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Linda C. Pauls, MD

Family Practice · CLOVIS, CA · NPI 1366514101

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	597	209
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	497	183
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	439	159
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	412	164
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	401	127
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	349	132
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	280	109
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	276	111
Atenolol	Atenolol	263	89
Famotidine	Famotidine	255	98
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	253	88
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	230	99
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	217	85
Furosemide	Furosemide	212	77
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	186	66
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	166	80
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	160	61
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	151	56
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	150	86
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	147	61
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	134	54
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	129	51
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	115	35
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	112	41
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	104	44
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	96	38
Breyna	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	94	45
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	94	46
Alvesco	Ciclesonide	90	36
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	90	31
Trospium Chloride	Trospium Chloride	90	40
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	87	31
Prednisone	Prednisone	84	56
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	83	33
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	81	43
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	80	31
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	80	28
Spiriva Respimat	Tiotropium Bromide	79	35
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	74	39
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	74	29
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	72	30
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	72	23
Doxycycline Monohydrate	Doxycycline Monohydrate	71	61
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	69	53
Pradaxa	Dabigatran Etexilate Mesylate	69	24
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	67	28
Terazosin Hcl	Terazosin Hcl	66	21
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	63	28
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	63	32
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	62	17
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	61	21
Estradiol	Estradiol	60	33
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	58	17
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	56	18
Glipizide	Glipizide	55	23
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	54	20
Cefadroxil	Cefadroxil	48	40
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	48	21
Ozempic	Semaglutide	47	12
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	46	22
Baclofen	Baclofen	43	15
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	42	16
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	41	17
Naproxen	Naproxen	40	29
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	38	15
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	37	29
Divalproex Sodium	Divalproex Sodium	37	15
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	37	14
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	37	11
Finasteride	Finasteride	36	suppressed
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	36	15
Clobetasol Propionate	Clobetasol Propionate	34	16
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	33	14
Entresto	Sacubitril/Valsartan	33	suppressed
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	32	24
Adacel Tdap	Diph,pertuss(Acell),tet Vac/Pf	31	31
Metronidazole	Metronidazole	31	22
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	31	21
Digoxin	Digoxin	29	11
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	29	12
Risperidone	Risperidone	28	suppressed
Hydrocortisone	Hydrocortisone	27	14
Insulin Glargine-Yfgn	Insulin Glargine-Yfgn	27	12
Mupirocin	Mupirocin	27	17
Nystatin	Nystatin	27	17
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	27	13
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	26	suppressed
Wixela Inhub	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	25	14
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	24	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	24	13
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	23	13
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	23	suppressed
Nortriptyline Hcl	Nortriptyline Hcl	22	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	21	suppressed
Metoclopramide Hcl	Metoclopramide Hcl	21	suppressed
Ultra-Fine Nano Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	21	11
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	20	suppressed
Humulin N	Insulin Nph Human Isophane	20	suppressed
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	20	suppressed
Amiodarone Hcl	Amiodarone Hcl	19	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	19	13
Lactulose	Lactulose	19	suppressed
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	19	suppressed
Olanzapine	Olanzapine	18	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl Er	Propranolol Hcl	18	suppressed
Acyclovir	Acyclovir	17	11
Humulin R	Insulin Regular, Human	17	suppressed
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	16	suppressed
Primidone	Primidone	16	suppressed
Ultra-Fine Mini Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	16	suppressed
Flecainide Acetate	Flecainide Acetate	15	suppressed
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	15	suppressed
Veo Insulin Syringe	Syringe-Needle,insulin,0.5 Ml	15	suppressed
Bumetanide	Bumetanide	14	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl Sr	Bupropion Hcl	14	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	14	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	13	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	13	suppressed
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	13	suppressed
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	13	suppressed
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	13	suppressed
Topiramate	Topiramate	13	suppressed
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	12	suppressed
Atenolol-Chlorthalidone	Atenolol/Chlorthalidone	12	suppressed
Diphenoxylate-Atropine	Diphenoxylate Hcl/Atropine	12	suppressed
Eliquis	Apixaban	12	suppressed
Liraglutide	Liraglutide	12	suppressed
Midodrine Hcl	Midodrine Hcl	12	suppressed
Paxlovid	Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir	12	12
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	12	suppressed
Ultra-Fine Short Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	12	suppressed
Victoza 2-Pak	Liraglutide	12	suppressed
Clindamycin Hcl	Clindamycin Hcl	11	suppressed
Labetalol Hcl	Labetalol Hcl	11	suppressed
Stiolto Respimat	Tiotropium Br/Olodaterol 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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