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Howard Ruscetti, MD

Family Practice · CAROLINA BEACH, NC · NPI 1730281924

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
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	544	162
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	464	132
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	422	120
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	373	109
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	311	89
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	296	85
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	249	85
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	245	79
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	185	60
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	184	62
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	177	54
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	167	49
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	161	43
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	158	43
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	147	48
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	141	39
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	137	37
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	125	37
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	117	36
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	108	32
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	102	42
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	98	30
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	89	25
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	89	25
Amlodipine-Valsartan	Amlodipine Besylate/Valsartan	87	24
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	87	24
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	85	45
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	83	25
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	80	23
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	77	26
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	76	24
Prednisone	Prednisone	76	62
Ozempic	Semaglutide	75	15
Eliquis	Apixaban	74	19
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	70	21
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	69	24
Atenolol	Atenolol	67	22
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	58	18
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	58	15
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	56	17
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	54	16
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	53	17
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	48	13
Furosemide	Furosemide	46	22
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	44	15
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	40	12
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	40	13
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	40	20
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	40	34
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	39	16
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	38	12
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	37	11
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	37	11
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	36	14
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	36	suppressed
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	35	33
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	35	13
Finasteride	Finasteride	34	suppressed
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	33	13
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	32	suppressed
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	31	25
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	31	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	28	suppressed
Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole	26	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	25	suppressed
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	25	suppressed
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	24	suppressed
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	24	suppressed
Testosterone	Testosterone	24	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	24	21
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	23	11
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	23	suppressed
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	23	suppressed
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	23	14
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	23	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	22	suppressed
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	22	suppressed
Wixela Inhub	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	22	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	21	19
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	21	suppressed
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	21	suppressed
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	21	suppressed
Tiadylt Er	Diltiazem Hcl	21	suppressed
Rybelsus	Semaglutide	20	suppressed
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	20	11
Bupropion Hcl Sr	Bupropion Hcl	19	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er	Diltiazem Hcl	19	suppressed
Atenolol-Chlorthalidone	Atenolol/Chlorthalidone	18	suppressed
Famotidine	Famotidine	18	suppressed
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	18	suppressed
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	17	suppressed
Invokana	Canagliflozin	17	suppressed
Paxlovid	Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir	17	17
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	17	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	17	14
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	16	suppressed
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	16	suppressed
Acyclovir	Acyclovir	15	suppressed
Divalproex Sodium	Divalproex Sodium	15	suppressed
Indapamide	Indapamide	15	suppressed
Irbesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Irbesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	15	suppressed
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	15	suppressed
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	15	suppressed
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	14	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Pamoate	Hydroxyzine Pamoate	14	suppressed
Lactulose	Lactulose	14	suppressed
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	14	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	13	suppressed
Droplet Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	13	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	13	suppressed
Probenecid-Colchicine	Probenecid/Colchicine	13	suppressed
Raloxifene Hcl	Raloxifene Hcl	13	suppressed
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	13	suppressed
Arnuity Ellipta	Fluticasone Furoate	12	suppressed
Cholestyramine Light	Cholestyramine	12	suppressed
Diltiazem Hcl	Diltiazem Hcl	12	suppressed
Fosinopril Sodium	Fosinopril Sodium	12	suppressed
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	12	suppressed
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	12	suppressed
Methylphenidate Er	Methylphenidate Hcl	12	suppressed
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	12	suppressed
Topiramate	Topiramate	12	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	12	suppressed
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	11	suppressed
Spiriva Respimat	Tiotropium Bromide	11	suppressed
Tolterodine Tartrate Er	Tolterodine Tartrate	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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