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Joel S Waldrop, MD

Emergency Medicine · COLUMBIA, SC · NPI 1336128016

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	563	93
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	422	68
Eliquis	Apixaban	396	54
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	336	67
Furosemide	Furosemide	263	65
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	260	45
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	230	51
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	220	42
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	194	44
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	188	28
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	185	35
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	180	31
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	179	35
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	163	37
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	162	25
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	162	35
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	156	29
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	151	22
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	132	19
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	128	37
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	128	29
Prednisone	Prednisone	127	68
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	123	42
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	119	23
Famotidine	Famotidine	114	31
Finasteride	Finasteride	94	17
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	86	15
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	86	14
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	86	22
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	83	16
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	83	14
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	80	20
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	80	17
Promethazine Hcl	Promethazine Hcl	79	13
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	77	suppressed
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	77	33
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	74	15
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	70	18
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	69	suppressed
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	66	suppressed
Risperidone	Risperidone	65	11
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	63	15
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	63	15
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	60	47
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	59	19
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	57	44
Livalo	Pitavastatin Calcium	57	suppressed
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	57	16
Latanoprost	Latanoprost	53	16
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	50	20
Midodrine Hcl	Midodrine Hcl	50	suppressed
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	49	suppressed
Ipratropium-Albuterol	Ipratropium/Albuterol Sulfate	47	suppressed
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	46	37
Divalproex Sodium	Divalproex Sodium	46	12
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	46	12
Insulin Lispro Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	46	18
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	45	11
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	45	suppressed
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	45	suppressed
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	41	suppressed
Divalproex Sodium Er	Divalproex Sodium	40	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	40	suppressed
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	40	26
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	40	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	38	26
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	37	28
Oxcarbazepine	Oxcarbazepine	37	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	36	35
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	36	suppressed
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	36	16
Cefdinir	Cefdinir	35	28
Olanzapine	Olanzapine	35	suppressed
Entresto	Sacubitril/Valsartan	33	suppressed
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	33	26
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	33	suppressed
Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole	32	suppressed
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	32	18
Hydroxyzine Pamoate	Hydroxyzine Pamoate	32	suppressed
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	32	suppressed
Mupirocin	Mupirocin	30	24
Baclofen	Baclofen	29	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	29	22
Bumetanide	Bumetanide	28	suppressed
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	27	suppressed
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	27	suppressed
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	27	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	25	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	25	suppressed
Insulin Glargine-Yfgn	Insulin Glargine-Yfgn	25	suppressed
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	25	14
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	24	23
Digoxin	Digoxin	24	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	24	suppressed
Amiodarone Hcl	Amiodarone Hcl	23	suppressed
Scopolamine	Scopolamine	21	suppressed
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	20	suppressed
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	20	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	20	suppressed
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	20	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin	Nitrofurantoin Macrocrystal	20	suppressed
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	20	suppressed
Acyclovir	Acyclovir	19	suppressed
Anastrozole	Anastrozole	19	suppressed
Benztropine Mesylate	Benztropine Mesylate	19	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl Sr	Bupropion Hcl	19	suppressed
Colesevelam Hcl	Colesevelam Hcl	19	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	19	suppressed
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	19	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	19	suppressed
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	18	suppressed
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	18	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl	Bupropion Hcl	18	suppressed
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	18	suppressed
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	18	15
Fluphenazine Decanoate	Fluphenazine Decanoate	18	suppressed
Glucagon Emergency Kit	Glucagon	18	16
Metronidazole	Metronidazole	18	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	17	suppressed
Sotalol	Sotalol Hcl	17	suppressed
Bisoprolol Fumarate	Bisoprolol Fumarate	16	suppressed
Levofloxacin	Levofloxacin	16	12
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	16	15
Torsemide	Torsemide	16	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl	Venlafaxine Hcl	16	suppressed
Albuterol Sulfate	Albuterol Sulfate	15	suppressed
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	15	suppressed
Calcium Acetate	Calcium Acetate	15	suppressed
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	15	suppressed
Glipizide	Glipizide	15	suppressed
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	15	13
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	14	suppressed
Fluphenazine Hcl	Fluphenazine Hcl	14	suppressed
Methotrexate	Methotrexate Sodium	14	suppressed
Naproxen	Naproxen	14	suppressed
Ranolazine Er	Ranolazine	14	suppressed
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	13	11
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	13	suppressed
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	13	suppressed
Paxlovid	Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir	13	12
Rexulti	Brexpiprazole	13	suppressed
Rivastigmine	Rivastigmine	13	suppressed
Timolol Maleate	Timolol Maleate	13	suppressed
Trintellix	Vortioxetine Hydrobromide	13	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	13	suppressed
Brimonidine Tartrate	Brimonidine Tartrate	12	suppressed
Colchicine	Colchicine	12	suppressed
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	12	suppressed
Doxycycline Monohydrate	Doxycycline Monohydrate	12	suppressed
Guanfacine Hcl	Guanfacine Hcl	12	suppressed
Humalog Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	12	suppressed
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	12	suppressed
Nystop	Nystatin	12	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	12	suppressed
Valproic Acid	Valproic Acid (As Sodium Salt)	12	suppressed
Lamotrigine	Lamotrigine	11	suppressed
Novolog Flexpen	Insulin Aspart	11	suppressed
Nyamyc	Nystatin	11	suppressed
Tradjenta	Linagliptin	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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