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James W. Bragg, MD

Internal Medicine · NEW ORLEANS, LA · NPI 1679530562

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	1022	295
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	633	176
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	321	88
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	301	86
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	246	71
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	239	74
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	233	66
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	230	67
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	229	66
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	227	75
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	208	61
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	177	53
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	160	49
Furosemide	Furosemide	146	52
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	129	39
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	125	34
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	122	41
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	114	33
Finasteride	Finasteride	111	35
Ozempic	Semaglutide	106	24
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	105	24
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	103	36
Eliquis	Apixaban	101	32
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	98	27
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	97	33
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	91	26
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	90	17
Valsartan	Valsartan	89	30
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	87	29
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	86	17
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	83	27
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	77	32
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	76	21
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	68	27
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	65	19
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	65	31
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	64	22
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	64	21
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	63	15
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	61	17
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	60	21
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	58	21
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	51	11
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	51	suppressed
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	50	12
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	47	13
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	46	11
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	46	13
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	45	16
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	45	suppressed
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	44	12
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	43	suppressed
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	42	14
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	42	13
Famotidine	Famotidine	39	13
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	38	12
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	38	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	38	suppressed
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	37	suppressed
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	37	12
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	36	suppressed
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	34	12
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	34	suppressed
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	33	13
Felodipine Er	Felodipine	33	suppressed
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	33	suppressed
Atenolol	Atenolol	32	suppressed
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	32	11
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	32	suppressed
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	31	11
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	30	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	29	13
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	29	suppressed
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	28	11
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	28	suppressed
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	27	suppressed
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	27	suppressed
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	26	suppressed
Repatha Sureclick	Evolocumab	26	suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	25	suppressed
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	25	11
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	24	suppressed
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	23	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate,micronized	23	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	23	suppressed
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	23	suppressed
Vitamin D2	Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)	23	suppressed
Bumetanide	Bumetanide	22	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	21	suppressed
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	21	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	21	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	20	suppressed
Benazepril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Benazepril/Hydrochlorothiazide	19	suppressed
Colchicine	Colchicine	19	suppressed
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	19	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	18	13
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	18	suppressed
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	18	12
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	18	suppressed
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	17	suppressed
Combivent Respimat	Ipratropium/Albuterol Sulfate	17	suppressed
Entresto	Sacubitril/Valsartan	17	suppressed
Hydrocortisone	Hydrocortisone	17	suppressed
Lantus	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	17	suppressed
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	17	suppressed
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	16	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	15	suppressed
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	15	suppressed
Prednisone	Prednisone	15	13
Amlodipine-Valsartan	Amlodipine Besylate/Valsartan	14	suppressed
Gemfibrozil	Gemfibrozil	14	suppressed
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	14	suppressed
Pentoxifylline	Pentoxifylline	14	suppressed
Temazepam	Temazepam	14	suppressed
Wixela Inhub	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	14	suppressed
Cyproheptadine Hcl	Cyproheptadine Hcl	13	suppressed
Droplet Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	13	suppressed
Enalapril Maleate	Enalapril Maleate	13	suppressed
Prasugrel Hcl	Prasugrel Hcl	13	suppressed
Premarin	Estrogens, Conjugated	13	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	13	suppressed
Amiodarone Hcl	Amiodarone Hcl	12	suppressed
Creon	Lipase/Protease/Amylase	12	suppressed
Levemir Flexpen	Insulin Detemir	12	suppressed
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	12	suppressed
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	12	suppressed
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	11	suppressed
Candesartan Cilexetil	Candesartan Cilexetil	11	suppressed
Carbidopa-Levodopa	Carbidopa/Levodopa	11	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er	Diltiazem Hcl	11	suppressed
Estradiol	Estradiol	11	suppressed
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	11	suppressed
Humulin R U-500 Kwikpen	Insulin Regular, Human	11	suppressed
Neupro	Rotigotine	11	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	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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