Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Ben A Smith, D.O.

Family Practice · TROY, AL · NPI 1922018183

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
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	470	124
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	392	93
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	341	73
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	311	71
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	302	72
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	289	72
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	234	55
Furosemide	Furosemide	216	62
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	215	61
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	211	52
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	196	52
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	166	36
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	154	32
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	151	35
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	132	49
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	131	29
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	126	30
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	124	32
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	120	23
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	109	21
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	96	25
Eliquis	Apixaban	90	20
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	90	27
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	88	23
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	86	22
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	85	22
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	82	34
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	82	20
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	82	32
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	80	16
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	78	suppressed
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	76	14
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	76	16
Cefuroxime	Cefuroxime Axetil	75	70
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	73	17
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	73	15
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	70	19
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	69	22
Testosterone Cypionate	Testosterone Cypionate	68	11
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	66	17
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	65	suppressed
Ozempic	Semaglutide	64	suppressed
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	60	20
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	59	33
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	59	22
Telmisartan	Telmisartan	59	14
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	58	suppressed
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	57	19
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	56	13
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	55	13
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	54	14
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	53	11
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	51	18
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	50	11
Prednisone	Prednisone	49	44
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	47	12
Famotidine	Famotidine	47	15
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	47	12
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	46	11
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	46	suppressed
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	45	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	44	suppressed
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	44	40
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	44	12
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	43	suppressed
Cyproheptadine Hcl	Cyproheptadine Hcl	43	11
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	43	15
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	41	suppressed
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	40	14
Bisoprolol-Hydrochlorothiazide	Bisoprolol/Hydrochlorothiazide	39	suppressed
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	38	suppressed
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	38	suppressed
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	37	14
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	37	suppressed
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	36	suppressed
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	36	12
Colestipol Hcl	Colestipol Hcl	35	suppressed
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	35	suppressed
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	34	28
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	34	suppressed
Linzess	Linaclotide	34	suppressed
Raloxifene Hcl	Raloxifene Hcl	34	suppressed
Symbicort	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	34	suppressed
Doxepin Hcl	Doxepin Hcl	33	suppressed
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	33	11
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	32	17
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	32	suppressed
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	32	17
Ramipril	Ramipril	32	suppressed
Telmisartan-Hydrochlorothiazid	Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazid	32	suppressed
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	31	26
Solifenacin Succinate	Solifenacin Succinate	30	suppressed
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	29	suppressed
Colchicine	Colchicine	27	suppressed
Finasteride	Finasteride	27	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	27	15
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	27	suppressed
Zaleplon	Zaleplon	27	suppressed
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	26	suppressed
Baclofen	Baclofen	25	suppressed
Cefdinir	Cefdinir	25	24
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	25	suppressed
Methimazole	Methimazole	25	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	25	22
Verapamil Er	Verapamil Hcl	25	suppressed
Anoro Ellipta	Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr	24	suppressed
Atenolol	Atenolol	24	suppressed
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	24	suppressed
Gemfibrozil	Gemfibrozil	24	suppressed
Lidocaine Hcl Viscous	Lidocaine Hcl	24	suppressed
Temazepam	Temazepam	24	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	24	suppressed
Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er	Desvenlafaxine Succinate	23	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	23	suppressed
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	23	suppressed
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	23	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	21	18
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	21	suppressed
Estradiol	Estradiol	21	suppressed
Felodipine Er	Felodipine	21	suppressed
Terazosin Hcl	Terazosin Hcl	21	suppressed
Shingrix	Varicella-Zoster Ge/As01b/Pf	20	18
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	19	suppressed
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	19	13
Desoximetasone	Desoximetasone	18	12
Eszopiclone	Eszopiclone	18	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	18	suppressed
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	18	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	18	suppressed
Lantus	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	17	suppressed
Amlodipine-Olmesartan	Amlodipine Bes/Olmesartan Med	16	suppressed
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone	Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip	16	12
Levofloxacin	Levofloxacin	16	15
Megestrol Acetate	Megestrol Acetate	16	suppressed
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	16	suppressed
Bumetanide	Bumetanide	15	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	15	suppressed
Colesevelam Hcl	Colesevelam Hcl	15	suppressed
Diphenoxylate-Atropine	Diphenoxylate Hcl/Atropine	14	suppressed
Glipizide	Glipizide	14	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	14	suppressed
Levalbuterol Tartrate Hfa	Levalbuterol Tartrate	14	suppressed
Metolazone	Metolazone	14	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	14	suppressed
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	14	suppressed
Wixela Inhub	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	14	suppressed
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	13	suppressed
Betamethasone Dipropionate	Betamethasone Dipropionate	13	suppressed
Cyanocobalamin Injection	Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B-12)	13	suppressed
Diazepam	Diazepam	13	suppressed
Estradiol (Twice Weekly)	Estradiol	13	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	13	suppressed
Ibandronate Sodium	Ibandronate Sodium	13	suppressed
Novolog Flexpen	Insulin Aspart	13	suppressed
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	13	suppressed
Zolpidem Tartrate Er	Zolpidem Tartrate	13	suppressed
Bydureon Bcise	Exenatide Microspheres	12	suppressed
Clonidine	Clonidine	12	suppressed
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	12	suppressed
Humulin 70-30	Insulin Nph Hum/Reg Insulin Hm	12	suppressed
Isosorbide Dinitrate	Isosorbide Dinitrate	12	suppressed
Levemir Flexpen	Insulin Detemir	12	suppressed
Novolin N	Insulin Nph Human Isophane	12	suppressed
Risperidone	Risperidone	12	suppressed
Terbinafine Hcl	Terbinafine Hcl	12	suppressed
Topiramate	Topiramate	12	suppressed
Tramadol Hcl Er	Tramadol Hcl	12	suppressed
Tramadol Hcl-Acetaminophen	Tramadol Hcl/Acetaminophen	12	suppressed
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	12	suppressed
Zonisamide	Zonisamide	12	suppressed
Benazepril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Benazepril/Hydrochlorothiazide	11	suppressed
Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	11	suppressed
Carbidopa-Levodopa	Carbidopa/Levodopa	11	suppressed
Clindamycin Hcl	Clindamycin Hcl	11	suppressed
Glyxambi	Empagliflozin/Linagliptin	11	suppressed
Klor-Con 10	Potassium Chloride	11	suppressed
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	11	suppressed
Oseltamivir Phosphate	Oseltamivir Phosphate	11	11
Phenytoin Sodium Extended	Phenytoin Sodium Extended	11	suppressed
Primidone	Primidone	11	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	11	suppressed
Spiriva Respimat	Tiotropium Bromide	11	suppressed
Ursodiol	Ursodiol	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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