Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Stanton L Cole, M.D.

Internal Medicine · SOMERSET, KY · NPI 1740254358

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
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	531	132
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	494	125
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	474	122
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	393	101
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	371	84
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	326	73
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	317	79
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	286	79
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	283	81
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	249	65
Furosemide	Furosemide	235	59
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	229	59
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	223	50
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	209	51
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	200	58
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	196	47
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	193	43
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	189	44
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	183	40
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	178	56
Eliquis	Apixaban	177	25
Famotidine	Famotidine	162	41
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	147	30
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	143	38
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	141	40
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	138	34
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	129	25
Prednisone	Prednisone	129	44
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	124	31
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	114	39
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	108	34
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	107	70
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	105	32
Torsemide	Torsemide	103	26
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	103	22
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	100	29
Dexamethasone	Dexamethasone	99	71
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	97	19
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	94	23
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	90	16
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	90	21
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	85	27
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	84	61
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	83	20
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	83	21
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	83	22
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	78	19
Diazepam	Diazepam	77	17
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	76	21
Ozempic	Semaglutide	75	12
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	73	23
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	71	23
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	71	18
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	70	16
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	69	17
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	68	16
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	59	suppressed
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	59	16
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	59	11
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	54	12
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	53	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	53	suppressed
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	51	21
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	51	11
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	50	suppressed
Promethazine Hcl	Promethazine Hcl	49	14
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	48	14
Atenolol	Atenolol	47	suppressed
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	46	24
Doxepin Hcl	Doxepin Hcl	46	suppressed
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	45	15
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	45	13
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	44	suppressed
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	44	18
Glipizide	Glipizide	43	12
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	43	13
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	43	14
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	41	suppressed
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	41	suppressed
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	40	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	40	18
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	39	17
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	38	suppressed
Estradiol	Estradiol	37	suppressed
Labetalol Hcl	Labetalol Hcl	37	suppressed
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	34	suppressed
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	33	suppressed
Repaglinide	Repaglinide	32	suppressed
Indapamide	Indapamide	31	suppressed
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	31	suppressed
Clorazepate Dipotassium	Clorazepate Dipotassium	30	suppressed
Lansoprazole	Lansoprazole	30	suppressed
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	29	suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-100	Insulin Degludec	29	suppressed
Baclofen	Baclofen	28	suppressed
Levemir Flexpen	Insulin Detemir	28	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	28	18
Finasteride	Finasteride	27	suppressed
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	27	suppressed
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	27	suppressed
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	26	suppressed
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	26	suppressed
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	26	suppressed
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	26	suppressed
Primidone	Primidone	26	suppressed
Butalb-Acetaminoph-Caff-Codein	Butalbit/Acetamin/Caff/Codeine	25	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	24	suppressed
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	24	13
Acetaminophen-Codeine	Acetaminophen With Codeine	23	suppressed
Theophylline Er	Theophylline Anhydrous	23	suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-200	Insulin Degludec	23	suppressed
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	22	suppressed
Sotalol	Sotalol Hcl	22	suppressed
Temazepam	Temazepam	22	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	22	suppressed
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	22	suppressed
Droplet Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	21	suppressed
Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	21	suppressed
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	21	suppressed
Bisoprolol-Hydrochlorothiazide	Bisoprolol/Hydrochlorothiazide	20	suppressed
Mupirocin	Mupirocin	20	11
Ultra-Fine Short Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	20	suppressed
Amiodarone Hcl	Amiodarone Hcl	19	suppressed
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	19	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	19	suppressed
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	19	suppressed
Acyclovir	Acyclovir	18	suppressed
Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole	18	suppressed
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	18	suppressed
Ibu	Ibuprofen	18	suppressed
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	18	11
Bupropion Hcl Sr	Bupropion Hcl	17	suppressed
Phenobarbital	Phenobarbital	17	suppressed
Phenytoin Sodium Extended	Phenytoin Sodium Extended	17	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	17	suppressed
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	16	suppressed
Cefuroxime	Cefuroxime Axetil	16	16
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	16	11
Colchicine	Colchicine	16	suppressed
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	16	suppressed
Insulin Syringe	Syringe And Needle,insulin,1ml	16	suppressed
Linzess	Linaclotide	16	suppressed
Ultra-Fine Nano Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	16	suppressed
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	16	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	15	suppressed
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	15	suppressed
Lantus	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	15	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	15	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	15	suppressed
Topiramate	Topiramate	15	suppressed
Bumetanide	Bumetanide	14	suppressed
Ethambutol Hcl	Ethambutol Hcl	14	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	14	suppressed
Humulin N	Insulin Nph Human Isophane	14	suppressed
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	14	suppressed
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	14	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	14	suppressed
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	14	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl	Venlafaxine Hcl	14	suppressed
Verapamil Er	Verapamil Hcl	14	suppressed
Anoro Ellipta	Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr	13	suppressed
Dropsafe Prep Pads	Alcohol Antiseptic Pads	13	suppressed
Gemfibrozil	Gemfibrozil	13	suppressed
Nortriptyline Hcl	Nortriptyline Hcl	13	suppressed
Testosterone Cypionate	Testosterone Cypionate	13	suppressed
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	13	suppressed
Bisoprolol Fumarate	Bisoprolol Fumarate	12	suppressed
Combivent Respimat	Ipratropium/Albuterol Sulfate	12	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	12	suppressed
Metronidazole	Metronidazole	12	suppressed
Nateglinide	Nateglinide	12	suppressed
Novolog	Insulin Aspart	12	suppressed
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	12	suppressed
Morphine Sulfate Er	Morphine Sulfate	11	suppressed
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	11	suppressed
Novolog Mix 70-30	Insulin Aspart Prot/Insuln Asp	11	suppressed
Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters	Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters	11	suppressed
Ranolazine Er	Ranolazine	11	suppressed
Repatha Sureclick	Evolocumab	11	suppressed
Ursodiol	Ursodiol	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

Publication policy: eligible for indexing after public-launch controls are enabled

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