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The Doctors and Drugs in Medicare Part D
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At A Glance: This Prescriber in 2016
Self-Reported Primary Specialty
Rank: 41 out of 796 providers in this state and specialty
Rank: 104 out of 796 providers in this state and specialty
How Does This Prescriber Compare to Peers?
In the same specialty and state. Caveats »
this specialty
in Virginia 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
36% of this provider’s 451 patients filled at least one prescription for an antibiotic drug, compared to an average of 26%.
Opioids
25% of this provider’s 451 patients filled at least one prescription for an opioid, compared to an average of 18%.
Brand Name Drugs
15% of this provider’s prescriptions were for brand-name drugs, compared to an average of 18%.
Prescription Price
$49 was the average price of a prescription from this provider, compared to $119 among peers.
Prescriptions per Patient
19 is the average number of prescriptions (including refills) per patient, compared to an average of 10.
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
$342K
2014
$354K
2015
$431K
2016
Number of Claims
7,648
2014
7,934
2015
8,747
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.
This provider received at least one payment from a pharmaceutical company related to this drug in 2016. More » This flag only appears for the top 50 most prescribed brand-name drugs in Medicare that year.
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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 |
| LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM |
300
prescriptions, 3% of all prescriptions |
149
prescriptions. |
58
patients, 13% of all patients |
1 | 2 | |
| GABAPENTIN |
294
prescriptions, 3% of all prescriptions |
87
prescriptions. |
51
patients, 11% of all patients |
2 | 7 | |
| LISINOPRIL |
276
prescriptions, 3% of all prescriptions |
152
prescriptions. |
58
patients, 13% of all patients |
3 | 1 | |
| OMEPRAZOLE |
256
prescriptions, 3% of all prescriptions |
114
prescriptions. |
49
patients, 11% of all patients |
4 | 3 | |
| SIMVASTATIN |
236
prescriptions, 3% of all prescriptions |
166
prescriptions. |
44
patients, 10% of all patients |
5 | 9 | |
| MELOXICAM |
190
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
70
prescriptions. |
41
patients, 9% of all patients |
6 | 38 | |
| METFORMIN HCL |
181
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
101
prescriptions. |
46
patients, 10% of all patients |
7 | 8 | |
| TRAZODONE HCL |
175
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
71
prescriptions. |
32
patients, 7% of all patients |
8 | 24 | |
| HYDROCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN |
173
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
86
prescriptions. |
50
patients, 11% of all patients |
O | 9 | 6 |
| METOPROLOL TARTRATE |
159
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
85
prescriptions. |
40
patients, 9% of all patients |
10 | 13 | |
| SERTRALINE HCL |
150
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
38
prescriptions. |
25
patients, 6% of all patients |
11 | 22 | |
| METOPROLOL SUCCINATE |
140
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
63
prescriptions. |
28
patients, 6% of all patients |
12 | 18 | |
| MONTELUKAST SODIUM |
140
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
63
prescriptions. |
27
patients, 6% of all patients |
12 | 20 | |
| CLONAZEPAM |
139
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
63
prescriptions. |
28
patients, 6% of all patients |
14 | 23 | |
| POTASSIUM CHLORIDE |
129
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
45
prescriptions. |
23
patients, 5% of all patients |
15 | 19 | |
| TRAMADOL HCL |
121
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
53
prescriptions. |
38
patients, 8% of all patients |
O | 16 | 15 |
| FLUOXETINE HCL |
119
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
<11 |
18
patients, 4% of all patients |
17 | 45 | |
| TORSEMIDE |
117
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
67
prescriptions. |
23
patients, 5% of all patients |
18 | 203 | |
| AMLODIPINE BESYLATE |
115
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
73
prescriptions. |
29
patients, 6% of all patients |
19 | 4 | |
| ALPRAZOLAM |
111
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
66
prescriptions. |
24
patients, 5% of all patients |
20 | 12 | |
| CARVEDILOL |
111
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
73
prescriptions. |
19
patients, 4% of all patients |
20 | 27 | |
| ATORVASTATIN CALCIUM |
107
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
51
prescriptions. |
22
patients, 5% of all patients |
22 | 5 | |
| HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE |
105
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
59
prescriptions. |
33
patients, 7% of all patients |
23 | 11 | |
| BACLOFEN |
100
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
29
prescriptions. |
22
patients, 5% of all patients |
24 | 74 | |
| FUROSEMIDE |
99
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
47
prescriptions. |
23
patients, 5% of all patients |
25 | 10 | |
| LISINOPRIL-HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE |
98
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
54
prescriptions. |
21
patients, 5% of all patients |
26 | 33 | |
| PRAVASTATIN SODIUM |
93
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
57
prescriptions. |
23
patients, 5% of all patients |
27 | 14 | |
| ROPINIROLE HCL |
86
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
30
prescriptions. |
11
patients, 2% of all patients |
28 | 88 | |
| IBUPROFEN |
86
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
18
prescriptions. |
24
patients, 5% of all patients |
28 | 50 | |
| PREDNISONE |
79
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
40
prescriptions. |
42
patients, 9% of all patients |
30 | 28 | |
| LOSARTAN POTASSIUM |
76
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
71
prescriptions. |
14
patients, 3% of all patients |
31 | 16 | |
| LORAZEPAM |
71
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
50
prescriptions. |
15
patients, 3% of all patients |
32 | 21 | |
| ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE |
66
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
39
prescriptions. |
12
patients, 3% of all patients |
33 | 39 | |
| AMITRIPTYLINE HCL |
65
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
32
prescriptions. |
14
patients, 3% of all patients |
34 | 65 | |
| CEPHALEXIN |
64
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
35
prescriptions. |
48
patients, 11% of all patients |
A | 35 | 102 |
| BUSPIRONE HCL |
63
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
15
prescriptions. |
16
patients, 4% of all patients |
36 | 53 | |
| VENTOLIN HFA |
63
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
<11 |
16
patients, 4% of all patients |
36 | 51 | |
| CLOPIDOGREL |
62
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
57
prescriptions. |
14
patients, 3% of all patients |
38 | 32 | |
| ALENDRONATE SODIUM |
60
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
40
prescriptions. |
15
patients, 3% of all patients |
39 | 78 | |
| LYRICA |
60
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
11
prescriptions. |
11
patients, 2% of all patients |
39 | 56 | |
| DULOXETINE HCL |
57
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
<11 | <11 | 41 | 37 | |
| CITALOPRAM HBR |
55
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
22
prescriptions. |
12
patients, 3% of all patients |
42 | 31 | |
| TOPIRAMATE |
54
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
16
prescriptions. |
<11 | 43 | 69 | |
| PROPRANOLOL HCL |
54
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
<11 | <11 | 43 | 162 | |
| PANTOPRAZOLE SODIUM |
53
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
14
prescriptions. |
15
patients, 3% of all patients |
45 | 17 | |
| LOSARTAN-HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE |
52
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
29
prescriptions. |
<11 | 46 | 48 | |
| OXYCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN |
52
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
21
prescriptions. |
13
patients, 3% of all patients |
O | 46 | 26 |
| TIZANIDINE HCL |
52
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
<11 |
17
patients, 4% of all patients |
46 | 46 | |
| NEXIUM |
51
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
11
prescriptions. |
<11 | 49 | 59 | |
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 27, 2012.
- 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.