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Christopher M Hicks, MD

Internal Medicine · DENVER, CO · NPI 1487781365

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	974	283
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	525	160
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	506	140
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	418	111
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	381	117
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	311	94
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	275	83
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	264	85
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	227	65
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	222	66
Pradaxa	Dabigatran Etexilate Mesylate	195	62
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	186	60
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	182	61
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	180	73
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	172	66
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	165	50
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	162	47
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	159	51
Arexvy	Rsvpref3 Antigen/As01e/Pf	148	148
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	144	43
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	137	47
Finasteride	Finasteride	125	41
Glipizide	Glipizide	125	38
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	122	15
Atenolol	Atenolol	119	35
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	117	35
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	114	35
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	114	18
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	113	33
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	105	31
Furosemide	Furosemide	105	42
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	105	37
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	104	17
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	104	35
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	99	33
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	92	28
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	91	34
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	91	14
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	83	12
Morphine Sulfate Er	Morphine Sulfate	82	suppressed
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	81	22
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	79	29
Famotidine	Famotidine	76	24
Humulin N	Insulin Nph Human Isophane	76	26
Wixela Inhub	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	75	24
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	71	20
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	69	22
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	64	19
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	63	24
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	63	21
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	62	18
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	61	22
Adacel Tdap	Diph,pertuss(Acell),tet Vac/Pf	58	58
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	58	22
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	56	19
Acyclovir	Acyclovir	51	13
Alvesco	Ciclesonide	51	24
Clindamycin Hcl	Clindamycin Hcl	51	suppressed
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	51	17
Shingrix	Varicella-Zoster Ge/As01b/Pf	50	50
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	48	16
Verapamil Er	Verapamil Hcl	48	13
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	38	13
Spiriva Respimat	Tiotropium Bromide	36	16
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	36	11
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	35	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	34	suppressed
Estradiol	Estradiol	32	suppressed
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	32	suppressed
Divalproex Sodium	Divalproex Sodium	30	suppressed
Prednisone	Prednisone	30	22
Insulin Syringe	Syringe-Needle,insulin,0.5 Ml	29	12
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	29	suppressed
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	28	suppressed
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	28	suppressed
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	27	suppressed
Eliquis	Apixaban	27	suppressed
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	27	suppressed
Humulin R	Insulin Regular, Human	26	suppressed
Methadone Hcl	Methadone Hcl	25	suppressed
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	24	11
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	23	suppressed
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	23	suppressed
Naloxone Hcl	Naloxone Hcl	23	18
Risedronate Sodium	Risedronate Sodium	23	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	22	suppressed
Ozempic	Semaglutide	22	suppressed
Baclofen	Baclofen	21	suppressed
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	21	suppressed
Hydrocortisone	Hydrocortisone	21	suppressed
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	21	suppressed
Nortriptyline Hcl	Nortriptyline Hcl	21	suppressed
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	21	suppressed
Insulin Glargine-Yfgn	Insulin Glargine-Yfgn	20	11
Lidocaine	Lidocaine	20	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	20	suppressed
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	19	suppressed
Tadalafil	Tadalafil	18	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	17	14
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	17	suppressed
Insulin Syringe	Syringe And Needle,insulin,1ml	17	suppressed
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	16	suppressed
Insulin Syringe	Syring-Needl,disp,insul,0.3 Ml	16	suppressed
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	16	suppressed
Acetaminophen-Codeine	Acetaminophen With Codeine	14	suppressed
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	14	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	14	suppressed
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	14	suppressed
Trospium Chloride	Trospium Chloride	14	suppressed
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	14	suppressed
Chlorhexidine Gluconate	Chlorhexidine Gluconate	13	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	13	suppressed
Repatha Sureclick	Evolocumab	13	suppressed
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	13	suppressed
Temazepam	Temazepam	13	suppressed
Carbamazepine	Carbamazepine	12	suppressed
Retin-A	Tretinoin	12	suppressed
Stiolto Respimat	Tiotropium Br/Olodaterol Hcl	12	suppressed
Testosterone	Testosterone	12	suppressed
Budesonide Dr	Budesonide	11	suppressed
Carbamazepine Er	Carbamazepine	11	suppressed
Cartia Xt	Diltiazem Hcl	11	suppressed
Dabigatran Etexilate	Dabigatran Etexilate Mesylate	11	11
Eszopiclone	Eszopiclone	11	suppressed
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	11	suppressed
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	11	suppressed
Metronidazole	Metronidazole	11	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	11	suppressed
Solifenacin Succinate	Solifenacin Succinate	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

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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

Publication policy: eligible for indexing after public-launch controls are enabled

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