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Veronica Baca, M.D.

Hospice and Palliative Care · PITTSBURGH, PA · NPI 1922317726

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	1018	154
Eliquis	Apixaban	844	80
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	711	109
Furosemide	Furosemide	467	89
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	389	56
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	370	56
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	369	76
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	348	62
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	322	58
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	296	49
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	280	11
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	278	67
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	276	24
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	265	29
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	247	48
Divalproex Sodium	Divalproex Sodium	238	32
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	227	62
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	224	44
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	221	34
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	216	43
Prednisone	Prednisone	208	56
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	206	46
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	175	38
Risperidone	Risperidone	171	27
Famotidine	Famotidine	161	36
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	154	29
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	148	31
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	147	31
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	141	25
Latanoprost	Latanoprost	135	23
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	135	14
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	132	27
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	132	19
Baclofen	Baclofen	131	19
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	129	27
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	122	36
Lactulose	Lactulose	119	21
Olanzapine	Olanzapine	119	19
Finasteride	Finasteride	113	21
Bumetanide	Bumetanide	112	19
Ipratropium-Albuterol	Ipratropium/Albuterol Sulfate	110	53
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	101	14
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	100	62
Carbidopa-Levodopa	Carbidopa/Levodopa	97	15
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	94	17
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	89	39
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	88	17
Amantadine	Amantadine Hcl	87	11
Sodium Chloride	0.9 % Sodium Chloride	87	39
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	85	20
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	82	suppressed
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	81	13
Clozapine	Clozapine	77	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	76	50
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	76	24
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	75	32
Amiodarone Hcl	Amiodarone Hcl	73	12
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	73	25
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	71	29
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	70	14
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	69	17
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	69	suppressed
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	69	11
Nystatin	Nystatin	68	32
Albuterol Sulfate	Albuterol Sulfate	67	25
Metoclopramide Hcl	Metoclopramide Hcl	67	16
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	64	suppressed
Novolog Flexpen	Insulin Aspart	64	11
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	63	suppressed
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	61	suppressed
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	60	suppressed
Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole	59	suppressed
Budesonide	Budesonide	58	suppressed
Toujeo Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	58	suppressed
Tradjenta	Linagliptin	57	suppressed
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	56	suppressed
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	55	18
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	55	suppressed
Lantus	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	54	11
Gemtesa	Vibegron	53	suppressed
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	53	12
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	53	12
Hydrocortisone	Hydrocortisone	52	suppressed
Haloperidol	Haloperidol	51	11
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	51	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	50	suppressed
Benztropine Mesylate	Benztropine Mesylate	49	suppressed
Topiramate	Topiramate	49	suppressed
Oseltamivir Phosphate	Oseltamivir Phosphate	48	44
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	47	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	47	suppressed
Chlorhexidine Gluconate	Chlorhexidine Gluconate	46	20
Abrysvo	Rsv Vacc, Pref A And Pref B/Pf	45	44
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	45	23
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	44	suppressed
Humalog Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	44	14
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	44	17
Atenolol	Atenolol	43	suppressed
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	43	30
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	42	suppressed
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	41	11
Enoxaparin Sodium	Enoxaparin Sodium	40	suppressed
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	40	14
Lithium Carbonate	Lithium Carbonate	39	suppressed
Carbamazepine Er	Carbamazepine	38	suppressed
Entresto	Sacubitril/Valsartan	38	suppressed
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	38	suppressed
Levofloxacin	Levofloxacin	36	16
Diltiazem 24hr Er (La)	Diltiazem Hcl	35	suppressed
Creon	Lipase/Protease/Amylase	34	suppressed
Lamotrigine	Lamotrigine	34	suppressed
Dantrolene Sodium	Dantrolene Sodium	33	suppressed
Dexamethasone	Dexamethasone	33	13
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	33	18
Midodrine Hcl	Midodrine Hcl	33	suppressed
Diltiazem Hcl	Diltiazem Hcl	32	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	31	suppressed
Lyumjev Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro-Aabc	31	suppressed
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	30	20
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	30	18
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	29	suppressed
Cefuroxime	Cefuroxime Axetil	29	17
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	29	suppressed
Santyl	Collagenase Clostridium Hist.	29	11
Haloperidol Lactate	Haloperidol Lactate	28	17
Humalog	Insulin Lispro	28	suppressed
Ingrezza	Valbenazine Tosylate	28	suppressed
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	28	13
Linzess	Linaclotide	27	suppressed
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	27	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	26	suppressed
Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er	Desvenlafaxine Succinate	26	suppressed
Brimonidine Tartrate	Brimonidine Tartrate	25	suppressed
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	25	suppressed
Lansoprazole	Lansoprazole	25	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	25	16
Buprenorphine Hcl	Buprenorphine Hcl	24	suppressed
Insulin Aspart Flexpen	Insulin Aspart	24	12
Invega Sustenna	Paliperidone Palmitate	24	suppressed
Lumigan	Bimatoprost	24	suppressed
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	24	suppressed
Anoro Ellipta	Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr	23	suppressed
Autoshield Duo Pen Needle	Pen Needle,dual Safety,diabetc	23	suppressed
Sps	Sodium Polystyrene Sulfon/Sorb	23	14
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	22	14
Levalbuterol Hcl	Levalbuterol Hcl	22	suppressed
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	22	suppressed
Perphenazine	Perphenazine	22	suppressed
Piperacillin-Tazobactam	Piperacillin Sodium/Tazobactam	22	13
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	22	suppressed
Vancomycin Hcl	Vancomycin Hcl	22	11
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	21	suppressed
Alcohol Prep Pads	Alcohol Antiseptic Pads	20	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl Sr	Bupropion Hcl	20	suppressed
Doxycycline Monohydrate	Doxycycline Monohydrate	20	14
Insulin Lispro Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	20	14
Mupirocin	Mupirocin	20	15
Nyamyc	Nystatin	20	17
Oxcarbazepine	Oxcarbazepine	20	suppressed
Restasis	Cyclosporine	20	suppressed
Calcium Acetate	Calcium Acetate	19	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	19	14
Digoxin	Digoxin	19	suppressed
Erythromycin	Erythromycin Base	19	suppressed
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	19	suppressed
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	19	suppressed
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	19	suppressed
Tacrolimus	Tacrolimus	19	suppressed
Cefdinir	Cefdinir	18	suppressed
Clotrimazole	Clotrimazole	18	15
Glipizide	Glipizide	18	suppressed
Renvela	Sevelamer Carbonate	18	suppressed
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	17	11
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	17	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er	Diltiazem Hcl	17	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	17	suppressed
Nystop	Nystatin	17	11
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	17	12
Ranolazine Er	Ranolazine	17	suppressed
Sevelamer Carbonate	Sevelamer Carbonate	17	suppressed
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	16	suppressed
Cefadroxil	Cefadroxil	16	suppressed
Divalproex Sodium Er	Divalproex Sodium	16	suppressed
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	16	suppressed
Rexulti	Brexpiprazole	16	suppressed
Aspirin-Dipyridamole Er	Aspirin/Dipyridamole	15	suppressed
Bisoprolol Fumarate	Bisoprolol Fumarate	15	suppressed
Dorzolamide-Timolol	Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat	15	suppressed
Griseofulvin	Griseofulvin, Microsize	15	suppressed
Incruse Ellipta	Umeclidinium Bromide	15	suppressed
Movantik	Naloxegol Oxalate	15	suppressed
Mycophenolate Mofetil	Mycophenolate Mofetil	15	suppressed
Prazosin Hcl	Prazosin Hcl	15	suppressed
Ceftriaxone	Ceftriaxone Sodium	14	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	14	suppressed
Gvoke Hypopen 1-Pack	Glucagon	14	11
Klor-Con	Potassium Chloride	14	suppressed
Premarin	Estrogens, Conjugated	14	suppressed
Primidone	Primidone	14	suppressed
Ziprasidone Hcl	Ziprasidone Hcl	14	suppressed
Bethanechol Chloride	Bethanechol Chloride	13	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl	Bupropion Hcl	13	suppressed
Calcitriol	Calcitriol	13	suppressed
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	13	suppressed
Glucagon Emergency Kit	Glucagon	13	12
Meropenem	Meropenem	13	suppressed
Mesalamine	Mesalamine	13	suppressed
Paliperidone Er	Paliperidone	13	suppressed
Sodium Chloride	Sodium Chloride 0.45 %	13	suppressed
Sotalol	Sotalol Hcl	13	suppressed
Tolterodine Tartrate Er	Tolterodine Tartrate	13	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl	Venlafaxine Hcl	13	suppressed
Acetic Acid	Acetic Acid	12	suppressed
Ammonium Lactate	Ammonium Lactate	12	suppressed
Anastrozole	Anastrozole	12	suppressed
Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	12	suppressed
Carbamazepine	Carbamazepine	12	suppressed
Clobetasol Propionate	Clobetasol Propionate	12	suppressed
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	12	suppressed
Diltiazem 12hr Er	Diltiazem Hcl	12	suppressed
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	12	suppressed
Ibandronate Sodium	Ibandronate Sodium	12	suppressed
Olanzapine Odt	Olanzapine	12	suppressed
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	12	suppressed
Zonisamide	Zonisamide	12	suppressed
Abilify Maintena	Aripiprazole	11	suppressed
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	11	suppressed
Cyanocobalamin Injection	Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B-12)	11	suppressed
Dexlansoprazole Dr	Dexlansoprazole	11	suppressed
Enulose	Lactulose	11	suppressed
Estradiol	Estradiol	11	suppressed
Fludrocortisone Acetate	Fludrocortisone Acetate	11	suppressed
Folic Acid	Folic Acid	11	suppressed
Levetiracetam Er	Levetiracetam	11	suppressed
Norethindrone Acetate	Norethindrone Acetate	11	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	11	suppressed
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	11	suppressed
Solifenacin Succinate	Solifenacin Succinate	11	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	11	suppressed
Veltassa	Patiromer Calcium Sorbitex	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

Publication policy: eligible for indexing after public-launch controls are enabled

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