Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Stephen A Schissel, M.D.

Family Practice · AMESBURY, MA · NPI 1528075777

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
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	363	107
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	344	104
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	332	99
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	322	83
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	290	90
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	287	88
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	246	78
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	217	58
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	199	43
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	172	49
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	159	47
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	155	41
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	149	46
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	131	39
Prednisone	Prednisone	127	57
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	120	36
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	118	34
Eliquis	Apixaban	107	28
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	105	32
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	100	28
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	99	29
Furosemide	Furosemide	97	35
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	90	14
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	90	20
Atenolol	Atenolol	85	25
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	82	24
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	72	23
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	70	23
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	61	17
Glipizide	Glipizide	59	16
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	58	20
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	54	suppressed
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	53	17
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	52	suppressed
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	49	14
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	48	13
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	47	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	46	11
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	45	12
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	45	12
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	41	12
Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine	Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine	37	suppressed
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	37	11
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	35	suppressed
Risperidone	Risperidone	35	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	34	suppressed
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	33	21
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	33	suppressed
Wixela Inhub	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	33	suppressed
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	32	suppressed
Diazepam	Diazepam	32	suppressed
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	31	16
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	30	suppressed
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	30	suppressed
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	30	11
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	29	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	28	suppressed
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	28	suppressed
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	27	suppressed
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	27	12
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	26	suppressed
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	25	suppressed
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	25	suppressed
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	25	21
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	24	suppressed
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	24	suppressed
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	24	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	24	suppressed
Sildenafil Citrate	Sildenafil Citrate	23	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	23	14
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	22	21
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	22	suppressed
Finasteride	Finasteride	22	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	22	suppressed
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	21	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	21	suppressed
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	21	suppressed
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	20	12
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	20	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	19	suppressed
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	19	suppressed
Ozempic	Semaglutide	19	suppressed
Divalproex Sodium	Divalproex Sodium	18	suppressed
Famotidine	Famotidine	18	suppressed
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	18	suppressed
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	18	suppressed
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	18	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl Er	Propranolol Hcl	18	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	17	suppressed
Clobetasol Propionate	Clobetasol Propionate	16	suppressed
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	16	suppressed
Baclofen	Baclofen	15	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl Sr	Bupropion Hcl	15	suppressed
Diphenoxylate-Atropine	Diphenoxylate Hcl/Atropine	15	suppressed
Hydrocortisone	Hydrocortisone	15	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	15	suppressed
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	15	suppressed
Torsemide	Torsemide	15	suppressed
Cefuroxime	Cefuroxime Axetil	14	suppressed
Eszopiclone	Eszopiclone	14	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	14	suppressed
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	14	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	14	suppressed
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	14	suppressed
Ultra-Fine Mini Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	14	suppressed
Verapamil Er	Verapamil Hcl	14	suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	13	suppressed
Chlorhexidine Gluconate	Chlorhexidine Gluconate	13	suppressed
Desmopressin Acetate	Desmopressin Acetate	13	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	13	suppressed
Liothyronine Sodium	Liothyronine Sodium	13	suppressed
Metoclopramide Hcl	Metoclopramide Hcl	13	suppressed
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	13	suppressed
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	13	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	12	suppressed
Colchicine	Colchicine	12	suppressed
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	12	suppressed
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	12	suppressed
Fentanyl	Fentanyl	12	suppressed
Sotalol	Sotalol Hcl	12	suppressed
Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	11	suppressed
Dextroamphetamine-Amphet Er	Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine	11	suppressed
Incruse Ellipta	Umeclidinium Bromide	11	suppressed
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	11	suppressed
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	11	suppressed
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	11	suppressed
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	11	suppressed
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	11	suppressed
Terazosin Hcl	Terazosin Hcl	11	suppressed
Ultra-Fine Short Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	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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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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