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Scott Acklin Matthews, MD

Internal Medicine · DECATUR, AL · NPI 1407823099

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
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	600	155
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	551	146
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	488	140
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	464	121
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	417	97
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	260	67
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	234	74
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	211	56
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	200	50
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	188	53
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	187	53
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	179	40
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	170	46
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	159	51
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	153	34
Eliquis	Apixaban	148	27
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	143	43
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	140	31
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	130	40
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	123	34
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	114	37
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	114	31
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	112	27
Telmisartan	Telmisartan	112	31
Ozempic	Semaglutide	108	16
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	103	31
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	99	25
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	95	17
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	95	22
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	95	72
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	93	25
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	93	26
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	92	24
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	92	19
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	87	51
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	86	23
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	85	21
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	81	24
Cefdinir	Cefdinir	79	66
Furosemide	Furosemide	79	28
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	77	suppressed
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	76	19
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	73	28
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	72	18
Atenolol	Atenolol	71	16
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	68	13
Felodipine Er	Felodipine	68	14
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	66	18
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	59	11
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	58	12
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	58	15
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	57	34
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	56	19
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	54	16
Prednisone	Prednisone	53	22
Famotidine	Famotidine	52	17
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	52	16
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	48	11
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	47	14
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	47	12
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	47	suppressed
Estradiol	Estradiol	43	12
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	39	11
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	38	23
Levofloxacin	Levofloxacin	37	22
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	36	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	35	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	33	suppressed
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	33	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	32	26
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	32	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	32	suppressed
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	31	suppressed
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	29	12
Invokana	Canagliflozin	29	suppressed
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	27	14
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	27	suppressed
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	27	suppressed
Ramipril	Ramipril	27	suppressed
Enalapril Maleate	Enalapril Maleate	26	suppressed
Finasteride	Finasteride	25	suppressed
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	25	suppressed
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	24	14
Nebivolol Hcl	Nebivolol Hcl	24	suppressed
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	24	suppressed
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	24	11
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	23	12
Methylphenidate Er	Methylphenidate Hcl	23	suppressed
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	22	suppressed
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	22	suppressed
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	22	suppressed
Multaq	Dronedarone Hcl	22	suppressed
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	21	suppressed
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	21	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	21	11
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	21	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	20	suppressed
Glipizide	Glipizide	20	suppressed
Lansoprazole	Lansoprazole	20	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	20	16
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	20	suppressed
Calcitriol	Calcitriol	19	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	19	13
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	18	16
Desloratadine	Desloratadine	18	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	18	suppressed
Temazepam	Temazepam	18	suppressed
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	17	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	17	suppressed
Bisoprolol-Hydrochlorothiazide	Bisoprolol/Hydrochlorothiazide	16	suppressed
Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er	Desvenlafaxine Succinate	16	suppressed
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	16	suppressed
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	15	suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	15	suppressed
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone	Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip	15	15
Ranolazine Er	Ranolazine	15	suppressed
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	14	suppressed
Rybelsus	Semaglutide	14	suppressed
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	13	suppressed
Baclofen	Baclofen	13	suppressed
Folic Acid	Folic Acid	13	suppressed
Labetalol Hcl	Labetalol Hcl	13	suppressed
Phenytoin Sodium Extended	Phenytoin Sodium Extended	13	suppressed
Bisoprolol Fumarate	Bisoprolol Fumarate	12	suppressed
Tramadol Hcl Er	Tramadol Hcl	12	suppressed
Tramadol Hcl-Acetaminophen	Tramadol Hcl/Acetaminophen	12	suppressed
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	12	suppressed
Benazepril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Benazepril/Hydrochlorothiazide	11	suppressed
Diltiazem 12hr Er	Diltiazem Hcl	11	suppressed
Entresto	Sacubitril/Valsartan	11	suppressed
Nortriptyline Hcl	Nortriptyline Hcl	11	suppressed
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	11	suppressed
Promethazine Hcl	Promethazine Hcl	11	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	11	suppressed
Testosterone Cypionate	Testosterone Cypionate	11	suppressed
Tolterodine Tartrate Er	Tolterodine Tartrate	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

Questions you could discuss with your doctor

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These are general questions generated from reviewed templates. They are not personalized medical advice.

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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