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PRABHAKARA TUKIVAKALA MD
810 NEWMAN DR # A
Helena | Arkansas | 72342
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At A Glance: This Prescriber in 2016
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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
$1.09M
2014
$1.35M
2015
$1.27M
2016
Number of Claims
18,294
2014
21,505
2015
20,283
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.
| Drug Name | Total Prescriptions Filled with Refills |
Prescriptions to 65+ |
Patients Receiving this Drug | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYDROCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN |
1,053
prescriptions, 5% of all prescriptions |
597
prescriptions. |
157
patients, 29% of all patients |
O |
| SIMVASTATIN |
807
prescriptions, 4% of all prescriptions |
659
prescriptions. |
119
patients, 22% of all patients |
|
| AMLODIPINE BESYLATE |
768
prescriptions, 4% of all prescriptions |
563
prescriptions. |
115
patients, 21% of all patients |
|
| GLIPIZIDE |
703
prescriptions, 3% of all prescriptions |
525
prescriptions. |
92
patients, 17% of all patients |
|
| FUROSEMIDE |
681
prescriptions, 3% of all prescriptions |
561
prescriptions. |
105
patients, 19% of all patients |
|
| LOSARTAN POTASSIUM |
644
prescriptions, 3% of all prescriptions |
556
prescriptions. |
87
patients, 16% of all patients |
|
| LISINOPRIL |
581
prescriptions, 3% of all prescriptions |
409
prescriptions. |
84
patients, 15% of all patients |
|
| MELOXICAM |
544
prescriptions, 3% of all prescriptions |
439
prescriptions. |
83
patients, 15% of all patients |
|
| POTASSIUM CHLORIDE |
510
prescriptions, 3% of all prescriptions |
410
prescriptions. |
71
patients, 13% of all patients |
|
| ATORVASTATIN CALCIUM |
508
prescriptions, 3% of all prescriptions |
426
prescriptions. |
68
patients, 12% of all patients |
|
| OMEPRAZOLE |
505
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
349
prescriptions. |
87
patients, 16% of all patients |
|
| METOPROLOL TARTRATE |
493
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
358
prescriptions. |
62
patients, 11% of all patients |
|
| GABAPENTIN |
464
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
343
prescriptions. |
81
patients, 15% of all patients |
|
| CLONIDINE HCL |
456
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
314
prescriptions. |
64
patients, 12% of all patients |
|
| TAMSULOSIN HCL |
392
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
338
prescriptions. |
53
patients, 10% of all patients |
|
| METFORMIN HCL |
345
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
277
prescriptions. |
52
patients, 9% of all patients |
|
| ALPRAZOLAM |
335
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
193
prescriptions. |
47
patients, 9% of all patients |
|
| LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM |
333
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
244
prescriptions. |
48
patients, 9% of all patients |
|
| CLOPIDOGREL |
310
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
276
prescriptions. |
42
patients, 8% of all patients |
|
| RANITIDINE HCL |
286
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
246
prescriptions. |
38
patients, 7% of all patients |
|
| GEMFIBROZIL |
284
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
123
prescriptions. |
44
patients, 8% of all patients |
|
| JANUVIA |
267
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
189
prescriptions. |
31
patients, 6% of all patients |
|
| DILTIAZEM 24HR CD |
262
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
197
prescriptions. |
36
patients, 7% of all patients |
|
| ALLOPURINOL |
255
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
212
prescriptions. |
33
patients, 6% of all patients |
|
| HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE |
246
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
196
prescriptions. |
41
patients, 7% of all patients |
|
| FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE |
221
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
162
prescriptions. |
69
patients, 13% of all patients |
|
| SENSIPAR |
202
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
102
prescriptions. |
32
patients, 6% of all patients |
|
| VENTOLIN HFA |
201
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
100
prescriptions. |
38
patients, 7% of all patients |
|
| CARVEDILOL |
166
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
134
prescriptions. |
31
patients, 6% of all patients |
|
| RAMIPRIL |
164
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
144
prescriptions. |
19
patients, 3% of all patients |
|
| RENVELA |
160
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
81
prescriptions. |
36
patients, 7% of all patients |
|
| SERTRALINE HCL |
160
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
122
prescriptions. |
27
patients, 5% of all patients |
|
| WARFARIN SODIUM |
158
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
123
prescriptions. |
26
patients, 5% of all patients |
|
| MONTELUKAST SODIUM |
153
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
90
prescriptions. |
21
patients, 4% of all patients |
|
| METOPROLOL SUCCINATE |
153
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
141
prescriptions. |
19
patients, 3% of all patients |
|
| ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE |
151
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
46
prescriptions. |
30
patients, 5% of all patients |
|
| ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE ER |
136
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
124
prescriptions. |
19
patients, 3% of all patients |
|
| PANTOPRAZOLE SODIUM |
134
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
97
prescriptions. |
16
patients, 3% of all patients |
|
| CEPHALEXIN |
131
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
93
prescriptions. |
102
patients, 19% of all patients |
A |
| TRAMADOL HCL |
129
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
113
prescriptions. |
34
patients, 6% of all patients |
O |
| DICLOFENAC POTASSIUM |
121
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
91
prescriptions. |
31
patients, 6% of all patients |
|
| DONEPEZIL HCL |
117
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
112
prescriptions. |
18
patients, 3% of all patients |
|
| VALSARTAN |
112
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
94
prescriptions. |
17
patients, 3% of all patients |
|
| MECLIZINE HCL |
110
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
110
prescriptions. |
20
patients, 4% of all patients |
|
| FINASTERIDE |
103
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
103
prescriptions. |
14
patients, 3% of all patients |
|
| PRAVASTATIN SODIUM |
102
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
80
prescriptions. |
15
patients, 3% of all patients |
|
| PROAIR HFA |
101
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
80
prescriptions. |
24
patients, 4% of all patients |
|
| VALSARTAN-HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE |
100
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
68
prescriptions. |
13
patients, 2% of all patients |
|
| PHENYTOIN SODIUM EXTENDED |
91
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
55
prescriptions. |
11
patients, 2% of all patients |
|
| ADVAIR DISKUS |
89
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
70
prescriptions. |
15
patients, 3% of all patients |
|
| DICLOFENAC SODIUM |
85
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
65
prescriptions. |
25
patients, 5% of all patients |
|
| BENAZEPRIL HCL |
81
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
48
prescriptions. |
<11 | |
| AMLODIPINE BESYLATE-BENAZEPRIL |
77
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
77
prescriptions. |
11
patients, 2% of all patients |
|
| LANTUS |
77
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
50
prescriptions. |
13
patients, 2% of all patients |
|
| CITALOPRAM HBR |
73
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
38
prescriptions. |
14
patients, 3% of all patients |
|
| TRIAMTERENE-HYDROCHLOROTHIAZID |
70
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
48
prescriptions. |
13
patients, 2% of all patients |
|
| PREDNISONE |
70
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
57
prescriptions. |
<11 | |
| TIZANIDINE HCL |
65
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
27
prescriptions. |
<11 | |
| LISINOPRIL-HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE |
63
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
52
prescriptions. |
11
patients, 2% of all patients |
|
| DILTIAZEM 24HR ER |
62
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
57
prescriptions. |
<11 | |
| AMIODARONE HCL |
61
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
56
prescriptions. |
<11 | |
| TOUJEO SOLOSTAR |
61
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
26
prescriptions. |
<11 | |
| LOSARTAN-HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE |
59
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
39
prescriptions. |
<11 | |
| AMITRIPTYLINE HCL |
58
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
40
prescriptions. |
<11 | |
| COMBIVENT RESPIMAT |
56
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
36
prescriptions. |
<11 | |
| TEMAZEPAM |
55
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
27
prescriptions. |
<11 | |
| PRAZOSIN HCL |
55
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
29
prescriptions. |
<11 | |
| ENALAPRIL MALEATE |
54
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
49
prescriptions. |
<11 | |
| DIGOXIN |
54
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
33
prescriptions. |
<11 | |
| HYDRALAZINE HCL |
53
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
35
prescriptions. |
11
patients, 2% of all patients |
|
| CRESTOR |
53
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
48
prescriptions. |
<11 | |
| CIPROFLOXACIN HCL |
52
prescriptions, 0% of all prescriptions |
34
prescriptions. |
41
patients, 7% of all patients |
A |
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 Dec. 4, 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.