Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Michael E Harless, M.D.

Family Practice · HARTSVILLE, SC · NPI 1972535342

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
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	1180	157
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	619	151
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	585	126
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	576	90
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	531	133
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	510	100
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	429	50
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	415	101
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	384	81
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	379	92
Furosemide	Furosemide	324	87
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	300	72
Eliquis	Apixaban	267	44
Famotidine	Famotidine	261	69
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	252	64
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	247	59
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	220	49
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	207	38
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	196	48
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	189	38
Dexamethasone	Dexamethasone	189	132
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	189	41
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	185	35
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	181	25
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	177	39
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	173	41
Naproxen	Naproxen	171	48
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	171	45
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	164	44
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	164	47
Prednisone	Prednisone	157	43
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	156	28
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	148	30
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	148	36
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	144	43
Cefdinir	Cefdinir	141	102
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	138	35
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	136	38
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	135	49
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	134	31
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	132	36
Ozempic	Semaglutide	130	22
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	125	33
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	123	102
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	121	19
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	117	34
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	113	77
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	113	28
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	112	69
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	107	28
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	107	35
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	106	24
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	105	75
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	100	27
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	99	21
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	95	32
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	93	14
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	93	21
Temazepam	Temazepam	93	15
Linzess	Linaclotide	92	20
Valsartan	Valsartan	91	23
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	89	12
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	86	16
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	84	19
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	80	16
Diazepam	Diazepam	77	12
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	75	18
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	74	19
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	73	13
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	73	14
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	72	13
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	71	20
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	70	18
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	69	44
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	67	11
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	66	23
Bisoprolol-Hydrochlorothiazide	Bisoprolol/Hydrochlorothiazide	65	17
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	64	18
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	64	suppressed
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	62	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	62	13
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	62	13
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	61	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	60	30
Glipizide	Glipizide	59	12
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	57	suppressed
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	56	15
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	55	16
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	52	suppressed
Promethazine Hcl	Promethazine Hcl	52	18
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	52	12
Atenolol	Atenolol	51	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	50	26
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	48	22
Nortriptyline Hcl	Nortriptyline Hcl	47	13
Entresto	Sacubitril/Valsartan	46	suppressed
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	46	suppressed
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	46	suppressed
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	45	11
Breztri Aerosphere	Budesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol	44	11
Finasteride	Finasteride	44	suppressed
Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine	Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine	43	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	43	13
Latanoprost	Latanoprost	43	suppressed
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	39	suppressed
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	38	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	37	suppressed
Midodrine Hcl	Midodrine Hcl	37	suppressed
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	37	11
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	36	suppressed
Colchicine	Colchicine	35	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	35	27
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	35	suppressed
Carbidopa-Levodopa	Carbidopa/Levodopa	34	suppressed
Lantus	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	34	suppressed
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	33	11
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	32	27
Levofloxacin	Levofloxacin	32	26
Metoclopramide Hcl	Metoclopramide Hcl	32	suppressed
Torsemide	Torsemide	32	suppressed
Amlodipine-Valsartan	Amlodipine Besylate/Valsartan	31	suppressed
Humalog Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	31	suppressed
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	31	suppressed
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	31	17
Dextroamphetamine-Amphet Er	Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine	30	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	30	14
Olmesartan-Amlodipine-Hctz	Olmesartan/Amlodipin/Hcthiazid	30	suppressed
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	30	suppressed
Bumetanide	Bumetanide	29	suppressed
Megestrol Acetate	Megestrol Acetate	29	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	29	19
Baclofen	Baclofen	28	suppressed
Divalproex Sodium	Divalproex Sodium	28	suppressed
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	28	suppressed
Raloxifene Hcl	Raloxifene Hcl	28	suppressed
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	27	suppressed
Etodolac	Etodolac	27	suppressed
Synjardy Xr	Empagliflozin/Metformin Hcl	27	suppressed
Carisoprodol	Carisoprodol	26	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	26	suppressed
Metronidazole	Metronidazole	25	21
Amiodarone Hcl	Amiodarone Hcl	24	suppressed
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	24	suppressed
Indomethacin	Indomethacin	24	suppressed
Levemir Flexpen	Insulin Detemir	24	suppressed
Sotalol	Sotalol Hcl	24	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	23	suppressed
Tradjenta	Linagliptin	23	suppressed
Glipizide-Metformin	Glipizide/Metformin Hcl	22	suppressed
Minocycline Hcl	Minocycline Hcl	22	suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	21	suppressed
Eszopiclone	Eszopiclone	21	suppressed
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	21	suppressed
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	21	suppressed
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	21	suppressed
Toujeo Max Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	21	suppressed
Janumet Xr	Sitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl	20	suppressed
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	20	11
Ramipril	Ramipril	20	suppressed
Testosterone Cypionate	Testosterone Cypionate	20	suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-200	Insulin Degludec	20	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	19	15
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	19	suppressed
Febuxostat	Febuxostat	19	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	19	suppressed
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	18	suppressed
Toujeo Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	18	suppressed
Enulose	Lactulose	17	suppressed
Estradiol	Estradiol	17	suppressed
Vitamin D2	Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)	17	suppressed
Acyclovir	Acyclovir	16	12
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	16	suppressed
Constulose	Lactulose	16	suppressed
Klor-Con M20	Potassium Chloride	16	suppressed
Lactulose	Lactulose	16	11
Repatha Sureclick	Evolocumab	16	suppressed
Xultophy 100-3.6	Insulin Degludec/Liraglutide	16	suppressed
Glycopyrrolate	Glycopyrrolate	15	suppressed
Hydrocortisone	Hydrocortisone	15	suppressed
Methotrexate	Methotrexate Sodium	15	suppressed
Calcitonin-Salmon	Calcitonin,salmon,synthetic	14	suppressed
Diltiazem Hcl	Diltiazem Hcl	14	suppressed
Enalapril Maleate	Enalapril Maleate	14	suppressed
Nabumetone	Nabumetone	14	suppressed
Tamoxifen Citrate	Tamoxifen Citrate	14	suppressed
Terbinafine Hcl	Terbinafine Hcl	14	suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-100	Insulin Degludec	14	suppressed
Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole	13	suppressed
Butalbital-Aspirin-Caffeine	Butalbital/Aspirin/Caffeine	13	suppressed
Cyanocobalamin Injection	Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B-12)	13	suppressed
Cyclosporine	Cyclosporine	13	suppressed
Cyproheptadine Hcl	Cyproheptadine Hcl	13	suppressed
Ketorolac Tromethamine	Ketorolac Tromethamine	13	suppressed
Nitroglycerin Patch	Nitroglycerin	13	suppressed
Novolog Flexpen	Insulin Aspart	13	suppressed
Valproic Acid	Valproic Acid (As Sodium Salt)	13	suppressed
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	13	suppressed
Acebutolol Hcl	Acebutolol Hcl	12	suppressed
Clonidine	Clonidine	12	suppressed
Dexilant	Dexlansoprazole	12	suppressed
Diphenoxylate-Atropine	Diphenoxylate Hcl/Atropine	12	11
Labetalol Hcl	Labetalol Hcl	12	suppressed
Trulance	Plecanatide	12	suppressed
Wixela Inhub	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	12	suppressed
Clindamycin Hcl	Clindamycin Hcl	11	suppressed
Digoxin	Digoxin	11	suppressed
Flomax	Tamsulosin Hcl	11	suppressed
Fludrocortisone Acetate	Fludrocortisone Acetate	11	suppressed
Glyxambi	Empagliflozin/Linagliptin	11	suppressed
Icosapent Ethyl	Icosapent Ethyl	11	suppressed
Modafinil	Modafinil	11	suppressed
Mycophenolate Mofetil	Mycophenolate Mofetil	11	suppressed
Nebivolol Hcl	Nebivolol Hcl	11	suppressed
Tolterodine Tartrate	Tolterodine Tartrate	11	suppressed
Ultra-Fine Short Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	11	suppressed
Unifine Safecontrol Pen Needle	Pen Needle,dual Safety,diabetc	11	suppressed
Vyvanse	Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate	11	suppressed
Zolpidem Tartrate Er	Zolpidem Tartrate	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

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