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At A Glance: This Prescriber in 2016
Self-Reported Primary Specialty
Rank: 14 out of 1786 providers in this state and specialty
Rank: 14 out of 1786 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
6% of this provider’s 858 patients who are 65 and older filled at least one prescription for an antipsychotic drug, compared to an average of 2%.
Antibiotics
27% of this provider’s 983 patients filled at least one prescription for an antibiotic drug, compared to an average of 28%.
Opioids
18% of this provider’s 983 patients filled at least one prescription for an opioid, compared to an average of 15%.
Brand Name Drugs
21% of this provider’s prescriptions were for brand-name drugs, compared to an average of 17%.
Prescription Price
$56 was the average price of a prescription from this provider, compared to $59 among peers.
Prescriptions per Patient
27 is the average number of prescriptions (including refills) per patient, compared to an average of 15.
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
$1.13M
2014
$1.38M
2015
$1.5M
2016
Number of Claims
23,563
2014
25,453
2015
26,796
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 |
| AMLODIPINE BESYLATE |
1,269
prescriptions, 5% of all prescriptions |
1,185
prescriptions. |
208
patients, 21% of all patients |
1 | 2 | |
| ATORVASTATIN CALCIUM |
974
prescriptions, 4% of all prescriptions |
840
prescriptions. |
176
patients, 18% of all patients |
2 | 1 | |
| FUROSEMIDE |
944
prescriptions, 4% of all prescriptions |
848
prescriptions. |
158
patients, 16% of all patients |
3 | 8 | |
| OMEPRAZOLE |
912
prescriptions, 3% of all prescriptions |
798
prescriptions. |
184
patients, 19% of all patients |
4 | 6 | |
| LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM |
708
prescriptions, 3% of all prescriptions |
619
prescriptions. |
115
patients, 12% of all patients |
5 | 3 | |
| LISINOPRIL |
686
prescriptions, 3% of all prescriptions |
612
prescriptions. |
136
patients, 14% of all patients |
6 | 4 | |
| SIMVASTATIN |
678
prescriptions, 3% of all prescriptions |
632
prescriptions. |
135
patients, 14% of all patients |
7 | 5 | |
| METOPROLOL TARTRATE |
602
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
597
prescriptions. |
105
patients, 11% of all patients |
8 | 12 | |
| LOSARTAN POTASSIUM |
523
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
494
prescriptions. |
96
patients, 10% of all patients |
9 | 11 | |
| HYDROCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN |
501
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
423
prescriptions. |
100
patients, 10% of all patients |
O | 10 | 14 |
| METOPROLOL SUCCINATE |
460
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
425
prescriptions. |
68
patients, 7% of all patients |
11 | 15 | |
| WARFARIN SODIUM |
448
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
443
prescriptions. |
36
patients, 4% of all patients |
12 | 23 | |
| CITALOPRAM HBR |
378
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
328
prescriptions. |
73
patients, 7% of all patients |
13 | 31 | |
| ALPRAZOLAM |
362
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
301
prescriptions. |
67
patients, 7% of all patients |
14 | 16 | |
| GABAPENTIN |
354
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
309
prescriptions. |
71
patients, 7% of all patients |
15 | 10 | |
| CLONAZEPAM |
353
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
293
prescriptions. |
55
patients, 6% of all patients |
16 | 40 | |
| HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE |
336
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
298
prescriptions. |
75
patients, 8% of all patients |
17 | 9 | |
| METFORMIN HCL |
328
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
302
prescriptions. |
70
patients, 7% of all patients |
18 | 7 | |
| POTASSIUM CHLORIDE |
316
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
302
prescriptions. |
62
patients, 6% of all patients |
19 | 18 | |
| PANTOPRAZOLE SODIUM |
314
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
281
prescriptions. |
64
patients, 7% of all patients |
20 | 19 | |
| TRAZODONE HCL |
310
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
299
prescriptions. |
55
patients, 6% of all patients |
21 | 27 | |
| PREDNISONE |
288
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
283
prescriptions. |
69
patients, 7% of all patients |
22 | 36 | |
| ALLOPURINOL |
283
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
259
prescriptions. |
58
patients, 6% of all patients |
23 | 30 | |
| ATENOLOL |
275
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
258
prescriptions. |
49
patients, 5% of all patients |
24 | 21 | |
| FENTANYL |
273
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
242
prescriptions. |
29
patients, 3% of all patients |
O | 25 | 113 |
| CARVEDILOL |
269
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
237
prescriptions. |
46
patients, 5% of all patients |
26 | 22 | |
| DONEPEZIL HCL |
262
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
251
prescriptions. |
45
patients, 5% of all patients |
27 | 41 | |
| TAMSULOSIN HCL |
246
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
229
prescriptions. |
46
patients, 5% of all patients |
28 | 24 | |
| NAMENDA XR |
242
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
242
prescriptions. |
22
patients, 2% of all patients |
29 | 71 | |
| HYDRALAZINE HCL |
241
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
230
prescriptions. |
42
patients, 4% of all patients |
30 | 68 | |
| LOSARTAN-HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE |
225
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
183
prescriptions. |
39
patients, 4% of all patients |
31 | 35 | |
| CLOPIDOGREL |
224
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
201
prescriptions. |
45
patients, 5% of all patients |
32 | 26 | |
| ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE |
212
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
199
prescriptions. |
32
patients, 3% of all patients |
33 | 38 | |
| MIRTAZAPINE |
188
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
172
prescriptions. |
43
patients, 4% of all patients |
34 | 50 | |
| SERTRALINE HCL |
185
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
167
prescriptions. |
31
patients, 3% of all patients |
35 | 20 | |
| NOVOLOG FLEXPEN |
177
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
163
prescriptions. |
31
patients, 3% of all patients |
36 | 146 | |
| QUETIAPINE FUMARATE |
163
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
158
prescriptions. |
33
patients, 3% of all patients |
P | 37 | 49 |
| LEVEMIR FLEXTOUCH |
160
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
155
prescriptions. |
35
patients, 4% of all patients |
38 | 101 | |
| LISINOPRIL-HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE |
151
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
125
prescriptions. |
24
patients, 2% of all patients |
39 | 25 | |
| BUSPIRONE HCL |
151
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
146
prescriptions. |
24
patients, 2% of all patients |
39 | 82 | |
| AZITHROMYCIN |
149
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
137
prescriptions. |
87
patients, 9% of all patients |
A | 41 | 46 |
| IPRATROPIUM-ALBUTEROL |
148
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
143
prescriptions. |
18
patients, 2% of all patients |
42 | 121 | |
| SPIRONOLACTONE |
146
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
141
prescriptions. |
21
patients, 2% of all patients |
43 | 57 | |
| JANUVIA |
144
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
93
prescriptions. |
23
patients, 2% of all patients |
44 | 55 | |
| RANITIDINE HCL |
139
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
118
prescriptions. |
29
patients, 3% of all patients |
45 | 34 | |
| PRAVASTATIN SODIUM |
138
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
133
prescriptions. |
27
patients, 3% of all patients |
46 | 13 | |
| BENAZEPRIL HCL |
137
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
121
prescriptions. |
20
patients, 2% of all patients |
47 | 74 | |
| CLONIDINE HCL |
135
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
135
prescriptions. |
20
patients, 2% of all patients |
48 | 58 | |
| GLIPIZIDE |
131
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
118
prescriptions. |
35
patients, 4% of all patients |
49 | 48 | |
| DICLOFENAC SODIUM |
130
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
111
prescriptions. |
40
patients, 4% of all patients |
50 | 63 | |
| VESICARE |
121
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
121
prescriptions. |
<11 | 51 | 191 | |
| GLIMEPIRIDE |
120
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
98
prescriptions. |
25
patients, 3% of all patients |
52 | 33 | |
| LORAZEPAM |
120
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
115
prescriptions. |
25
patients, 3% of all patients |
52 | 28 | |
| LEVETIRACETAM |
119
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
94
prescriptions. |
18
patients, 2% of all patients |
54 | 107 | |
| NEXIUM |
114
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
88
prescriptions. |
11
patients, 1% of all patients |
55 | 102 | |
| GLIPIZIDE ER |
114
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
82
prescriptions. |
29
patients, 3% of all patients |
55 | 83 | |
| CIPROFLOXACIN HCL |
113
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
108
prescriptions. |
72
patients, 7% of all patients |
A | 57 | 84 |
| LOVASTATIN |
110
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
105
prescriptions. |
17
patients, 2% of all patients |
58 | 53 | |
| TIZANIDINE HCL |
109
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
96
prescriptions. |
35
patients, 4% of all patients |
59 | 73 | |
| AMLODIPINE BESYLATE-BENAZEPRIL |
108
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
83
prescriptions. |
16
patients, 2% of all patients |
60 | 92 | |
| POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350 |
107
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
102
prescriptions. |
31
patients, 3% of all patients |
61 | 62 | |
| LANTUS SOLOSTAR |
103
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
89
prescriptions. |
22
patients, 2% of all patients |
62 | 60 | |
| MONTELUKAST SODIUM |
101
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
96
prescriptions. |
21
patients, 2% of all patients |
63 | 32 | |
| KLOR-CON M20 |
101
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
96
prescriptions. |
27
patients, 3% of all patients |
63 | 91 | |
| METOLAZONE |
98
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
98
prescriptions. |
17
patients, 2% of all patients |
65 | 205 | |
| ZETIA |
98
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
98
prescriptions. |
16
patients, 2% of all patients |
65 | 75 | |
| MEMANTINE HCL |
97
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
97
prescriptions. |
13
patients, 1% of all patients |
67 | 94 | |
| XARELTO |
96
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
69
prescriptions. |
18
patients, 2% of all patients |
68 | 108 | |
| TRAMADOL HCL |
95
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
54
prescriptions. |
29
patients, 3% of all patients |
O | 69 | 17 |
| FINASTERIDE |
94
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
94
prescriptions. |
20
patients, 2% of all patients |
70 | 72 | |
| DOXAZOSIN MESYLATE |
93
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
88
prescriptions. |
21
patients, 2% of all patients |
71 | 97 | |
| MELOXICAM |
92
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
69
prescriptions. |
21
patients, 2% of all patients |
72 | 37 | |
| OLANZAPINE |
92
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
87
prescriptions. |
<11 | P | 72 | 154 |
| DIVALPROEX SODIUM |
92
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
87
prescriptions. |
17
patients, 2% of all patients |
72 | 104 | |
| PAROXETINE HCL |
87
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
75
prescriptions. |
15
patients, 2% of all patients |
75 | 69 | |
| SYMBICORT |
86
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
49
prescriptions. |
25
patients, 3% of all patients |
76 | 88 | |
| BD ULTRA-FINE PEN NEEDLE |
85
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
80
prescriptions. |
29
patients, 3% of all patients |
77 | 123 | |
| DULOXETINE HCL |
84
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
62
prescriptions. |
19
patients, 2% of all patients |
78 | 43 | |
| DIGOXIN |
83
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
83
prescriptions. |
16
patients, 2% of all patients |
79 | 155 | |
| DIAZEPAM |
79
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
66
prescriptions. |
11
patients, 1% of all patients |
80 | 66 | |
| BYSTOLIC |
78
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
66
prescriptions. |
<11 | 81 | 135 | |
| TRAMADOL HCL-ACETAMINOPHEN |
78
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
73
prescriptions. |
19
patients, 2% of all patients |
O | 81 | 215 |
| SPIRIVA |
76
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
71
prescriptions. |
15
patients, 2% of all patients |
83 | 78 | |
| ADVAIR DISKUS |
75
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
63
prescriptions. |
15
patients, 2% of all patients |
84 | 76 | |
| CARBIDOPA-LEVODOPA |
75
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
75
prescriptions. |
15
patients, 2% of all patients |
84 | 128 | |
| ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE ER |
73
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
73
prescriptions. |
<11 | 86 | 65 | |
| NOVOLOG |
71
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
57
prescriptions. |
11
patients, 1% of all patients |
87 | 164 | |
| PRIMIDONE |
67
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
67
prescriptions. |
13
patients, 1% of all patients |
88 | 248 | |
| ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE |
66
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
66
prescriptions. |
<11 | 89 | 223 | |
| OXYBUTYNIN CHLORIDE |
66
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
61
prescriptions. |
12
patients, 1% of all patients |
89 | 131 | |
| TRIAMTERENE-HYDROCHLOROTHIAZID |
64
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
64
prescriptions. |
11
patients, 1% of all patients |
91 | 59 | |
| TOPIRAMATE |
64
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
43
prescriptions. |
<11 | 91 | 130 | |
| ALENDRONATE SODIUM |
63
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
51
prescriptions. |
<11 | 93 | 52 | |
| FLUOXETINE HCL |
63
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
48
prescriptions. |
12
patients, 1% of all patients |
93 | 47 | |
| VENTOLIN HFA |
61
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
56
prescriptions. |
31
patients, 3% of all patients |
95 | 54 | |
| PRAMIPEXOLE DIHYDROCHLORIDE |
61
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
61
prescriptions. |
<11 | 95 | 171 | |
| VALSARTAN-HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE |
60
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
55
prescriptions. |
12
patients, 1% of all patients |
97 | 67 | |
| RIVASTIGMINE* |
60
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
60
prescriptions. |
<11 | 97 | 308 | |
| METFORMIN HCL ER |
60
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
37
prescriptions. |
12
patients, 1% of all patients |
97 | 39 | |
| FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE |
60
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
43
prescriptions. |
31
patients, 3% of all patients |
97 | 29 | |
| RIVASTIGMINE* |
60
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
60
prescriptions. |
15
patients, 2% of all patients |
97 | 217 | |
| LYRICA |
59
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
54
prescriptions. |
11
patients, 1% of all patients |
102 | 89 | |
| VENLAFAXINE HCL ER |
57
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
52
prescriptions. |
15
patients, 2% of all patients |
103 | 64 | |
| LINZESS |
57
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
52
prescriptions. |
<11 | 103 | 194 | |
| ULORIC |
57
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
52
prescriptions. |
<11 | 103 | 224 | |
| SULFAMETHOXAZOLE-TRIMETHOPRIM |
55
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
50
prescriptions. |
42
patients, 4% of all patients |
A | 106 | 112 |
| RISPERIDONE |
55
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
50
prescriptions. |
<11 | P | 106 | 109 |
| GLIPIZIDE XL |
55
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
36
prescriptions. |
16
patients, 2% of all patients |
106 | 172 | |
| HUMALOG |
54
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
54
prescriptions. |
<11 | 109 | 156 | |
| ELIQUIS |
53
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
48
prescriptions. |
13
patients, 1% of all patients |
110 | 114 | |
| FAMOTIDINE* |
52
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
52
prescriptions. |
<11 | 111 | 79 | |
| PERFOROMIST |
51
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
51
prescriptions. |
<11 | 10 | 112 | 434 |
| NIFEDIPINE ER |
51
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
46
prescriptions. |
<11 | 112 | 143 | |
| VALSARTAN |
51
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
51
prescriptions. |
<11 | 112 | 70 | |
| JANUMET |
50
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
50
prescriptions. |
<11 | 115 | 199 | |
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 May 21, 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.