Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

James Gordon Ames, MD

Internal Medicine · GLENDALE, AZ · NPI 1811998933

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
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	553	174
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	552	201
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	523	180
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	476	157
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	287	83
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	276	98
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	251	88
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	241	90
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	239	84
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	205	77
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	183	57
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	168	49
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	163	60
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	163	51
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	162	59
Glipizide	Glipizide	159	52
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	158	57
Atenolol	Atenolol	157	53
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	150	54
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	147	53
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	141	58
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	138	70
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	132	38
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	129	39
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	124	26
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	124	40
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	118	40
Prednisone	Prednisone	118	104
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	113	31
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	113	40
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	108	24
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	108	40
Famotidine	Famotidine	93	31
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	91	29
Furosemide	Furosemide	89	36
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	86	29
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	83	78
Ozempic	Semaglutide	81	17
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	80	31
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	79	15
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	76	18
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	71	24
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	67	22
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	63	18
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	62	18
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	59	23
Eliquis	Apixaban	57	17
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	57	20
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	57	25
Finasteride	Finasteride	53	20
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	51	18
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	51	15
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	48	44
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	47	12
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	47	16
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	45	16
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	44	18
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	44	13
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	43	38
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	43	14
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	43	13
Toujeo Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	43	suppressed
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	41	19
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	39	14
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	39	14
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	37	17
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	35	17
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	35	11
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	34	31
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	34	13
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	34	14
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	34	12
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	32	11
Enalapril Maleate	Enalapril Maleate	32	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	32	suppressed
Levofloxacin	Levofloxacin	31	31
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	31	25
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	29	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	28	24
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	27	13
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	27	suppressed
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	26	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	26	suppressed
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	26	suppressed
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	25	suppressed
Ibandronate Sodium	Ibandronate Sodium	25	suppressed
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	25	suppressed
Acyclovir	Acyclovir	24	suppressed
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	23	suppressed
Diazepam	Diazepam	23	suppressed
Naproxen	Naproxen	23	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	23	suppressed
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	22	12
Hydroxyzine Pamoate	Hydroxyzine Pamoate	22	13
Clindamycin Hcl	Clindamycin Hcl	21	20
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	21	11
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	21	suppressed
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	21	suppressed
Sildenafil Citrate	Sildenafil Citrate	21	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	21	suppressed
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	20	suppressed
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	20	suppressed
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	20	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	20	17
Paxlovid	Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir	20	20
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	19	suppressed
Diphenoxylate-Atropine	Diphenoxylate Hcl/Atropine	17	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	17	suppressed
Gemfibrozil	Gemfibrozil	17	suppressed
Ramipril	Ramipril	17	suppressed
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	17	suppressed
Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole	16	suppressed
Butalbital-Acetaminophen-Caffe	Butalb/Acetaminophen/Caffeine	16	suppressed
Metronidazole	Metronidazole	16	15
Topiramate	Topiramate	15	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	14	suppressed
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	14	suppressed
Sodium Chloride	0.9 % Sodium Chloride	14	suppressed
Tradjenta	Linagliptin	14	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	14	suppressed
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	13	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	13	suppressed
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	13	suppressed
Wixela Inhub	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	13	suppressed
Acetaminophen-Codeine	Acetaminophen With Codeine	12	suppressed
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	12	suppressed
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	12	suppressed
Ezetimibe-Simvastatin	Ezetimibe/Simvastatin	12	suppressed
Fentanyl	Fentanyl	12	suppressed
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	12	suppressed
Glyburide	Glyburide	12	suppressed
Nebivolol Hcl	Nebivolol Hcl	12	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	11	suppressed
Fluvastatin Er	Fluvastatin Sodium	11	suppressed
Folic Acid	Folic Acid	11	suppressed
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	11	suppressed
Niacin Er	Niacin	11	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	11	suppressed
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	11	suppressed
Ranolazine Er	Ranolazine	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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