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Ward C Chow, MD

Internal Medicine · EVERETT, WA · NPI 1669430146

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	1175	327
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	692	199
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	597	161
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	457	111
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	382	109
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	368	107
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	364	109
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	354	94
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	342	101
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	306	86
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	236	82
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	206	64
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	178	29
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	175	49
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	149	46
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	137	36
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	132	34
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	126	42
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	125	40
Eliquis	Apixaban	119	31
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	118	38
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	116	48
Ozempic	Semaglutide	116	27
Furosemide	Furosemide	113	32
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	112	26
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	111	35
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	105	37
Famotidine	Famotidine	93	25
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	88	27
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	86	17
Atenolol	Atenolol	81	21
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	81	24
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	79	23
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	71	15
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	70	17
Finasteride	Finasteride	69	22
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	69	18
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	68	19
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	66	18
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	65	20
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	64	suppressed
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	62	16
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	62	20
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	59	21
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	56	14
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	56	17
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	54	suppressed
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	53	17
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	51	23
Torsemide	Torsemide	50	15
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	49	16
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	45	13
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	45	14
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	42	suppressed
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	41	13
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	41	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	41	suppressed
Dutasteride	Dutasteride	40	12
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	38	11
Ibandronate Sodium	Ibandronate Sodium	38	12
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	36	suppressed
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	36	11
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	36	17
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	35	suppressed
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	34	suppressed
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	34	suppressed
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	33	suppressed
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	32	12
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	30	suppressed
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	29	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	29	11
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	28	suppressed
Prednisone	Prednisone	28	14
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	28	11
Acetaminophen-Codeine	Acetaminophen With Codeine	27	suppressed
Galantamine Hbr	Galantamine Hbr	27	suppressed
Clobetasol Propionate	Clobetasol Propionate	26	suppressed
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	25	suppressed
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	25	suppressed
Telmisartan	Telmisartan	25	suppressed
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	24	22
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	24	suppressed
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	24	suppressed
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	23	suppressed
Memantine Hcl Er	Memantine Hcl	23	suppressed
Sildenafil Citrate	Sildenafil Citrate	23	suppressed
Ultra-Fine Short Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	23	suppressed
Carbidopa-Levodopa	Carbidopa/Levodopa	22	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	22	suppressed
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	22	suppressed
Acyclovir	Acyclovir	21	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	20	suppressed
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	20	suppressed
Ultra-Fine Mini Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	20	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	19	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	19	suppressed
Wegovy	Semaglutide	19	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	18	12
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	18	suppressed
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	18	suppressed
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	18	suppressed
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	17	suppressed
Doxepin Hcl	Doxepin Hcl	17	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	17	suppressed
Glipizide	Glipizide	17	suppressed
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	17	suppressed
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	17	suppressed
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	16	suppressed
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	16	12
Mometasone Furoate	Mometasone Furoate	16	13
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	16	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	16	suppressed
Baclofen	Baclofen	15	suppressed
Carisoprodol	Carisoprodol	15	suppressed
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	15	suppressed
Arnuity Ellipta	Fluticasone Furoate	14	suppressed
Estradiol	Estradiol	14	suppressed
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	14	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl Er	Propranolol Hcl	14	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	14	11
Terazosin Hcl	Terazosin Hcl	14	suppressed
Candesartan Cilexetil	Candesartan Cilexetil	13	suppressed
Creon	Lipase/Protease/Amylase	13	suppressed
Divalproex Sodium Er	Divalproex Sodium	13	suppressed
Dropsafe Prep Pads	Alcohol Antiseptic Pads	13	suppressed
Hydrocortisone	Hydrocortisone	13	suppressed
Latanoprost	Latanoprost	13	suppressed
Advair Hfa	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	12	suppressed
Bisoprolol Fumarate	Bisoprolol Fumarate	12	suppressed
Colchicine	Colchicine	12	suppressed
Combivent Respimat	Ipratropium/Albuterol Sulfate	12	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	12	suppressed
Mupirocin	Mupirocin	12	suppressed
Oxycontin	Oxycodone Hcl	12	suppressed
Ramipril	Ramipril	12	suppressed
Risedronate Sodium	Risedronate Sodium	12	suppressed
Benztropine Mesylate	Benztropine Mesylate	11	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	11	suppressed
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone	Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip	11	suppressed
Hydromorphone Hcl	Hydromorphone Hcl	11	suppressed
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	11	suppressed
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	11	suppressed
Perphenazine	Perphenazine	11	suppressed
Topiramate	Topiramate	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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