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DILTIAZEM HCL
Diltiazem is used to treat high blood pressure and to control angina (chest pain). Diltiazem is in a class of medications called calcium-channel blockers. It works by relaxing the blood vessels so the heart does not have to pump as hard. It also increases the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart. More info »
AT A GLANCE: THIS DRUG IN 2012
Totals only include the 50 U.S. States and Washington D.C.
Medicare Part D Claims
Retail Cost
Cost by state
| State | Claims | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| California | 67,066 | $821K |
| Florida | 67,029 | $751K |
| New York | 47,895 | $565K |
| Texas | 46,380 | $517K |
| Pennsylvania | 37,611 | $387K |
| Ohio | 35,809 | $454K |
| Illinois | 33,109 | $379K |
| North Carolina | 27,234 | $283K |
| Georgia | 25,847 | $272K |
| Michigan | 24,243 | $301K |
| Tennessee | 23,207 | $244K |
| Missouri | 22,285 | $230K |
| New Jersey | 21,940 | $241K |
| Kentucky | 20,177 | $221K |
| Indiana | 19,299 | $222K |
| Alabama | 16,310 | $174K |
| Virginia | 16,129 | $187K |
| South Carolina | 14,862 | $160K |
| Massachusetts | 14,299 | $165K |
| Arkansas | 14,236 | $142K |
| Louisiana | 14,032 | $142K |
| Mississippi | 11,754 | $115K |
| Oklahoma | 11,376 | $126K |
| Wisconsin | 10,384 | $124K |
| Arizona | 10,362 | $118K |
| Iowa | 9,789 | $101K |
| Washington | 9,484 | $105K |
| Maryland | 8,367 | $106K |
| Connecticut | 8,049 | $97K |
| Kansas | 8,031 | $87.9K |
| West Virginia | 7,579 | $79.1K |
| Oregon | 7,462 | $84.3K |
| Minnesota | 7,163 | $91.2K |
| Colorado | 5,769 | $67.8K |
| Nevada | 4,767 | $53.1K |
| Rhode Island | 3,982 | $39.4K |
| New Mexico | 3,341 | $32.7K |
| Nebraska | 3,181 | $31.6K |
| New Hampshire | 2,981 | $37K |
| Maine | 2,933 | $38.4K |
| Idaho | 2,807 | $33.6K |
| Hawaii | 1,843 | $21.9K |
| South Dakota | 1,793 | $20.6K |
| Utah | 1,786 | $17.4K |
| North Dakota | 1,453 | $16K |
| Montana | 1,424 | $16.2K |
| Delaware | 1,419 | $20.4K |
| Vermont | 1,094 | $11.6K |
| District of Columbia | 940 | $11.1K |
| Wyoming | 610 | $5,865 |
| Alaska | 544 | $7,636 |
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 2012 includes more than 1.2 billion prescriptions written by nearly 1.5 million doctors, nurses and other providers. This database lists about 382,000 of those providers who wrote 50 or more prescriptions for at least one drug that year. Almost three-fourths went to patients 65 and older; the rest were for disabled patients. Methodology »
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Top prescribers for DILTIAZEM HCL
| Provider | Medicare Claims | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| GHIATH KASHLAN MD |
Claims Filled50 |
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| DONALD RABOR MD |
Claims Filled50 |
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| KAREN STEWART MD |
Claims Filled50 |
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| DANIEL MONDROW MD |
Claims Filled50 |
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| DEEPA PATEL M.D. |
Claims Filled50 |
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| JOSEPH GUERRINI M.D. |
Claims Filled50 |
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| ANDREW SCANAMEO M.D. |
Claims Filled50 |
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| URI BEN-ZUR M.D.,F.A.C.C. |
Claims Filled50 |
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| LIONEL VELEZ MONTIJO MD |
Claims Filled50 |
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| NINA KHAN MD |
Claims Filled50 |
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| BOYD JOHNSON D.O. |
Claims Filled50 |
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| BEVERLY NIEHLS MD |
Claims Filled50 |
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| MACDONALD DUBOSE M.D. |
Claims Filled50 |
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| MICHAEL WAHL MD |
Claims Filled50 |
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| UPALI WALGAMA MD |
Claims Filled50 |
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| DHIRENDRA PATEL MD |
Claims Filled50 |
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| JOHN BASS PA |
Claims Filled50 |
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| RAOUF KODSY MD |
Claims Filled50 |
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| MOHAMMAD HASSAN MD |
Claims Filled50 |
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| ALVIN ROMERO-CALES MD |
Claims Filled50 |
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| ARULNANGAI KUMARESAN MD |
Claims Filled50 |
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| DANIEL TSE MD |
Claims Filled50 |
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| JOSEPH ALESSANDRO D.O. |
Claims Filled50 |
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| MEYYAPPAN PALANIAPPAN MD |
Claims Filled50 |
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| BINWANT SINGH M.D. |
Claims Filled50 |