Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Samuel W Spears, M.D.

Internal Medicine · RICHFIELD, MN · NPI 1689670150

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	821	238
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	348	104
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	323	94
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	322	95
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	322	83
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	308	82
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	297	83
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	280	97
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	267	68
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	255	70
Eliquis	Apixaban	243	49
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	213	61
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	212	59
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	185	52
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	154	45
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	142	36
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	138	40
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	126	41
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	119	26
Atenolol	Atenolol	114	32
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	111	36
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	109	29
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	103	36
Ozempic	Semaglutide	102	20
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	101	32
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	100	18
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	99	35
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	89	26
Furosemide	Furosemide	87	31
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	86	22
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	83	29
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	74	26
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	69	17
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	66	12
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	64	17
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	61	16
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	61	15
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	60	18
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	58	suppressed
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	57	suppressed
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	56	14
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	55	17
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	54	52
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	54	17
Finasteride	Finasteride	52	18
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	51	19
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	48	21
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	47	14
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	47	13
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	46	12
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	45	17
Solifenacin Succinate	Solifenacin Succinate	45	14
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	43	13
Estradiol	Estradiol	42	17
Ibandronate Sodium	Ibandronate Sodium	42	13
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	40	30
Diazepam	Diazepam	40	suppressed
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	40	suppressed
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	37	14
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	37	suppressed
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	36	13
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	34	13
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	34	suppressed
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	33	suppressed
Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	31	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	29	23
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	29	suppressed
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	28	11
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	28	suppressed
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	27	suppressed
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	27	suppressed
Famotidine	Famotidine	26	suppressed
Raloxifene Hcl	Raloxifene Hcl	25	suppressed
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	24	suppressed
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	23	suppressed
Wixela Inhub	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	23	suppressed
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	22	suppressed
Humalog Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	21	suppressed
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	21	suppressed
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	21	11
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	21	suppressed
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	21	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	20	13
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	19	16
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	19	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	19	suppressed
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	19	suppressed
Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	19	suppressed
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	19	13
Symbicort	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	19	suppressed
Torsemide	Torsemide	19	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	18	suppressed
Testosterone	Testosterone	18	suppressed
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	18	suppressed
Baclofen	Baclofen	17	suppressed
Dutasteride	Dutasteride	17	suppressed
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	17	suppressed
Prednisone	Prednisone	17	11
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	17	suppressed
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	17	suppressed
Colchicine	Colchicine	16	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	16	suppressed
Dulera	Mometasone/Formoterol	16	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	16	suppressed
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	16	suppressed
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	16	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	16	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	15	suppressed
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone	Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip	15	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	15	suppressed
Asmanex	Mometasone Furoate	14	suppressed
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	14	suppressed
Hydrocortisone	Hydrocortisone	14	suppressed
Morphine Sulfate Er	Morphine Sulfate	14	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	14	suppressed
Temazepam	Temazepam	14	suppressed
Anoro Ellipta	Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr	13	suppressed
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	13	suppressed
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	13	suppressed
Midodrine Hcl	Midodrine Hcl	13	suppressed
Morphine Sulfate	Morphine Sulfate	13	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	13	suppressed
Oxycontin	Oxycodone Hcl	13	suppressed
Tradjenta	Linagliptin	13	suppressed
Ultra-Fine Short Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	13	suppressed
Xtampza Er	Oxycodone Myristate	13	suppressed
Adderall Xr	Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine	12	suppressed
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	12	suppressed
Carbamazepine	Carbamazepine	12	suppressed
Glipizide	Glipizide	12	suppressed
Terbinafine Hcl	Terbinafine Hcl	12	suppressed
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	12	suppressed
Acyclovir	Acyclovir	11	suppressed
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	11	suppressed
Clindamycin Hcl	Clindamycin Hcl	11	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	11	suppressed
Fentanyl	Fentanyl	11	suppressed
Glycopyrrolate	Glycopyrrolate	11	suppressed
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	11	suppressed
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	11	suppressed
Testosterone Cypionate	Testosterone Cypionate	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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