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NICOLA RILEY MD
7138 S HIGHLAND DR SUITE 210-A
(801) 747-0922
At A Glance: This Prescriber in 2012
1,630Medicare Part D Prescriptions Filled, Including Refills
Rank: 443 out of 586
$82.7K
Total Retail Price of All Prescriptions
Rank: 462 out of 586
81
Patients Receiving at Least One Drug in Part D
73%Patients 65 Years and Older
66%
Subsidized Claims for Low-Income Patients
How Does This Prescriber Compare to Peers?
In the same specialty and state. Caveats »
Drugs That Present Special Risks
Costs of Prescribing
Average for
this specialty
in Utah
Schedule Two
Controlled Substances
N/A
Schedule Three
Controlled Substances
22% of this provider’s 81 patients filled at least one prescription for a schedule three drug, compared to an average of 12%.
Risky Drugs to Seniors
0% of this provider’s 1,143 prescriptions for patients 65 and older were for "potentially dangerous" drugs, compared to an average of 1%.
Brand Name Drugs
17% of this provider’s prescriptions were for brand-name drugs, compared to an average of 22%.
Prescription Price
$51 was the average price of a prescription from this provider, compared to $57 among peers.
Prescriptions per Patient
20 is the average number of prescriptions (including refills) per patient, compared to an average of 16.
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.
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A risky drug for seniors. More » The American Geriatrics Society has said this drug is "potentially dangerous" for seniors and might be inappropriate.
10
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
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Total Prescriptions Filled
Including Refills
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Prescriptions
to 65+
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Category
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For this Prescriber
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For All Prescribers in
This Specialty in Utah
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HYDROCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN
Used to relieve moderate to... +
Used to relieve moderate to severe pain. More info »
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140
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80
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S3
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1
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5
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QUETIAPINE FUMARATE
Quetiapine tablets and exte... +
Quetiapine tablets and extended-release (long-acting) tablets are used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia (a mental illness that causes disturbed or unusual thinking, loss of interest in life, and strong or inappropriate emotions). Quetiapine tablets and extended-release tablets are also used alone or with other medications to treat episodes of mania (frenzied, abnormally excited or irritated mood) or depression in patients with bipolar disorder (manic depressive disorder; a disease that causes episodes of depression, episodes of mania, and other abnormal moods). More info »
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72
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52
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2
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50
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LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM
Levothyroxine, a thyroid ho... +
Levothyroxine, a thyroid hormone, is used to treat hypothyroidism, a condition where the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormone. Without this hormone, the body cannot function properly, resulting in: poor growth; slow speech; lack of energy; weight gain; hair loss; dry, thick skin; and increased sensitivity to cold. When taken correctly, levothyroxine reverses these symptoms. Levothyroxine is also used to treat congenital hypothyroidism (cretinism) and goiter (enlarged thyroid gland). More info »
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51
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42
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3
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2
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About This Data
ProPublica obtained prescribing data from Medicare’s prescription drug benefit, known as Part D, under the Freedom of Information Act. The data for 2012 includes more than 1.2 billion prescriptions written by nearly 1.5 million doctors, nurses and other providers. This database lists about 382,000 of those providers who wrote 50 or more prescriptions for at least one drug that year. Almost three-fourths went to patients 65 and older; the rest were for disabled patients. Methodology »
Caveats
- No comparisons are shown if 10 or fewer prescribers in the state share this specialty.
- The list of top drugs includes only those for which this provider wrote 50 or more prescriptions, but all prescriptions are counted in the summary totals at the top.
- The calculation of “Risky Drugs to Seniors” does not include drugs for which a provider wrote 11 or fewer prescriptions because Medicare redacted the information to protect patient privacy.
- 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 Jan. 7, 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.