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Benjamin A. Kirk, MD

Internal Medicine · CHARLOTTE, NC · NPI 1700806825

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	875	249
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	490	154
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	490	130
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	364	104
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	341	89
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	333	105
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	327	100
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	280	79
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	262	73
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	261	51
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	253	74
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	235	45
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	234	68
Eliquis	Apixaban	224	48
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	220	65
Furosemide	Furosemide	209	65
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	198	58
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	189	53
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	178	49
Famotidine	Famotidine	156	47
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	151	45
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	147	50
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	133	21
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	129	41
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	129	39
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	128	36
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	121	36
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	120	37
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	120	17
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	119	22
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	119	36
Prednisone	Prednisone	114	71
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	113	35
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	109	44
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	106	29
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	100	29
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	99	30
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	94	31
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	91	28
Ozempic	Semaglutide	83	22
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	81	25
Finasteride	Finasteride	80	22
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	77	24
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	75	20
Valsartan	Valsartan	75	26
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	74	18
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	72	25
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	70	20
Diazepam	Diazepam	69	15
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	66	22
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	65	24
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	61	11
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	60	17
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	60	16
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	59	54
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	59	19
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	58	17
Terazosin Hcl	Terazosin Hcl	58	19
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	58	33
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	57	19
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	55	15
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	54	13
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	53	20
Carisoprodol	Carisoprodol	50	suppressed
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	50	21
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	49	14
Tiadylt Er	Diltiazem Hcl	48	14
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	48	13
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	47	43
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	47	12
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	45	11
Atenolol	Atenolol	43	13
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	41	12
Diltiazem 24hr Er	Diltiazem Hcl	41	13
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	41	13
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	40	suppressed
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	39	16
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	39	suppressed
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	39	15
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	39	12
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	37	25
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	37	suppressed
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	37	13
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	35	suppressed
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	33	11
Glipizide	Glipizide	33	suppressed
Klor-Con M20	Potassium Chloride	33	suppressed
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	32	suppressed
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	32	suppressed
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	32	16
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	31	suppressed
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	29	suppressed
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	28	18
Nystatin	Nystatin	28	18
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	28	suppressed
Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	27	suppressed
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	26	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	26	suppressed
Irbesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Irbesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	26	suppressed
Ramipril	Ramipril	26	suppressed
Telmisartan	Telmisartan	25	suppressed
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	25	suppressed
Humalog Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	23	suppressed
Sildenafil Citrate	Sildenafil Citrate	23	suppressed
Colchicine	Colchicine	22	suppressed
Levofloxacin	Levofloxacin	22	21
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	22	suppressed
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	22	suppressed
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	21	suppressed
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	21	suppressed
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	20	suppressed
Baclofen	Baclofen	20	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	20	suppressed
Novolog Mix 70-30 Flexpen	Insulin Aspart Prot/Insuln Asp	20	suppressed
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	20	suppressed
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	19	15
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	19	suppressed
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	19	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	18	suppressed
Fentanyl	Fentanyl	17	suppressed
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	17	13
Nabumetone	Nabumetone	17	suppressed
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	17	suppressed
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	17	suppressed
Digoxin	Digoxin	16	suppressed
Liothyronine Sodium	Liothyronine Sodium	16	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	16	suppressed
Temazepam	Temazepam	16	suppressed
Amlodipine-Olmesartan	Amlodipine Bes/Olmesartan Med	15	suppressed
Amlodipine-Valsartan	Amlodipine Besylate/Valsartan	15	suppressed
Breztri Aerosphere	Budesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol	15	suppressed
Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine	Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine	15	suppressed
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	15	suppressed
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	15	suppressed
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	15	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	14	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	14	suppressed
Ibandronate Sodium	Ibandronate Sodium	14	suppressed
Levemir Flexpen	Insulin Detemir	14	suppressed
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	14	11
Novofine 32	Pen Needle, Diabetic	14	suppressed
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	14	suppressed
Testosterone Cypionate	Testosterone Cypionate	14	suppressed
Topiramate	Topiramate	14	suppressed
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	13	suppressed
Entresto	Sacubitril/Valsartan	13	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	13	suppressed
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	13	suppressed
Methimazole	Methimazole	13	suppressed
Torsemide	Torsemide	13	suppressed
Acetaminophen-Codeine	Acetaminophen With Codeine	12	suppressed
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	12	suppressed
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	12	suppressed
Mupirocin	Mupirocin	12	suppressed
Paxlovid	Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir	12	12
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	12	suppressed
Verapamil Er	Verapamil Hcl	12	suppressed
Alfuzosin Hcl Er	Alfuzosin Hcl	11	suppressed
Arnuity Ellipta	Fluticasone Furoate	11	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (La)	Diltiazem Hcl	11	suppressed
Dutasteride	Dutasteride	11	suppressed
Eszopiclone	Eszopiclone	11	suppressed
Febuxostat	Febuxostat	11	suppressed
Lansoprazole	Lansoprazole	11	suppressed
Morphine Sulfate Er	Morphine Sulfate	11	suppressed
Potassium Citrate Er	Potassium Citrate	11	suppressed
Premarin	Estrogens, Conjugated	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

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

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