Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Ronald A Browning, MD

Internal Medicine · JOPLIN, MO · NPI 1780611681

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	570	130
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	555	114
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	520	125
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	513	126
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	511	113
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	421	104
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	312	82
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	294	84
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	275	47
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	274	67
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	265	61
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	237	61
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	235	63
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	235	57
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	197	46
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	197	54
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	193	47
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	184	41
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	179	42
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	165	38
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	158	37
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	153	27
Furosemide	Furosemide	153	36
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	152	30
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	142	38
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	124	31
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	118	28
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	116	26
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	113	24
Finasteride	Finasteride	106	29
Eliquis	Apixaban	104	16
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	97	26
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	93	22
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	93	15
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	92	25
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	90	24
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	88	27
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	86	73
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	84	17
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	81	20
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	79	15
Atenolol	Atenolol	76	23
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	69	16
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	68	15
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	65	16
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	64	13
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	61	15
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	61	16
Diazepam	Diazepam	61	suppressed
Symbicort	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	61	11
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	60	suppressed
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	60	14
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	59	17
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	56	11
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	53	21
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	52	12
Baclofen	Baclofen	50	20
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	45	suppressed
Enalapril Maleate	Enalapril Maleate	45	11
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	45	12
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	45	11
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	45	suppressed
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	41	11
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	40	11
Glipizide	Glipizide	38	suppressed
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	37	suppressed
Temazepam	Temazepam	36	suppressed
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	35	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl Er	Propranolol Hcl	34	suppressed
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	33	suppressed
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	33	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	32	suppressed
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	32	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	32	suppressed
Gemfibrozil	Gemfibrozil	31	suppressed
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	31	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	29	suppressed
Ramipril	Ramipril	29	suppressed
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	28	23
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	27	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	26	22
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	26	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	26	suppressed
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	25	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	25	suppressed
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	24	suppressed
Verapamil Er	Verapamil Hcl	23	suppressed
Incruse Ellipta	Umeclidinium Bromide	22	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er	Diltiazem Hcl	21	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	21	suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-100	Insulin Degludec	21	suppressed
Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	20	suppressed
Estradiol	Estradiol	20	suppressed
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	20	suppressed
Naproxen	Naproxen	20	suppressed
Arexvy	Rsvpref3 Antigen/As01e/Pf	19	19
Butalbital-Acetaminophen-Caffe	Butalb/Acetaminophen/Caffeine	19	suppressed
Livalo	Pitavastatin Calcium	19	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	19	suppressed
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	18	13
Flecainide Acetate	Flecainide Acetate	18	suppressed
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	18	suppressed
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	18	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	17	suppressed
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	17	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	17	suppressed
Novolog Flexpen	Insulin Aspart	17	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl	Bupropion Hcl	16	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl Sr	Bupropion Hcl	16	suppressed
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	16	suppressed
Topiramate	Topiramate	16	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	16	suppressed
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	15	suppressed
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	15	suppressed
Terazosin Hcl	Terazosin Hcl	15	suppressed
Tolterodine Tartrate Er	Tolterodine Tartrate	15	suppressed
Toujeo Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	15	suppressed
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	15	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	15	suppressed
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	14	suppressed
Lantus	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	14	suppressed
Ozempic	Semaglutide	14	suppressed
Creon	Lipase/Protease/Amylase	13	suppressed
Famotidine	Famotidine	13	suppressed
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	13	suppressed
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	13	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	13	suppressed
Varenicline Tartrate	Varenicline Tartrate	13	suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	12	suppressed
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	12	suppressed
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	12	suppressed
Nebivolol Hcl	Nebivolol Hcl	12	suppressed
Xtampza Er	Oxycodone Myristate	12	suppressed
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone	Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip	11	suppressed
Dexmethylphenidate Hcl Er	Dexmethylphenidate Hcl	11	suppressed
Fosinopril Sodium	Fosinopril Sodium	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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