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Benson Hargens, MD

Family Practice · OSAGE, IA · NPI 1417330069

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	500	126
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	358	102
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	336	95
Prednisone	Prednisone	336	185
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	306	68
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	279	71
Furosemide	Furosemide	276	57
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	262	66
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	251	66
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	227	68
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	207	59
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	195	50
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	194	44
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	178	18
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	171	42
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	166	36
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	162	41
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	150	38
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	148	37
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	142	57
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	140	29
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	138	32
Eliquis	Apixaban	123	25
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	118	17
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	117	30
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	114	19
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	111	31
Doxycycline Monohydrate	Doxycycline Monohydrate	103	79
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	101	21
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	100	31
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	89	29
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	89	17
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	89	22
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	84	52
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	75	20
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	74	34
Torsemide	Torsemide	72	16
Ozempic	Semaglutide	69	17
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	69	13
Finasteride	Finasteride	67	15
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	63	17
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	61	32
Levofloxacin	Levofloxacin	61	42
Famotidine	Famotidine	58	15
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	57	26
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	56	13
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	55	15
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	52	14
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	51	suppressed
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	50	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	49	29
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	45	suppressed
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	44	suppressed
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	44	suppressed
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	42	14
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	42	suppressed
Latanoprost	Latanoprost	41	suppressed
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	40	24
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	39	14
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	38	suppressed
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	35	suppressed
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	35	27
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	35	12
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	34	11
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	33	28
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	33	22
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	32	suppressed
Carbidopa-Levodopa	Carbidopa/Levodopa	31	suppressed
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	31	suppressed
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	31	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	30	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	30	suppressed
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	30	suppressed
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	30	suppressed
Terbinafine Hcl	Terbinafine Hcl	30	16
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone	Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip	28	18
Enalapril Maleate	Enalapril Maleate	27	suppressed
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	27	suppressed
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	27	21
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	27	suppressed
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	26	suppressed
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	25	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	25	24
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	25	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	25	20
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	24	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl Sr	Bupropion Hcl	24	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	24	suppressed
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	23	suppressed
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	23	suppressed
Diltiazem Hcl	Diltiazem Hcl	22	suppressed
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	22	suppressed
Diazepam	Diazepam	21	14
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	21	suppressed
Topiramate	Topiramate	21	suppressed
Amiodarone Hcl	Amiodarone Hcl	20	suppressed
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	19	suppressed
Budesonide	Budesonide	19	suppressed
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	19	suppressed
Symbicort	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	19	suppressed
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	18	suppressed
Gemfibrozil	Gemfibrozil	18	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl Er	Propranolol Hcl	18	suppressed
Shingrix	Varicella-Zoster Ge/As01b/Pf	18	12
Atenolol	Atenolol	17	suppressed
Glipizide	Glipizide	17	suppressed
Ipratropium-Albuterol	Ipratropium/Albuterol Sulfate	17	suppressed
Acyclovir	Acyclovir	16	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	16	suppressed
Estradiol	Estradiol	16	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	16	12
Metolazone	Metolazone	15	suppressed
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	15	suppressed
Vraylar	Cariprazine Hcl	15	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl	Bupropion Hcl	14	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin-Dexamethasone	Ciprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth	14	11
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	14	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	14	suppressed
Praluent Pen	Alirocumab	14	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	14	suppressed
Breyna	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	13	suppressed
Doxepin Hcl	Doxepin Hcl	13	suppressed
Incruse Ellipta	Umeclidinium Bromide	13	suppressed
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	13	suppressed
Morphine Sulfate	Morphine Sulfate	13	suppressed
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	13	suppressed
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	12	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er	Diltiazem Hcl	12	suppressed
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	11	suppressed
Dorzolamide-Timolol	Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat	11	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	11	suppressed
Morphine Sulfate Er	Morphine Sulfate	11	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	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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