Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$36.79
2 reported records · 2 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Ray B. Vaughters, M.D.
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Family Medicine · AIKEN, SC · NPI 1568401693
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Ray B. Vaughters, M.D. received $36.79 in general payments during 2025 across 2 reported records.
RECORDATI_RARE_DISEASES_INC. accounted for 58.0% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 1 associated product.
These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.
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.
Who paid this doctor?
Companies in 2025 General Payments
| Reported company | Canonical company | Amount | Share | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RECORDATI_RARE_DISEASES_INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $21.32 | 58.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $15.47 | 42.0% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $36.79 | 2 |
A meal, consulting fee, royalty, and travel payment describe different kinds of reported relationships and should not be interpreted as equivalent.
Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products
Products named in Open Payments records
| Reported product | Type | Reported company | Related amount* | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISTURISA Normalized: isturisa |
Drug | RECORDATI_RARE_DISEASES_INC. | $21.32 | 1 | 2025 |
Source payment records
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* Product-associated amounts are non-additive because one payment record may name more than one product.
These products were named on specific Open Payments records. A named product does not show that the payment influenced treatment or prescribing.
Public prescribing for products named in payments
No exact normalized or approved-alias overlap was found in the loaded Part D year. This does not mean the doctor never prescribed the product.
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.
No publishable same-company prescribing overlap was found in the loaded Part D year. This does not mean the doctor never prescribed a drug reported elsewhere by a paying company.
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 | 488 | 134 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 484 | 140 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 477 | 134 |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 467 | 90 |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 454 | 124 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 445 | 118 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 344 | 102 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 254 | 71 |
| Ibuprofen | Ibuprofen | 253 | 101 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 242 | 69 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 177 | 47 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 176 | 44 |
| Amoxicillin | Amoxicillin | 174 | 129 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 154 | 48 |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 153 | 47 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 129 | 37 |
| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 109 | 74 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 108 | 28 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 100 | 82 |
| Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide | Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide | 92 | 26 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 76 | 22 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 75 | 25 |
| Diltiazem Hcl | Diltiazem Hcl | 73 | 21 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 71 | 19 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 63 | 49 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 59 | 18 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 50 | 19 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 50 | 18 |
| Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril | Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril | 49 | 14 |
| Atenolol | Atenolol | 47 | 14 |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 47 | 13 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 46 | 14 |
| Glipizide Er | Glipizide | 45 | 12 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 44 | 15 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 43 | 16 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 42 | 13 |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 42 | suppressed |
| Paroxetine Hcl | Paroxetine Hcl | 42 | 11 |
| Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid | Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid | 42 | suppressed |
| Glipizide | Glipizide | 41 | 16 |
| Citalopram Hbr | Citalopram Hydrobromide | 40 | suppressed |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 40 | suppressed |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 39 | 17 |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 39 | 12 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 37 | suppressed |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | Amitriptyline Hcl | 35 | suppressed |
| Bisoprolol-Hydrochlorothiazide | Bisoprolol/Hydrochlorothiazide | 35 | suppressed |
| Clonazepam | Clonazepam | 35 | suppressed |
| Olmesartan Medoxomil | Olmesartan Medoxomil | 35 | 11 |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 33 | suppressed |
| Farxiga | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 32 | suppressed |
| Pioglitazone Hcl | Pioglitazone Hcl | 32 | suppressed |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 32 | suppressed |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 31 | suppressed |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 31 | 12 |
| Synthroid | Levothyroxine Sodium | 31 | suppressed |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 30 | suppressed |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 29 | 13 |
| Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 29 | suppressed |
| Clotrimazole-Betamethasone | Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip | 28 | 17 |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium | Esomeprazole Magnesium | 27 | suppressed |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | Fluoxetine Hcl | 27 | suppressed |
| Lovastatin | Lovastatin | 27 | suppressed |
| Valsartan | Valsartan | 27 | suppressed |
| Benazepril Hcl | Benazepril Hcl | 26 | suppressed |
| Labetalol Hcl | Labetalol Hcl | 24 | suppressed |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 24 | suppressed |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | Acetaminophen With Codeine | 23 | suppressed |
| Irbesartan | Irbesartan | 23 | suppressed |
| Chlorthalidone | Chlorthalidone | 22 | suppressed |
| Diazepam | Diazepam | 22 | suppressed |
| Diclofenac Sodium | Diclofenac Sodium | 22 | suppressed |
| Linzess | Linaclotide | 22 | suppressed |
| Pramipexole Dihydrochloride | Pramipexole Di-Hcl | 22 | suppressed |
| Enalapril Maleate | Enalapril Maleate | 21 | suppressed |
| Januvia | Sitagliptin Phosphate | 21 | suppressed |
| Meclizine Hcl | Meclizine Hcl | 20 | suppressed |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 19 | suppressed |
| Fosinopril Sodium | Fosinopril Sodium | 19 | suppressed |
| Oxybutynin Chloride | Oxybutynin Chloride | 19 | suppressed |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 19 | suppressed |
| Probenecid | Probenecid | 18 | suppressed |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | Quetiapine Fumarate | 18 | suppressed |
| Ramipril | Ramipril | 18 | suppressed |
| Tradjenta | Linagliptin | 18 | suppressed |
| Clonidine Hcl | Clonidine Hcl | 17 | suppressed |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 17 | suppressed |
| Donepezil Hcl | Donepezil Hcl | 16 | suppressed |
| Telmisartan | Telmisartan | 16 | suppressed |
| Ibu | Ibuprofen | 15 | suppressed |
| Mirtazapine | Mirtazapine | 15 | suppressed |
| Alendronate Sodium | Alendronate Sodium | 14 | suppressed |
| Entresto | Sacubitril/Valsartan | 14 | suppressed |
| Fenofibrate | Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized | 14 | suppressed |
| Hydralazine Hcl | Hydralazine Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Lorazepam | Lorazepam | 14 | suppressed |
| Memantine Hcl | Memantine Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 13 | suppressed |
| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 12 | suppressed |
| Clotrimazole | Clotrimazole | 12 | suppressed |
| Myrbetriq | Mirabegron | 12 | suppressed |
| Niacin Er | Niacin | 12 | suppressed |
| Nifedipine Er | Nifedipine | 12 | suppressed |
| Phenytoin Sodium Extended | Phenytoin Sodium Extended | 12 | suppressed |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 12 | suppressed |
| Fluconazole | Fluconazole | 11 | suppressed |
| Gemfibrozil | Gemfibrozil | 11 | suppressed |
| Nortriptyline Hcl | Nortriptyline Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Terbinafine Hcl | Terbinafine Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Warfarin Sodium | Warfarin Sodium | 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 | $36.79 · 2 records | RECORDATI_RARE_DISEASES_INC. | ISTURISA | — | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- Are there reasonable alternatives I should understand when we discuss treatment options?
- How should I interpret the industry-payment records shown here in the context of my care?
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 |
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