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Eric P Carls, MD

Family Practice · RAMSEY, MN · NPI 1982668067

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	451	132
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	377	105
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	316	89
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	294	70
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	258	70
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	215	53
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	198	57
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	192	53
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	180	55
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	167	43
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	162	44
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	142	37
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	140	33
Furosemide	Furosemide	132	40
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	118	36
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	118	23
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	114	31
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	106	22
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	103	27
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	96	39
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	95	15
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	82	25
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	80	21
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	76	27
Atenolol	Atenolol	75	21
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	74	19
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	72	26
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	70	25
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	68	20
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	64	14
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	60	14
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	59	15
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	57	22
Famotidine	Famotidine	56	20
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	54	17
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	48	13
Prednisone	Prednisone	47	24
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	46	14
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	45	suppressed
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	44	11
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	44	13
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	43	suppressed
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	42	14
Eliquis	Apixaban	42	17
Ozempic	Semaglutide	42	suppressed
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	41	suppressed
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	40	19
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	40	14
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	39	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	38	30
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	36	28
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	36	16
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	34	suppressed
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	34	suppressed
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	34	11
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	33	suppressed
Rizatriptan	Rizatriptan Benzoate	33	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	33	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	32	suppressed
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	32	suppressed
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	31	suppressed
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	31	suppressed
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	31	28
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	29	suppressed
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	28	18
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	27	23
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	27	19
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	27	suppressed
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	27	suppressed
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	27	suppressed
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	26	suppressed
Lansoprazole	Lansoprazole	26	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	26	17
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	26	suppressed
Cefdinir	Cefdinir	24	20
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	23	suppressed
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	23	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	23	suppressed
Finasteride	Finasteride	22	suppressed
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	22	suppressed
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	22	suppressed
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	21	13
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	20	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	20	suppressed
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	20	17
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	20	suppressed
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	20	14
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	19	19
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone	Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip	19	12
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	19	suppressed
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	18	suppressed
Glipizide	Glipizide	18	suppressed
Humalog Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	18	suppressed
Hydrocortisone	Hydrocortisone	18	suppressed
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	18	suppressed
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	18	suppressed
Torsemide	Torsemide	18	suppressed
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	17	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	16	11
Divalproex Sodium	Divalproex Sodium	16	suppressed
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	16	suppressed
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	16	suppressed
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	16	suppressed
Acetaminophen-Codeine	Acetaminophen With Codeine	15	suppressed
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	15	suppressed
Belsomra	Suvorexant	15	suppressed
Diphenoxylate-Atropine	Diphenoxylate Hcl/Atropine	15	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	15	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	15	suppressed
Klor-Con M20	Potassium Chloride	14	suppressed
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	13	suppressed
Diltiazem Hcl	Diltiazem Hcl	13	suppressed
Gemfibrozil	Gemfibrozil	13	suppressed
Nurtec Odt	Rimegepant Sulfate	13	suppressed
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	13	suppressed
Rabeprazole Sodium	Rabeprazole Sodium	13	suppressed
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	13	suppressed
Digoxin	Digoxin	12	suppressed
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	12	suppressed
Loperamide	Loperamide Hcl	12	suppressed
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	11	suppressed
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	11	suppressed
Doxepin Hcl	Doxepin Hcl	11	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	11	suppressed
Levofloxacin	Levofloxacin	11	suppressed
Tramadol Hcl Er	Tramadol Hcl	11	suppressed
Wixela Inhub	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	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

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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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