Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
We did not find matching Open Payments records for this doctor in the selected program year.
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Barbara Jean Epps, FNP
Nurse Practitioner · SUMTER, SC · NPI 1700391430
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 148 | 52 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 131 | 56 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 98 | 32 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 92 | 27 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 72 | 26 |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 66 | 24 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 65 | 58 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 63 | 24 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 61 | 23 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 61 | 11 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 60 | 25 |
| Mounjaro | Tirzepatide | 58 | 12 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 55 | 22 |
| Buspirone Hcl | Buspirone Hcl | 53 | 21 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 53 | 22 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 52 | 17 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 45 | 36 |
| Valsartan | Valsartan | 45 | 18 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 43 | 21 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 42 | 16 |
| Lantus Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 42 | 13 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 42 | 16 |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 40 | 33 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | Diclofenac Sodium | 39 | 24 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 38 | 15 |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 38 | 13 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 36 | 11 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 33 | 20 |
| Linzess | Linaclotide | 33 | suppressed |
| Trelegy Ellipta | Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 32 | suppressed |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 31 | 14 |
| Basaglar Kwikpen U-100 | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 30 | suppressed |
| Mirtazapine | Mirtazapine | 30 | 12 |
| Temazepam | Temazepam | 30 | suppressed |
| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 29 | 12 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 28 | 11 |
| Lorazepam | Lorazepam | 28 | 11 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 27 | suppressed |
| Fluconazole | Fluconazole | 26 | 16 |
| Trulicity | Dulaglutide | 26 | 12 |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 25 | suppressed |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 25 | 11 |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 24 | suppressed |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 24 | suppressed |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | Quetiapine Fumarate | 24 | suppressed |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 24 | 12 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 23 | suppressed |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 23 | 12 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 23 | 12 |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 22 | suppressed |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 22 | 11 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 22 | suppressed |
| Ondansetron Hcl | Ondansetron Hcl | 21 | 12 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 20 | 18 |
| Hydralazine Hcl | Hydralazine Hcl | 20 | suppressed |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 20 | suppressed |
| Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 20 | suppressed |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 20 | suppressed |
| Entresto | Sacubitril/Valsartan | 18 | suppressed |
| Fenofibrate | Fenofibrate | 18 | suppressed |
| Ipratropium-Albuterol | Ipratropium/Albuterol Sulfate | 18 | 14 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 18 | 12 |
| Tolterodine Tartrate Er | Tolterodine Tartrate | 18 | suppressed |
| Azelastine Hcl | Azelastine Hcl | 17 | suppressed |
| Bupropion Xl | Bupropion Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide | Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide | 15 | suppressed |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 15 | suppressed |
| Propranolol Hcl | Propranolol Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 15 | 12 |
| Meclizine Hcl | Meclizine Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Paroxetine Hcl | Paroxetine Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Aripiprazole | Aripiprazole | 13 | suppressed |
| Gemtesa | Vibegron | 13 | suppressed |
| Insulin Lispro Kwikpen U-100 | Insulin Lispro | 13 | suppressed |
| Lacosamide | Lacosamide | 13 | suppressed |
| Nystatin | Nystatin | 13 | 12 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 13 | suppressed |
| Synjardy Xr | Empagliflozin/Metformin Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Citalopram Hbr | Citalopram Hydrobromide | 12 | suppressed |
| Diphenoxylate-Atropine | Diphenoxylate Hcl/Atropine | 12 | suppressed |
| Divalproex Sodium | Divalproex Sodium | 12 | suppressed |
| Famciclovir | Famciclovir | 12 | suppressed |
| Fluticasone-Salmeterol | Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 12 | suppressed |
| Memantine Hcl | Memantine Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Rabeprazole Sodium | Rabeprazole Sodium | 12 | suppressed |
| Repatha Sureclick | Evolocumab | 12 | suppressed |
| Cefepime Hcl | Cefepime Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Colchicine | Colchicine | 11 | suppressed |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 11 | suppressed |
| Ibuprofen | Ibuprofen | 11 | suppressed |
| Nifedipine Er | Nifedipine | 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 |
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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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