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Gerald J Akpassa, MD

Internal Medicine · LONGVIEW, TX · NPI 1447296975

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	296	30
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	223	48
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	220	38
Furosemide	Furosemide	217	44
Eliquis	Apixaban	185	24
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	168	41
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	130	24
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	117	23
Divalproex Sodium	Divalproex Sodium	115	17
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	113	17
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	102	20
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	90	15
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	83	26
Venlafaxine Hcl	Venlafaxine Hcl	79	12
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	78	13
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	74	11
Acetaminophen-Codeine	Acetaminophen With Codeine	71	18
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	70	22
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	70	suppressed
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	69	suppressed
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	68	15
Prednisone	Prednisone	65	32
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	62	12
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	60	suppressed
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	60	suppressed
Autoshield Duo Pen Needle	Pen Needle,dual Safety,diabetc	59	15
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	57	suppressed
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	51	20
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	51	suppressed
Amiodarone Hcl	Amiodarone Hcl	49	12
Latanoprost	Latanoprost	49	11
Olanzapine	Olanzapine	47	suppressed
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	46	14
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	45	suppressed
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	43	suppressed
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	43	suppressed
Tradjenta	Linagliptin	42	suppressed
Carbidopa-Levodopa	Carbidopa/Levodopa	41	suppressed
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	40	suppressed
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	40	suppressed
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	40	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	38	suppressed
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	37	suppressed
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	37	suppressed
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	36	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	36	27
Midodrine Hcl	Midodrine Hcl	36	suppressed
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	35	suppressed
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	34	suppressed
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	34	suppressed
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	34	suppressed
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	33	13
Nortriptyline Hcl	Nortriptyline Hcl	32	suppressed
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	32	suppressed
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	30	suppressed
Famotidine	Famotidine	30	suppressed
Baclofen	Baclofen	29	suppressed
Levofloxacin	Levofloxacin	29	23
Metolazone	Metolazone	29	suppressed
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	28	suppressed
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	28	suppressed
Glyburide	Glyburide	27	suppressed
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	27	13
Namzaric	Memantine Hcl/Donepezil Hcl	27	suppressed
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	26	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	26	suppressed
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	25	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	24	17
Diltiazem Hcl	Diltiazem Hcl	23	suppressed
Divalproex Sodium Er	Divalproex Sodium	23	suppressed
Glycopyrrolate	Glycopyrrolate	23	suppressed
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	23	20
Lacosamide	Lacosamide	23	suppressed
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	23	suppressed
Alfuzosin Hcl Er	Alfuzosin Hcl	22	suppressed
Metoclopramide Hcl	Metoclopramide Hcl	21	suppressed
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	21	14
Cefdinir	Cefdinir	20	19
Cilostazol	Cilostazol	19	suppressed
Nebivolol Hcl	Nebivolol Hcl	18	suppressed
Novolin 70-30	Insulin Nph Hum/Reg Insulin Hm	18	suppressed
Nuedexta	Dextromethorphan Hbr/Quinidine	18	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	18	suppressed
Prazosin Hcl	Prazosin Hcl	18	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	17	suppressed
Cyproheptadine Hcl	Cyproheptadine Hcl	16	suppressed
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	16	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	16	suppressed
Haloperidol	Haloperidol	15	suppressed
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	14	12
Diazepam	Diazepam	14	suppressed
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	14	suppressed
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	14	suppressed
Gemtesa	Vibegron	14	suppressed
Lantus	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	14	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	14	suppressed
Atenolol	Atenolol	13	suppressed
Benztropine Mesylate	Benztropine Mesylate	13	suppressed
Carbamazepine	Carbamazepine	13	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate,micronized	13	suppressed
Ingrezza	Valbenazine Tosylate	13	suppressed
Ipratropium-Albuterol	Ipratropium/Albuterol Sulfate	13	suppressed
Roflumilast	Roflumilast	13	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	13	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	12	suppressed
Cholestyramine	Cholestyramine (With Sugar)	12	suppressed
Digoxin	Digoxin	12	suppressed
Insulin Lispro Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	12	suppressed
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	12	suppressed
Novolog	Insulin Aspart	12	suppressed
Nystop	Nystatin	12	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	12	suppressed
Pyridostigmine Bromide	Pyridostigmine Bromide	12	suppressed
Ramipril	Ramipril	12	suppressed
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	12	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	12	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	12	suppressed
Verapamil Er	Verapamil Hcl	12	suppressed
Ziprasidone Hcl	Ziprasidone Hcl	12	suppressed
Arexvy	Rsvpref3 Antigen/As01e/Pf	11	11
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	11	suppressed
Chlorpromazine Hcl	Chlorpromazine Hcl	11	suppressed
Enulose	Lactulose	11	suppressed
Fludrocortisone Acetate	Fludrocortisone Acetate	11	suppressed
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	11	suppressed
Ketorolac Tromethamine	Ketorolac Tromethamine	11	suppressed
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	11	suppressed
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate	Medroxyprogesterone Acetate	11	suppressed
Methotrexate	Methotrexate Sodium	11	suppressed
Phenytoin Sodium Extended	Phenytoin Sodium Extended	11	suppressed
Tetrabenazine	Tetrabenazine	11	suppressed
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem 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

Are there reasonable alternatives I should understand when we discuss treatment options?
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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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