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OXYCODONE HCL
Oxycodone is used to relieve moderate to severe pain. Oxycodone is in a class of medications called opiate (narcotic) analgesics. It works by changing the way the brain and nervous system respond to pain. Source: National Library of Medicine
Important Information About This Drug
Prescription opioids (painkillers) can help alleviate certain kinds of pain in the short term but carry serious health risks.
As many as one quarter of those receiving these drugs over a long period of time in a primary care setting struggle with addiction.
Read more about the appropriate use of these drugs and speak to your doctor about their risks.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
At a Glance: This Drug in 2013
Medicare Part D Claims
Rank: 62 of 3238
Retail Cost
Rank: 113 of 3238
Patients
Rank: 75 of 3238
Prescribers
Rank: 56 of 3238
User Reviews of Related Drug Oxycodone »
66%
of people say
it's worth it
50%
of people say
it worked well
19%
of people say
it's a huge hassle
Alternatives:
Norco Tramadol Percocet Morphine Sulfate Acetaminophen with codeine
Use by state
| State | Patients | Claims | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 78,276 | 363,527 | $14.3M |
| Florida | 62,863 | 349,816 | $14.6M |
| North Carolina | 63,389 | 296,631 | $11.2M |
| New York | 61,353 | 256,941 | $11.4M |
| California | 52,088 | 253,124 | $14.5M |
| Massachusetts | 58,750 | 235,232 | $7.2M |
| Tennessee | 34,186 | 226,551 | $9.74M |
| Washington | 51,737 | 225,305 | $6.41M |
| Ohio | 44,428 | 211,437 | $8.29M |
| Arizona | 37,907 | 200,345 | $8.94M |
| Oregon | 41,664 | 184,530 | $5.78M |
| New Jersey | 28,383 | 163,009 | $6.71M |
| Maryland | 34,519 | 159,987 | $5.18M |
| Wisconsin | 30,608 | 154,142 | $5.35M |
| Virginia | 27,810 | 132,323 | $5.34M |
| Michigan | 26,871 | 131,036 | $5.53M |
| Georgia | 23,795 | 130,174 | $5.47M |
| Minnesota | 33,844 | 124,256 | $3.35M |
| Colorado | 24,843 | 119,608 | $4.72M |
| South Carolina | 22,745 | 92,590 | $3.69M |
| Missouri | 19,667 | 92,219 | $3.89M |
| Connecticut | 18,769 | 88,822 | $3.49M |
| Maine | 16,143 | 80,315 | $2.64M |
| Alabama | 13,227 | 78,400 | $3.29M |
| Kentucky | 13,734 | 75,621 | $3.01M |
| Texas | 16,379 | 75,581 | $4.35M |
| Indiana | 14,359 | 75,410 | $3.54M |
| Nevada | 11,567 | 68,514 | $3.13M |
| Oklahoma | 10,557 | 63,943 | $3.32M |
| Arkansas | 10,871 | 62,715 | $3.27M |
| New Hampshire | 12,357 | 59,687 | $1.87M |
| New Mexico | 12,255 | 57,771 | $2.31M |
| West Virginia | 8,989 | 55,010 | $2.43M |
| Louisiana | 8,978 | 54,805 | $2.39M |
| Kansas | 9,767 | 47,032 | $1.93M |
| Utah | 8,704 | 46,486 | $2.12M |
| Illinois | 10,588 | 41,951 | $1.85M |
| Delaware | 6,726 | 37,029 | $1.44M |
| Iowa | 7,656 | 32,811 | $1.15M |
| Rhode Island | 6,422 | 28,237 | $952K |
| Idaho | 5,781 | 26,529 | $1.14M |
| Mississippi | 4,280 | 23,782 | $924K |
| Montana | 5,066 | 23,567 | $863K |
| Hawaii | 5,057 | 21,703 | $876K |
| Vermont | 4,120 | 18,286 | $553K |
| Nebraska | 4,297 | 16,538 | $662K |
| South Dakota | 2,786 | 10,916 | $313K |
| North Dakota | 2,890 | 10,449 | $259K |
| Alaska | 1,980 | 10,033 | $427K |
| District of Columbia | 2,838 | 7,369 | $278K |
| Wyoming | 1,315 | 5,666 | $211K |
About This Data
Prescribing data from Medicare’s prescription drug benefit, known as Part D, was compiled and released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the federal agency that oversees the program. ProPublica combined that data with additional information released by CMS. The data for 2013 includes nearly 1.4 billion prescriptions written by 1.3 million doctors, nurses and other providers. This database lists about 410,000 of those providers who wrote 50 or more prescriptions for at least one drug that year. Almost three-fourths of these prescriptions went to patients 65 and older; the rest were for disabled patients Methodology »
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Top prescribers for OXYCODONE HCL
| Provider | Medicare Claims | City | State |
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| ALAN DENNIS M.D. |
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| JOHN FEDJE-JOHNSTON MD |
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| JOHN TUMASZ D.O. |
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| CHRISTINE HSIEH M.D. |
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| JOHN VASIL DO |
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| SANJAY NAVADIA M.D. |
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| IRINA SHENDRIK FNP |
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| SCOTT KIM |
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| ALLISON WILLIAMS MD |
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| MICHAEL ANGOTTI MD |
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| JOHN COPELAND MD |
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| CARL PALFFY MD |
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| HARRIS GRATZ D.O. |
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| CHERIAN ALEXANDER M.D. |
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| ANDREW MENDENHALL MD |
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| THOMAS HICKEY M.D. |
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| ERIC WEIL MD |
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| THOMAS WHYTE M.D. |
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| PAUL WAGNER DO |
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| CAROL NIEGISCH MD |
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| FRANK ZSOLDOS |
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| CHONG SO DO |
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| NINA MCCAMPBELL MD |
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| CATHERINE WONSKI MD |
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| TONI ANNE WASHINGTON MD |
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