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Michael Brian Friedland, MD

Internal Medicine · CHARLOTTE, NC · NPI 1386664670

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	866	242
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	798	231
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	515	140
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	489	132
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	441	127
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	379	107
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	358	99
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	354	101
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	350	95
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	257	82
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	238	57
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	238	61
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	225	64
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	219	59
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	204	62
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	202	65
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	199	62
Eliquis	Apixaban	198	50
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	183	69
Valsartan	Valsartan	172	51
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	167	50
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	166	43
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	156	36
Furosemide	Furosemide	154	50
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	151	37
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	138	41
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	138	37
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	129	30
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	122	33
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	121	26
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	120	40
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	120	40
Finasteride	Finasteride	119	33
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	118	31
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	118	31
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	117	28
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	117	32
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	113	28
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	110	28
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	103	21
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	97	26
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	93	25
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	93	19
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	90	28
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	83	23
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	78	24
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	77	17
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	75	27
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	73	26
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	70	21
Ramipril	Ramipril	68	20
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	67	18
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	66	20
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	66	25
Ozempic	Semaglutide	65	12
Baclofen	Baclofen	62	suppressed
Famotidine	Famotidine	61	20
Paxlovid	Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir	61	59
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	60	17
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	57	17
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	57	21
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	57	15
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	54	16
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	54	13
Anoro Ellipta	Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr	53	suppressed
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	51	38
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	49	13
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	48	22
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	48	14
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	46	suppressed
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	46	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	45	40
Diazepam	Diazepam	45	12
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	44	12
Solifenacin Succinate	Solifenacin Succinate	42	12
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	41	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	40	11
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	40	suppressed
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	39	25
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	39	11
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	38	11
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	38	14
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	38	suppressed
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	38	19
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	37	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	37	12
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	37	13
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	37	suppressed
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	35	suppressed
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	35	26
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	34	11
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	33	12
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	32	suppressed
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	31	suppressed
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	30	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	30	19
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	29	suppressed
Torsemide	Torsemide	29	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	28	suppressed
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	28	suppressed
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	27	suppressed
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	27	15
Gemfibrozil	Gemfibrozil	26	suppressed
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	26	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	25	12
Lamotrigine	Lamotrigine	25	suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-100	Insulin Degludec	25	suppressed
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	24	suppressed
Repatha Sureclick	Evolocumab	24	suppressed
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	24	suppressed
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	23	suppressed
Methylphenidate Hcl	Methylphenidate Hcl	23	suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-200	Insulin Degludec	23	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	22	suppressed
Symbicort	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	22	suppressed
Terbinafine Hcl	Terbinafine Hcl	22	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	21	suppressed
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	21	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	21	20
Wixela Inhub	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	21	suppressed
Dextroamphetamine-Amphet Er	Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine	20	suppressed
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	20	suppressed
Advair Hfa	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	19	suppressed
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	19	suppressed
Sildenafil Citrate	Sildenafil Citrate	19	suppressed
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	19	suppressed
Atenolol	Atenolol	18	suppressed
Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine	Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine	18	suppressed
Fludrocortisone Acetate	Fludrocortisone Acetate	18	suppressed
Carbamazepine	Carbamazepine	17	suppressed
Lansoprazole	Lansoprazole	17	suppressed
Prednisone	Prednisone	17	suppressed
Rizatriptan	Rizatriptan Benzoate	17	suppressed
Testosterone Cypionate	Testosterone Cypionate	17	suppressed
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	16	suppressed
Klor-Con M20	Potassium Chloride	16	suppressed
Lacosamide	Lacosamide	16	suppressed
Midodrine Hcl	Midodrine Hcl	16	suppressed
Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	16	suppressed
Candesartan Cilexetil	Candesartan Cilexetil	15	suppressed
Carbidopa-Levodopa	Carbidopa/Levodopa	15	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	15	suppressed
Janumet	Sitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl	15	suppressed
Alfuzosin Hcl Er	Alfuzosin Hcl	14	suppressed
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	14	13
Dexlansoprazole Dr	Dexlansoprazole	14	suppressed
Eszopiclone	Eszopiclone	14	suppressed
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	14	suppressed
Linzess	Linaclotide	14	suppressed
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	14	suppressed
Spironolactone-Hctz	Spironolact/Hydrochlorothiazid	14	suppressed
Telmisartan	Telmisartan	14	suppressed
Trandolapril	Trandolapril	14	suppressed
Ultra-Fine Mini Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	14	suppressed
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	13	13
Chlorhexidine Gluconate	Chlorhexidine Gluconate	13	suppressed
Enalapril Maleate	Enalapril Maleate	13	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	13	suppressed
Lidocaine	Lidocaine	13	suppressed
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	12	suppressed
Clobetasol Propionate	Clobetasol Propionate	12	suppressed
Estradiol	Estradiol	12	suppressed
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	12	suppressed
Methimazole	Methimazole	12	suppressed
Metronidazole	Metronidazole	12	suppressed
Novolog Flexpen	Insulin Aspart	12	suppressed
Tradjenta	Linagliptin	12	suppressed
Xanax	Alprazolam	12	suppressed
Cimetidine	Cimetidine	11	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	11	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate,micronized	11	suppressed
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	11	suppressed
Klor-Con M10	Potassium Chloride	11	suppressed
Labetalol Hcl	Labetalol Hcl	11	suppressed
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	11	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl Er	Propranolol Hcl	11	suppressed
Zenpep	Lipase/Protease/Amylase	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

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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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