Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Edward M Chernick, M.D.

Internal Medicine · COLUMBUS, OH · NPI 1376547182

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	770	103
Eliquis	Apixaban	370	44
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	262	43
Furosemide	Furosemide	255	57
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	245	44
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	233	34
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	229	36
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	226	40
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	218	33
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	173	33
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	173	26
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	170	29
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	161	27
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	158	25
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	149	27
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	138	26
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	133	28
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	132	21
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	131	18
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	128	25
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	122	suppressed
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	120	23
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	118	23
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	114	15
Divalproex Sodium	Divalproex Sodium	109	23
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	104	22
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	104	12
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	91	14
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	90	18
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	87	21
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	87	suppressed
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	79	suppressed
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	75	37
Lamotrigine	Lamotrigine	72	suppressed
Carbidopa-Levodopa	Carbidopa/Levodopa	64	suppressed
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	63	15
Famotidine	Famotidine	62	suppressed
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	57	suppressed
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	53	suppressed
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	49	suppressed
Admelog Solostar	Insulin Lispro	48	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	48	13
Finasteride	Finasteride	47	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	47	16
Midodrine Hcl	Midodrine Hcl	47	12
Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole	45	suppressed
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	44	suppressed
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	42	suppressed
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	41	suppressed
Ipratropium-Albuterol	Ipratropium/Albuterol Sulfate	41	14
Nystatin	Nystatin	41	23
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	41	suppressed
Entresto	Sacubitril/Valsartan	40	suppressed
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	40	18
Olanzapine	Olanzapine	40	suppressed
Novolog Flexpen	Insulin Aspart	39	suppressed
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	38	suppressed
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	38	suppressed
Rivastigmine	Rivastigmine Tartrate	37	suppressed
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	36	suppressed
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	36	suppressed
Amiodarone Hcl	Amiodarone Hcl	34	suppressed
Ingrezza	Valbenazine Tosylate	34	suppressed
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	33	14
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	33	suppressed
Creon	Lipase/Protease/Amylase	29	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	29	suppressed
Nuedexta	Dextromethorphan Hbr/Quinidine	29	suppressed
Baclofen	Baclofen	28	suppressed
Calcium Acetate	Calcium Acetate	27	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	27	suppressed
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate	Medroxyprogesterone Acetate	27	suppressed
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	26	suppressed
Enulose	Lactulose	26	suppressed
Humalog Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	26	suppressed
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	26	suppressed
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	25	suppressed
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	25	suppressed
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	25	suppressed
Hydrocortisone	Hydrocortisone	25	suppressed
Lantus	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	25	suppressed
Risperidone	Risperidone	24	suppressed
Topiramate	Topiramate	24	suppressed
Torsemide	Torsemide	24	suppressed
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	23	15
Brilinta	Ticagrelor	23	suppressed
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	23	suppressed
Methenamine Hippurate	Methenamine Hippurate	23	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	23	suppressed
Cimetidine	Cimetidine	22	suppressed
Doxepin Hcl	Doxepin Hcl	22	suppressed
Lidocaine	Lidocaine	22	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	22	suppressed
Tolterodine Tartrate Er	Tolterodine Tartrate	22	suppressed
Atenolol	Atenolol	21	suppressed
Diltiazem 12hr Er	Diltiazem Hcl	21	suppressed
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	21	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl Sr	Bupropion Hcl	20	suppressed
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	20	13
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	20	suppressed
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	20	suppressed
Divalproex Sodium Er	Divalproex Sodium	19	suppressed
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	19	suppressed
Sodium Chloride	0.9 % Sodium Chloride	19	16
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	19	suppressed
Carbamazepine Er	Carbamazepine	18	suppressed
Folic Acid	Folic Acid	18	suppressed
Loperamide	Loperamide Hcl	18	suppressed
Oxcarbazepine	Oxcarbazepine	18	suppressed
Pentoxifylline	Pentoxifylline	18	suppressed
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	18	suppressed
Fiasp Flextouch	Insulin Aspart (Niacinamide)	17	suppressed
Ofloxacin	Ofloxacin	17	suppressed
Verapamil Er	Verapamil Hcl	17	suppressed
Bumetanide	Bumetanide	16	suppressed
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	16	suppressed
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	16	suppressed
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	16	suppressed
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	16	suppressed
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	16	suppressed
Tamoxifen Citrate	Tamoxifen Citrate	16	suppressed
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	16	suppressed
Albuterol Sulfate	Albuterol Sulfate	15	11
Ammonium Lactate	Ammonium Lactate	15	12
Calcitriol	Calcitriol	15	suppressed
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	15	suppressed
Glipizide	Glipizide	15	suppressed
Humulin R	Insulin Regular, Human	15	suppressed
Humulin R U-500 Kwikpen	Insulin Regular, Human	15	suppressed
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	15	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	15	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	14	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	14	12
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	14	suppressed
Mometasone Furoate	Mometasone Furoate	14	suppressed
Namzaric	Memantine Hcl/Donepezil Hcl	14	suppressed
Prednisolone Acetate	Prednisolone Acetate	14	suppressed
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	14	suppressed
Symbicort	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	14	suppressed
Vitamin D2	Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)	14	suppressed
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone	Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip	13	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	13	suppressed
Nuplazid	Pimavanserin Tartrate	13	suppressed
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	13	suppressed
Alfuzosin Hcl Er	Alfuzosin Hcl	12	suppressed
Erythromycin	Erythromycin Base	12	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	12	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	12	suppressed
Fluvoxamine Maleate	Fluvoxamine Maleate	12	suppressed
Leflunomide	Leflunomide	12	suppressed
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	12	suppressed
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	12	suppressed
Potassium Citrate Er	Potassium Citrate	12	suppressed
Procrit	Epoetin Alfa	12	suppressed
Rivastigmine	Rivastigmine	12	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	12	suppressed
Ceftriaxone	Ceftriaxone Sodium	11	suppressed
Desmopressin Acetate	Desmopressin Acetate	11	suppressed
Lurasidone Hcl	Lurasidone Hcl	11	suppressed
Prednisone	Prednisone	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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