Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Joseph W. Heflin, MD

Internal Medicine · FERNLEY, NV · NPI 1447201447

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
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	378	83
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	364	86
Furosemide	Furosemide	343	89
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	325	72
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	325	66
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	313	83
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	266	56
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	258	66
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	256	49
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	199	49
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	186	44
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	171	42
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	165	36
Eliquis	Apixaban	159	34
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	155	24
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	147	34
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	141	32
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	133	24
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	130	30
Divalproex Sodium	Divalproex Sodium	126	23
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	124	32
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	118	23
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	109	18
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	106	28
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	100	25
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	94	21
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	93	30
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	92	23
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	84	15
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	83	31
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	81	18
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	78	19
Baclofen	Baclofen	75	13
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	75	14
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	73	47
Finasteride	Finasteride	69	16
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	69	13
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	69	31
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	63	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	61	22
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	59	suppressed
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	59	16
Atenolol	Atenolol	58	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	55	21
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	54	13
Famotidine	Famotidine	54	14
Latanoprost	Latanoprost	52	13
Risperidone	Risperidone	50	suppressed
Digoxin	Digoxin	49	suppressed
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	47	26
Olanzapine	Olanzapine	44	suppressed
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	43	suppressed
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	42	15
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	42	suppressed
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	41	16
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	41	suppressed
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	40	13
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	39	suppressed
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	39	suppressed
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	39	13
Clindamycin Hcl	Clindamycin Hcl	38	23
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	37	suppressed
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	36	suppressed
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	35	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	34	22
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	34	suppressed
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	33	12
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	33	suppressed
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	32	19
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	31	suppressed
Glipizide	Glipizide	31	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Pamoate	Hydroxyzine Pamoate	31	suppressed
Prednisone	Prednisone	31	13
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	30	suppressed
Torsemide	Torsemide	30	suppressed
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	28	suppressed
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	28	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	28	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	27	suppressed
Megestrol Acetate	Megestrol Acetate	27	suppressed
Carbidopa-Levodopa	Carbidopa/Levodopa	26	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	26	suppressed
Tolterodine Tartrate	Tolterodine Tartrate	25	suppressed
Amiodarone Hcl	Amiodarone Hcl	24	suppressed
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	23	14
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	22	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	21	14
Bupropion Hcl Sr	Bupropion Hcl	21	suppressed
Carbamazepine	Carbamazepine	21	suppressed
Estradiol	Estradiol	21	suppressed
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	21	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	20	suppressed
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	20	suppressed
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	20	suppressed
Doxycycline Monohydrate	Doxycycline Monohydrate	19	14
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	18	15
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	18	suppressed
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	18	suppressed
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	18	suppressed
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	17	17
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	17	suppressed
Humalog Junior Kwikpen	Insulin Lispro	17	suppressed
Insulin Syringe	Syringe And Needle,insulin,1ml	17	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	17	suppressed
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	17	suppressed
Klor-Con M20	Potassium Chloride	16	suppressed
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	16	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl	Venlafaxine Hcl	16	suppressed
Flecainide Acetate	Flecainide Acetate	15	suppressed
Folic Acid	Folic Acid	15	suppressed
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	14	suppressed
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	14	suppressed
Bumetanide	Bumetanide	14	suppressed
Ssd	Silver Sulfadiazine	14	suppressed
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	14	suppressed
Diazepam	Diazepam	13	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	13	suppressed
Methenamine Hippurate	Methenamine Hippurate	13	suppressed
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	13	suppressed
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	13	suppressed
Acyclovir	Acyclovir	12	suppressed
Anastrozole	Anastrozole	12	suppressed
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	12	suppressed
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	12	suppressed
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	12	suppressed
Galantamine Hbr	Galantamine Hbr	12	suppressed
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	12	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	12	suppressed
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	12	suppressed
Cilostazol	Cilostazol	11	suppressed
Insulin Glargine-Yfgn	Insulin Glargine-Yfgn	11	suppressed
Leflunomide	Leflunomide	11	suppressed
Nuedexta	Dextromethorphan Hbr/Quinidine	11	suppressed
Spiriva Handihaler	Tiotropium Bromide	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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