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GALE SMOLEN M.D.
At A Glance: This Prescriber in 2016
Self-Reported Primary Specialty
Rank: 3 out of 173 providers in this state and specialty
Rank: 4 out of 173 providers in this state and specialty
How Does This Prescriber Compare to Peers?
In the same specialty and state. Caveats »
this specialty
in Oregon lower than average
Antipsychotics
Comparisons are not shown because this provider has fewer than 100 patients who are 65 and older.
29 of this provider’s 51 patients who are 65 and older filled at least one prescription for an antipsychotic drug.
Antibiotics
0% of this provider’s 255 patients filled at least one prescription for an antibiotic drug, compared to an average of 1%.
Opioids
0% of this provider’s 255 patients filled at least one prescription for an opioid, compared to an average of 2%.
Brand Name Drugs
9% of this provider’s prescriptions were for brand-name drugs, compared to an average of 9%.
Prescription Price
$110 was the average price of a prescription from this provider, compared to $88 among peers.
Prescriptions per Patient
27 is the average number of prescriptions (including refills) per patient, compared to an average of 17.
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 2014. All years may not be shown if there is insufficient data.
Cost of Claims
$758K
2014
$677K
2015
$741K
2016
Number of Claims
6,324
2014
6,514
2015
6,760
2016
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.
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 |
| CLONAZEPAM |
459
prescriptions, 7% of all prescriptions |
52
prescriptions. |
55
patients, 22% of all patients |
1 | 1 | |
| TRAZODONE HCL |
384
prescriptions, 6% of all prescriptions |
96
prescriptions. |
52
patients, 20% of all patients |
2 | 4 | |
| OLANZAPINE |
362
prescriptions, 5% of all prescriptions |
135
prescriptions. |
38
patients, 15% of all patients |
P | 3 | 5 |
| LORAZEPAM |
319
prescriptions, 5% of all prescriptions |
94
prescriptions. |
44
patients, 17% of all patients |
4 | 6 | |
| LAMOTRIGINE |
294
prescriptions, 4% of all prescriptions |
106
prescriptions. |
25
patients, 10% of all patients |
5 | 3 | |
| RISPERIDONE |
268
prescriptions, 4% of all prescriptions |
26
prescriptions. |
26
patients, 10% of all patients |
P | 6 | 8 |
| ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE |
239
prescriptions, 4% of all prescriptions |
72
prescriptions. |
19
patients, 7% of all patients |
7 | 14 | |
| ARIPIPRAZOLE |
235
prescriptions, 3% of all prescriptions |
63
prescriptions. |
28
patients, 11% of all patients |
P | 8 | 9 |
| BUSPIRONE HCL |
208
prescriptions, 3% of all prescriptions |
37
prescriptions. |
25
patients, 10% of all patients |
9 | 22 | |
| CLOZAPINE |
197
prescriptions, 3% of all prescriptions |
12
prescriptions. |
<11 | P | 10 | 7 |
| CITALOPRAM HBR |
196
prescriptions, 3% of all prescriptions |
82
prescriptions. |
18
patients, 7% of all patients |
11 | 18 | |
| DIVALPROEX SODIUM ER |
193
prescriptions, 3% of all prescriptions |
31
prescriptions. |
19
patients, 7% of all patients |
12 | 20 | |
| PRAZOSIN HCL |
186
prescriptions, 3% of all prescriptions |
25
prescriptions. |
22
patients, 9% of all patients |
13 | 24 | |
| VENLAFAXINE HCL ER |
142
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
68
prescriptions. |
12
patients, 5% of all patients |
14 | 16 | |
| BENZTROPINE MESYLATE |
139
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
15
prescriptions. |
25
patients, 10% of all patients |
15 | 11 | |
| ALPRAZOLAM |
133
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
22
prescriptions. |
13
patients, 5% of all patients |
16 | 21 | |
| PROPRANOLOL HCL |
133
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
23
prescriptions. |
14
patients, 5% of all patients |
16 | 36 | |
| DULOXETINE HCL |
125
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
33
prescriptions. |
17
patients, 7% of all patients |
18 | 10 | |
| QUETIAPINE FUMARATE |
125
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
15
prescriptions. |
16
patients, 6% of all patients |
P | 18 | 2 |
| SEROQUEL XR |
124
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
<11 |
16
patients, 6% of all patients |
P | 20 | 37 |
| BUPROPION XL |
120
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
48
prescriptions. |
15
patients, 6% of all patients |
21 | 15 | |
| FLUOXETINE HCL |
115
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
34
prescriptions. |
12
patients, 5% of all patients |
22 | 13 | |
| ZIPRASIDONE HCL |
109
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
13
prescriptions. |
14
patients, 5% of all patients |
P | 23 | 23 |
| PAROXETINE HCL |
107
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
38
prescriptions. |
14
patients, 5% of all patients |
24 | 34 | |
| SERTRALINE HCL |
105
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
22
prescriptions. |
13
patients, 5% of all patients |
25 | 12 | |
| HALOPERIDOL |
92
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
<11 |
13
patients, 5% of all patients |
P | 26 | 25 |
| DIVALPROEX SODIUM |
86
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
16
prescriptions. |
12
patients, 5% of all patients |
27 | 17 | |
| LITHIUM CARBONATE |
82
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
55
prescriptions. |
<11 | 28 | 27 | |
| DEXTROAMPHETAMINE-AMPHETAMINE |
80
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
0
prescriptions. |
<11 | 29 | 31 | |
| CARBAMAZEPINE |
79
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
0
prescriptions. |
<11 | 30 | 51 | |
| DIAZEPAM |
74
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
20
prescriptions. |
12
patients, 5% of all patients |
31 | 38 | |
| INVEGA SUSTENNA |
73
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
17
prescriptions. |
<11 | P | 32 | 43 |
| BUPROPION HCL SR |
68
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
0
prescriptions. |
<11 | 33 | 29 | |
| PRISTIQ |
66
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
15
prescriptions. |
<11 | 34 | 79 | |
| MIRTAZAPINE |
58
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
<11 | <11 | 35 | 19 | |
| PERPHENAZINE |
54
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
<11 | <11 | P | 36 | 32 |
| LATUDA |
51
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
<11 | <11 | P | 37 | 33 |
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 2016 includes more than 1.5 billion prescriptions written by 1.1 million doctors, nurses and other providers. This database lists over 460,000 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 July 8, 2007.
- 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.