Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Brian G Cole, M.D.

Family Practice · TIFFIN, OH · NPI 1710983622

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	753	206
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	380	96
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	361	76
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	340	82
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	336	85
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	318	72
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	277	90
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	260	73
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	231	61
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	177	45
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	175	44
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	163	40
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	142	43
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	139	38
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	137	31
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	131	33
Furosemide	Furosemide	127	38
Eliquis	Apixaban	124	23
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	124	32
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	122	32
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	121	26
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	120	26
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	116	23
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	112	23
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	111	27
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	102	28
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	97	22
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	95	26
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	95	16
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	89	24
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	88	22
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	84	30
Ozempic	Semaglutide	81	11
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	80	14
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	77	24
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	77	11
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	73	11
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	72	18
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	65	13
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	60	13
Atenolol	Atenolol	60	13
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	59	17
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	59	suppressed
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	57	13
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	56	12
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	55	14
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	54	16
Famotidine	Famotidine	53	12
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	53	11
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	51	13
Prednisone	Prednisone	51	28
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	50	suppressed
Baclofen	Baclofen	48	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	48	12
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	47	14
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	46	15
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	45	12
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	45	11
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	45	suppressed
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	40	suppressed
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	39	12
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	39	suppressed
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	38	suppressed
Lantus	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	38	suppressed
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	37	11
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	36	30
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	36	suppressed
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	36	suppressed
Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	35	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	35	suppressed
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	35	11
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	35	14
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	34	suppressed
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	34	suppressed
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	34	suppressed
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	33	26
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	32	suppressed
Finasteride	Finasteride	30	suppressed
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	29	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	29	suppressed
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	29	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	28	suppressed
Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole	28	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	26	suppressed
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	26	suppressed
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	26	suppressed
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	25	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	24	suppressed
Incruse Ellipta	Umeclidinium Bromide	24	suppressed
Spiriva Handihaler	Tiotropium Bromide	24	suppressed
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	24	suppressed
Symbicort	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	24	suppressed
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	23	suppressed
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	22	suppressed
Topiramate	Topiramate	22	suppressed
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	21	suppressed
Doxepin Hcl	Doxepin Hcl	21	suppressed
Mometasone Furoate	Mometasone Furoate	21	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	21	suppressed
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	21	suppressed
Cilostazol	Cilostazol	20	suppressed
Loperamide	Loperamide Hcl	20	suppressed
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	19	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	19	suppressed
Insulin Lispro Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	19	suppressed
Lansoprazole	Lansoprazole	19	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	18	suppressed
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	17	suppressed
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	17	suppressed
Spiriva Respimat	Tiotropium Bromide	17	suppressed
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	16	suppressed
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	16	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	16	suppressed
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	15	suppressed
Klor-Con M20	Potassium Chloride	15	suppressed
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	15	suppressed
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	14	12
Glipizide	Glipizide	14	suppressed
Terazosin Hcl	Terazosin Hcl	14	suppressed
Advair Hfa	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	13	suppressed
Clindamycin Phosphate	Clindamycin Phosphate	13	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	13	suppressed
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	13	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	13	suppressed
Acyclovir	Acyclovir	12	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	12	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate,micronized	12	suppressed
Fluocinonide-E	Fluocinonide/Emollient Base	12	suppressed
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	12	suppressed
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	11	suppressed
Folic Acid	Folic Acid	11	suppressed
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	11	suppressed
Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	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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