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Steven E Kempson, MD

Family Practice · SPRINGDALE, AR · NPI 1972503399

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	616	192
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	374	104
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	316	108
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	306	89
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	273	75
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	258	74
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	250	76
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	232	65
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	211	64
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	194	53
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	188	53
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	183	54
Furosemide	Furosemide	177	57
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	155	47
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	152	68
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	151	45
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	130	43
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	126	40
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	122	40
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	115	40
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	110	31
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	106	48
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	106	35
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	104	30
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	98	32
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	97	24
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	96	30
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	95	27
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	93	23
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	85	21
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	83	30
Doxepin Hcl	Doxepin Hcl	83	24
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	78	22
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	78	26
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	77	22
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	74	17
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	73	21
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	72	35
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	72	22
Glipizide	Glipizide	68	23
Prednisone	Prednisone	66	51
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	64	12
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	63	13
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	62	52
Atenolol	Atenolol	61	22
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	61	17
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	59	18
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	58	20
Finasteride	Finasteride	58	14
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	58	13
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	57	13
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	57	14
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	56	19
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	55	16
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	55	26
Ozempic	Semaglutide	55	14
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	53	17
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	53	12
Baclofen	Baclofen	51	13
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	51	13
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	50	16
Eliquis	Apixaban	50	13
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	50	suppressed
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	49	15
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	46	38
Linzess	Linaclotide	46	11
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	46	12
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	45	28
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	44	12
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	43	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	42	suppressed
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	41	suppressed
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	41	14
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	38	12
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	37	11
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	36	12
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	35	15
Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole	33	suppressed
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	33	12
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	32	30
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	32	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	31	11
Famotidine	Famotidine	31	11
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	30	suppressed
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	29	suppressed
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	28	14
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	27	23
Enalapril Maleate	Enalapril Maleate	27	suppressed
Varenicline Tartrate	Varenicline Tartrate	27	suppressed
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	26	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	25	21
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	25	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	25	19
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	24	20
Temazepam	Temazepam	24	suppressed
Cefdinir	Cefdinir	23	22
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	23	suppressed
Rizatriptan	Rizatriptan Benzoate	23	suppressed
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	23	suppressed
Terbinafine Hcl	Terbinafine Hcl	23	suppressed
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	22	13
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	22	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	22	suppressed
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	22	suppressed
Symbicort	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	22	suppressed
Toujeo Max Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	22	suppressed
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	22	suppressed
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	21	suppressed
Bisoprolol Fumarate	Bisoprolol Fumarate	20	suppressed
Colestipol Hcl	Colestipol Hcl	20	suppressed
Metoclopramide Hcl	Metoclopramide Hcl	20	suppressed
Estradiol	Estradiol	19	suppressed
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	19	suppressed
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	19	suppressed
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	19	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	18	suppressed
Isosorbide Dinitrate	Isosorbide Dinitrate	18	suppressed
Lansoprazole	Lansoprazole	17	suppressed
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	17	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	17	suppressed
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	17	suppressed
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	17	suppressed
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	17	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	16	suppressed
Ramipril	Ramipril	16	suppressed
Roflumilast	Roflumilast	16	suppressed
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	16	suppressed
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	16	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	15	suppressed
Mupirocin	Mupirocin	15	13
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	15	suppressed
Trospium Chloride	Trospium Chloride	15	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	15	suppressed
Amlodipine-Valsartan	Amlodipine Besylate/Valsartan	14	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	14	suppressed
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	14	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	14	13
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	13	suppressed
Carbidopa-Levodopa Er	Carbidopa/Levodopa	13	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	13	suppressed
Desipramine Hcl	Desipramine Hcl	13	suppressed
Diltiazem Hcl	Diltiazem Hcl	13	suppressed
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	13	suppressed
Modafinil	Modafinil	13	suppressed
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	13	suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	12	suppressed
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	12	suppressed
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	12	suppressed
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	12	11
Novolog Flexpen	Insulin Aspart	12	suppressed
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	12	suppressed
Savella	Milnacipran Hcl	12	suppressed
Advair Hfa	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	11	suppressed
Dexlansoprazole Dr	Dexlansoprazole	11	suppressed
Entresto	Sacubitril/Valsartan	11	suppressed
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	11	suppressed
Gemfibrozil	Gemfibrozil	11	suppressed
Lamotrigine	Lamotrigine	11	suppressed
Midodrine Hcl	Midodrine Hcl	11	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	11	suppressed
Topiramate	Topiramate	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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