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TORSEMIDE
Treats fluid retention (edema) caused by congestive heart failure, kidney disease, or liver disease. This medicine also treats high blood pressure alone or together with other blood pressure medicines. This medicine is a diuretic ("water pill"). More info »
AT A GLANCE: THIS DRUG IN 2011
Medicare Part D Claims
Retail Cost
Cost by state
| State | Claims | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 72,755 | $2.36M |
| New York | 61,596 | $1.8M |
| Ohio | 61,364 | $1.94M |
| Florida | 58,037 | $1.5M |
| Pennsylvania | 50,898 | $1.28M |
| Illinois | 47,533 | $1.31M |
| North Carolina | 45,528 | $1.39M |
| Georgia | 42,437 | $1.22M |
| New Jersey | 40,830 | $1.01M |
| Indiana | 35,050 | $1.11M |
| Missouri | 34,759 | $992K |
| Alabama | 33,328 | $842K |
| Tennessee | 32,626 | $1.03M |
| California | 30,215 | $855K |
| Kentucky | 25,952 | $803K |
| Michigan | 25,679 | $825K |
| South Carolina | 25,259 | $740K |
| Oklahoma | 24,751 | $843K |
| Louisiana | 23,329 | $556K |
| West Virginia | 21,185 | $561K |
| Mississippi | 19,476 | $499K |
| Virginia | 19,354 | $574K |
| Minnesota | 19,252 | $539K |
| Massachusetts | 16,546 | $592K |
| Washington | 14,661 | $527K |
| Nebraska | 12,013 | $316K |
| Wisconsin | 11,791 | $343K |
| Arkansas | 11,627 | $298K |
| Iowa | 10,900 | $285K |
| Kansas | 9,811 | $272K |
| Oregon | 8,233 | $262K |
| Idaho | 6,901 | $197K |
| Connecticut | 6,806 | $219K |
| Arizona | 5,973 | $178K |
| Nevada | 4,998 | $141K |
| New Hampshire | 4,674 | $167K |
| Colorado | 4,672 | $144K |
| Utah | 4,565 | $171K |
| Montana | 3,899 | $109K |
| Puerto Rico | 3,730 | $54.7K |
| Maryland | 3,713 | $120K |
| South Dakota | 2,673 | $73.3K |
| Vermont | 2,656 | $74.1K |
| Rhode Island | 1,827 | $49.9K |
| New Mexico | 1,543 | $44.3K |
| Maine | 1,398 | $58.5K |
| Alaska | 1,241 | $29.3K |
| Hawaii | 1,104 | $23.9K |
| North Dakota | 1,060 | $26.1K |
| District of Columbia | 774 | $22.1K |
| Wyoming | 720 | $23.4K |
| Delaware | 511 | $18.6K |
About This Data
ProPublica obtained prescribing data from Medicare’s prescription drug benefit, known as Part D, under the Freedom of Information Act. The data for 2011 includes nearly 1.2 billion prescriptions written by 1.6 million doctors, nurses and other providers. This database lists about 364,000 of those providers who wrote 50 or more prescriptions for at least one drug that year. About three-fourths went to patients 65 and older; the rest were for disabled patients. Methodology »
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Top prescribers for TORSEMIDE
| Provider | Medicare Claims | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREW BROBBEY MD |
Claims Filled411 |
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| ABDOLLATIF GHIATHI D.O. |
Claims Filled408 |
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| JOEL GELLMAN MD |
Claims Filled407 |
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| YITZCHAK HERMONI M.D. |
Claims Filled394 |
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| DAVID CUNDEY M.D. |
Claims Filled393 |
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| ASIF RAHMAN M.D. |
Claims Filled390 |
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| EDGARDO CESPEDES MD |
Claims Filled384 |
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| DAVID WASSIL DO |
Claims Filled382 |
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| CARTER COX MD |
Claims Filled381 |
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| THOMAS OSBORN D.O. |
Claims Filled377 |
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| ARVIND KAMATH MD |
Claims Filled374 |
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| WILLIAM RHODES MD |
Claims Filled368 |
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| DAVID LAW M.D. |
Claims Filled367 |
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| RUSSELL REEVES MD |
Claims Filled365 |
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| MARTIN HARVEY MD |
Claims Filled358 |
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| THOMAS SMITH M.D. |
Claims Filled356 |
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| SILVIA COLEMAN MD |
Claims Filled352 |
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| JOSE LEON MD |
Claims Filled349 |
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| GEORGE MARINIDES MD |
Claims Filled347 |
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| RICHARD FLEMING M.D. |
Claims Filled346 |
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| BENJAMIN CITRIN MD |
Claims Filled343 |
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| MICHAEL KONDASH DO |
Claims Filled342 |
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| PRAMOTE ANANTACHAI MD |
Claims Filled340 |
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| RAMON SY MD |
Claims Filled336 |
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| JOHN HENDERSON MD |
Claims Filled330 |