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JAMES LEGGETT M.D.
1135 116TH AVE NE SUITE 600
Bellevue | Washington | 98004
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At A Glance: This Prescriber in 2015
Self-Reported Primary Specialty
Rank: 61 out of 260
Rank: 19 out of 260
How Does This Prescriber Compare to Peers?
In the same specialty and state. Caveats »
this specialty
in Washington lower than average
Antipsychotics
0% of this provider’s 463 patients who are 65 and older filled at least one prescription for an antipsychotic drug, compared to an average of 0%.
Antibiotics
This provider prescribed antibiotics to at least one but fewer than 11 patients, so Medicare redacted the exact figure. Comparisons are not shown.
Risky Drugs for Seniors
This provider prescribed potentially inappropriate drugs to at least one but fewer than 11 patients who are 65 and older, so Medicare redacted the exact figure. Comparisons are not shown.
Opioids
This provider prescribed opioids to at least one but fewer than 11 patients, so Medicare redacted the exact figure. Comparisons are not shown.
Brand Name Drugs
29% of this provider’s prescriptions were for brand-name drugs, compared to an average of 21%.
Prescription Price
$106 was the average price of a prescription from this provider, compared to $62 among peers.
Prescriptions per Patient
9 is the average number of prescriptions (including refills) per patient, compared to an average of 8.
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 2012. All years may not be shown if there is insufficient data.
Cost of Claims
$443K
2012
$401K
2013
$421K
2014
$457K
2015
Number of Claims
4,320
2012
4,355
2013
4,189
2014
4,312
2015
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.
A risky drug for seniors. More » The American Geriatrics Society has said this drug is "potentially dangerous" for seniors and might be inappropriate.
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 | Total Prescriptions Filled with Refills |
Prescriptions to 65+ |
Patients Receiving this Drug | Category | For this Prescriber | For this Prescriber's Peers |
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ATORVASTATIN CALCIUM
Treats high cholesterol and... + Treats high cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Source: National Library of Medicine |
423
prescriptions, 10% of all prescriptions |
418
prescriptions. |
132
patients, 28% of all patients |
1 | 1 | |
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FUROSEMIDE
Treats fluid retention (ede... + Treats fluid retention (edema) and high blood pressure (hypertension). Source: National Library of Medicine |
280
prescriptions, 6% of all prescriptions |
280
prescriptions. |
86
patients, 18% of all patients |
2 | 5 | |
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METOPROLOL SUCCINATE
Metoprolol is used alone or... + Metoprolol is used alone or in combination with other medications to treat high blood pressure. Source: National Library of Medicine |
258
prescriptions, 6% of all prescriptions |
253
prescriptions. |
80
patients, 17% of all patients |
3 | 2 | |
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CLOPIDOGREL
Helps prevent stroke, heart... + Helps prevent stroke, heart attack, and other heart problems. Source: National Library of Medicine |
253
prescriptions, 6% of all prescriptions |
253
prescriptions. |
72
patients, 15% of all patients |
4 | 9 | |
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AMLODIPINE BESYLATE
Amlodipine is used alone or... + Amlodipine is used alone or in combination with other medications to treat high blood pressure and chest pain (angina). Source: National Library of Medicine |
219
prescriptions, 5% of all prescriptions |
219
prescriptions. |
60
patients, 13% of all patients |
5 | 7 | |
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LISINOPRIL
Treats high blood pressure ... + Treats high blood pressure and heart failure. Source: National Library of Medicine |
217
prescriptions, 5% of all prescriptions |
217
prescriptions. |
67
patients, 14% of all patients |
6 | 3 | |
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XARELTO
Used to treat deep vein thr... + Used to treat deep vein thrombosis (DVT; a blood clot, usually in the leg) and pulmonary embolism (PE; a blood clot in the lung). Source: National Library of Medicine |
166
prescriptions, 4% of all prescriptions |
166
prescriptions. |
35
patients, 7% of all patients |
7 | 15 | |
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METOPROLOL TARTRATE
Metoprolol is used alone or... + Metoprolol is used alone or in combination with other medications to treat high blood pressure. Source: National Library of Medicine |
145
prescriptions, 3% of all prescriptions |
140
prescriptions. |
41
patients, 9% of all patients |
8 | 6 | |
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CARVEDILOL
Treats high blood pressure ... + Treats high blood pressure and congestive heart failure (CHF). Source: National Library of Medicine |
125
prescriptions, 3% of all prescriptions |
125
prescriptions. |
42
patients, 9% of all patients |
9 | 4 | |
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LOSARTAN POTASSIUM
Losartan is used alone or i... + Losartan is used alone or in combination with other medications to treat high blood pressure. Source: National Library of Medicine |
124
prescriptions, 3% of all prescriptions |
119
prescriptions. |
40
patients, 9% of all patients |
10 | 8 | |
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SIMVASTATIN
Treats high cholesterol and... + Treats high cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood. Source: National Library of Medicine |
109
prescriptions, 3% of all prescriptions |
109
prescriptions. |
35
patients, 7% of all patients |
11 | 11 | |
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CRESTOR
Lowers high levels of chole... + Lowers high levels of cholesterol and triglycerides (fats) in your blood. Source: National Library of Medicine |
105
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
105
prescriptions. |
31
patients, 7% of all patients |
12 | 16 | |
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ELIQUIS
Used to help prevent stroke... + Used to help prevent strokes or blood clots in people who have atrial fibrillation (a condition in which the heart beats irregularly, increasing the chance of clots forming in the body and possibly causing strokes) that is not caused by heart valve disease. Source: National Library of Medicine |
89
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
89
prescriptions. |
24
patients, 5% of all patients |
13 | 20 | |
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HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE
Used alone or together with... + Used alone or together with other medicines to treat high blood pressure and fluid retention (edema). Source: National Library of Medicine |
85
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
85
prescriptions. |
25
patients, 5% of all patients |
14 | 18 | |
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VERAPAMIL ER
Verapamil is used to treat ... + Verapamil is used to treat high blood pressure and to control angina (chest pain). Source: National Library of Medicine |
75
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
75
prescriptions. |
22
patients, 5% of all patients |
15 | 56 | |
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AMIODARONE HCL
Amiodarone is used to treat... + Amiodarone is used to treat and prevent certain types of serious, life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias (a certain type of abnormal heart rhythm when other medications did not help or could not be tolerated. Source: National Library of Medicine |
71
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
71
prescriptions. |
16
patients, 3% of all patients |
16 | 23 | |
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ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE ER
Isosorbide mononitrate is u... + Isosorbide mononitrate is used to prevent angina (chest pain) caused by coronary artery disease (heart disease). Source: National Library of Medicine |
67
prescriptions, 2% of all prescriptions |
62
prescriptions. |
19
patients, 4% of all patients |
17 | 12 | |
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LISINOPRIL-HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE
Treats high blood pressure.... + Treats high blood pressure. Source: National Library of Medicine |
63
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
63
prescriptions. |
18
patients, 4% of all patients |
18 | 51 | |
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PRADAXA
Used to treat deep vein thr... + Used to treat deep vein thrombosis (DVT; a blood clot, usually in the leg) and pulmonary embolism (PE; a blood clot in the lung) in patients who have been treated with an injectable anticoagulant (''blood thinner''). Source: National Library of Medicine |
59
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
59
prescriptions. |
12
patients, 3% of all patients |
19 | 24 | |
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ATENOLOL
Treats high blood pressure ... + Treats high blood pressure and angina (chest pain). Source: National Library of Medicine |
56
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
56
prescriptions. |
14
patients, 3% of all patients |
20 | 19 | |
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NIACIN ER
Lowers cholesterol and trig... + Lowers cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood and treats niacin deficiency (pellagra). Source: National Library of Medicine |
56
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
56
prescriptions. |
13
patients, 3% of all patients |
20 | 46 | |
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POTASSIUM CHLORIDE
Potassium is needed to main... + Potassium is needed to maintain good health. Source: National Library of Medicine |
50
prescriptions, 1% of all prescriptions |
50
prescriptions. |
17
patients, 4% of all patients |
22 | 13 | |
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 2015 includes more than 1.4 billion prescriptions written by nearly 1.4 million doctors, nurses and other providers. This database lists about 447,000 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 Jan. 17, 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.