Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$139.96
1 reported records · 1 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
David Stephen Carson, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine · DALTON, GA · NPI 1679575484
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show David Stephen Carson, MD received $139.96 in general payments during 2025 across 1 reported records.
Amgen Inc. accounted for 100.0% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 1 associated product.
These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.
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.
Who paid this doctor?
Companies in 2025 General Payments
| Reported company | Canonical company | Amount | Share | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amgen Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $139.96 | 100.0% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $139.96 | 1 |
A meal, consulting fee, royalty, and travel payment describe different kinds of reported relationships and should not be interpreted as equivalent.
Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products
Products named in Open Payments records
| Reported product | Type | Reported company | Related amount* | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVENITY Normalized: evenity |
Biological | Amgen Inc. | $139.96 | 1 | 2025 |
Source payment records
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* Product-associated amounts are non-additive because one payment record may name more than one product.
These products were named on specific Open Payments records. A named product does not show that the payment influenced treatment or prescribing.
Public prescribing for products named in payments
No exact normalized or approved-alias overlap was found in the loaded Part D year. This does not mean the doctor never prescribed the product.
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.
No publishable same-company prescribing overlap was found in the loaded Part D year. This does not mean the doctor never prescribed a drug reported elsewhere by a paying company.
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 | 422 | 86 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 286 | 57 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 254 | 66 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 240 | 53 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 212 | 58 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 211 | 48 |
| Memantine Hcl | Memantine Hcl | 211 | 37 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 194 | 44 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 186 | 30 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 177 | 43 |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 177 | 33 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 168 | 39 |
| Cefuroxime | Cefuroxime Axetil | 148 | 65 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 136 | 22 |
| Synthroid | Levothyroxine Sodium | 127 | 22 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 124 | 30 |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 120 | 26 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 113 | 28 |
| Ibandronate Sodium | Ibandronate Sodium | 109 | 22 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 103 | 26 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 103 | 25 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 96 | 28 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 94 | 18 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 94 | 54 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 91 | 31 |
| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 85 | 33 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 85 | suppressed |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 83 | 21 |
| Lorazepam | Lorazepam | 76 | 18 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 75 | 13 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 69 | 19 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 68 | 11 |
| Clonazepam | Clonazepam | 67 | suppressed |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 66 | 49 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 66 | 23 |
| Donepezil Hcl | Donepezil Hcl | 62 | suppressed |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 58 | 12 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 58 | 12 |
| Nebivolol Hcl | Nebivolol Hcl | 54 | suppressed |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 53 | 35 |
| Estradiol | Estradiol | 49 | suppressed |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 47 | 12 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 45 | suppressed |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 42 | 11 |
| Benazepril Hcl | Benazepril Hcl | 41 | suppressed |
| Levofloxacin | Levofloxacin | 41 | 25 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 40 | suppressed |
| Amoxicillin | Amoxicillin | 38 | 26 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 38 | suppressed |
| Ondansetron Odt | Ondansetron | 37 | 26 |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | Venlafaxine Hcl | 37 | suppressed |
| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 35 | suppressed |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 35 | 11 |
| Paxlovid | Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir | 35 | 35 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 34 | 15 |
| Flecainide Acetate | Flecainide Acetate | 33 | suppressed |
| Fluconazole | Fluconazole | 33 | 14 |
| Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid | Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid | 33 | suppressed |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 30 | suppressed |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 30 | suppressed |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 29 | 13 |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 29 | suppressed |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 27 | suppressed |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 27 | suppressed |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 27 | suppressed |
| Citalopram Hbr | Citalopram Hydrobromide | 26 | suppressed |
| Premarin | Estrogens, Conjugated | 26 | suppressed |
| Mirtazapine | Mirtazapine | 25 | suppressed |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 25 | 11 |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium | Esomeprazole Magnesium | 24 | suppressed |
| Myrbetriq | Mirabegron | 23 | suppressed |
| Ramipril | Ramipril | 23 | suppressed |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 23 | suppressed |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 22 | suppressed |
| Fenofibrate | Fenofibrate | 22 | suppressed |
| Lovastatin | Lovastatin | 22 | suppressed |
| Chlorthalidone | Chlorthalidone | 21 | suppressed |
| Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide | Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide | 21 | suppressed |
| Meclizine Hcl | Meclizine Hcl | 21 | suppressed |
| Midodrine Hcl | Midodrine Hcl | 21 | suppressed |
| Pradaxa | Dabigatran Etexilate Mesylate | 21 | suppressed |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | Quetiapine Fumarate | 21 | suppressed |
| Risperidone | Risperidone | 21 | suppressed |
| Buspirone Hcl | Buspirone Hcl | 20 | suppressed |
| Clotrimazole-Betamethasone | Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip | 20 | 15 |
| Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril | Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril | 19 | suppressed |
| Atenolol | Atenolol | 19 | suppressed |
| Valacyclovir | Valacyclovir Hcl | 19 | 13 |
| Carbidopa-Levodopa | Carbidopa/Levodopa | 18 | suppressed |
| Symbicort | Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 18 | suppressed |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | Fluoxetine Hcl | 17 | suppressed |
| Pramipexole Dihydrochloride | Pramipexole Di-Hcl | 17 | suppressed |
| Propranolol Hcl | Propranolol Hcl | 17 | suppressed |
| Amiodarone Hcl | Amiodarone Hcl | 16 | suppressed |
| Clonidine Hcl | Clonidine Hcl | 16 | suppressed |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd) | Diltiazem Hcl | 16 | suppressed |
| Hydralazine Hcl | Hydralazine Hcl | 16 | suppressed |
| Oxycontin | Oxycodone Hcl | 16 | suppressed |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 16 | suppressed |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 16 | suppressed |
| Tramadol Hcl-Acetaminophen | Tramadol Hcl/Acetaminophen | 16 | suppressed |
| Ampicillin Trihydrate | Ampicillin Trihydrate | 15 | suppressed |
| Estradiol (Twice Weekly) | Estradiol | 15 | suppressed |
| Hydroxyurea | Hydroxyurea | 15 | suppressed |
| Nitrofurantoin | Nitrofurantoin Macrocrystal | 15 | suppressed |
| Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate | Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate | 13 | suppressed |
| Lamotrigine | Lamotrigine | 13 | suppressed |
| Topiramate | Topiramate | 13 | suppressed |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | Acetaminophen With Codeine | 12 | suppressed |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 12 | suppressed |
| Amantadine | Amantadine Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Dutasteride | Dutasteride | 12 | suppressed |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro | Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 12 | suppressed |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 12 | suppressed |
| Solifenacin Succinate | Solifenacin Succinate | 12 | suppressed |
| Breo Ellipta | Fluticasone/Vilanterol | 11 | suppressed |
| Brilinta | Ticagrelor | 11 | suppressed |
| Cartia Xt | Diltiazem Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Lithium Carbonate Er | Lithium Carbonate | 11 | suppressed |
| Pilocarpine Hcl | Pilocarpine Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 11 | suppressed |
| Sucralfate | Sucralfate | 11 | suppressed |
| Testosterone | Testosterone | 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 | $139.96 · 1 records | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY | — | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- Are there reasonable alternatives I should understand when we discuss treatment options?
- How should I interpret the industry-payment records shown here in the context of my care?
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 |
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