Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

C. Shane Bussler, M.D.

Internal Medicine · GAINESVILLE, GA · NPI 1609879881

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
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	599	159
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	503	151
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	473	155
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	473	141
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	444	139
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	333	97
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	328	95
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	298	84
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	274	87
Prednisone	Prednisone	265	122
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	260	81
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	248	73
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	242	72
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	234	56
Furosemide	Furosemide	210	69
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	201	66
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	188	55
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	178	54
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	176	38
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	174	53
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	167	133
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	161	28
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	161	33
Atenolol	Atenolol	153	47
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	152	49
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	148	54
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	141	42
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	137	38
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	134	42
Ozempic	Semaglutide	129	19
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	128	36
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	128	31
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	127	37
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	125	33
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	123	38
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	119	33
Eliquis	Apixaban	119	29
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	114	33
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	112	32
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	110	31
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	110	25
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	110	35
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	107	28
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	106	32
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	96	69
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	93	27
Famotidine	Famotidine	91	32
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	86	22
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	86	25
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	84	18
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	83	24
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	82	21
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	81	26
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	79	63
Primidone	Primidone	77	17
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	73	19
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	72	15
Shingrix	Varicella-Zoster Ge/As01b/Pf	70	56
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	70	21
Glipizide	Glipizide	66	14
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	65	28
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	64	24
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	64	20
Cefdinir	Cefdinir	63	52
Estradiol	Estradiol	63	19
Boostrix Tdap	Diphth,pertuss(Acell),tet Vac	62	62
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	61	21
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	61	16
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	60	24
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	60	25
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	60	14
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	58	12
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	58	12
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	56	15
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	56	44
Cefuroxime	Cefuroxime Axetil	55	48
Finasteride	Finasteride	55	19
Rabeprazole Sodium	Rabeprazole Sodium	55	14
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	54	17
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	53	20
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	52	18
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	51	23
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	51	12
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	50	19
Carbidopa-Levodopa	Carbidopa/Levodopa	49	16
Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole	48	suppressed
Linzess	Linaclotide	48	17
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	47	suppressed
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	44	14
Doxepin Hcl	Doxepin Hcl	44	14
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	44	28
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	44	30
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	44	15
Levofloxacin	Levofloxacin	43	31
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	43	13
Valsartan	Valsartan	43	12
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	42	12
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	42	11
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	42	12
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	41	23
Baclofen	Baclofen	40	suppressed
Nebivolol Hcl	Nebivolol Hcl	38	12
Colchicine	Colchicine	37	21
Calcitriol	Calcitriol	36	suppressed
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	36	22
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	36	suppressed
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	36	11
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	36	14
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	36	13
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	35	28
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	35	suppressed
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	35	suppressed
Torsemide	Torsemide	35	12
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	32	suppressed
Acyclovir	Acyclovir	29	11
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	29	22
Lansoprazole	Lansoprazole	28	suppressed
Eszopiclone	Eszopiclone	26	suppressed
Metronidazole	Metronidazole	26	22
Olanzapine	Olanzapine	26	suppressed
Temazepam	Temazepam	26	suppressed
Abrysvo	Rsv Vacc, Pref A And Pref B/Pf	25	25
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	25	suppressed
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	25	suppressed
Solifenacin Succinate	Solifenacin Succinate	25	12
Janumet Xr	Sitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl	24	suppressed
Methimazole	Methimazole	24	suppressed
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	24	suppressed
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	24	15
Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	23	suppressed
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	23	suppressed
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	22	18
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	22	suppressed
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	21	suppressed
Methenamine Hippurate	Methenamine Hippurate	21	suppressed
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	21	14
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	21	suppressed
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	20	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	20	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	20	suppressed
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	20	suppressed
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	20	14
Paxlovid	Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir	20	20
Repatha Sureclick	Evolocumab	20	suppressed
Verapamil Er	Verapamil Hcl	20	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl Sr	Bupropion Hcl	19	suppressed
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	19	suppressed
Metaxalone	Metaxalone	19	suppressed
Premarin	Estrogens, Conjugated	19	suppressed
Bisoprolol Fumarate	Bisoprolol Fumarate	18	suppressed
Diphenoxylate-Atropine	Diphenoxylate Hcl/Atropine	18	suppressed
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	18	14
Nortriptyline Hcl	Nortriptyline Hcl	18	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl Er	Propranolol Hcl	18	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	18	suppressed
Entresto	Sacubitril/Valsartan	17	suppressed
Humalog Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	17	suppressed
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	17	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	17	suppressed
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	17	suppressed
Loperamide	Loperamide Hcl	16	suppressed
Ramipril	Ramipril	16	suppressed
Terbinafine Hcl	Terbinafine Hcl	16	suppressed
Ultra-Fine Mini Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	16	suppressed
Zaleplon	Zaleplon	16	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl	Bupropion Hcl	15	suppressed
Galantamine Er	Galantamine Hbr	15	suppressed
Metoclopramide Hcl	Metoclopramide Hcl	15	suppressed
Niacin Er	Niacin	15	suppressed
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	15	suppressed
Vancomycin Hcl	Vancomycin Hcl	15	suppressed
Hydromorphone Hcl	Hydromorphone Hcl	14	suppressed
Methotrexate	Methotrexate Sodium	14	suppressed
Carisoprodol	Carisoprodol	13	suppressed
Clotrimazole	Clotrimazole	13	11
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	13	suppressed
Lamotrigine	Lamotrigine	13	suppressed
Methylphenidate Er	Methylphenidate Hcl	13	suppressed
Novolog Flexpen	Insulin Aspart	13	suppressed
Humulin 70/30 Kwikpen	Insulin Nph Hum/Reg Insulin Hm	12	suppressed
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	12	suppressed
Klor-Con M20	Potassium Chloride	12	suppressed
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	12	suppressed
Lubiprostone	Lubiprostone	12	suppressed
Testosterone Cypionate	Testosterone Cypionate	12	suppressed
Wixela Inhub	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	12	suppressed
Atenolol-Chlorthalidone	Atenolol/Chlorthalidone	11	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	11	suppressed
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	11	suppressed
Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth	Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha	11	suppressed
Penicillin V Potassium	Penicillin V Potassium	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

Publication policy: eligible for indexing after public-launch controls are enabled

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