Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
We did not find matching Open Payments records for this doctor in the selected program year.
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Internal Medicine · HOUSTON, TX · NPI 1477971406
Verified facts
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
We did not find matching Open Payments records for this doctor in the selected program year.
Separate record types
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
No payment-linked product analysis is available because no matching General Payment records were found for the selected year.
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
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
| Brand | Generic | Claims | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 411 | 118 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 264 | 74 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 180 | 61 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 161 | 53 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 150 | 39 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 125 | 43 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 84 | 32 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 83 | 32 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 81 | 26 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 76 | 17 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 73 | 26 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 72 | 28 |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 68 | 14 |
| Alendronate Sodium | Alendronate Sodium | 64 | 23 |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 61 | 18 |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 61 | 19 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 59 | 27 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 58 | 19 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 54 | 15 |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 54 | 17 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 53 | 22 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 50 | 16 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 48 | 13 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 43 | 17 |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 42 | 15 |
| Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | 42 | suppressed |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 41 | suppressed |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 41 | 11 |
| Solifenacin Succinate | Solifenacin Succinate | 41 | suppressed |
| Nifedipine Er | Nifedipine | 40 | 13 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 40 | 14 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 40 | suppressed |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 40 | 12 |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 38 | 12 |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate Er | Isosorbide Mononitrate | 35 | suppressed |
| Olmesartan Medoxomil | Olmesartan Medoxomil | 35 | suppressed |
| Januvia | Sitagliptin Phosphate | 34 | suppressed |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 33 | 13 |
| Bupropion Xl | Bupropion Hcl | 31 | suppressed |
| Synthroid | Levothyroxine Sodium | 29 | suppressed |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 28 | 12 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 25 | 11 |
| Buspirone Hcl | Buspirone Hcl | 24 | suppressed |
| Hydralazine Hcl | Hydralazine Hcl | 23 | suppressed |
| Glimepiride | Glimepiride | 22 | suppressed |
| Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf | Sodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates | 21 | 21 |
| Valsartan | Valsartan | 21 | suppressed |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium | Esomeprazole Magnesium | 20 | suppressed |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 20 | suppressed |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 20 | suppressed |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 20 | suppressed |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 19 | 18 |
| Farxiga | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 18 | suppressed |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | Fluoxetine Hcl | 18 | suppressed |
| Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide | Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide | 18 | suppressed |
| Mirtazapine | Mirtazapine | 18 | suppressed |
| Mounjaro | Tirzepatide | 18 | suppressed |
| Olmesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Olmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 18 | suppressed |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 18 | suppressed |
| Donepezil Hcl | Donepezil Hcl | 17 | suppressed |
| Estradiol | Estradiol | 17 | suppressed |
| Enalapril Maleate | Enalapril Maleate | 16 | suppressed |
| Nystatin | Nystatin | 16 | suppressed |
| Fenofibrate | Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized | 15 | suppressed |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 15 | suppressed |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro | Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 15 | 11 |
| Symbicort | Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 15 | suppressed |
| Atenolol | Atenolol | 14 | suppressed |
| Glipizide | Glipizide | 14 | suppressed |
| Azelastine Hcl | Azelastine Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 13 | suppressed |
| Methocarbamol | Methocarbamol | 13 | suppressed |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 13 | suppressed |
| Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 13 | suppressed |
| Olmesartan-Amlodipine-Hctz | Olmesartan/Amlodipin/Hcthiazid | 12 | suppressed |
| Propranolol Hcl | Propranolol Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Risedronate Sodium | Risedronate Sodium | 12 | suppressed |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Humalog Kwikpen U-100 | Insulin Lispro | 11 | suppressed |
| Ondansetron Odt | Ondansetron | 11 | suppressed |
| Paxlovid | Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir | 11 | 11 |
Timeline
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
These are general questions generated from reviewed templates. They are not personalized medical advice.
Sources and limitations
| 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 |
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