Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Ralf Gerald Augenstein, MD

Internal Medicine · ALBANY, GA · NPI 1902891732

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	565	177
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	496	160
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	450	127
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	355	116
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	339	100
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	336	101
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	216	60
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	207	69
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	202	55
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	201	58
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	200	59
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	187	61
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	169	46
Furosemide	Furosemide	167	56
Eliquis	Apixaban	163	36
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	157	77
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	153	49
Prednisone	Prednisone	142	109
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	133	30
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	128	47
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	128	37
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	124	33
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	123	36
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	122	37
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	118	34
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	118	32
Abrysvo	Rsv Vacc, Pref A And Pref B/Pf	109	109
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	102	23
Famotidine	Famotidine	100	30
Atenolol	Atenolol	98	31
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	95	30
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	91	31
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	89	26
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	86	20
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	79	25
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	77	26
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	74	34
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	72	20
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	69	20
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	67	23
Finasteride	Finasteride	66	21
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	61	15
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	59	19
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	59	17
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	59	17
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	58	16
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	58	18
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	58	11
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	57	21
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	55	19
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	51	13
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	50	21
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	50	26
Temazepam	Temazepam	49	suppressed
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	49	28
Boostrix Tdap	Diphth,pertuss(Acell),tet Vac	47	47
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	47	15
Glipizide	Glipizide	47	11
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	47	43
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	47	13
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	46	15
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	46	14
Valsartan	Valsartan	46	15
Vitamin D2	Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)	45	14
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	44	22
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	44	12
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	43	11
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	41	12
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	40	38
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	39	suppressed
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	39	suppressed
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	39	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	38	11
Ozempic	Semaglutide	38	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	35	suppressed
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	35	34
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	35	12
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	33	24
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	32	31
Bupropion Hcl Sr	Bupropion Hcl	32	suppressed
Linzess	Linaclotide	32	suppressed
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	32	suppressed
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	31	13
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	31	13
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	31	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	30	suppressed
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	30	suppressed
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	30	13
Baclofen	Baclofen	29	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	29	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	28	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	26	suppressed
Colchicine	Colchicine	26	14
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	26	suppressed
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	25	suppressed
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	25	25
Mupirocin	Mupirocin Calcium	25	suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	24	suppressed
Janumet Xr	Sitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl	24	suppressed
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	24	17
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	23	suppressed
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	23	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	23	suppressed
Primidone	Primidone	22	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl Er	Propranolol Hcl	21	suppressed
Olmesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Olmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	20	suppressed
Shingrix	Varicella-Zoster Ge/As01b/Pf	20	15
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	20	12
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	20	suppressed
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	19	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	19	suppressed
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	19	suppressed
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	19	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	18	16
Estradiol	Estradiol	18	suppressed
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	18	suppressed
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	18	suppressed
Clotrimazole	Clotrimazole	17	11
Dilt-Xr	Diltiazem Hcl	17	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	17	17
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	16	suppressed
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	16	suppressed
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	16	suppressed
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	16	suppressed
Janumet	Sitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl	15	suppressed
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	14	suppressed
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	14	suppressed
Nebivolol Hcl	Nebivolol Hcl	14	suppressed
Paxlovid	Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir	14	14
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	14	suppressed
Terazosin Hcl	Terazosin Hcl	14	suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-100	Insulin Degludec	14	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	14	suppressed
Arnuity Ellipta	Fluticasone Furoate	13	suppressed
Dutasteride	Dutasteride	13	suppressed
Humalog Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	13	suppressed
Testosterone Cypionate	Testosterone Cypionate	13	suppressed
Torsemide	Torsemide	13	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	12	11
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	12	suppressed
Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole	11	suppressed
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	11	suppressed
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	11	suppressed
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	11	suppressed
Promethazine Hcl	Promethazine Hcl	11	suppressed
Pyridostigmine Bromide	Pyridostigmine Bromide	11	suppressed
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	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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