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Duane E Kirksey, MD

Internal Medicine · INDEPENDENCE, OH · NPI 1952492555

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	341	86
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	313	88
Eliquis	Apixaban	187	64
Furosemide	Furosemide	186	55
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	181	50
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	167	49
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	164	50
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	159	44
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	154	35
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	132	40
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	128	39
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	123	21
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	109	19
Torsemide	Torsemide	102	32
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	98	24
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	97	32
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	94	26
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	89	34
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	88	24
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	88	28
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	87	26
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	86	28
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	85	27
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	84	24
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	79	20
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	75	26
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	71	17
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	69	24
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	65	20
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	60	suppressed
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	59	22
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	59	16
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	58	13
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	58	22
Prednisone	Prednisone	57	26
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	53	15
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	53	14
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	50	suppressed
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	47	11
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	45	12
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	44	11
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	44	15
Olanzapine	Olanzapine	40	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	39	suppressed
Atenolol	Atenolol	38	suppressed
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	38	12
Finasteride	Finasteride	37	suppressed
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	37	11
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	36	15
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	36	17
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	36	13
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	36	13
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	35	32
Klor-Con M20	Potassium Chloride	34	11
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	34	16
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	33	suppressed
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	33	suppressed
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	33	14
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	32	suppressed
Famotidine	Famotidine	32	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	32	suppressed
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	31	suppressed
Carbidopa-Levodopa	Carbidopa/Levodopa	29	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	29	12
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	28	suppressed
Latanoprost	Latanoprost	28	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	28	16
Loperamide	Loperamide Hcl	27	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	27	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	26	20
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	26	11
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	25	suppressed
Insulin Lispro Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	25	suppressed
Risperidone	Risperidone	24	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	23	suppressed
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	23	14
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	22	suppressed
Humalog Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	21	suppressed
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	21	12
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	21	suppressed
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	21	suppressed
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	19	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	19	suppressed
Dorzolamide Hcl	Dorzolamide Hcl	19	suppressed
Lamotrigine	Lamotrigine	19	suppressed
Lansoprazole	Lansoprazole	19	suppressed
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	19	suppressed
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	18	suppressed
Clonidine	Clonidine	18	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	18	suppressed
Fentanyl	Fentanyl	18	suppressed
Acetaminophen-Codeine	Acetaminophen With Codeine	17	suppressed
Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole	17	suppressed
Baclofen	Baclofen	17	suppressed
Methenamine Hippurate	Methenamine Hippurate	17	suppressed
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	17	suppressed
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	17	suppressed
Ammonium Lactate	Ammonium Lactate	16	suppressed
Glipizide	Glipizide	16	suppressed
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	16	suppressed
Lantus	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	16	suppressed
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	16	suppressed
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	15	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	15	suppressed
Flecainide Acetate	Flecainide Acetate	15	suppressed
Isosorbide Dinitrate	Isosorbide Dinitrate	15	suppressed
Midodrine Hcl	Midodrine Hcl	15	suppressed
Nortriptyline Hcl	Nortriptyline Hcl	15	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	15	suppressed
Symbicort	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	15	suppressed
Tradjenta	Linagliptin	15	suppressed
Amiodarone Hcl	Amiodarone Hcl	14	suppressed
Hydrocortisone	Hydrocortisone	14	suppressed
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	14	suppressed
Acyclovir	Acyclovir	13	suppressed
Alcohol Swabs	Alcohol Antiseptic Pads	13	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	13	11
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone	Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip	13	suppressed
Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	13	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	13	suppressed
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	12	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl Sr	Bupropion Hcl	12	suppressed
Fluticasone Propionate Hfa	Fluticasone Propionate	12	suppressed
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	12	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	12	11
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	12	suppressed
Carbidopa-Levodopa Er	Carbidopa/Levodopa	11	suppressed
Cefdinir	Cefdinir	11	suppressed
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	11	suppressed
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	11	suppressed
Vancomycin Hcl	Vancomycin Hcl	11	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl	Venlafaxine Hcl	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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