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Ralph Edward Bowers, MD

Family Practice · CALHOUN, GA · NPI 1700820198

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
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	638	171
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	572	163
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	565	162
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	416	120
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	358	104
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	349	103
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	344	94
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	331	96
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	259	70
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	252	74
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	226	67
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	220	67
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	197	55
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	180	52
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	173	45
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	166	29
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	156	46
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	152	42
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	151	42
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	149	43
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	137	37
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	133	26
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	131	39
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	131	37
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	129	38
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	123	34
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	119	34
Furosemide	Furosemide	111	36
Eliquis	Apixaban	106	24
Famotidine	Famotidine	103	39
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	101	29
Ozempic	Semaglutide	97	16
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	93	17
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	93	27
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	87	12
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	84	19
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	83	25
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	79	25
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	77	19
Atenolol	Atenolol	76	22
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	76	21
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	76	24
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	74	23
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	74	21
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	72	23
Estradiol	Estradiol	70	17
Valsartan	Valsartan	65	15
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	58	14
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	55	17
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	51	16
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	51	17
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	50	11
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	50	14
Finasteride	Finasteride	49	14
Cefdinir	Cefdinir	46	43
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	45	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	43	22
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	42	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	42	11
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	41	12
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	41	13
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	40	14
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	39	13
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	39	suppressed
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	38	suppressed
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	38	suppressed
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	38	suppressed
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	37	suppressed
Benazepril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Benazepril/Hydrochlorothiazide	35	suppressed
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	34	suppressed
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	34	14
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	34	suppressed
Glipizide	Glipizide	32	suppressed
Terazosin Hcl	Terazosin Hcl	32	suppressed
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	30	12
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	30	suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	29	suppressed
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	29	suppressed
Lantus	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	29	suppressed
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	28	suppressed
Eszopiclone	Eszopiclone	28	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	28	28
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	27	suppressed
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	27	suppressed
Testosterone Cypionate	Testosterone Cypionate	27	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	26	suppressed
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	26	suppressed
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	26	11
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	24	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	24	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	24	suppressed
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	23	suppressed
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	23	14
Ramipril	Ramipril	23	suppressed
Clorazepate Dipotassium	Clorazepate Dipotassium	22	suppressed
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	22	suppressed
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	22	suppressed
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	21	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate,micronized	21	suppressed
Lansoprazole	Lansoprazole	21	suppressed
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	21	suppressed
Temazepam	Temazepam	21	suppressed
Sildenafil Citrate	Sildenafil Citrate	20	suppressed
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	19	suppressed
Tradjenta	Linagliptin	19	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	19	suppressed
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	18	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	18	suppressed
Colchicine	Colchicine	17	suppressed
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	17	16
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	17	suppressed
Olmesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Olmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	17	suppressed
Telmisartan	Telmisartan	17	suppressed
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	17	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl	Venlafaxine Hcl	17	suppressed
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	16	15
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	16	suppressed
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	16	suppressed
Entresto	Sacubitril/Valsartan	16	suppressed
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	16	suppressed
Tadalafil	Tadalafil	16	suppressed
Amiodarone Hcl	Amiodarone Hcl	15	suppressed
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	15	14
Diphenoxylate-Atropine	Diphenoxylate Hcl/Atropine	15	suppressed
Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole	14	suppressed
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	14	suppressed
Levemir Flexpen	Insulin Detemir	14	suppressed
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	14	14
Rybelsus	Semaglutide	14	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	13	suppressed
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	13	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	13	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	13	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	13	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	12	suppressed
Cevimeline Hcl	Cevimeline Hcl	12	suppressed
Enalapril Maleate	Enalapril Maleate	12	suppressed
Ibandronate Sodium	Ibandronate Sodium	12	suppressed
Imipramine Hcl	Imipramine Hcl	12	suppressed
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	12	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	12	suppressed
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	12	suppressed
Tramadol Hcl-Acetaminophen	Tramadol Hcl/Acetaminophen	12	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	11	suppressed
Doxepin Hcl	Doxepin Hcl	11	suppressed
Humalog Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	11	suppressed
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	11	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl Er	Propranolol Hcl	11	suppressed
Pyridostigmine Bromide Er	Pyridostigmine Bromide	11	suppressed
Sotalol	Sotalol Hcl	11	suppressed
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	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

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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

Publication policy: eligible for indexing after public-launch controls are enabled

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