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Stephen Kabatha Karuga, NP

Nurse Practitioner · TUCSON, AZ · NPI 1831605658

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	773	112
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	607	106
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	545	85
Furosemide	Furosemide	510	78
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	495	65
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	486	66
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	444	74
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	331	56
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	308	45
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	282	50
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	279	47
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	274	42
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	271	42
Eliquis	Apixaban	244	37
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	243	41
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	226	36
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	203	29
Famotidine	Famotidine	195	29
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	187	32
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	187	39
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	185	37
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	178	31
Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole	163	20
Finasteride	Finasteride	162	23
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	134	28
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	130	24
Olanzapine	Olanzapine	130	18
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	122	16
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	117	19
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	116	28
Nystatin	Nystatin	111	44
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	108	20
Baclofen	Baclofen	104	15
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	103	15
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	102	16
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	97	17
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	96	15
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	94	21
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	93	27
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	91	63
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	84	11
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	79	13
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	78	51
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	78	15
Lamotrigine	Lamotrigine	77	suppressed
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	77	24
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	76	29
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	75	53
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	75	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	74	23
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	74	17
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	73	14
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	72	38
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	72	suppressed
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	72	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	71	34
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	71	suppressed
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	69	11
Divalproex Sodium Er	Divalproex Sodium	68	15
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	67	suppressed
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	66	18
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	66	16
Belsomra	Suvorexant	65	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	65	14
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	62	17
Prednisone	Prednisone	60	27
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	59	13
Divalproex Sodium	Divalproex Sodium	57	14
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	56	suppressed
Chlorhexidine Gluconate	Chlorhexidine Gluconate	56	14
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	54	suppressed
Autoshield Duo Pen Needle	Pen Needle,dual Safety,diabetc	53	15
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	53	15
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	53	30
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	52	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	51	42
Folic Acid	Folic Acid	50	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	48	suppressed
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	41	26
Digoxin	Digoxin	40	suppressed
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	40	suppressed
Risperidone	Risperidone	38	suppressed
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	37	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	37	11
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	37	suppressed
Primidone	Primidone	37	suppressed
Amiodarone Hcl	Amiodarone Hcl	36	suppressed
Rexulti	Brexpiprazole	36	suppressed
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	34	11
Bupropion Hcl Sr	Bupropion Hcl	33	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	33	13
Latanoprost	Latanoprost	33	suppressed
Loperamide	Loperamide Hcl	33	13
Cefdinir	Cefdinir	32	29
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	32	18
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	32	suppressed
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	32	suppressed
Carbidopa-Levodopa	Carbidopa/Levodopa	30	suppressed
Symbicort	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	30	suppressed
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	29	suppressed
Humalog Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	29	suppressed
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	29	15
Incruse Ellipta	Umeclidinium Bromide	29	suppressed
Calcitriol	Calcitriol	28	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	28	suppressed
Hydrocortisone	Hydrocortisone	28	suppressed
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	28	suppressed
Metolazone	Metolazone	27	suppressed
Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	26	suppressed
Temazepam	Temazepam	26	suppressed
Alcohol Prep Pads	Alcohol Antiseptic Pads	25	suppressed
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	25	suppressed
Cholestyramine	Cholestyramine (With Sugar)	23	suppressed
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	23	suppressed
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	23	suppressed
Prazosin Hcl	Prazosin Hcl	23	suppressed
Atenolol	Atenolol	22	suppressed
Glipizide	Glipizide	22	suppressed
Naproxen	Naproxen	22	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl Er	Propranolol Hcl	22	suppressed
Torsemide	Torsemide	22	suppressed
Memantine Hcl Er	Memantine Hcl	21	suppressed
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	20	suppressed
Morphine Sulfate Er	Morphine Sulfate	20	suppressed
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	19	suppressed
Fludrocortisone Acetate	Fludrocortisone Acetate	18	suppressed
Levofloxacin	Levofloxacin	18	15
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	18	suppressed
Ozempic	Semaglutide	18	suppressed
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	17	suppressed
Phenytoin Sodium Extended	Phenytoin Sodium Extended	17	suppressed
Spiriva Handihaler	Tiotropium Bromide	17	suppressed
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	17	suppressed
Ursodiol	Ursodiol	17	suppressed
Acyclovir	Acyclovir	16	suppressed
Eszopiclone	Eszopiclone	16	suppressed
Insulin Lispro Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	16	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	16	suppressed
Oxycontin	Oxycodone Hcl	16	suppressed
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	16	suppressed
Restasis Multidose	Cyclosporine	16	suppressed
Bumetanide	Bumetanide	15	suppressed
Diazepam	Diazepam	15	suppressed
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	15	suppressed
Lactulose	Lactulose	15	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	15	suppressed
Rivastigmine	Rivastigmine Tartrate	15	suppressed
Ssd	Silver Sulfadiazine	15	suppressed
Acetaminophen-Codeine	Acetaminophen With Codeine	14	suppressed
Calcium Acetate	Calcium Acetate	14	suppressed
Carbidopa-Levodopa Er	Carbidopa/Levodopa	14	suppressed
Entresto	Sacubitril/Valsartan	14	suppressed
Lidocaine	Lidocaine	14	suppressed
Metronidazole	Metronidazole	14	suppressed
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	14	suppressed
Oxcarbazepine	Oxcarbazepine	14	suppressed
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	14	suppressed
Vraylar	Cariprazine Hcl	14	suppressed
Cilostazol	Cilostazol	13	suppressed
Creon	Lipase/Protease/Amylase	13	suppressed
Dilantin	Phenytoin Sodium Extended	13	suppressed
Dulera	Mometasone/Formoterol	13	suppressed
Galantamine Hbr	Galantamine Hbr	13	suppressed
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	13	suppressed
Paliperidone Er	Paliperidone	13	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl	Venlafaxine Hcl	13	suppressed
Advair Diskus	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	12	suppressed
Anastrozole	Anastrozole	12	suppressed
Benztropine Mesylate	Benztropine Mesylate	12	suppressed
Ethosuximide	Ethosuximide	12	suppressed
Paxlovid	Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir	12	suppressed
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	12	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	12	suppressed
Wixela Inhub	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	12	suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	11	suppressed
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	11	suppressed
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	11	suppressed
Diphenoxylate-Atropine	Diphenoxylate Hcl/Atropine	11	suppressed
Midodrine Hcl	Midodrine Hcl	11	suppressed
Rhopressa	Netarsudil Mesylate	11	suppressed
Timolol Maleate	Timolol Maleate	11	suppressed
Vilazodone Hcl	Vilazodone Hcl	11	suppressed
Vitamin D2	Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)	11	suppressed
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin 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

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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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