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OLEG VOLCHONOK M.D.
11400 BUSTLETON AVE
Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19116
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At A Glance: This Prescriber in 2015
Self-Reported Primary Specialty
Rank: 1 out of 541
Rank: 33 out of 541
How Does This Prescriber Compare to Peers?
In the same specialty and state. Caveats »
this specialty
in Pennsylvania lower than average
Antipsychotics
This provider prescribed antipsychotics to at least one but fewer than 11 patients who are 65 and older, so Medicare redacted the exact figure. Comparisons are not shown.
Antibiotics
8% of this provider’s 769 patients filled at least one prescription for an antibiotic drug, compared to an average of 6%.
Risky Drugs for Seniors
This provider prescribed potentially inappropriate drugs to at least one but fewer than 11 patients who are 65 and older, so Medicare redacted the exact figure. Comparisons are not shown.
Opioids
1% of this provider’s 769 patients filled at least one prescription for an opioid, compared to an average of 2%.
Brand Name Drugs
43% of this provider’s prescriptions were for brand-name drugs, compared to an average of 30%.
Prescription Price
$230 was the average price of a prescription from this provider, compared to $663 among peers.
Prescriptions per Patient
11 is the average number of prescriptions (including refills) per patient, compared to an average of 4.
How This Provider’s Patients Compare
Doctors often say their patients are sicker or more complex than those of their peers. The measure displayed below, used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, takes into account patients’ characteristics to estimate whether they are expected to have above-average Medicare spending. It considers patients’ age, sex, diagnoses from the past year and other factors. This provider’s score below takes into account all patients.
This Provider's History
A comparison of this provider’s prescribing in Part D since 2012. All years may not be shown if there is insufficient data.
Cost of Claims
$879K
2012
$1.04M
2013
$1.54M
2014
$1.86M
2015
Number of Claims
8,253
2012
7,637
2013
8,566
2014
8,091
2015
This Prescriber's Drugs
The table below list this provider’s drugs, the number of prescriptions and how many went to seniors. Drugs are ranked by volume and compared with the rank for all providers in the same specialty and state. The list below includes only those drugs for which this provider wrote 50 or more prescriptions.
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An opioid drug. More » Prescription opioids (painkillers) can help alleviate certain kinds of pain in the short term but carry serious health risks.
An antibiotic drug. More » Used to treat bacterial infections but are often prescribed incorrectly to treat viral infections, such as chest colds or the flu.
An antipsychotic drug. More » Antipsychotics are frequently given to dementia patients, though it increases their risk of death.
A risky drug for seniors. More » The American Geriatrics Society has said this drug is "potentially dangerous" for seniors and might be inappropriate.
This provider is among the top 10 prescribers of this drug in the country.
This provider’s prescriptions for this drug were for more days than those of peers. More » Because of this, his or her prescription count may be lower.
This provider’s prescriptions for this drug were for fewer days than those of peers. More » Because of this, his or her prescription count may be higher.
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This Drug's Rank
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| Drug Name | Total Prescriptions Filled with Refills |
Prescriptions to 65+ |
Patients Receiving this Drug | Category | For this Prescriber | For this Prescriber's Peers |
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NEXIUM
Treats heartburn, gastroeso... + Treats heartburn, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and conditions that cause your stomach to make too much acid. Source: National Library of Medicine |
1,306
prescriptions, 16% of all prescriptions |
1,255
prescriptions. |
178
patients, 23% of all patients |
1 | 7 | |
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RANITIDINE HCL
Ranitidine is used to treat... + Ranitidine is used to treat ulcers; gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a condition in which backward flow of acid from the stomach causes heartburn and injury of the food pipe (esophagus); and conditions where the stomach produces too much acid, such as Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. Source: National Library of Medicine |
1,144
prescriptions, 14% of all prescriptions |
1,093
prescriptions. |
183
patients, 24% of all patients |
2 | 4 | |
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DEXILANT
Treats erosive esophagitis,... + Treats erosive esophagitis, heartburn, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and other conditions caused by too much stomach acid. Source: National Library of Medicine |
734
prescriptions, 9% of all prescriptions |
715
prescriptions. |
91
patients, 12% of all patients |
3 | 6 | |
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OMEPRAZOLE
Treats heartburn, stomach u... + Treats heartburn, stomach ulcers, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and conditions that cause your stomach to make too much acid, such as Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, endocrine tumors, and systemic mastocytosis. Source: National Library of Medicine |
728
prescriptions, 9% of all prescriptions |
668
prescriptions. |
105
patients, 14% of all patients |
4 | 1 | |
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POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350
Treats occasional constipat... + Treats occasional constipation. Source: National Library of Medicine |
628
prescriptions, 8% of all prescriptions |
623
prescriptions. |
232
patients, 30% of all patients |
5 | 5 | |
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LINZESS
Used in adults to treat irr... + Used in adults to treat irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C; a condition that causes stomach pain or cramps, bloating, and infrequent or difficult passage of stools) and chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC; difficult or infrequent passage of stools that lasts for 3 months or longer and is not caused by a disease or a medication). Source: National Library of Medicine |
554
prescriptions, 7% of all prescriptions |
538
prescriptions. |
101
patients, 13% of all patients |
10 | 6 | 16 |
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PANTOPRAZOLE SODIUM
Pantoprazole is used to tre... + Pantoprazole is used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a condition in which backward flow of acid from the stomach causes heartburn and possible injury of the esophagus (the tube between the throat and stomach). Source: National Library of Medicine |
516
prescriptions, 6% of all prescriptions |
478
prescriptions. |
96
patients, 12% of all patients |
7 | 2 | |
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DICYCLOMINE HCL
Dicyclomine is used to trea... + Dicyclomine is used to treat the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. Source: National Library of Medicine |
338
prescriptions, 4% of all prescriptions |
333
prescriptions. |
59
patients, 8% of all patients |
8 | 8 | |
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AMITIZA
Treats certain types of lon... + Treats certain types of long-term constipation by helping you have a bowel movement. Source: National Library of Medicine |
313
prescriptions, 4% of all prescriptions |
295
prescriptions. |
53
patients, 7% of all patients |
9 | 17 | |
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PROCTOZONE-HC
Hydrocortisone is available... + Hydrocortisone is available with or without a prescription. Source: National Library of Medicine |
309
prescriptions, 4% of all prescriptions |
304
prescriptions. |
86
patients, 11% of all patients |
10 | 10 | 56 |
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CREON
Helps patients who have cys... + Helps patients who have cystic fibrosis, pancreatitis, or digestive disorders digest food. Source: National Library of Medicine |
291
prescriptions, 4% of all prescriptions |
286
prescriptions. |
45
patients, 6% of all patients |
11 | 40 | |
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METOCLOPRAMIDE HCL
Metoclopramide is used to r... + Metoclopramide is used to relieve heartburn and speed the healing of ulcers and sores in the esophagus (tube that connects the mouth to the stomach) in people who have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD; condition in which backward flow of acid from the stomach causes heartburn and injury of the esophagus) that did not get better with other treatments. Source: National Library of Medicine |
241
prescriptions, 3% of all prescriptions |
236
prescriptions. |
53
patients, 7% of all patients |
12 | 13 | |
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PROCTOSOL-HC
This is used to help reliev... + This is used to help relieve redness, itching, swelling, or other discomfort caused by skin conditions. Source: National Library of Medicine |
221
prescriptions, 3% of all prescriptions |
221
prescriptions. |
81
patients, 11% of all patients |
10 | 13 | 64 |
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LANSOPRAZOLE
Treats stomach ulcers, gast... + Treats stomach ulcers, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and conditions that cause your stomach to make too much acid, such as Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. Source: National Library of Medicine |
60
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
60
prescriptions. |
<11 | 14 | 14 | |
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LOPERAMIDE
Treats diarrhea and decreas... + Treats diarrhea and decreases the amount of drainage in patients who have ostomies. Source: National Library of Medicine |
52
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
47
prescriptions. |
21
patients, 3% of all patients |
15 | 99 | |
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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Caveats
- No comparisons are shown if there are fewer than 20 prescribers in the state share this specialty.
- Comparisons do not take into account the medical conditions of patients. Medications for certain conditions do not have generic alternatives, so patients would receive more expensive brand name drugs.
- This provider's address and specialty information was last updated on Oct. 2, 2014.
- Comparisons are based on each provider’s current address, not necessarily where he or she worked during the time period covered in this database.
- In rare circumstances, providers' prescription tallies may be inflated. Sometimes providers are credited with prescriptions written by colleagues (this happens in long-term care facilities) or are victims of fraud involving theft of their provider number.