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Robert D Nitschelm, MD

Family Practice · KALISPELL, MT · NPI 1598719064

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
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	375	103
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	328	92
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	273	42
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	268	82
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	247	64
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	241	64
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	215	57
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	203	61
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	192	54
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	191	47
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	177	28
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	165	42
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	154	44
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	152	44
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	145	33
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	138	32
Furosemide	Furosemide	137	26
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	132	37
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	107	26
Famotidine	Famotidine	102	31
Eliquis	Apixaban	100	25
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	99	19
Prednisone	Prednisone	97	54
Torsemide	Torsemide	94	27
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	94	21
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	93	25
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	92	20
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	90	19
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	86	15
Topiramate	Topiramate	84	18
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	82	28
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	81	22
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	79	19
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	77	24
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	76	19
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	75	22
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	74	58
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	69	19
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	64	18
Ozempic	Semaglutide	63	suppressed
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	63	11
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	61	15
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	61	17
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	60	18
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	59	18
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	59	14
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	58	45
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	58	13
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	58	16
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	56	15
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	53	16
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	49	25
Dutasteride	Dutasteride	49	13
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	47	suppressed
Divalproex Sodium	Divalproex Sodium	46	suppressed
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	46	11
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	45	12
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	42	suppressed
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	42	11
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	39	12
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	39	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	39	23
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	36	suppressed
Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine	Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine	34	suppressed
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	32	suppressed
Naproxen	Naproxen	30	suppressed
Acyclovir	Acyclovir	28	suppressed
Finasteride	Finasteride	28	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	28	suppressed
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	28	suppressed
Testosterone Cypionate	Testosterone Cypionate	28	suppressed
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	28	14
Acetaminophen-Codeine	Acetaminophen With Codeine	27	suppressed
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	27	suppressed
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	27	17
Hydroxyzine Pamoate	Hydroxyzine Pamoate	27	suppressed
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	27	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	26	suppressed
Estradiol	Estradiol	25	suppressed
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	25	suppressed
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	24	suppressed
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	24	12
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	23	suppressed
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	23	15
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	23	suppressed
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	23	15
Hydromorphone Hcl	Hydromorphone Hcl	23	suppressed
Morphine Sulfate	Morphine Sulfate	23	suppressed
Symbicort	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	22	suppressed
Cholestyramine Light	Cholestyramine	21	suppressed
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	21	suppressed
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	21	suppressed
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	21	suppressed
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	20	suppressed
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	20	suppressed
Rizatriptan	Rizatriptan Benzoate	20	suppressed
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	19	suppressed
Baclofen	Baclofen	18	suppressed
Lubiprostone	Lubiprostone	18	suppressed
Terazosin Hcl	Terazosin Hcl	18	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	17	13
Atenolol	Atenolol	17	suppressed
Entresto	Sacubitril/Valsartan	17	suppressed
Flecainide Acetate	Flecainide Acetate	17	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	17	suppressed
Morphine Sulfate Er	Morphine Sulfate	17	suppressed
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	17	suppressed
Eletriptan Hbr	Eletriptan Hydrobromide	16	suppressed
Glipizide	Glipizide	16	suppressed
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	16	suppressed
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	16	suppressed
Temazepam	Temazepam	16	suppressed
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	16	suppressed
Spiriva Respimat	Tiotropium Bromide	15	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	15	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	14	suppressed
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	14	suppressed
Triazolam	Triazolam	14	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	13	suppressed
Dextroamphetamine-Amphet Er	Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine	13	suppressed
Digoxin	Digoxin	13	suppressed
Metolazone	Metolazone	13	suppressed
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	13	suppressed
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	13	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	12	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	12	suppressed
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	12	suppressed
Testosterone	Testosterone	12	suppressed
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	12	suppressed
Carbidopa-Levodopa	Carbidopa/Levodopa	11	suppressed
Latanoprost	Latanoprost	11	suppressed
Methenamine Hippurate	Methenamine Hippurate	11	suppressed
Nebivolol Hcl	Nebivolol 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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