Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Vernon N Johnson, MD

Family Practice · BILLINGS, MT · NPI 1679568190

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	479	172
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	325	112
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	317	104
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	301	108
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	279	107
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	245	91
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	238	87
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	220	90
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	219	75
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	179	63
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	179	64
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	142	54
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	131	60
Furosemide	Furosemide	122	59
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	119	48
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	113	43
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	105	41
Prednisone	Prednisone	99	81
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	98	36
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	95	63
Glipizide	Glipizide	90	33
Abrysvo	Rsv Vacc, Pref A And Pref B/Pf	88	88
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	86	34
Adacel Tdap	Diph,pertuss(Acell),tet Vac/Pf	83	83
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	81	20
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	80	30
Eliquis	Apixaban	78	26
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	77	30
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	76	26
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	75	27
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	72	60
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	72	28
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	70	18
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	69	25
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	65	25
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	65	21
Atenolol	Atenolol	64	24
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	64	15
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	62	29
Ozempic	Semaglutide	61	15
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	60	18
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	58	35
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	58	18
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	58	31
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	57	21
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	57	25
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	56	21
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	56	25
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	54	17
Shingrix	Varicella-Zoster Ge/As01b/Pf	53	45
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	50	12
Finasteride	Finasteride	47	21
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	46	26
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	46	14
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	45	17
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	44	15
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	44	26
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	44	12
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	43	28
Famotidine	Famotidine	42	22
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	41	23
Baclofen	Baclofen	41	12
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	41	15
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	40	16
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	40	14
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	39	13
Cefuroxime	Cefuroxime Axetil	38	36
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	35	28
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	34	31
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	34	suppressed
Temazepam	Temazepam	33	suppressed
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	32	31
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	31	suppressed
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	30	suppressed
Enalapril Maleate	Enalapril Maleate	30	11
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	30	19
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	28	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	27	25
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	25	22
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	25	13
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	25	16
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	25	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	25	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	23	20
Klor-Con M10	Potassium Chloride	22	13
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	22	suppressed
Sildenafil Citrate	Sildenafil Citrate	22	suppressed
Diazepam	Diazepam	21	suppressed
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	21	11
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	21	suppressed
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	20	suppressed
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	19	suppressed
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	19	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	19	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	18	11
Lidocaine	Lidocaine	18	suppressed
Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole	17	suppressed
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	17	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	17	suppressed
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	17	suppressed
Terazosin Hcl	Terazosin Hcl	17	suppressed
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	16	suppressed
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	16	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	16	suppressed
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	16	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	16	13
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	16	suppressed
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	15	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	15	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl Sr	Bupropion Hcl	14	suppressed
Naproxen	Naproxen	14	suppressed
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	14	suppressed
Pentips Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	14	suppressed
Raloxifene Hcl	Raloxifene Hcl	14	suppressed
Solifenacin Succinate	Solifenacin Succinate	14	suppressed
Verapamil Er	Verapamil Hcl	14	suppressed
Acyclovir	Acyclovir	13	suppressed
Butalbital-Acetaminophen-Caffe	Butalb/Acetaminophen/Caffeine	13	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	13	suppressed
Gemfibrozil	Gemfibrozil	13	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	13	suppressed
Lantus	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	13	suppressed
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	13	suppressed
Nefazodone Hcl	Nefazodone Hcl	13	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl	Bupropion Hcl	12	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	12	suppressed
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	12	suppressed
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	12	suppressed
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	12	suppressed
Klor-Con M20	Potassium Chloride	12	suppressed
Mupirocin	Mupirocin	12	12
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	12	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	11	suppressed
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	11	suppressed
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	11	suppressed
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone	Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip	11	suppressed
Estradiol	Estradiol	11	suppressed
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	11	suppressed
Morphine Sulfate Er	Morphine Sulfate	11	suppressed
Ursodiol	Ursodiol	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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