Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

John Doug Nelson, M.D.

Family Practice · ASHEVILLE, NC · NPI 1528047248

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	749	132
Furosemide	Furosemide	588	121
Eliquis	Apixaban	578	90
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	568	141
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	539	94
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	513	105
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	511	122
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	476	99
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	417	70
Divalproex Sodium	Divalproex Sodium	405	64
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	397	91
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	310	65
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	304	63
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	300	51
Famotidine	Famotidine	291	55
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	290	71
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	265	48
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	256	79
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	244	61
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	242	36
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	238	44
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	227	47
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	215	54
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	214	53
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	206	67
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	202	51
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	191	50
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	180	49
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	154	27
Carbidopa-Levodopa	Carbidopa/Levodopa	142	24
Latanoprost	Latanoprost	139	27
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	136	32
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	133	78
Ipratropium-Albuterol	Ipratropium/Albuterol Sulfate	131	50
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	117	28
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	115	25
Prednisone	Prednisone	115	50
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	113	28
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	110	19
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	108	17
Olanzapine	Olanzapine	108	22
Lamotrigine	Lamotrigine	99	16
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	98	22
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	97	26
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	90	16
Nystatin	Nystatin	90	55
Finasteride	Finasteride	85	15
Baclofen	Baclofen	81	19
Linzess	Linaclotide	79	13
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	78	14
Entresto	Sacubitril/Valsartan	77	13
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	77	15
Risperidone	Risperidone	77	15
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	76	26
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	74	21
Tradjenta	Linagliptin	74	14
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	73	16
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	71	13
Ceftriaxone	Ceftriaxone Sodium	71	52
Lantus	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	70	21
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	69	suppressed
Nyamyc	Nystatin	69	35
Pentoxifylline	Pentoxifylline	68	suppressed
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	68	14
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	66	15
Memantine Hcl Er	Memantine Hcl	65	suppressed
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	64	35
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	64	17
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	63	46
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	62	40
Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole	61	13
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	61	16
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	60	33
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	58	37
Amiodarone Hcl	Amiodarone Hcl	57	suppressed
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	56	17
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	56	13
Sodium Chloride	0.9 % Sodium Chloride	55	29
Carbidopa-Levodopa Er	Carbidopa/Levodopa	54	suppressed
Lidocaine Hcl	Lidocaine Hcl	54	37
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	53	11
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	49	14
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	48	12
Solifenacin Succinate	Solifenacin Succinate	48	suppressed
Amantadine	Amantadine Hcl	47	11
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	44	27
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	43	27
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	43	11
Santyl	Collagenase Clostridium Hist.	43	23
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	42	16
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	42	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	41	23
Levofloxacin	Levofloxacin	40	26
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	40	22
Rivastigmine	Rivastigmine	40	15
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	40	11
Budesonide	Budesonide	39	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	39	suppressed
Methenamine Hippurate	Methenamine Hippurate	39	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	38	29
Metoclopramide Hcl	Metoclopramide Hcl	37	suppressed
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	37	suppressed
Hydroxyurea	Hydroxyurea	36	suppressed
Nystop	Nystatin	36	26
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	36	16
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	36	suppressed
Insulin Lispro Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	35	suppressed
Flecainide Acetate	Flecainide Acetate	34	suppressed
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	33	suppressed
Estradiol	Estradiol	33	suppressed
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	33	suppressed
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	32	suppressed
Oxcarbazepine	Oxcarbazepine	32	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	32	suppressed
Anastrozole	Anastrozole	31	suppressed
Dorzolamide Hcl	Dorzolamide Hcl	31	suppressed
Levemir Flexpen	Insulin Detemir	31	11
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	31	suppressed
Methimazole	Methimazole	31	suppressed
Albuterol Sulfate	Albuterol Sulfate	30	22
Chlorhexidine Gluconate	Chlorhexidine Gluconate	30	14
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	30	18
Promethazine Hcl	Promethazine Hcl	30	22
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	30	22
Autoshield Duo Pen Needle	Pen Needle,dual Safety,diabetc	29	11
Glipizide	Glipizide	29	suppressed
Incruse Ellipta	Umeclidinium Bromide	29	suppressed
Rivastigmine	Rivastigmine Tartrate	29	suppressed
Torsemide	Torsemide	29	suppressed
Cefdinir	Cefdinir	28	24
Diltiazem 24hr Er (La)	Diltiazem Hcl	28	suppressed
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	28	suppressed
Dutasteride	Dutasteride	28	suppressed
Lactulose	Lactulose	27	suppressed
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	27	suppressed
Trijardy Xr	Empaglifloz/Linaglip/Metformin	27	suppressed
Atenolol	Atenolol	25	suppressed
Glycopyrrolate	Glycopyrrolate	25	suppressed
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	25	suppressed
Primidone	Primidone	25	suppressed
Brilinta	Ticagrelor	24	suppressed
Ozempic	Semaglutide	24	suppressed
Telmisartan	Telmisartan	24	suppressed
Insulin Glargine-Yfgn	Insulin Glargine-Yfgn	23	12
Mresvia	Rsv Vaccine, Pref, Mrna/Pf	23	23
Rexulti	Brexpiprazole	23	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	22	suppressed
Haloperidol	Haloperidol	22	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin	Nitrofurantoin Macrocrystal	22	suppressed
Benztropine Mesylate	Benztropine Mesylate	21	suppressed
Multaq	Dronedarone Hcl	21	suppressed
Novolog Flexpen	Insulin Aspart	21	suppressed
Verapamil Er	Verapamil Hcl	21	suppressed
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	20	14
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	20	19
Gentamicin Sulfate	Gentamicin Sulfate	20	suppressed
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	20	15
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	20	suppressed
Terazosin Hcl	Terazosin Hcl	20	suppressed
Topiramate	Topiramate	20	suppressed
Clozapine	Clozapine	19	suppressed
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	19	suppressed
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	19	suppressed
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	19	16
Nystatin-Triamcinolone	Nystatin/Triamcinolone Acet	19	14
Vancomycin Hcl	Vancomycin Hcl	19	suppressed
Vancomycin Hcl	Vancomycin/Water For Inj (Peg)	19	suppressed
Bisoprolol Fumarate	Bisoprolol Fumarate	18	suppressed
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	18	suppressed
Clobetasol Propionate	Clobetasol Propionate	18	suppressed
Divalproex Sodium Er	Divalproex Sodium	18	suppressed
Isosorbide Dinitrate	Isosorbide Dinitrate	18	suppressed
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	18	suppressed
Namzaric	Memantine Hcl/Donepezil Hcl	18	suppressed
Nuedexta	Dextromethorphan Hbr/Quinidine	18	suppressed
Colestipol Hcl	Colestipol Hcl	17	suppressed
Creon	Lipase/Protease/Amylase	17	suppressed
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	17	suppressed
Lidocaine	Lidocaine	17	suppressed
Mupirocin	Mupirocin	17	12
Silodosin	Silodosin	17	suppressed
Brimonidine Tartrate	Brimonidine Tartrate	16	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl	Bupropion Hcl	16	suppressed
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	16	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	16	suppressed
Diltiazem 12hr Er	Diltiazem Hcl	16	suppressed
Humira(Cf) Pen	Adalimumab	16	suppressed
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	16	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	16	suppressed
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	16	suppressed
Anoro Ellipta	Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr	15	suppressed
Atropine Sulfate	Atropine Sulfate	15	14
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	15	suppressed
Cyclosporine	Cyclosporine	15	suppressed
Lithium Carbonate	Lithium Carbonate	15	suppressed
Methotrexate	Methotrexate Sodium	15	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	15	suppressed
Clindamycin Hcl	Clindamycin Hcl	14	suppressed
Ertapenem	Ertapenem Sodium	14	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	14	suppressed
Mesalamine	Mesalamine	14	suppressed
Mesalamine Dr	Mesalamine	14	suppressed
Metronidazole	Metronidazole	14	suppressed
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	14	suppressed
Sulfasalazine	Sulfasalazine	14	suppressed
Carbidopa-Levodopa-Entacapone	Carbidopa/Levodopa/Entacapone	13	suppressed
Dorzolamide-Timolol	Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat	13	suppressed
Enalapril Maleate	Enalapril Maleate	13	suppressed
Enulose	Lactulose	13	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	13	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	13	suppressed
Haloperidol Lactate	Haloperidol Lactate	13	suppressed
Hydrocortisone	Hydrocortisone	13	suppressed
Travoprost	Travoprost	13	suppressed
Ursodiol	Ursodiol	13	suppressed
Xifaxan	Rifaximin	13	suppressed
Azathioprine	Azathioprine	12	suppressed
Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	12	suppressed
Calcium Acetate	Calcium Acetate	12	suppressed
Entacapone	Entacapone	12	suppressed
Fluvoxamine Maleate	Fluvoxamine Maleate	12	suppressed
Isentress	Raltegravir Potassium	12	suppressed
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate	Medroxyprogesterone Acetate	12	suppressed
Paliperidone Er	Paliperidone	12	suppressed
Symbicort	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	12	suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-200	Insulin Degludec	12	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl	Venlafaxine Hcl	12	suppressed
Zonisamide	Zonisamide	12	suppressed
Alphagan P	Brimonidine Tartrate	11	suppressed
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	11	suppressed
Bumetanide	Bumetanide	11	suppressed
Clonidine	Clonidine	11	suppressed
Daptomycin	Daptomycin	11	suppressed
Doxepin Hcl	Doxepin Hcl	11	suppressed
Erythromycin	Erythromycin Base	11	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate,micronized	11	suppressed
Humalog Mix 50-50 Kwikpen	Insulin Lispro Protamin/Lispro	11	suppressed
Ingrezza	Valbenazine Tosylate	11	suppressed
Lupron Depot	Leuprolide Acetate	11	suppressed
Nortriptyline Hcl	Nortriptyline Hcl	11	suppressed
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	11	suppressed
Prasugrel Hcl	Prasugrel Hcl	11	suppressed
Repatha Sureclick	Evolocumab	11	suppressed
Solu-Medrol	Methylprednisolone Sod Succ/Pf	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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