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Stephen Hanske, MD

Internal Medicine · BRAINERD, MN · NPI 1962487504

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	585	139
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	348	83
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	336	87
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	320	73
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	312	83
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	266	74
Furosemide	Furosemide	221	63
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	214	51
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	196	47
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	195	49
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	178	52
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	161	36
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	156	37
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	153	42
Eliquis	Apixaban	142	29
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	133	32
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	126	31
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	124	31
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	122	30
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	117	24
Famotidine	Famotidine	116	25
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	114	29
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	113	30
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	113	31
Prednisone	Prednisone	107	38
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	102	24
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	95	26
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	92	19
Atenolol	Atenolol	90	22
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	78	16
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	76	22
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	75	22
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	66	13
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	61	14
Torsemide	Torsemide	55	13
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	48	suppressed
Finasteride	Finasteride	47	14
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	47	13
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	46	12
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	45	11
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	45	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl	Venlafaxine Hcl	45	suppressed
Ozempic	Semaglutide	44	suppressed
Novolog Flexpen	Insulin Aspart	38	suppressed
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	37	21
Topiramate	Topiramate	37	suppressed
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	36	suppressed
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	35	suppressed
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	34	suppressed
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	34	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	34	suppressed
Terazosin Hcl	Terazosin Hcl	34	suppressed
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	34	12
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	33	suppressed
Klor-Con M20	Potassium Chloride	33	suppressed
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	32	suppressed
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	31	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	31	suppressed
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	30	suppressed
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	29	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	28	18
Jantoven	Warfarin Sodium	27	suppressed
Cefdinir	Cefdinir	26	14
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	26	suppressed
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	26	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	25	suppressed
Estradiol	Estradiol	24	suppressed
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	24	suppressed
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	23	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	23	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	22	16
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	22	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	22	suppressed
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	22	suppressed
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	21	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	21	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl	Bupropion Hcl	20	suppressed
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	20	13
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	20	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	20	suppressed
Doxycycline Monohydrate	Doxycycline Monohydrate	19	18
Midodrine Hcl	Midodrine Hcl	19	suppressed
Minoxidil	Minoxidil	19	suppressed
Ultra-Fine Mini Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	19	suppressed
Victoza 3-Pak	Liraglutide	19	suppressed
Amiodarone Hcl	Amiodarone Hcl	18	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	18	suppressed
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	18	suppressed
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	18	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	17	suppressed
Enalapril Maleate	Enalapril Maleate	17	suppressed
Acetazolamide	Acetazolamide	16	suppressed
Baclofen	Baclofen	16	suppressed
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	16	suppressed
Dabigatran Etexilate	Dabigatran Etexilate Mesylate	16	suppressed
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	16	suppressed
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	16	suppressed
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	16	suppressed
Repatha Sureclick	Evolocumab	16	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	15	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	15	suppressed
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	15	suppressed
Methimazole	Methimazole	15	suppressed
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	15	suppressed
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	14	suppressed
Digoxin	Digoxin	14	suppressed
Loperamide	Loperamide Hcl	14	suppressed
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	14	suppressed
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	13	suppressed
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	13	suppressed
Toujeo Max Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	13	suppressed
Verapamil Er	Verapamil Hcl	13	suppressed
Incruse Ellipta	Umeclidinium Bromide	12	suppressed
Klor-Con M10	Potassium Chloride	12	suppressed
Methenamine Hippurate	Methenamine Hippurate	12	suppressed
Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	12	suppressed
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	12	suppressed
Potassium Citrate Er	Potassium Citrate	12	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	12	suppressed
Raloxifene Hcl	Raloxifene Hcl	12	suppressed
Advair Hfa	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	11	suppressed
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	11	suppressed
Flecainide Acetate	Flecainide Acetate	11	suppressed
Labetalol Hcl	Labetalol Hcl	11	suppressed
Lansoprazole	Lansoprazole	11	suppressed
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	11	suppressed
Rabeprazole Sodium	Rabeprazole Sodium	11	suppressed
Rivastigmine	Rivastigmine	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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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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