	Pitavastatin Calcium	13	suppressed
Alfuzosin Hcl Er	Alfuzosin Hcl	12	suppressed
Diphenoxylate-Atropine	Diphenoxylate Hcl/Atropine	12	suppressed
Entresto	Sacubitril/Valsartan	12	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	12	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	12	suppressed
Praluent Pen	Alirocumab	12	suppressed
Sotalol	Sotalol Hcl	12	suppressed
Tolterodine Tartrate Er	Tolterodine Tartrate	12	suppressed
Torsemide	Torsemide	12	suppressed
Trintellix	Vortioxetine Hydrobromide	12	suppressed
Valproic Acid	Valproic Acid	12	suppressed
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	12	suppressed
Bumetanide	Bumetanide	11	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	11	suppressed
Ibu	Ibuprofen	11	suppressed
Oxycontin	Oxycodone Hcl	11	suppressed
Tiotropium Bromide	Tiotropium Bromide	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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