Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Eric C Lipton, MD

Family Practice · VIRGINIA BEACH, VA · NPI 1689649998

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	524	163
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	310	91
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	282	78
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	256	68
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	253	71
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	239	72
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	216	63
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	207	57
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	168	52
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	161	45
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	147	40
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	131	38
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	107	37
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	106	32
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	101	27
Furosemide	Furosemide	97	35
Eliquis	Apixaban	91	23
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	90	28
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	86	32
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	82	27
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	81	19
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	80	19
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	79	24
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	74	18
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	73	23
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	70	20
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	70	22
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	69	20
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	64	55
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	62	14
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	60	13
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	59	19
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	56	17
Baclofen	Baclofen	53	22
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	52	16
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	51	19
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	50	16
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	50	20
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	49	16
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	47	25
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	46	13
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	45	14
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	45	15
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	45	suppressed
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	43	14
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	42	12
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	40	26
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	38	11
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	38	11
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	38	17
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	37	26
Testosterone	Testosterone	37	suppressed
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	36	13
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	35	suppressed
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	34	suppressed
Finasteride	Finasteride	34	11
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	34	12
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	33	suppressed
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	33	suppressed
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	33	suppressed
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	32	12
Bupropion Hcl Sr	Bupropion Hcl	31	12
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	31	15
Symbicort	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	31	suppressed
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	31	suppressed
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	30	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	29	suppressed
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	28	suppressed
Dutasteride	Dutasteride	27	suppressed
Atenolol	Atenolol	26	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	26	suppressed
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	26	13
Eszopiclone	Eszopiclone	25	suppressed
Famotidine	Famotidine	25	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	25	suppressed
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	25	suppressed
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	24	suppressed
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	24	suppressed
Naproxen	Naproxen	24	suppressed
Alfuzosin Hcl Er	Alfuzosin Hcl	23	suppressed
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	22	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	22	19
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	21	suppressed
Ozempic	Semaglutide	21	suppressed
Prednisone	Prednisone	21	19
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	20	suppressed
Carbamazepine Er	Carbamazepine	20	suppressed
Humalog Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	19	suppressed
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	19	suppressed
Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	19	suppressed
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	19	suppressed
Sildenafil Citrate	Sildenafil Citrate	19	suppressed
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	19	suppressed
Temazepam	Temazepam	18	suppressed
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	17	14
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	17	suppressed
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	17	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	17	suppressed
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	17	suppressed
Ramipril	Ramipril	17	suppressed
Bumetanide	Bumetanide	16	suppressed
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	16	suppressed
Glipizide	Glipizide	16	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	16	suppressed
Terazosin Hcl	Terazosin Hcl	16	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	16	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	15	13
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	15	suppressed
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	15	suppressed
Klor-Con M20	Potassium Chloride	15	suppressed
Lidocaine	Lidocaine	15	suppressed
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	15	suppressed
Carbamazepine	Carbamazepine	14	suppressed
Guanfacine Hcl	Guanfacine Hcl	14	suppressed
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	14	suppressed
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	14	suppressed
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	13	suppressed
Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	13	suppressed
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	13	suppressed
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	13	suppressed
Galantamine Hbr	Galantamine Hbr	13	suppressed
Janumet Xr	Sitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl	13	suppressed
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	13	suppressed
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	13	suppressed
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	12	suppressed
Niacin Er	Niacin	12	suppressed
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	12	suppressed
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	12	suppressed
Premarin	Estrogens, Conjugated	12	suppressed
Topiramate	Topiramate	12	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	12	suppressed
Breyna	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	11	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	11	suppressed
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	11	11
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate,micronized	11	suppressed
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	11	suppressed
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	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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