Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Andre De Souza E Melo, M.D.

Internal Medicine · LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL · NPI 1720430788

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	493	204
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	310	120
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	297	109
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	275	126
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	238	87
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	226	94
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	221	113
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	214	127
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	211	81
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	182	85
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	171	112
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	168	82
Prednisone	Prednisone	150	101
Glipizide	Glipizide	147	54
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	147	60
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	145	57
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	136	61
Furosemide	Furosemide	132	61
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	121	77
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	117	44
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	117	56
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	115	37
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	112	43
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	101	74
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	85	62
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	81	70
Eliquis	Apixaban	78	23
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	74	29
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	72	28
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	72	27
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	70	19
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	68	22
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	67	27
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	61	30
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	59	49
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	57	32
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	56	20
Famotidine	Famotidine	55	21
Finasteride	Finasteride	55	21
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	54	28
Ozempic	Semaglutide	53	suppressed
Atenolol	Atenolol	52	23
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	48	35
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	44	16
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	43	19
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	41	12
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	40	12
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	40	17
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	40	22
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	40	17
Baclofen	Baclofen	39	suppressed
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	39	12
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	39	20
Vitamin D2	Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)	39	18
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	38	13
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	36	14
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	32	suppressed
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	31	20
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	30	23
Bupropion Hcl Sr	Bupropion Hcl	29	18
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	29	suppressed
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	29	13
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	29	21
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	29	12
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	29	suppressed
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	29	suppressed
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	28	suppressed
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	28	12
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	28	suppressed
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	27	13
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	27	suppressed
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	27	22
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	26	20
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	26	suppressed
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	26	16
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	25	suppressed
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	24	11
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	24	12
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	24	15
Bumetanide	Bumetanide	23	11
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	23	20
Paxlovid	Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir	22	22
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	21	suppressed
Novolog Flexpen	Insulin Aspart	21	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	21	suppressed
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	20	suppressed
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	20	suppressed
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	20	11
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	20	11
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	20	suppressed
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	19	suppressed
Insulin Lispro Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	19	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	19	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	19	16
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	18	suppressed
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	18	suppressed
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	18	suppressed
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	18	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	17	suppressed
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	17	suppressed
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	17	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	16	suppressed
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	16	suppressed
Methotrexate	Methotrexate Sodium	16	suppressed
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	16	suppressed
Sildenafil Citrate	Sildenafil Citrate	16	suppressed
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	16	12
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	15	suppressed
Carbidopa-Levodopa	Carbidopa/Levodopa	15	suppressed
Entresto	Sacubitril/Valsartan	15	suppressed
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	15	suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	14	suppressed
Cilostazol	Cilostazol	14	suppressed
Janumet Xr	Sitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl	14	suppressed
Latanoprost	Latanoprost	14	suppressed
Rayaldee	Calcifediol	14	suppressed
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	13	suppressed
Levofloxacin	Levofloxacin	13	13
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	13	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	13	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	13	suppressed
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	13	suppressed
Droplet Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	12	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	12	suppressed
Humulin 70/30 Kwikpen	Insulin Nph Hum/Reg Insulin Hm	12	suppressed
Linzess	Linaclotide	12	suppressed
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	12	suppressed
Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	11	suppressed
Nebivolol Hcl	Nebivolol Hcl	11	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	11	suppressed
Ramipril	Ramipril	11	suppressed
Ranolazine Er	Ranolazine	11	suppressed
Ultra-Fine Short 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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