Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Christopher Budny, MD

Internal Medicine · KEWASKUM, WI · NPI 1598783995

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	860	239
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	537	160
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	435	116
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	367	97
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	338	88
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	310	101
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	257	72
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	234	76
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	220	56
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	212	55
Eliquis	Apixaban	194	44
Furosemide	Furosemide	179	44
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	171	54
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	164	43
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	164	37
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	156	43
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	149	45
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	147	20
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	145	46
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	143	35
Famotidine	Famotidine	136	31
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	123	32
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	121	36
Prednisone	Prednisone	115	48
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	108	25
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	104	51
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	97	32
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	91	22
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	86	21
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	86	25
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	86	15
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	83	24
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	83	27
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	82	29
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	80	28
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	79	18
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	72	20
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	66	14
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	66	16
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	61	27
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	61	suppressed
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	60	12
Atenolol	Atenolol	59	13
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	59	17
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	55	43
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	53	suppressed
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	53	25
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	52	12
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	50	21
Ozempic	Semaglutide	47	suppressed
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	45	suppressed
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	44	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	44	16
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	42	14
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	41	12
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	41	15
Arnuity Ellipta	Fluticasone Furoate	38	suppressed
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	38	suppressed
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	36	15
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	36	25
Baclofen	Baclofen	36	suppressed
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	36	suppressed
Fentanyl	Fentanyl	35	suppressed
Memantine Hcl Er	Memantine Hcl	35	suppressed
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	35	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	34	suppressed
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	34	suppressed
Finasteride	Finasteride	34	suppressed
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	33	11
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	32	suppressed
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	31	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	31	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl Er	Propranolol Hcl	30	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er	Diltiazem Hcl	28	suppressed
Dutasteride	Dutasteride	28	suppressed
Enalapril Maleate	Enalapril Maleate	28	suppressed
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	28	suppressed
Hydrocortisone	Hydrocortisone	28	16
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	28	suppressed
Terazosin Hcl	Terazosin Hcl	28	suppressed
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	27	suppressed
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	27	suppressed
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	26	17
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	26	suppressed
Methotrexate	Methotrexate Sodium	26	suppressed
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	25	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	24	suppressed
Amiodarone Hcl	Amiodarone Hcl	23	suppressed
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	23	17
Cefuroxime	Cefuroxime Axetil	22	22
Modafinil	Modafinil	22	suppressed
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	22	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	21	suppressed
Estradiol	Estradiol	21	suppressed
Primidone	Primidone	21	suppressed
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	21	12
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	20	suppressed
Diazepam	Diazepam	20	suppressed
Olanzapine	Olanzapine	20	suppressed
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	20	suppressed
Solifenacin Succinate	Solifenacin Succinate	20	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	20	suppressed
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	19	14
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	19	suppressed
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	19	suppressed
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	19	suppressed
Bisoprolol Fumarate	Bisoprolol Fumarate	18	suppressed
Latanoprost	Latanoprost	18	suppressed
Mupirocin	Mupirocin	18	17
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	17	suppressed
Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol	Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol	17	suppressed
Irbesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Irbesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	17	suppressed
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	17	suppressed
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	17	suppressed
Symbicort	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	17	suppressed
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	16	suppressed
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	16	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl Sr	Bupropion Hcl	16	suppressed
Temazepam	Temazepam	16	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	16	16
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	15	suppressed
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	15	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	15	suppressed
Butalbital-Acetaminophen-Caffe	Butalb/Acetaminophen/Caffeine	14	suppressed
Loperamide	Loperamide Hcl	14	suppressed
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	14	suppressed
Vascepa	Icosapent Ethyl	14	suppressed
Eszopiclone	Eszopiclone	13	suppressed
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	13	suppressed
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	13	suppressed
Naratriptan Hcl	Naratriptan Hcl	13	suppressed
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	13	suppressed
Repatha Sureclick	Evolocumab	13	suppressed
Vitamin D2	Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)	13	suppressed
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	12	suppressed
Cholestyramine	Cholestyramine (With Sugar)	12	suppressed
Digoxin	Digoxin	12	suppressed
Humalog Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	12	suppressed
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	12	suppressed
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	12	suppressed
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	12	suppressed
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	12	suppressed
Cartia Xt	Diltiazem Hcl	11	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	11	suppressed
Fludrocortisone Acetate	Fludrocortisone Acetate	11	suppressed
Lidocaine	Lidocaine	11	suppressed
Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate	Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate	11	suppressed
Metoclopramide Hcl	Metoclopramide Hcl	11	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol 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

Questions you could discuss with your doctor

Are there reasonable alternatives I should understand when we discuss treatment options?
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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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