Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Paul Stephen Stortz, MD

Family Practice · BOLIVAR, MO · NPI 1629268016

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	435	109
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	393	81
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	384	95
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	268	68
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	241	63
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	217	54
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	212	61
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	179	50
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	178	52
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	172	31
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	167	44
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	149	41
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	147	49
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	136	36
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	135	38
Furosemide	Furosemide	125	35
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	125	21
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	122	44
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	118	28
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	115	31
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	110	29
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	104	30
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	100	24
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	99	27
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	98	28
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	97	34
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	86	22
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	86	21
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	85	19
Spiriva Handihaler	Tiotropium Bromide	82	20
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	80	16
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	76	18
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	76	27
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	75	14
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	71	18
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	70	18
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	67	18
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	65	17
Testosterone Cypionate	Testosterone Cypionate	61	13
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	58	18
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	58	32
Atenolol	Atenolol	57	17
Prednisone	Prednisone	56	29
Ozempic	Semaglutide	52	15
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	51	13
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	51	20
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	50	12
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	47	22
Incruse Ellipta	Umeclidinium Bromide	46	suppressed
Eliquis	Apixaban	45	14
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	42	13
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	42	12
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	41	suppressed
Roflumilast	Roflumilast	39	suppressed
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	38	suppressed
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	37	33
Famotidine	Famotidine	37	13
Diazepam	Diazepam	36	12
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	36	suppressed
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	36	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	36	suppressed
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	35	suppressed
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	34	suppressed
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	34	suppressed
Glipizide	Glipizide	33	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	33	11
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	33	suppressed
Symbicort	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	32	suppressed
Baclofen	Baclofen	31	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	31	suppressed
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	31	13
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	30	suppressed
Dutasteride	Dutasteride	30	suppressed
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	30	suppressed
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	29	suppressed
Morphine Sulfate Er	Morphine Sulfate	29	suppressed
Finasteride	Finasteride	27	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	26	12
Topiramate	Topiramate	25	suppressed
Levalbuterol Tartrate Hfa	Levalbuterol Tartrate	24	suppressed
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	24	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	23	suppressed
Cyanocobalamin Injection	Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B-12)	23	suppressed
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	23	suppressed
Combivent Respimat	Ipratropium/Albuterol Sulfate	22	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	22	suppressed
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	22	suppressed
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	22	suppressed
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	22	suppressed
Prenatal Vitamin Plus Low Iron	Pnv,calcium 72/Iron/Folic Acid	22	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	22	17
Benztropine Mesylate	Benztropine Mesylate	21	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	21	suppressed
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	21	suppressed
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	21	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	21	18
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	20	17
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	20	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	19	19
Betamethasone Dipropionate	Betamethasone Dipropionate	19	suppressed
Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	19	suppressed
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	19	suppressed
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	18	suppressed
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	18	suppressed
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	18	suppressed
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	18	suppressed
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	17	suppressed
Dexlansoprazole Dr	Dexlansoprazole	17	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	17	suppressed
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	17	suppressed
Movantik	Naloxegol Oxalate	17	suppressed
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	16	12
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	16	suppressed
Rybelsus	Semaglutide	16	suppressed
Estradiol	Estradiol	15	suppressed
Humalog Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	15	suppressed
Levofloxacin	Levofloxacin	15	13
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	15	suppressed
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	14	suppressed
Naproxen	Naproxen	14	suppressed
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	14	11
Spiriva Respimat	Tiotropium Bromide	14	suppressed
Descovy	Emtricitabine/Tenofov Alafenam	13	suppressed
Fentanyl	Fentanyl	13	suppressed
Ingrezza	Valbenazine Tosylate	13	suppressed
Lubiprostone	Lubiprostone	13	suppressed
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	13	suppressed
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	13	suppressed
Colestipol Hcl	Colestipol Hcl	12	suppressed
Ibandronate Sodium	Ibandronate Sodium	12	suppressed
Mesalamine	Mesalamine	12	suppressed
Otezla	Apremilast	12	suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	11	suppressed
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	11	suppressed
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	11	suppressed
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	11	suppressed
Linzess	Linaclotide	11	suppressed
M-Natal Plus	Pnv,calcium 72/Iron/Folic Acid	11	suppressed
Mometasone Furoate	Mometasone Furoate	11	suppressed
Mupirocin	Mupirocin	11	suppressed
Stiolto Respimat	Tiotropium Br/Olodaterol Hcl	11	suppressed
Synjardy	Empagliflozin/Metformin Hcl	11	suppressed
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	11	suppressed
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	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

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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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