Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Ruslan Garcia, M.D.

Internal Medicine · PITTSBURGH, PA · NPI 1659802445

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	229	65
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	214	63
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	196	46
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	187	47
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	164	42
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	136	44
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	113	33
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	110	32
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	109	37
Ozempic	Semaglutide	99	26
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	97	22
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	86	25
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	86	24
Furosemide	Furosemide	83	27
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	78	17
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	77	23
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	77	19
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	76	16
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	75	18
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	74	19
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	74	22
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	70	14
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	70	19
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	68	29
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	67	20
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	66	20
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	64	23
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	62	15
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	58	15
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	58	16
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	56	17
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	56	18
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	55	20
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	54	15
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	53	13
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	51	suppressed
Baclofen	Baclofen	50	12
Repatha Sureclick	Evolocumab	49	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	48	suppressed
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	48	15
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	48	13
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	46	19
Entresto	Sacubitril/Valsartan	45	suppressed
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	45	suppressed
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	43	suppressed
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	43	suppressed
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	43	12
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	43	12
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	41	11
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	37	suppressed
Eliquis	Apixaban	37	12
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	37	suppressed
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	37	suppressed
Famotidine	Famotidine	36	12
Solifenacin Succinate	Solifenacin Succinate	35	suppressed
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	34	12
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	34	suppressed
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	34	suppressed
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	33	12
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	31	suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-100	Insulin Degludec	31	13
Bumetanide	Bumetanide	30	suppressed
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	30	15
Prednisone	Prednisone	30	21
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	29	suppressed
Shingrix	Varicella-Zoster Ge/As01b/Pf	29	19
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	28	27
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	28	suppressed
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	27	suppressed
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	26	15
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	26	13
Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine	Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine	25	suppressed
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	25	suppressed
Estradiol	Estradiol	24	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	24	suppressed
Synjardy Xr	Empagliflozin/Metformin Hcl	24	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	23	suppressed
Enbrel Sureclick	Etanercept	23	suppressed
Finasteride	Finasteride	23	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Pamoate	Hydroxyzine Pamoate	22	suppressed
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	21	suppressed
Midodrine Hcl	Midodrine Hcl	21	suppressed
Torsemide	Torsemide	21	suppressed
Xigduo Xr	Dapaglifloz Propaned/Metformin	21	suppressed
Diazepam	Diazepam	20	suppressed
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	19	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	19	suppressed
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	18	suppressed
Naproxen	Naproxen	18	suppressed
Topiramate	Topiramate	18	suppressed
Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole	17	suppressed
Humalog Kwikpen U-200	Insulin Lispro	17	suppressed
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	17	suppressed
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	17	suppressed
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	17	suppressed
Butalbital-Acetaminophen-Caffe	Butalb/Acetaminophen/Caffeine	16	suppressed
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	16	suppressed
Morphine Sulfate Er	Morphine Sulfate	16	suppressed
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	16	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	16	suppressed
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	16	suppressed
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	16	suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-200	Insulin Degludec	16	suppressed
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	15	14
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	15	suppressed
Risperidone	Risperidone	15	suppressed
Dapagliflozin	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	14	suppressed
Emgality Pen	Galcanezumab-Gnlm	14	suppressed
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	14	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	14	suppressed
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	14	suppressed
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	14	suppressed
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	14	suppressed
Linzess	Linaclotide	14	suppressed
Biktarvy	Bictegrav/Emtricit/Tenofov Ala	13	suppressed
Lansoprazole	Lansoprazole	13	suppressed
Metolazone	Metolazone	13	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	13	suppressed
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	13	suppressed
Novolog Flexpen	Insulin Aspart	13	suppressed
Testosterone Cypionate	Testosterone Cypionate	13	suppressed
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	13	suppressed
Clorazepate Dipotassium	Clorazepate Dipotassium	12	suppressed
Colchicine	Colchicine	12	suppressed
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	12	suppressed
Flecainide Acetate	Flecainide Acetate	12	suppressed
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	12	suppressed
Lithium Carbonate Er	Lithium Carbonate	12	suppressed
Ultra-Fine Nano Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	12	suppressed
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	12	suppressed
Anoro Ellipta	Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr	11	suppressed
Atenolol	Atenolol	11	suppressed
Brilinta	Ticagrelor	11	suppressed
Lidocaine	Lidocaine	11	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	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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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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