Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Alejandro Jose Herrera Vasquez, MD

Internal Medicine · KENNER, LA · NPI 1922560903

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	684	245
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	563	196
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	314	109
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	302	125
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	273	97
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	259	90
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	252	102
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	252	135
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	249	84
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	197	54
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	193	67
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	188	91
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	178	77
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	175	65
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	137	78
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	121	43
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	117	35
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	110	41
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	109	38
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	107	24
Furosemide	Furosemide	103	35
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	102	41
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	93	75
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	91	44
Finasteride	Finasteride	84	31
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	84	34
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	82	30
Eliquis	Apixaban	81	25
Naproxen	Naproxen	80	46
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	71	30
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	70	31
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	69	21
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	68	25
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	66	16
Vitamin D2	Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)	66	32
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	63	34
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	57	43
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	54	32
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	50	32
Ketorolac Tromethamine	Ketorolac Tromethamine	50	29
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	50	20
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	47	19
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	45	15
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	45	18
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	44	19
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	43	39
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	43	16
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	43	18
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	42	17
Glipizide	Glipizide	42	15
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	42	19
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	42	17
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	40	15
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	39	31
Prednisone	Prednisone	39	28
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	38	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	37	29
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	37	14
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	37	25
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	35	14
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	35	15
Clotrimazole	Clotrimazole	34	23
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	34	16
Ciclopirox	Ciclopirox	33	16
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	32	16
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	32	suppressed
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	32	suppressed
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	32	13
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	32	13
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	30	suppressed
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	27	suppressed
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	26	suppressed
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	26	suppressed
Atenolol	Atenolol	24	suppressed
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	24	suppressed
Ozempic	Semaglutide	24	suppressed
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	24	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	24	suppressed
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	24	suppressed
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	23	22
Dropsafe Prep Pads	Alcohol Antiseptic Pads	22	suppressed
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	21	12
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	21	suppressed
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	21	suppressed
Lidocaine	Lidocaine	20	suppressed
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	20	suppressed
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	19	suppressed
Paxlovid	Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir	19	18
Diclofenac Potassium	Diclofenac Potassium	18	11
Droplet Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	18	suppressed
Ultra-Fine Mini Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	18	suppressed
Ultra-Fine Short Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	18	suppressed
Methimazole	Methimazole	17	suppressed
Neomycin-Polymyxin-Hc	Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Hydrocort	17	15
Novolog Flexpen	Insulin Aspart	17	suppressed
Famotidine	Famotidine	16	suppressed
Nortriptyline Hcl	Nortriptyline Hcl	16	suppressed
Symbicort	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	16	suppressed
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	15	suppressed
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	15	11
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	15	13
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	15	12
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	15	suppressed
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	15	suppressed
Sildenafil Citrate	Sildenafil Citrate	15	suppressed
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	15	suppressed
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	14	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	14	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin	Nitrofurantoin Macrocrystal	14	11
Advair Hfa	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	13	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	13	suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	13	suppressed
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	13	suppressed
Butalbital-Acetaminophen-Caffe	Butalb/Acetaminophen/Caffeine	13	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	13	suppressed
Entresto	Sacubitril/Valsartan	13	suppressed
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	13	13
Insulin Lispro Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	13	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	13	suppressed
Restasis	Cyclosporine	13	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	12	suppressed
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	12	suppressed
Acyclovir	Acyclovir	11	suppressed
Bumetanide	Bumetanide	11	suppressed
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone	Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip	11	suppressed
Combivent Respimat	Ipratropium/Albuterol Sulfate	11	suppressed
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	11	suppressed
Toujeo Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	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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