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Howard Pittle, MD

Family Practice · PITTSBURGH, PA · NPI 1790777415

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	2286	368
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	2188	276
Furosemide	Furosemide	1655	281
Eliquis	Apixaban	1495	201
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	1490	214
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	1195	147
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	1188	225
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	1055	142
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	1039	167
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	994	85
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	767	147
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	735	129
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	711	113
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	691	114
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	674	80
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	658	85
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	654	120
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	629	110
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	621	113
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	597	87
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	595	113
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	554	68
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	534	55
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	495	85
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	488	63
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	479	80
Finasteride	Finasteride	455	51
Famotidine	Famotidine	451	66
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	354	47
Cefuroxime	Cefuroxime Axetil	338	203
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	337	57
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	327	50
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	327	48
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	270	63
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	268	86
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	265	39
Atenolol	Atenolol	257	49
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	246	30
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	244	28
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	234	82
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	226	25
Olanzapine	Olanzapine	218	18
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	212	24
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	198	17
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	194	47
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	181	31
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	168	31
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	163	36
Prednisone	Prednisone	163	67
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	161	102
Carbidopa-Levodopa	Carbidopa/Levodopa	157	27
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	157	94
Autoshield Duo Pen Needle	Pen Needle,dual Safety,diabetc	153	34
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	152	21
Enoxaparin Sodium	Enoxaparin Sodium	150	suppressed
Glipizide	Glipizide	148	27
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	147	29
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	145	34
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	144	60
Bumetanide	Bumetanide	143	22
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	141	24
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	139	32
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	130	19
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	128	14
Latanoprost	Latanoprost	124	32
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	122	24
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	122	32
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	120	suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	119	suppressed
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	119	19
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	119	22
Tradjenta	Linagliptin	119	15
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	116	58
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	112	17
Paliperidone Er	Paliperidone	112	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl Sr	Bupropion Hcl	111	16
Loperamide	Loperamide Hcl	111	63
Methenamine Hippurate	Methenamine Hippurate	111	suppressed
Midodrine Hcl	Midodrine Hcl	111	18
Colchicine	Colchicine	109	14
Risperidone	Risperidone	109	22
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	108	20
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	108	30
Primidone	Primidone	107	13
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	105	17
Colestipol Hcl	Colestipol Hcl	104	12
Trimethoprim	Trimethoprim	103	suppressed
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	100	30
Nystatin	Nystatin	100	62
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	99	21
Baclofen	Baclofen	96	20
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	95	38
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	95	11
Doxycycline Monohydrate	Doxycycline Monohydrate	88	34
Amiodarone Hcl	Amiodarone Hcl	86	26
Digoxin	Digoxin	82	21
Diltiazem 24hr Er	Diltiazem Hcl	81	12
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	77	17
Venlafaxine Hcl	Venlafaxine Hcl	76	suppressed
Rivastigmine	Rivastigmine Tartrate	74	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	73	45
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	72	47
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	71	16
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	70	29
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	66	14
Lamotrigine	Lamotrigine	66	12
Memantine Hcl Er	Memantine Hcl	66	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	65	19
Sotalol	Sotalol Hcl	65	suppressed
Bisoprolol Fumarate	Bisoprolol Fumarate	64	suppressed
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	64	16
Tolterodine Tartrate Er	Tolterodine Tartrate	64	11
Divalproex Sodium	Divalproex Sodium	63	suppressed
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	62	41
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	62	11
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	62	18
Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole	61	suppressed
Humalog Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	61	21
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	59	14
Repaglinide	Repaglinide	59	suppressed
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	58	14
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	57	13
Etodolac	Etodolac	56	suppressed
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	55	11
Flecainide Acetate	Flecainide Acetate	55	suppressed
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	55	11
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	55	suppressed
Mupirocin	Mupirocin	55	39
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	53	41
Hydrocortisone	Hydrocortisone	53	33
Solifenacin Succinate	Solifenacin Succinate	53	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	52	11
Diltiazem Hcl	Diltiazem Hcl	52	suppressed
Enalapril Maleate	Enalapril Maleate	52	suppressed
Sodium Chloride	Sodium Chloride Irrig Solution	52	18
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	50	12
Valsartan	Valsartan	50	17
Entresto	Sacubitril/Valsartan	49	12
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	48	39
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	48	suppressed
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	48	suppressed
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	47	17
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	46	suppressed
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	46	suppressed
Glucagon Emergency Kit	Glucagon	45	suppressed
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	45	19
Folic Acid	Folic Acid	44	suppressed
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	44	18
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	43	suppressed
Novolog Flexpen	Insulin Aspart	43	11
Insulin Lispro Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	42	17
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	41	27
Tobramycin	Tobramycin	41	34
Vitamin D2	Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)	41	suppressed
Amantadine	Amantadine Hcl	39	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl	Bupropion Hcl	38	suppressed
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	38	16
Ranolazine Er	Ranolazine	38	11
Sevelamer Carbonate	Sevelamer Carbonate	38	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	37	29
Chlorhexidine Gluconate	Chlorhexidine Gluconate	36	suppressed
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	36	suppressed
Alcohol Prep Pads	Alcohol Antiseptic Pads	35	suppressed
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	35	suppressed
Fludrocortisone Acetate	Fludrocortisone Acetate	34	suppressed
Methimazole	Methimazole	34	suppressed
Gemfibrozil	Gemfibrozil	32	suppressed
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	32	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl Er	Propranolol Hcl	32	suppressed
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	31	19
Acyclovir	Acyclovir	30	14
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	29	13
Carbidopa-Levodopa Er	Carbidopa/Levodopa	28	suppressed
Levofloxacin	Levofloxacin	28	24
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	28	suppressed
Topiramate	Topiramate	28	suppressed
Divalproex Sodium Er	Divalproex Sodium	27	suppressed
Hydroxyurea	Hydroxyurea	27	suppressed
Letrozole	Letrozole	27	suppressed
Lactulose	Lactulose	26	suppressed
Clonidine	Clonidine	25	suppressed
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	25	suppressed
Methotrexate	Methotrexate Sodium	25	suppressed
Ramelteon	Ramelteon	25	suppressed
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	25	11
Anastrozole	Anastrozole	24	suppressed
Lumigan	Bimatoprost	24	suppressed
Toujeo Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	24	suppressed
Diltiazem 12hr Er	Diltiazem Hcl	23	suppressed
Indapamide	Indapamide	23	suppressed
Labetalol Hcl	Labetalol Hcl	23	suppressed
Linzess	Linaclotide	23	suppressed
Insulin Glargine-Yfgn	Insulin Glargine-Yfgn	22	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin	Nitrofurantoin Macrocrystal	22	14
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	22	18
Ozempic	Semaglutide	22	suppressed
Felodipine Er	Felodipine	21	suppressed
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	21	suppressed
Tolterodine Tartrate	Tolterodine Tartrate	21	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	21	13
Wixela Inhub	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	21	suppressed
Diazepam	Diazepam	20	suppressed
Jantoven	Warfarin Sodium	20	suppressed
Mesalamine	Mesalamine	20	suppressed
Terazosin Hcl	Terazosin Hcl	20	suppressed
Dutasteride	Dutasteride	19	suppressed
Namzaric	Memantine Hcl/Donepezil Hcl	19	suppressed
Nystop	Nystatin	19	17
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	19	suppressed
Prochlorperazine Maleate	Prochlorperazine Maleate	19	12
Rivastigmine	Rivastigmine	19	suppressed
Amiloride Hcl	Amiloride Hcl	18	suppressed
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	18	suppressed
Mirabegron Er	Mirabegron	18	12
Bethanechol Chloride	Bethanechol Chloride	17	suppressed
Cyclosporine	Cyclosporine	17	suppressed
Desoximetasone	Desoximetasone	17	14
Xifaxan	Rifaximin	17	suppressed
Admelog Solostar	Insulin Lispro	16	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	16	suppressed
Cholestyramine	Cholestyramine (With Sugar)	16	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (La)	Diltiazem Hcl	16	suppressed
Lagevrio (Eua)	Molnupiravir	16	16
Lansoprazole	Lansoprazole	16	suppressed
Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters	Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters	16	suppressed
Azathioprine	Azathioprine	15	suppressed
Brimonidine Tartrate	Brimonidine Tartrate	15	suppressed
Calcium Acetate	Calcium Acetate	15	suppressed
Ipratropium-Albuterol	Ipratropium/Albuterol Sulfate	15	suppressed
Lantus	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	15	suppressed
Morphine Sulfate Er	Morphine Sulfate	15	suppressed
Novofine Autocover	Pen Needle, Diabetic, Safety	15	suppressed
Paxlovid	Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir	15	15
Potassium Citrate Er	Potassium Citrate	15	suppressed
Rasagiline Mesylate	Rasagiline Mesylate	15	suppressed
Fentanyl	Fentanyl	14	suppressed
Gemtesa	Vibegron	14	suppressed
Ibu	Ibuprofen	14	suppressed
Klor-Con M20	Potassium Chloride	14	suppressed
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	14	suppressed
Stiolto Respimat	Tiotropium Br/Olodaterol Hcl	14	suppressed
Timolol Maleate	Timolol Maleate	14	suppressed
Trintellix	Vortioxetine Hydrobromide	14	suppressed
Verapamil Er	Verapamil Hcl	14	suppressed
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	13	suppressed
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	13	suppressed
Ssd	Silver Sulfadiazine	13	suppressed
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	13	suppressed
Ziprasidone Hcl	Ziprasidone Hcl	13	suppressed
Anoro Ellipta	Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr	12	suppressed
Bromocriptine Mesylate	Bromocriptine Mesylate	12	suppressed
Budesonide Dr	Budesonide	12	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Xr)	Diltiazem Hcl	12	suppressed
Dorzolamide Hcl	Dorzolamide Hcl	12	suppressed
Famciclovir	Famciclovir	12	suppressed
Fluphenazine Hcl	Fluphenazine Hcl	12	suppressed
Insulin Aspart Flexpen	Insulin Aspart	12	suppressed
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	12	suppressed
Lidocaine Hcl Viscous	Lidocaine Hcl	12	suppressed
Novolog Mix 70-30 Flexpen	Insulin Aspart Prot/Insuln Asp	12	suppressed
Nyamyc	Nystatin	12	suppressed
Apidra Solostar	Insulin Glulisine	11	suppressed
Armour Thyroid	Thyroid,pork	11	suppressed
Belsomra	Suvorexant	11	suppressed
Colesevelam Hcl	Colesevelam Hcl	11	suppressed
Dantrolene Sodium	Dantrolene Sodium	11	suppressed
Isosorbide Dinitrate	Isosorbide Dinitrate	11	suppressed
Mesalamine Dr	Mesalamine	11	suppressed
Nystatin-Triamcinolone	Nystatin/Triamcinolone Acet	11	suppressed
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	11	suppressed
Toujeo Max Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	11	suppressed
Xultophy 100-3.6	Insulin Degludec/Liraglutide	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

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