Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Carla Stefanescu

Internal Medicine · BIRMINGHAM, AL · NPI 1790128346

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	570	185
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	422	146
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	312	68
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	266	81
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	231	75
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	226	75
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	215	76
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	204	73
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	178	55
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	164	65
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	157	54
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	155	53
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	145	53
Eliquis	Apixaban	141	33
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	141	78
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	138	38
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	120	18
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	105	35
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	103	29
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	92	37
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	87	27
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	84	31
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	83	22
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	81	23
Ozempic	Semaglutide	81	21
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	79	18
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	77	17
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	76	23
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	76	24
Furosemide	Furosemide	76	29
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	75	30
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	73	20
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	72	19
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	71	27
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	70	20
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	68	23
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	64	23
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	63	23
Estradiol	Estradiol	60	28
Famotidine	Famotidine	60	23
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	56	17
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	52	19
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	52	11
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	52	17
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	52	12
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	52	17
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	51	suppressed
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	50	12
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	50	18
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	49	14
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	48	13
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	47	16
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	45	12
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	44	suppressed
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	43	13
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	43	17
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	43	13
Baclofen	Baclofen	40	suppressed
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	36	suppressed
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	36	15
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	33	15
Acetaminophen-Codeine	Acetaminophen With Codeine	32	suppressed
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	32	12
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	31	suppressed
Diphenoxylate-Atropine	Diphenoxylate Hcl/Atropine	30	suppressed
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	30	12
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	29	11
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	29	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	29	suppressed
Doxycycline Monohydrate	Doxycycline Monohydrate	27	13
Atenolol	Atenolol	26	suppressed
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	26	suppressed
Ramipril	Ramipril	26	suppressed
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	24	suppressed
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	24	suppressed
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	24	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	24	suppressed
Hydrocortisone	Hydrocortisone	22	suppressed
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	22	suppressed
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	22	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	22	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	21	suppressed
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	21	11
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	19	18
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	19	suppressed
Tramadol Hcl Er	Tramadol Hcl	19	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	18	18
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	18	suppressed
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	18	suppressed
Acyclovir	Acyclovir	17	suppressed
Calcitriol	Calcitriol	17	suppressed
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	17	suppressed
Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er	Desvenlafaxine Succinate	17	suppressed
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	17	suppressed
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	16	suppressed
Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine	Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine	16	suppressed
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	15	suppressed
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	15	suppressed
Verapamil Sr	Verapamil Hcl	15	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	14	suppressed
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	14	11
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	14	suppressed
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	14	suppressed
Olmesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Olmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	14	suppressed
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	14	suppressed
Amlodipine-Olmesartan	Amlodipine Bes/Olmesartan Med	13	suppressed
Anoro Ellipta	Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr	13	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	13	suppressed
Clonidine	Clonidine	13	suppressed
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	13	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	13	suppressed
Incruse Ellipta	Umeclidinium Bromide	13	suppressed
Linzess	Linaclotide	13	suppressed
Lubiprostone	Lubiprostone	13	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	13	suppressed
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	13	suppressed
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	13	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	13	suppressed
Dextroamphetamine-Amphet Er	Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine	12	suppressed
Finasteride	Finasteride	12	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	12	suppressed
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	12	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	12	suppressed
Promethazine Hcl	Promethazine Hcl	12	suppressed
Telmisartan	Telmisartan	12	suppressed
Arnuity Ellipta	Fluticasone Furoate	11	suppressed
Diazepam	Diazepam	11	suppressed
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	11	suppressed
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	11	suppressed
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	11	suppressed
Synthroid	Levothyroxine 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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