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ABDIEL ANGELES M.D.
43 KAMEHAMEHA AVENUE
Kahului | Hawaii | 96732
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At A Glance: This Prescriber in 2015
Self-Reported Primary Specialty
Rank: 204 out of 324
Rank: 219 out of 324
How Does This Prescriber Compare to Peers?
In the same specialty and state. Caveats »
this specialty
in Hawaii 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
32% of this provider’s 106 patients filled at least one prescription for an antibiotic drug, compared to an average of 26%.
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
This provider prescribed opioids to at least one but fewer than 11 patients, so Medicare redacted the exact figure. Comparisons are not shown.
Brand Name Drugs
24% of this provider’s prescriptions were for brand-name drugs, compared to an average of 22%.
Prescription Price
$68 was the average price of a prescription from this provider, compared to $81 among peers.
Prescriptions per Patient
30 is the average number of prescriptions (including refills) per patient, compared to an average of 14.
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
$278K
2012
$257K
2013
$253K
2014
$215K
2015
Number of Claims
4,197
2012
4,261
2013
3,687
2014
3,153
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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LOSARTAN POTASSIUM
Losartan is used alone or i... + Losartan is used alone or in combination with other medications to treat high blood pressure. Source: National Library of Medicine |
271
prescriptions, 9% of all prescriptions |
266
prescriptions. |
47
patients, 44% of all patients |
1 | 3 | |
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PRAVASTATIN SODIUM
Pravastatin is used with di... + Pravastatin is used with diet, weight-loss, and exercise to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke and to decrease the chance that heart surgery will be needed in people who have heart disease or who are at risk of developing heart disease. Source: National Library of Medicine |
188
prescriptions, 6% of all prescriptions |
176
prescriptions. |
29
patients, 27% of all patients |
2 | 9 | |
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LEVOCETIRIZINE DIHYDROCHLORIDE
Levocetirizine is an antihi... + Levocetirizine is an antihistamine used to relieve the symptoms of hay fever and hives of the skin. Source: National Library of Medicine |
178
prescriptions, 6% of all prescriptions |
166
prescriptions. |
49
patients, 46% of all patients |
3 | 91 | |
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RALOXIFENE HCL
Raloxifene is used to preve... + Raloxifene is used to prevent and treat osteoporosis (condition in which the bones become thin and weak and break easily) in women who have undergone menopause (change of life; end of menstrual periods). Source: National Library of Medicine |
170
prescriptions, 5% of all prescriptions |
170
prescriptions. |
24
patients, 23% of all patients |
4 | 53 | |
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METOPROLOL SUCCINATE
Metoprolol is used alone or... + Metoprolol is used alone or in combination with other medications to treat high blood pressure. Source: National Library of Medicine |
151
prescriptions, 5% of all prescriptions |
151
prescriptions. |
25
patients, 24% of all patients |
5 | 10 | |
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ATORVASTATIN CALCIUM
Treats high cholesterol and... + Treats high cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Source: National Library of Medicine |
144
prescriptions, 5% of all prescriptions |
139
prescriptions. |
26
patients, 25% of all patients |
6 | 1 | |
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CELECOXIB
Treats mild to moderate pai... + Treats mild to moderate pain and help relieve symptoms of arthritis (e. Source: National Library of Medicine |
118
prescriptions, 4% of all prescriptions |
107
prescriptions. |
39
patients, 37% of all patients |
7 | 42 | |
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ALLOPURINOL
Treats gout and some kinds ... + Treats gout and some kinds of kidney stones. Source: National Library of Medicine |
102
prescriptions, 3% of all prescriptions |
97
prescriptions. |
21
patients, 20% of all patients |
8 | 11 | |
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AMLODIPINE BESYLATE
Amlodipine is used alone or... + Amlodipine is used alone or in combination with other medications to treat high blood pressure and chest pain (angina). Source: National Library of Medicine |
87
prescriptions, 3% of all prescriptions |
87
prescriptions. |
18
patients, 17% of all patients |
9 | 2 | |
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CLOPIDOGREL
Helps prevent stroke, heart... + Helps prevent stroke, heart attack, and other heart problems. Source: National Library of Medicine |
87
prescriptions, 3% of all prescriptions |
87
prescriptions. |
15
patients, 14% of all patients |
9 | 16 | |
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DONEPEZIL HCL
Donepezil is used to treat ... + Donepezil is used to treat dementia (a brain disorder that affects the ability to remember, think clearly, communicate, and perform daily activities and may cause changes in mood and personality) associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD; a brain disease that slowly destroys the memory and the ability to think, learn, communicate and handle daily activities). Source: National Library of Medicine |
86
prescriptions, 3% of all prescriptions |
86
prescriptions. |
12
patients, 11% of all patients |
11 | 31 | |
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GLIMEPIRIDE
Treats type 2 diabetes. Use... + Treats type 2 diabetes. Source: National Library of Medicine |
86
prescriptions, 3% of all prescriptions |
70
prescriptions. |
16
patients, 15% of all patients |
11 | 32 | |
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TRADJENTA
Used with proper diet and e... + Used with proper diet and exercise to treat high blood sugar levels caused by type 2 diabetes. Source: National Library of Medicine |
79
prescriptions, 3% of all prescriptions |
79
prescriptions. |
11
patients, 10% of all patients |
13 | 131 | |
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LOVASTATIN
Lowers high cholesterol and... + Lowers high cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood. Source: National Library of Medicine |
69
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
54
prescriptions. |
15
patients, 14% of all patients |
14 | 12 | |
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TAMSULOSIN HCL
Tamsulosin is used in men t... + Tamsulosin is used in men to treat the symptoms of an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH) which include difficulty urinating (hesitation, dribbling, weak stream, and incomplete bladder emptying), painful urination, and urinary frequency and urgency. Source: National Library of Medicine |
63
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
58
prescriptions. |
11
patients, 10% of all patients |
15 | 19 | |
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LOSARTAN-HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE
This drug is used to treat ... + This drug is used to treat high blood pressure. Source: National Library of Medicine |
62
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
57
prescriptions. |
12
patients, 11% of all patients |
16 | 18 | |
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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 |
62
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
57
prescriptions. |
<11 | 16 | 8 | |
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ALENDRONATE SODIUM
Alendronate is used to trea... + Alendronate is used to treat and prevent osteoporosis (a condition in which the bones become thin and weak and break easily) in women who have undergone menopause (''change of life,'' end of menstrual periods) and to treat osteoporosis in men. Source: National Library of Medicine |
62
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
62
prescriptions. |
12
patients, 11% of all patients |
16 | 20 | |
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JANUVIA
Treats type 2 diabetes. Use... + Treats type 2 diabetes. Source: National Library of Medicine |
57
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
52
prescriptions. |
13
patients, 12% of all patients |
19 | 33 | |
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CRESTOR
Lowers high levels of chole... + Lowers high levels of cholesterol and triglycerides (fats) in your blood. Source: National Library of Medicine |
57
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
57
prescriptions. |
11
patients, 10% of all patients |
19 | 28 | |
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FUROSEMIDE
Treats fluid retention (ede... + Treats fluid retention (edema) and high blood pressure (hypertension). Source: National Library of Medicine |
55
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
55
prescriptions. |
15
patients, 14% of all patients |
21 | 13 | |
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 Dec. 3, 2008.
- 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.