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LUCIANO TULUCA MD
2114 WILLIAMSBRIDGE RD
(347) 281-8900
At A Glance: This Prescriber in 2012
1,267Medicare Part D Prescriptions Filled, Including Refills
Rank: 7 out of 61
$80K
Total Retail Price of All Prescriptions
Rank: 19 out of 61
204
Patients Receiving at Least One Drug in Part D
59%Patients 65 Years and Older
74%
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 New York
Schedule Two
Controlled Substances
46% of this provider’s 204 patients filled at least one prescription for a schedule two drug, compared to an average of 30%.
Schedule Three
Controlled Substances
17% of this provider’s 204 patients filled at least one prescription for a schedule three drug, compared to an average of 18%.
Risky Drugs to Seniors
10% of this provider’s 671 prescriptions for patients 65 and older were for "potentially dangerous" drugs, compared to an average of 1%.
Brand Name Drugs
21% of this provider’s prescriptions were for brand-name drugs, compared to an average of 24%.
Prescription Price
$63 was the average price of a prescription from this provider, compared to $100 among peers.
Prescriptions per Patient
6 is the average number of prescriptions (including refills) per patient, compared to an average of 5.
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This Prescriber's Drugs
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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 New York
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OXYCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN
Used to relieve moderate to... +
Used to relieve moderate to severe pain. More info »
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135
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71
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S2
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1
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8
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ENDOCET
Treats moderate to moderate... +
Treats moderate to moderately severe pain. This medicine contains a narcotic pain reliever. More info »
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88
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17
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S2
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2
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12
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HYDROCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN
Used to relieve moderate to... +
Used to relieve moderate to severe pain. More info »
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64
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21
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S3
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3
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2
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GABAPENTIN
Treats certain types of sei... +
Treats certain types of seizures. Also treats Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) and pain caused by shingles (postherpetic neuralgia). More info »
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63
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40
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4
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1
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OXYCODONE HCL
Oxycodone is used to reliev... +
Oxycodone is used to relieve moderate to severe pain. Oxycodone is in a class of medications called opiate (narcotic) analgesics. It works by changing the way the brain and nervous system respond to pain. More info »
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62
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31
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S2
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5
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3
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CARISOPRODOL
Treats pain and stiffness o... +
Treats pain and stiffness of muscle spasms. This medicine is a muscle relaxant. More info »
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60
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37
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R
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6
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35
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ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE
Zolpidem is used to treat i... +
Zolpidem is used to treat insomnia (difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep). Zolpidem belongs to a class of medications called sedative-hypnotics. It works by slowing activity in the brain to allow sleep. More info »
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60
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15
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6
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14
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OXYCODONE HCL-ACETAMINOPHEN
Used to relieve moderate to... +
Used to relieve moderate to severe pain. More info »
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50
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0
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S2
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8
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11
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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 April 30, 2013.
- Comparisons are based on each provider’s current address, not necessarily where he or she worked during the time period covered in this database.