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OXYCONTIN
OXYCODONE HCL
Oxycodone is used to relieve moderate to severe 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 2015
Medicare Part D Claims
Rank: 163 of 3395
Retail Cost
Rank: 26 of 3395
Patients
Rank: 253 of 3395
Prescribers
Rank: 195 of 3395
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66%
of people say
it's worth it
50%
of people say
it worked well
19%
of people say
it's a huge hassle
This Drug's History
Claims
The number of Medicare prescriptions for this drug each year
1.72M
2011
1.82M
2012
1.92M
2013
1.91M
2014
1.79M
2015
Spending
The total Part D spending on this drug
each year
$833M
2011
$904M
2012
$945M
2013
$955M
2014
$932M
2015
Average Patient Cost
Average amount that patients without a low-income subsidy paid each year.
$371
2011
$401
2012
$394
2013
$404
2014
$436
2015
Use by state
| State | Patients | Claims | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 22,303 | 135,211 | $85.6M |
| Pennsylvania | 19,332 | 121,092 | $61.1M |
| Florida | 17,579 | 104,525 | $61.3M |
| New York | 15,790 | 89,003 | $47.5M |
| North Carolina | 14,081 | 87,097 | $40.7M |
| New Jersey | 12,595 | 79,822 | $42.9M |
| Ohio | 10,363 | 67,068 | $33.4M |
| Tennessee | 8,440 | 54,060 | $28.1M |
| Massachusetts | 7,347 | 53,920 | $24.8M |
| Wisconsin | 7,358 | 53,599 | $25.7M |
| Missouri | 7,710 | 53,587 | $29.7M |
| Arizona | 8,547 | 50,919 | $26.7M |
| Michigan | 8,139 | 49,821 | $32.7M |
| Texas | 8,328 | 48,970 | $30.2M |
| Minnesota | 7,006 | 47,180 | $17.7M |
| Washington | 6,436 | 43,811 | $18.4M |
| Maryland | 6,996 | 42,998 | $19.3M |
| Colorado | 6,025 | 39,155 | $17.3M |
| Georgia | 6,063 | 38,340 | $20.1M |
| Alabama | 5,424 | 38,172 | $20.7M |
| Connecticut | 5,419 | 37,607 | $19.6M |
| Indiana | 5,532 | 36,565 | $19.4M |
| Illinois | 6,748 | 35,568 | $18.2M |
| Virginia | 6,079 | 34,640 | $16.9M |
| Oklahoma | 4,908 | 32,997 | $18.6M |
| Oregon | 4,395 | 30,251 | $13.2M |
| South Carolina | 4,634 | 27,008 | $15.7M |
| Kentucky | 3,833 | 25,449 | $12.9M |
| Kansas | 3,118 | 21,255 | $10.4M |
| Louisiana | 2,720 | 17,274 | $9.45M |
| New Hampshire | 2,311 | 16,585 | $7.26M |
| Maine | 1,945 | 15,293 | $7.79M |
| Arkansas | 2,464 | 14,477 | $7.3M |
| Iowa | 2,062 | 13,460 | $6.14M |
| Mississippi | 1,723 | 11,457 | $5.98M |
| New Mexico | 1,761 | 11,153 | $5.88M |
| Utah | 1,609 | 11,010 | $6.26M |
| Rhode Island | 1,586 | 10,843 | $5.51M |
| Nebraska | 1,586 | 10,149 | $4.41M |
| Nevada | 1,804 | 10,048 | $6.02M |
| Delaware | 1,437 | 9,945 | $5.11M |
| West Virginia | 1,546 | 9,268 | $4.48M |
| Idaho | 1,381 | 8,493 | $4.11M |
| Montana | 1,159 | 8,202 | $3.41M |
| Vermont | 754 | 6,598 | $2.81M |
| South Dakota | 774 | 5,062 | $2.1M |
| North Dakota | 724 | 3,770 | $1.38M |
| Wyoming | 622 | 3,758 | $1.66M |
| Hawaii | 625 | 3,626 | $2.25M |
| District of Columbia | 868 | 3,199 | $1.39M |
| Alaska | 497 | 3,088 | $1.55M |
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. The data for 2015 includes more than 1.4 billion prescriptions written by nearly 1.4 million doctors, nurses and other providers. This database lists about 447,000 of those providers who wrote 50 or more prescriptions for at least one drug that year. More than 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 OXYCONTIN
| Provider | Medicare Claims | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARK MURPHY M.D |
Claims Filled1,754 |
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| LAWRENCE PETERS MD |
Claims Filled1,071 |
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| BUTCHAIAH GARLAPATI M.D. |
Claims Filled1,040 |
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| JAY BAKER DO |
Claims Filled1,025 |
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| EMILIO SUAREZ D.O. |
Claims Filled1,019 |
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| SANDHYA THOMAS-MONTILUS MD |
Claims Filled1,014 |
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| MARTIN HALE M.D. |
Claims Filled924 |
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| MICHAEL BRENNAN M.D. |
Claims Filled913 |
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| NILESH JOBALIA M.D. |
Claims Filled896 |
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| RILEY LOVE MD |
Claims Filled891 |
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| AMANDA ZIMMERMAN PA-C |
Claims Filled887 |
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| ARTHUR BRADFORD M.D. |
Claims Filled885 |
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| KAIN KUMAR M.D., PHD |
Claims Filled870 |
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| IQBAL SINGH M.D. |
Claims Filled853 |
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| MICHAEL COZZI MD |
Claims Filled836 |
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| ALFRED ANDERSON M.D., D.C. |
Claims Filled825 |
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| DONALD KIM M.D. |
Claims Filled765 |
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| JAY FREID MD |
Claims Filled731 |
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| CESAR EURIBE MD |
Claims Filled712 |
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| ANTHONY MIMMS MD |
Claims Filled680 |
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| LISA BANCHIK M.D. |
Claims Filled670 |
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| LOUIS SPAGNOLETTI |
Claims Filled670 |
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| CHARLES SCHLOSSER MD,M.P.H |
Claims Filled668 |
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| REGINA THURMAN MD |
Claims Filled658 |
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| CONSTANTIN STARCHOOK MD |
Claims Filled656 |