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Debra Janette Balkman, MD

Family Practice · CLEARWATER, FL · NPI 1740361583

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	414	132
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	369	115
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	324	109
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	276	85
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	268	89
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	244	80
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	208	64
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	186	61
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	172	56
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	170	44
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	160	54
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	153	49
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	141	43
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	133	47
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	126	41
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	122	36
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	120	46
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	112	84
Furosemide	Furosemide	111	31
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	111	38
Eliquis	Apixaban	109	24
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	103	38
Temazepam	Temazepam	103	20
Vitamin D2	Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)	102	30
Symbicort	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	99	23
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	96	32
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	89	34
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	89	73
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	85	30
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	84	27
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	81	33
Atenolol	Atenolol	79	24
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	79	28
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	77	25
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	77	58
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	77	15
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	71	14
Famotidine	Famotidine	68	28
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	68	21
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	56	23
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	55	13
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	49	16
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	47	36
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	46	19
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	45	17
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	44	16
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	43	12
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	43	15
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	42	14
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	41	11
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	40	16
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	40	14
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	40	11
Ozempic	Semaglutide	39	suppressed
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	36	11
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	35	15
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	35	11
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	35	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	34	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	34	21
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	33	suppressed
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	32	suppressed
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	32	13
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	31	suppressed
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	30	suppressed
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	30	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	30	suppressed
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	29	suppressed
Prednisone	Prednisone	29	11
Lantus	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	28	suppressed
Enalapril Maleate	Enalapril Maleate	27	suppressed
Butalbital-Acetaminophen-Caffe	Butalb/Acetaminophen/Caffeine	26	suppressed
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	25	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	25	suppressed
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	25	11
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	24	suppressed
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	24	suppressed
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	23	suppressed
Breztri Aerosphere	Budesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol	22	suppressed
Bumetanide	Bumetanide	22	suppressed
Glipizide	Glipizide	22	suppressed
Ibandronate Sodium	Ibandronate Sodium	22	suppressed
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	22	suppressed
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	22	suppressed
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	21	11
Baclofen	Baclofen	21	suppressed
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	21	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	20	suppressed
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	20	suppressed
Midodrine Hcl	Midodrine Hcl	20	suppressed
Acetaminophen-Codeine	Acetaminophen With Codeine	19	suppressed
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	19	17
Nystatin	Nystatin	19	suppressed
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	19	suppressed
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	18	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	18	suppressed
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	18	suppressed
Olmesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Olmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	17	suppressed
Topiramate	Topiramate	17	suppressed
Diazepam	Diazepam	16	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	16	suppressed
Jantoven	Warfarin Sodium	16	suppressed
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	16	suppressed
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	16	suppressed
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	16	suppressed
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	15	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	15	suppressed
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	15	12
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	14	11
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	14	suppressed
Naproxen	Naproxen	14	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	14	suppressed
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	13	suppressed
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone	Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip	13	suppressed
Insulin Syringe	Syringe-Needle,insulin,0.5 Ml	13	suppressed
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	13	suppressed
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	13	suppressed
Trimethoprim	Trimethoprim	13	suppressed
Acyclovir	Acyclovir	12	suppressed
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	12	12
Clobetasol Propionate	Clobetasol Propionate	12	suppressed
Cyanocobalamin Injection	Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B-12)	12	suppressed
Dropsafe Prep Pads	Alcohol Antiseptic Pads	12	suppressed
Gemfibrozil	Gemfibrozil	12	suppressed
Linzess	Linaclotide	12	suppressed
Novolin 70-30	Insulin Nph Hum/Reg Insulin Hm	12	suppressed
Rizatriptan	Rizatriptan Benzoate	12	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	12	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	11	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	11	suppressed
Novolog	Insulin Aspart	11	suppressed
Oxazepam	Oxazepam	11	suppressed
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	11	suppressed
Prolia	Denosumab	11	suppressed
Sildenafil Citrate	Sildenafil Citrate	11	suppressed
Terazosin Hcl	Terazosin Hcl	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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