Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Michael S Sheldon, MD

Internal Medicine · FARGO, ND · NPI 1487689469

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	628	157
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	616	134
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	484	120
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	476	120
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	471	118
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	418	104
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	375	94
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	305	64
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	297	78
Famotidine	Famotidine	286	74
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	282	90
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	261	65
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	254	37
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	237	63
Furosemide	Furosemide	212	59
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	202	46
Eliquis	Apixaban	200	32
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	199	52
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	183	40
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	169	50
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	167	36
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	163	28
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	161	21
Ozempic	Semaglutide	154	25
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	152	45
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	148	19
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	145	29
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	141	39
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	139	34
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	139	30
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	136	32
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	135	19
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	134	32
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	133	37
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	119	32
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	118	33
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	113	34
Finasteride	Finasteride	106	31
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	103	30
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	100	22
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	98	28
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	97	21
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	93	26
Prednisone	Prednisone	91	42
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	90	20
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	90	22
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	90	25
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	87	20
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	87	17
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	84	23
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	83	19
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	81	11
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	79	16
Morphine Sulfate Er	Morphine Sulfate	77	suppressed
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	77	11
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	74	19
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	71	13
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	70	17
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	68	19
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	67	34
Fentanyl	Fentanyl	64	suppressed
Hydromorphone Hcl	Hydromorphone Hcl	64	15
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	63	16
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	63	15
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	61	suppressed
Doxycycline Monohydrate	Doxycycline Monohydrate	60	40
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	59	16
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	58	16
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	54	suppressed
Linzess	Linaclotide	53	suppressed
Nortriptyline Hcl	Nortriptyline Hcl	49	11
Terazosin Hcl	Terazosin Hcl	48	suppressed
Atenolol	Atenolol	43	suppressed
Carisoprodol	Carisoprodol	43	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl Er	Propranolol Hcl	43	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	42	18
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	40	13
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	40	suppressed
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	39	11
Klor-Con M20	Potassium Chloride	39	suppressed
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	39	12
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	37	suppressed
Morphine Sulfate	Morphine Sulfate	35	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	34	suppressed
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	32	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	31	13
Liothyronine Sodium	Liothyronine Sodium	30	suppressed
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	30	suppressed
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	29	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	29	14
Telmisartan	Telmisartan	29	suppressed
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	28	suppressed
Cefdinir	Cefdinir	28	22
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	28	11
Methadone Hcl	Methadone Hcl	28	suppressed
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	28	25
Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	28	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	28	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Pamoate	Hydroxyzine Pamoate	27	suppressed
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	27	11
Varenicline Tartrate	Varenicline Tartrate	27	suppressed
Acetaminophen-Codeine	Acetaminophen With Codeine	26	suppressed
Dilt-Xr	Diltiazem Hcl	26	suppressed
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	26	12
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	26	suppressed
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	26	suppressed
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	26	suppressed
Temazepam	Temazepam	25	suppressed
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	24	suppressed
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	24	suppressed
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	24	suppressed
Midodrine Hcl	Midodrine Hcl	24	suppressed
Diazepam	Diazepam	23	suppressed
Promethegan	Promethazine Hcl	23	suppressed
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	22	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	22	19
Primidone	Primidone	22	suppressed
Promethazine Hcl	Promethazine Hcl	22	suppressed
Bumetanide	Bumetanide	21	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	21	suppressed
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	21	suppressed
Topiramate	Topiramate	21	suppressed
Dutasteride	Dutasteride	20	suppressed
Jantoven	Warfarin Sodium	20	suppressed
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	20	suppressed
Anoro Ellipta	Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr	19	suppressed
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	19	13
Cilostazol	Cilostazol	19	suppressed
Incruse Ellipta	Umeclidinium Bromide	19	suppressed
Verapamil Er	Verapamil Hcl	19	suppressed
Arnuity Ellipta	Fluticasone Furoate	18	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	18	suppressed
Levalbuterol Tartrate Hfa	Levalbuterol Tartrate	18	suppressed
Metronidazole	Metronidazole	18	suppressed
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	18	suppressed
Repatha Sureclick	Evolocumab	18	suppressed
Ultra-Fine Nano Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	18	suppressed
Zonisamide	Zonisamide	18	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	17	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	17	13
Colestipol Hcl	Colestipol Hcl	17	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er	Diltiazem Hcl	17	suppressed
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	17	suppressed
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	17	suppressed
Trospium Chloride	Trospium Chloride	17	suppressed
Baclofen	Baclofen	16	suppressed
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	16	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	16	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl	Venlafaxine Hcl	16	suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	15	suppressed
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	15	suppressed
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	15	suppressed
Estradiol	Estradiol	15	suppressed
Imipramine Hcl	Imipramine Hcl	15	suppressed
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	15	suppressed
Lubiprostone	Lubiprostone	15	suppressed
Metoclopramide Hcl	Metoclopramide Hcl	15	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl	Bupropion Hcl	14	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	14	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	14	suppressed
Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine	Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine	14	suppressed
Insulin Aspart Flexpen	Insulin Aspart	14	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	14	suppressed
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	14	11
Ramipril	Ramipril	14	suppressed
Spironolactone-Hctz	Spironolact/Hydrochlorothiazid	14	suppressed
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	14	suppressed
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone	Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip	13	suppressed
Digoxin	Digoxin	13	suppressed
Entresto	Sacubitril/Valsartan	13	suppressed
Fludrocortisone Acetate	Fludrocortisone Acetate	13	suppressed
Humalog Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	13	suppressed
Testosterone	Testosterone	13	suppressed
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	13	suppressed
Cevimeline Hcl	Cevimeline Hcl	12	suppressed
Combivent Respimat	Ipratropium/Albuterol Sulfate	12	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	12	suppressed
Indapamide	Indapamide	12	suppressed
Pilocarpine Hcl	Pilocarpine Hcl	12	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	12	11
Tolterodine Tartrate Er	Tolterodine Tartrate	12	suppressed
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	12	suppressed
Ursodiol	Ursodiol	12	suppressed
Clonidine	Clonidine	11	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Xr)	Diltiazem Hcl	11	suppressed
Easy Touch Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	11	suppressed
Flecainide Acetate	Flecainide Acetate	11	suppressed
Folic Acid	Folic Acid	11	suppressed
Glipizide	Glipizide	11	suppressed
Levofloxacin	Levofloxacin	11	suppressed
Novolog Flexpen	Insulin Aspart	11	suppressed
Zaleplon	Zaleplon	11	suppressed
Zolmitriptan	Zolmitriptan	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

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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

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