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Stephen J Evans, MD

Family Practice · BUFFALO, NY · NPI 1730172776

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
Eliquis	Apixaban	646	58
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	404	85
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	368	52
Furosemide	Furosemide	258	42
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	249	41
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	234	45
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	217	43
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	217	47
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	188	32
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	183	19
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	165	34
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	154	28
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	149	33
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	147	26
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	142	26
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	126	23
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	118	19
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	118	19
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	116	25
Lactulose	Lactulose	113	17
Divalproex Sodium	Divalproex Sodium	112	14
Famotidine	Famotidine	94	25
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	91	24
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	85	suppressed
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	84	11
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	81	20
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	77	18
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	76	15
Ipratropium-Albuterol	Ipratropium/Albuterol Sulfate	68	24
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	65	15
Autoshield Duo Pen Needle	Pen Needle,dual Safety,diabetc	61	22
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	61	11
Baclofen	Baclofen	60	suppressed
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	60	12
Tradjenta	Linagliptin	58	suppressed
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	55	14
Finasteride	Finasteride	55	suppressed
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	54	11
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	53	11
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	53	suppressed
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	50	suppressed
Sevelamer Carbonate	Sevelamer Carbonate	50	suppressed
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	49	suppressed
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	46	suppressed
Digoxin	Digoxin	45	suppressed
Olanzapine	Olanzapine	43	suppressed
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	42	suppressed
Risperidone	Risperidone	40	11
Midodrine Hcl	Midodrine Hcl	39	suppressed
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	38	suppressed
Methimazole	Methimazole	38	suppressed
Ursodiol	Ursodiol	38	suppressed
Abrysvo	Rsv Vacc, Pref A And Pref B/Pf	36	36
Haloperidol	Haloperidol	36	suppressed
Lidocaine Hcl	Lidocaine Hcl	35	25
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	34	18
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	34	suppressed
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	34	suppressed
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	33	11
Latanoprost	Latanoprost	33	suppressed
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	33	suppressed
Benztropine Mesylate	Benztropine Mesylate	32	suppressed
Santyl	Collagenase Clostridium Hist.	32	16
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	32	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	32	suppressed
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	31	suppressed
Atenolol	Atenolol	30	suppressed
Metolazone	Metolazone	29	suppressed
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	29	suppressed
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	29	suppressed
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	28	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	28	suppressed
Topiramate	Topiramate	28	suppressed
Brimonidine Tartrate	Brimonidine Tartrate	27	suppressed
Incruse Ellipta	Umeclidinium Bromide	27	suppressed
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	27	13
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	27	suppressed
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	26	suppressed
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	26	suppressed
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	26	suppressed
Gentamicin Sulfate	Gentamicin Sulfate	25	20
Prednisolone Acetate	Prednisolone Acetate	25	suppressed
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	25	suppressed
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	24	suppressed
Anoro Ellipta	Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr	24	suppressed
Clonidine	Clonidine	24	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	24	suppressed
Lamotrigine	Lamotrigine	23	suppressed
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	23	suppressed
Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole	22	suppressed
Diltiazem Hcl	Diltiazem Hcl	22	suppressed
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	22	suppressed
Metoclopramide Hcl	Metoclopramide Hcl	22	suppressed
Olanzapine Odt	Olanzapine	22	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl Sr	Bupropion Hcl	21	suppressed
Insulin Glargine-Yfgn	Insulin Glargine-Yfgn	21	suppressed
Insulin Lispro Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	21	suppressed
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	21	suppressed
Phenobarbital	Phenobarbital	21	suppressed
Phenytoin	Phenytoin	21	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	20	suppressed
Entresto	Sacubitril/Valsartan	20	suppressed
Lacosamide	Lacosamide	20	suppressed
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	20	suppressed
Timolol Maleate	Timolol Maleate	20	suppressed
Valproic Acid	Valproic Acid (As Sodium Salt)	20	suppressed
Albuterol Sulfate	Albuterol Sulfate	19	15
Carbidopa-Levodopa	Carbidopa/Levodopa	19	suppressed
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone	Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip	19	suppressed
Silver Sulfadiazine	Silver Sulfadiazine	19	suppressed
Budesonide	Budesonide	18	suppressed
Brilinta	Ticagrelor	17	suppressed
Ceftriaxone	Ceftriaxone Sodium	17	15
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	17	13
Morphine Sulfate	Morphine Sulfate	17	16
Prednisone	Prednisone	17	suppressed
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	16	suppressed
Dapagliflozin	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	16	suppressed
Ketorolac Tromethamine	Ketorolac Tromethamine	16	suppressed
Nuedexta	Dextromethorphan Hbr/Quinidine	16	suppressed
Torsemide	Torsemide	16	suppressed
Trintellix	Vortioxetine Hydrobromide	16	suppressed
Admelog Solostar	Insulin Lispro	15	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	15	suppressed
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	15	suppressed
Isosorbide Dinitrate	Isosorbide Dinitrate	15	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	15	suppressed
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	15	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	15	suppressed
Carbamazepine	Carbamazepine	14	suppressed
Carbamazepine Er	Carbamazepine	14	suppressed
Fluticasone-Vilanterol	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	14	suppressed
Haloperidol Lactate	Haloperidol Lactate	14	suppressed
Methazolamide	Methazolamide	14	suppressed
Thiothixene	Thiothixene	14	suppressed
Cimetidine	Cimetidine	13	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (La)	Diltiazem Hcl	13	suppressed
Dorzolamide-Timolol	Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat	13	suppressed
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	13	suppressed
Lantus	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	13	suppressed
Lumigan	Bimatoprost	13	suppressed
Zonisamide	Zonisamide	13	suppressed
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	12	suppressed
Dantrolene Sodium	Dantrolene Sodium	12	suppressed
Fludrocortisone Acetate	Fludrocortisone Acetate	12	suppressed
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	12	suppressed
Icosapent Ethyl	Icosapent Ethyl	12	suppressed
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	12	suppressed
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	12	suppressed
Pentoxifylline	Pentoxifylline	12	suppressed
Permethrin	Permethrin	12	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	12	suppressed
Restasis	Cyclosporine	12	suppressed
Riluzole	Riluzole	12	suppressed
Spiriva Handihaler	Tiotropium Bromide	12	suppressed
Spiriva Respimat	Tiotropium Bromide	12	suppressed
Symbicort	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	12	suppressed
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	12	suppressed
Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	11	suppressed
Insulin Degludec Pen (U-200)	Insulin Degludec	11	suppressed
Levofloxacin	Levofloxacin	11	suppressed
Memantine Hcl Er	Memantine Hcl	11	suppressed
Methotrexate	Methotrexate Sodium	11	suppressed
Paliperidone Er	Paliperidone	11	suppressed
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	11	suppressed
Rebif	Interferon Beta-1a/Albumin	11	suppressed
Victoza 2-Pak	Liraglutide	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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