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LOSARTAN POTASSIUM
Losartan is used alone or in combination with other medications to treat high blood pressure. Losartan is also used to decrease the risk of stroke in people who have high blood pressure and a heart condition called left ventricular hypertrophy (enlargement of the walls of the left side of the heart). Losartan may not decrease the risk of stroke in African Americans who have these conditions. This medication is also used to treat kidney disease in people who have type 2 diabetes (condition in which the body does not use insulin normally and therefore cannot control the amount of sugar in the blood) and high blood pressure. Losartan is in a class of medications called angiotensin II receptor antagonists. It works by blocking the action of certain natural substances that tighten the blood vessels, allowing the blood to flow more smoothly and the heart to pump more efficiently. 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 | 1,581,764 | $34.2M |
| Florida | 1,018,555 | $19.9M |
| New York | 808,111 | $16.8M |
| Texas | 628,765 | $15.6M |
| Pennsylvania | 476,447 | $11.3M |
| Ohio | 469,112 | $14.1M |
| North Carolina | 405,822 | $8.12M |
| Illinois | 365,999 | $7.2M |
| Georgia | 329,014 | $6.79M |
| Michigan | 308,869 | $8.53M |
| Tennessee | 278,066 | $6.89M |
| Virginia | 267,184 | $5.91M |
| Washington | 262,978 | $5.63M |
| New Jersey | 260,618 | $7.08M |
| Missouri | 256,979 | $5.03M |
| Wisconsin | 228,997 | $4.75M |
| Indiana | 217,361 | $4.59M |
| Massachusetts | 215,216 | $7.52M |
| Alabama | 213,231 | $4.94M |
| Minnesota | 203,007 | $3.84M |
| Kentucky | 198,162 | $4.27M |
| Arizona | 185,232 | $3.83M |
| Oregon | 184,421 | $3.68M |
| Louisiana | 168,628 | $4.52M |
| South Carolina | 151,666 | $3.67M |
| Iowa | 143,578 | $2.38M |
| Colorado | 141,004 | $2.9M |
| Maryland | 132,463 | $3.44M |
| Kansas | 123,332 | $2.44M |
| Hawaii | 118,781 | $2.76M |
| Mississippi | 108,081 | $2.27M |
| Arkansas | 107,494 | $3.15M |
| Connecticut | 100,854 | $2.43M |
| Oklahoma | 100,305 | $2.53M |
| Nevada | 90,647 | $1.67M |
| West Virginia | 80,257 | $1.72M |
| Nebraska | 77,259 | $1.29M |
| New Mexico | 66,804 | $2.18M |
| Idaho | 61,639 | $1.45M |
| Rhode Island | 60,429 | $2.06M |
| Utah | 58,113 | $1.23M |
| Maine | 51,913 | $1.28M |
| Montana | 45,909 | $937K |
| South Dakota | 42,092 | $733K |
| New Hampshire | 35,316 | $777K |
| North Dakota | 34,357 | $686K |
| Vermont | 24,809 | $634K |
| Delaware | 18,157 | $652K |
| Wyoming | 17,630 | $341K |
| District of Columbia | 16,684 | $397K |
| Alaska | 11,403 | $187K |
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 LOSARTAN POTASSIUM
| Provider | Medicare Claims | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARTURO LOGRONO |
Claims Filled1,081 |
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| NORBERTO FLEITES M.D. |
Claims Filled1,074 |
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| MAI PHAN M.D. |
Claims Filled1,067 |
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| LAURA MATA M.D. |
Claims Filled1,067 |
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| JOSE AYALA M.D. |
Claims Filled1,066 |
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| MICHAEL DAO M.D. |
Claims Filled1,063 |
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| CARLOS DIAZ MD |
Claims Filled1,063 |
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| JOSE CARDENAS MD |
Claims Filled1,059 |
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| CARLOS MARTINEZ RIVERA MD |
Claims Filled1,058 |
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| JESSICA VIGIL M.D. |
Claims Filled1,047 |
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| ENRIQUE GRIEGO M.D. |
Claims Filled1,045 |
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| MAYLI RODRIGUEZ |
Claims Filled1,039 |
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| HUAN D LE MD |
Claims Filled1,038 |
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| DANTE RODRIGUEZ |
Claims Filled1,029 |
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| JONATHAN NGUYEN MD |
Claims Filled1,028 |
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| JUAN NEGRON M.D. |
Claims Filled1,026 |
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| EDWARD KO MD |
Claims Filled1,025 |
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| HONG KIM M.D. |
Claims Filled1,024 |
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| ROBERTO MUNOZ-MARIN M.D. |
Claims Filled1,020 |
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| RAFAEL RUIZ GONZALEZ M.D |
Claims Filled1,019 |
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| OSMANY RODRIGUEZ M.D. |
Claims Filled1,016 |
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| JOSEPH MURAKAMI M.D. |
Claims Filled1,016 |
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| MARITZA MELENDEZ NIEVES MD |
Claims Filled1,013 |
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| ZHAOYANG PAN M.D. |
Claims Filled1,011 |
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| HUNG NGUYEN MD |
Claims Filled991 |