Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

David Ethan Lee, M.D.

Family Practice · CLEMMONS, NC · NPI 1578511911

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	489	141
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	462	114
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	435	130
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	347	104
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	309	84
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	278	61
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	259	80
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	240	72
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	237	70
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	237	75
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	221	62
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	213	67
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	209	54
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	179	50
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	164	46
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	149	47
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	149	42
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	147	36
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	146	48
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	146	35
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	146	50
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	142	38
Furosemide	Furosemide	134	50
Prednisone	Prednisone	129	102
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	127	36
Eliquis	Apixaban	125	30
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	123	40
Telmisartan	Telmisartan	123	35
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	122	31
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	119	47
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	117	35
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	103	30
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	99	19
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	98	31
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	97	26
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	95	29
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	93	29
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	91	16
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	89	21
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	89	29
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	85	28
Finasteride	Finasteride	82	22
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	82	36
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	81	71
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	80	26
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	80	23
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	79	19
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	76	24
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	75	65
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	73	23
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	69	22
Atenolol	Atenolol	66	16
Diazepam	Diazepam	66	20
Cefdinir	Cefdinir	65	53
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	61	21
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	60	suppressed
Ozempic	Semaglutide	60	16
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	58	18
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	56	24
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	54	14
Famotidine	Famotidine	54	18
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	53	15
Doxepin Hcl	Doxepin Hcl	53	13
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	52	38
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	52	12
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	52	12
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	52	15
Topiramate	Topiramate	52	21
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	51	28
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	51	14
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	49	21
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	46	13
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	46	20
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	46	15
Paxlovid	Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir	45	45
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	44	16
Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole	42	suppressed
Cefuroxime	Cefuroxime Axetil	41	38
Solifenacin Succinate	Solifenacin Succinate	41	13
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	41	21
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	40	13
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	40	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	39	12
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	38	suppressed
Baclofen	Baclofen	37	11
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	37	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	37	suppressed
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	37	suppressed
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	37	14
Symbicort	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	37	12
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	36	26
Eszopiclone	Eszopiclone	35	suppressed
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	34	suppressed
Nortriptyline Hcl	Nortriptyline Hcl	33	suppressed
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	33	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	32	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	32	11
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	32	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	32	suppressed
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	32	13
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	31	22
Spiriva Respimat	Tiotropium Bromide	31	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	31	26
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	30	suppressed
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	29	suppressed
Torsemide	Torsemide	29	suppressed
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	28	24
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	28	suppressed
Hydrocortisone	Hydrocortisone	27	suppressed
Levofloxacin	Levofloxacin	27	25
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	27	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl Er	Propranolol Hcl	27	suppressed
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	26	25
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	26	11
Desloratadine	Desloratadine	25	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	25	suppressed
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	25	suppressed
Temazepam	Temazepam	25	suppressed
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	24	11
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	24	suppressed
Nebivolol Hcl	Nebivolol Hcl	24	suppressed
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	24	suppressed
Raloxifene Hcl	Raloxifene Hcl	24	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	24	suppressed
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	23	18
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	23	suppressed
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	23	suppressed
Brilinta	Ticagrelor	22	suppressed
Estradiol	Estradiol	22	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	22	suppressed
Linzess	Linaclotide	22	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	22	suppressed
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone	Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip	20	18
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	20	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	19	14
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	18	suppressed
Tobramycin	Tobramycin	18	15
Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	17	suppressed
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	17	suppressed
Primidone	Primidone	17	suppressed
Vitamin D2	Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)	17	suppressed
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	16	suppressed
Ibu	Ibuprofen	16	suppressed
Invokana	Canagliflozin	16	suppressed
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	15	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl Sr	Bupropion Hcl	15	suppressed
Colestipol Hcl	Colestipol Hcl	15	suppressed
Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine	Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine	15	suppressed
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	15	suppressed
Nabumetone	Nabumetone	15	suppressed
Phenytoin Sodium Extended	Phenytoin Sodium Extended	15	suppressed
Premarin	Estrogens, Conjugated	15	suppressed
Wixela Inhub	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	15	suppressed
Dexlansoprazole Dr	Dexlansoprazole	14	suppressed
Rabeprazole Sodium	Rabeprazole Sodium	14	suppressed
Ramipril	Ramipril	14	suppressed
Sumatriptan	Sumatriptan	14	suppressed
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	13	suppressed
Enalapril Maleate	Enalapril Maleate	13	suppressed
Humulin 70/30 Kwikpen	Insulin Nph Hum/Reg Insulin Hm	13	suppressed
Klor-Con M20	Potassium Chloride	13	suppressed
Naproxen	Naproxen	13	suppressed
Clobetasol Propionate	Clobetasol Propionate	12	suppressed
Dextroamphetamine-Amphet Er	Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine	12	suppressed
Lantus	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	12	suppressed
Olanzapine	Olanzapine	12	suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-100	Insulin Degludec	12	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	11	suppressed
Metronidazole	Metronidazole	11	suppressed
Mupirocin	Mupirocin	11	suppressed
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	11	suppressed
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	11	suppressed
Stiolto Respimat	Tiotropium Br/Olodaterol Hcl	11	suppressed
Terbinafine Hcl	Terbinafine Hcl	11	suppressed
Trimethoprim	Trimethoprim	11	suppressed
Wegovy	Semaglutide	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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