Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Steven Western, D.O.

Family Practice · PALM SPRINGS, CA · NPI 1821074063

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
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	670	186
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	595	164
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	582	160
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	499	137
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	486	138
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	438	125
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	394	120
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	345	78
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	288	83
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	285	88
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	280	91
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	267	69
Furosemide	Furosemide	258	64
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	238	76
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	238	176
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	219	68
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	215	64
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	196	35
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	176	51
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	171	53
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	166	51
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	156	41
Atenolol	Atenolol	147	41
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	142	60
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	138	45
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	136	42
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	136	48
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	122	92
Prochlorperazine Maleate	Prochlorperazine Maleate	109	41
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	100	29
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	99	23
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	98	85
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	94	38
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	93	28
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	93	24
Ozempic	Semaglutide	87	20
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	80	24
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	77	27
Eliquis	Apixaban	76	21
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	75	18
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	73	14
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	73	15
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	73	18
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	71	60
Dutasteride	Dutasteride	67	16
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	66	20
Acyclovir	Acyclovir	65	30
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	61	19
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	61	20
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	60	12
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	60	17
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	60	11
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	55	21
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	55	13
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	55	12
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	55	13
Sildenafil Citrate	Sildenafil Citrate	55	12
Glipizide	Glipizide	53	18
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	51	19
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	51	11
Prednisone	Prednisone	50	25
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	49	15
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	49	16
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	49	11
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	49	16
Testosterone	Testosterone	49	13
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	46	13
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	45	suppressed
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	44	suppressed
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	42	11
Cyanocobalamin Injection	Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B-12)	41	14
Finasteride	Finasteride	41	12
Gemfibrozil	Gemfibrozil	41	11
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	40	13
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	40	13
Temazepam	Temazepam	39	suppressed
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	37	suppressed
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	37	11
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	35	suppressed
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	35	19
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	35	11
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	35	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	33	suppressed
Carbidopa-Levodopa	Carbidopa/Levodopa	33	suppressed
Famotidine	Famotidine	33	suppressed
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	32	suppressed
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	32	suppressed
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	31	suppressed
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	31	suppressed
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	31	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	31	suppressed
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	30	suppressed
Biktarvy	Bictegrav/Emtricit/Tenofov Ala	28	suppressed
Clonidine	Clonidine	28	suppressed
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	28	suppressed
Eszopiclone	Eszopiclone	26	suppressed
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	26	suppressed
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	25	11
Megestrol Acetate	Megestrol Acetate	25	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	25	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl	Bupropion Hcl	24	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	24	suppressed
Linzess	Linaclotide	24	suppressed
Piroxicam	Piroxicam	24	suppressed
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	24	suppressed
Tolterodine Tartrate Er	Tolterodine Tartrate	24	suppressed
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	22	suppressed
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	22	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	21	20
Brilinta	Ticagrelor	20	suppressed
Clindamycin Hcl	Clindamycin Hcl	20	17
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	20	suppressed
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	20	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	20	suppressed
Modafinil	Modafinil	20	suppressed
Repatha Sureclick	Evolocumab	20	suppressed
Alfuzosin Hcl Er	Alfuzosin Hcl	19	suppressed
Descovy	Emtricitabine/Tenofov Alafenam	19	suppressed
Estradiol	Estradiol	19	suppressed
Latanoprost	Latanoprost	19	suppressed
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	18	suppressed
Naproxen	Naproxen	18	suppressed
Spiriva Handihaler	Tiotropium Bromide	18	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	18	suppressed
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	17	suppressed
Cimetidine	Cimetidine	17	suppressed
Terbinafine Hcl	Terbinafine Hcl	17	suppressed
Betamethasone Dipropionate	Betamethasone Dipropionate	16	14
Colchicine	Colchicine	16	12
Fluocinonide	Fluocinonide	16	suppressed
Humalog Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	16	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	16	suppressed
Verapamil Er	Verapamil Hcl	16	suppressed
Diazepam	Diazepam	15	suppressed
Enalapril Maleate	Enalapril Maleate	15	suppressed
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	15	12
Liothyronine Sodium	Liothyronine Sodium	15	suppressed
Carisoprodol	Carisoprodol	14	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	14	suppressed
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	14	suppressed
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	14	suppressed
Anoro Ellipta	Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr	13	suppressed
Baclofen	Baclofen	13	suppressed
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	13	suppressed
Cilostazol	Cilostazol	13	suppressed
Digoxin	Digoxin	13	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	13	suppressed
Lactulose	Lactulose	13	suppressed
Mesalamine	Mesalamine	13	suppressed
Misoprostol	Misoprostol	13	suppressed
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	13	suppressed
Prempro	Estrogen,con/M-Progest Acet	13	suppressed
Raloxifene Hcl	Raloxifene Hcl	13	suppressed
Spiriva Respimat	Tiotropium Bromide	13	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	13	suppressed
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	13	suppressed
Droplet Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	12	suppressed
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	12	suppressed
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	12	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	12	suppressed
Risperidone	Risperidone	12	suppressed
Wixela Inhub	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	12	suppressed
Diphenoxylate-Atropine	Diphenoxylate Hcl/Atropine	11	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Pamoate	Hydroxyzine Pamoate	11	suppressed
Imipramine Hcl	Imipramine Hcl	11	suppressed
Triumeq	Abacavir/Dolutegravir/Lamivudi	11	suppressed
Zolpidem Tartrate Er	Zolpidem Tartrate	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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