Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Evan Gordon Kushner, M.D.

Internal Medicine · PARAMUS, NJ · NPI 1538108568

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
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	580	173
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	567	171
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	457	133
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	362	101
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	268	81
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	237	74
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	206	62
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	167	43
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	165	52
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	147	27
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	130	41
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	112	39
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	108	35
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	107	38
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	106	30
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	102	33
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	97	30
Ozempic	Semaglutide	94	14
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	91	23
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	88	32
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	74	35
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	74	22
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	74	17
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	70	24
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	70	17
Valsartan	Valsartan	69	24
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	68	16
Atenolol	Atenolol	67	19
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	66	59
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	66	18
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	65	23
Butalbital-Acetaminophen-Caffe	Butalb/Acetaminophen/Caffeine	61	suppressed
Diazepam	Diazepam	57	23
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	57	18
Eliquis	Apixaban	56	17
Furosemide	Furosemide	56	18
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	54	24
Finasteride	Finasteride	53	14
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	52	15
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	52	suppressed
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	51	21
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	50	suppressed
Nebivolol Hcl	Nebivolol Hcl	49	14
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	49	17
Famotidine	Famotidine	48	16
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	48	14
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	46	18
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	46	39
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	43	15
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	43	35
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	40	37
Ramipril	Ramipril	40	13
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	40	suppressed
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	39	11
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	38	12
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	38	11
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	37	13
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	37	suppressed
Enalapril Maleate	Enalapril Maleate	35	suppressed
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	35	11
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	35	11
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	34	13
Paxlovid	Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir	34	33
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	33	suppressed
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	31	suppressed
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	30	suppressed
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	29	suppressed
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	28	suppressed
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	27	suppressed
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	27	11
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	26	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	26	suppressed
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	26	suppressed
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	26	16
Risedronate Sodium	Risedronate Sodium	26	suppressed
Telmisartan	Telmisartan	26	suppressed
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	26	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	25	suppressed
Hydrocortisone	Hydrocortisone	25	16
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	25	13
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	24	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	24	20
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	24	11
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	22	19
Dutasteride	Dutasteride	21	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	20	suppressed
Glipizide	Glipizide	20	suppressed
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	20	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	19	11
Prednisone	Prednisone	19	15
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	19	suppressed
Eszopiclone	Eszopiclone	18	suppressed
Bisoprolol Fumarate	Bisoprolol Fumarate	17	suppressed
Irbesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Irbesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	17	suppressed
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	17	suppressed
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	17	suppressed
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	16	13
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	16	suppressed
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	15	suppressed
Cefuroxime	Cefuroxime Axetil	15	14
Torsemide	Torsemide	15	suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	14	suppressed
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	14	suppressed
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	14	suppressed
Fluocinonide	Fluocinonide	14	suppressed
Levofloxacin	Levofloxacin	14	13
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	14	suppressed
Sildenafil Citrate	Sildenafil Citrate	14	suppressed
Topiramate	Topiramate	14	suppressed
Amlodipine-Valsartan	Amlodipine Besylate/Valsartan	13	suppressed
Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole	13	suppressed
Dexlansoprazole Dr	Dexlansoprazole	13	suppressed
Galantamine Er	Galantamine Hbr	13	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	13	suppressed
Janumet	Sitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl	13	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	13	suppressed
Zolpidem Tartrate Er	Zolpidem Tartrate	13	suppressed
Memantine Hcl Er	Memantine Hcl	12	suppressed
Mesalamine	Mesalamine	12	suppressed
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	12	suppressed
Anastrozole	Anastrozole	11	suppressed
Clobetasol Propionate	Clobetasol Propionate	11	suppressed
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	11	suppressed
Fentanyl	Fentanyl	11	suppressed
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	11	suppressed
Mometasone Furoate	Mometasone Furoate	11	suppressed
Prenatal Vitamin Plus Low Iron	Pnv,calcium 72/Iron/Folic Acid	11	suppressed
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	11	suppressed
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	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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