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OPANA ER
OXYMORPHONE HCL
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: 487 of 3395
Retail Cost
Rank: 194 of 3395
Patients
Rank: 567 of 3395
Prescribers
Rank: 618 of 3395
This Drug's History
Claims
The number of Medicare prescriptions for this drug each year
322K
2011
283K
2012
273K
2013
255K
2014
258K
2015
Spending
The total Part D spending on this drug
each year
$191M
2011
$162M
2012
$149M
2013
$140M
2014
$147M
2015
Average Patient Cost
Average amount that patients without a low-income subsidy paid each year.
$396
2011
$384
2012
$377
2013
$396
2014
$456
2015
Use by state
| State | Patients | Claims | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 5,002 | 30,600 | $18M |
| Tennessee | 4,712 | 28,175 | $13.4M |
| Florida | 3,902 | 22,521 | $14.9M |
| Pennsylvania | 3,107 | 16,595 | $8.54M |
| California | 2,428 | 14,146 | $8.42M |
| Texas | 1,999 | 10,765 | $6.35M |
| New York | 1,697 | 9,749 | $6.39M |
| Ohio | 1,414 | 8,026 | $4.27M |
| Georgia | 1,401 | 7,379 | $3.85M |
| Indiana | 1,083 | 7,094 | $4.25M |
| Michigan | 1,263 | 6,546 | $5.01M |
| South Carolina | 1,210 | 6,376 | $3.23M |
| Virginia | 1,050 | 5,690 | $3.18M |
| Louisiana | 992 | 5,456 | $3.17M |
| Alabama | 1,032 | 5,363 | $3.05M |
| Arizona | 955 | 5,187 | $2.87M |
| New Jersey | 873 | 4,879 | $2.93M |
| Missouri | 810 | 4,725 | $3M |
| Nevada | 805 | 4,517 | $2.58M |
| Oklahoma | 796 | 4,511 | $2.62M |
| Kentucky | 711 | 4,162 | $2.12M |
| Illinois | 792 | 3,935 | $2.03M |
| Maryland | 730 | 3,799 | $2.09M |
| Colorado | 565 | 3,345 | $1.86M |
| Mississippi | 622 | 3,200 | $1.76M |
| Wisconsin | 564 | 3,070 | $1.42M |
| Washington | 506 | 2,744 | $1.28M |
| Connecticut | 402 | 2,460 | $1.59M |
| Arkansas | 454 | 2,381 | $1.3M |
| West Virginia | 371 | 2,053 | $1.19M |
| Kansas | 332 | 2,030 | $1.22M |
| Iowa | 269 | 1,902 | $890K |
| Oregon | 283 | 1,783 | $841K |
| Maine | 289 | 1,653 | $879K |
| Nebraska | 231 | 1,493 | $852K |
| Utah | 254 | 1,475 | $773K |
| Massachusetts | 274 | 1,400 | $1.02M |
| Hawaii | 281 | 1,133 | $419K |
| Idaho | 195 | 1,063 | $597K |
| New Mexico | 170 | 861 | $493K |
| New Hampshire | 141 | 804 | $385K |
| Delaware | 140 | 663 | $408K |
| Minnesota | 113 | 503 | $277K |
| Vermont | 50 | 393 | $261K |
| South Dakota | 78 | 372 | $213K |
| Rhode Island | 71 | 290 | $158K |
| Montana | 39 | 221 | $111K |
| Alaska | 40 | 212 | $121K |
| North Dakota | 30 | 130 | $62.7K |
| District of Columbia | 34 | 109 | $51.7K |
| Wyoming | 28 | 104 | $56.7K |
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 OPANA ER
| Provider | Medicare Claims | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHANNON HOLLOWELL NP |
Claims Filled72 |
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| BENJAMIN MEEKS NP |
Claims Filled60 |
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| HEATHER HAMBRICK NP |
Claims Filled80 |
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| WILLIAM WILLIAMS M.D. |
Claims Filled76 |
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| PATRICK KARL D.O. |
Claims Filled71 |
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| KAREN DOGGETT A.R.N.P. |
Claims Filled111 |
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| SALLY HENSLEY APRN, FNP |
Claims Filled71 |
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| AMBER BARNARD P.A. |
Claims Filled136 |
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| WHITNEY MATCHETTE NURSE PRACTITONER |
Claims Filled75 |
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| JOSEPH MARINO MD |
Claims Filled96 |
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| RICHARD SMITH M.D. |
Claims Filled166 |
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| JAWED HUSSAIN M.D. |
Claims Filled57 |
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| MARLA GOLDEN D.O. |
Claims Filled60 |
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| CARLOS OTEYZA M.D. |
Claims Filled75 |
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| JEFFREY CAUDILL M.D. |
Claims Filled85 |
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| JOHN HUNT MD |
Claims Filled50 |
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| VICKY MINNINGER CFNP |
Claims Filled60 |
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| DANNA JERMAN APN |
Claims Filled102 |
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| ERICA BERTSCHLER NP |
Claims Filled62 |
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| DIANNE LEACH NP |
Claims Filled173 |
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| ERIC AITKEN MD |
Claims Filled52 |
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| VINCE HUME DO |
Claims Filled73 |
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| THELMA GREEN-MACK MD |
Claims Filled140 |
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| ANTHONY MIMMS MD |
Claims Filled381 |
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| DELENO WEBB MD |
Claims Filled340 |