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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 | 128,029 | $84.2M |
| Pennsylvania | 120,707 | $55.4M |
| Florida | 105,473 | $59.4M |
| Ohio | 85,966 | $39.4M |
| North Carolina | 81,760 | $36.5M |
| New Jersey | 80,439 | $40.9M |
| New York | 78,286 | $40.6M |
| Tennessee | 58,952 | $34.9M |
| Wisconsin | 56,131 | $24.8M |
| Missouri | 55,001 | $27.9M |
| Arizona | 53,152 | $25.8M |
| Massachusetts | 50,149 | $23.5M |
| Minnesota | 48,744 | $15.3M |
| Washington | 46,865 | $17.7M |
| Michigan | 45,806 | $28.2M |
| Texas | 44,925 | $26.4M |
| Colorado | 43,142 | $16.9M |
| Indiana | 43,132 | $21.1M |
| Georgia | 38,981 | $19.2M |
| Connecticut | 37,388 | $19.5M |
| Virginia | 35,006 | $16.7M |
| Illinois | 34,814 | $16.8M |
| Alabama | 34,179 | $17.5M |
| Oregon | 34,176 | $14M |
| Maryland | 32,148 | $13.5M |
| Kentucky | 31,996 | $15.6M |
| Oklahoma | 31,526 | $17.8M |
| South Carolina | 28,145 | $15.3M |
| Kansas | 20,067 | $9.58M |
| Maine | 17,885 | $8.15M |
| Louisiana | 17,209 | $9.98M |
| Iowa | 16,671 | $6.62M |
| Arkansas | 16,667 | $8.45M |
| New Hampshire | 16,222 | $6.88M |
| Rhode Island | 15,395 | $7.39M |
| New Mexico | 13,280 | $6.37M |
| Mississippi | 12,040 | $6.33M |
| Utah | 11,568 | $6.08M |
| West Virginia | 11,185 | $5.23M |
| Nebraska | 11,107 | $4.24M |
| Delaware | 9,878 | $4.74M |
| Nevada | 9,465 | $5.57M |
| Idaho | 8,923 | $4.12M |
| Montana | 8,821 | $3.49M |
| Vermont | 6,674 | $2.66M |
| South Dakota | 5,294 | $2.02M |
| Hawaii | 5,146 | $2.68M |
| Wyoming | 4,051 | $1.58M |
| North Dakota | 3,943 | $1.2M |
| Alaska | 3,269 | $1.45M |
| District of Columbia | 3,018 | $1.17M |
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 OXYCONTIN
| Provider | Medicare Claims | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAY BAKER DO |
Claims Filled1,165 |
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| MARK ELLIS MD |
Claims Filled1,087 |
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| FATHALLA MASHALI MD |
Claims Filled1,084 |
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| RILEY LOVE MD |
Claims Filled1,041 |
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| DEXTER KOONS M.D. |
Claims Filled991 |
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| PAUL MURATTA D.O. |
Claims Filled936 |
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| HEATHER ALFONSO MSN APRN |
Claims Filled880 |
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| TEODORA NEAGU RN, APN, ACNP, BC |
Claims Filled862 |
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| BARBARA BRAUCH NP |
Claims Filled838 |
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| MARTIN HALE M.D. |
Claims Filled816 |
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| JAYAM KRISHNA IYER M.D. |
Claims Filled811 |
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| IQBAL SINGH M.D. |
Claims Filled795 |
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| LISA BANCHIK M.D. |
Claims Filled750 |
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| EVA PIZARRO M.D. |
Claims Filled749 |
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| TOSHEIBA HOLMES MD |
Claims Filled747 |
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| BUTCHAIAH GARLAPATI M.D. |
Claims Filled734 |
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| DONALD KIM M.D. |
Claims Filled724 |
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| BRENDA FRIEND FNP |
Claims Filled716 |
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| NILESH JOBALIA M.D. |
Claims Filled712 |
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| CHRISTINA COLLINS APN |
Claims Filled711 |
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| BRANDY BURCHELL FNP |
Claims Filled708 |
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| GEORGE SIDHOM M.D. |
Claims Filled706 |
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| DONALD DOUGLAS PA |
Claims Filled703 |
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| DOUGLAS PRITCHARD M.D. |
Claims Filled702 |
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| SHELINDER AGGARWAL M.D. |
Claims Filled692 |