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
Robert John Sawyer, MD
Internal Medicine · CHARLOTTE, NC · NPI 1730160268
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 | 241 | 70 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 202 | 58 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 168 | 55 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 166 | 48 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 142 | 27 |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 113 | 22 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 108 | 23 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 103 | 28 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 98 | 30 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 98 | 31 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 94 | 31 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 89 | 18 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 85 | 21 |
| Pioglitazone Hcl | Pioglitazone Hcl | 82 | 21 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 81 | 26 |
| Lorazepam | Lorazepam | 76 | 17 |
| Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide | Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide | 74 | 22 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 74 | 24 |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 71 | 14 |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 69 | 24 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 66 | 15 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 66 | 43 |
| Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 66 | suppressed |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 65 | suppressed |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 65 | 21 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 65 | suppressed |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 64 | 22 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 63 | 11 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 63 | 22 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 62 | 19 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 61 | 16 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 60 | 19 |
| Mirtazapine | Mirtazapine | 59 | 14 |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 58 | 14 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 56 | 17 |
| Divalproex Sodium Er | Divalproex Sodium | 51 | suppressed |
| Enalapril Maleate | Enalapril Maleate | 51 | suppressed |
| Methocarbamol | Methocarbamol | 51 | 24 |
| Ropinirole Hcl | Ropinirole Hcl | 47 | 15 |
| Alendronate Sodium | Alendronate Sodium | 46 | 14 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 42 | 14 |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 41 | 14 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | Ipratropium Bromide | 40 | 20 |
| Synthroid | Levothyroxine Sodium | 40 | 15 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 39 | 21 |
| Gemfibrozil | Gemfibrozil | 35 | suppressed |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 35 | suppressed |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 35 | 13 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 34 | 28 |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 32 | 23 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 32 | suppressed |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 31 | 22 |
| Clonazepam | Clonazepam | 30 | suppressed |
| Bupropion Xl | Bupropion Hcl | 29 | suppressed |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 29 | suppressed |
| Testosterone Cypionate | Testosterone Cypionate | 28 | suppressed |
| Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid | Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid | 28 | suppressed |
| Lantus Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 26 | suppressed |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 25 | suppressed |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 25 | suppressed |
| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 24 | suppressed |
| Propranolol Hcl | Propranolol Hcl | 23 | suppressed |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 22 | suppressed |
| Oxybutynin Chloride | Oxybutynin Chloride | 22 | suppressed |
| Ondansetron Hcl | Ondansetron Hcl | 21 | suppressed |
| Pramipexole Dihydrochloride | Pramipexole Di-Hcl | 21 | suppressed |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 20 | suppressed |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | Fluoxetine Hcl | 19 | suppressed |
| Glimepiride | Glimepiride | 19 | suppressed |
| Ketoconazole | Ketoconazole | 19 | suppressed |
| Basaglar Kwikpen U-100 | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 18 | suppressed |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd) | Diltiazem Hcl | 18 | suppressed |
| Levofloxacin | Levofloxacin | 18 | 14 |
| Diphenoxylate-Atropine | Diphenoxylate Hcl/Atropine | 17 | suppressed |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 17 | suppressed |
| Mounjaro | Tirzepatide | 17 | suppressed |
| Temazepam | Temazepam | 17 | suppressed |
| Valsartan | Valsartan | 17 | suppressed |
| Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters | Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters | 16 | suppressed |
| Aripiprazole | Aripiprazole | 15 | suppressed |
| Warfarin Sodium | Warfarin Sodium | 15 | suppressed |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 15 | suppressed |
| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 13 | suppressed |
| Diazepam | Diazepam | 13 | suppressed |
| Donepezil Hcl | Donepezil Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium | Esomeprazole Magnesium | 13 | suppressed |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 13 | suppressed |
| Valacyclovir | Valacyclovir Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Atenolol | Atenolol | 12 | suppressed |
| Butalbital-Acetaminophen-Caffe | Butalb/Acetaminophen/Caffeine | 12 | suppressed |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Hydroxyzine Hcl | Hydroxyzine Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Memantine Hcl | Memantine Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Farxiga | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 11 | suppressed |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 11 | suppressed |
| Nebivolol Hcl | Nebivolol Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Repatha Sureclick | Evolocumab | 11 | suppressed |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 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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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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