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Matthew Watson

Internal Medicine · Santa Cruz

NPI 1447468210

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California Medical Board record

Licence A112697 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2010 · expires 2028-06-30 · Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.

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Original Medicare doctor bills

$41,046

Medicare paid this office $41,046 for 234 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Return visit (30+ min)169$20,218$70
Long return visit (40+ min)43$4,359$95
Short return visit (20+ min)67$3,463$40
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit21$2,875$137
Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity11$2,050$171
See all 8 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
Return visit (30+ min)169$20,218$70
Long return visit (40+ min)43$4,359$95
Short return visit (20+ min)67$3,463$40
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit21$2,875$137
Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity11$2,050$171
Advance care planning, first 30 minutes23$1,823$76
Annual, face-to-face intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease, individual, 15 minutes22$576$26
Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes26$534$21

Who their Medicare patients are

234 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Under 65 10% · 85 and older 12% · Women 57% · Also on Medicaid 24% · Health risk score 1.25. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical internal medicine clinician is at 1.76.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 32% · Coronary heart disease 32% · Chronic kidney disease 24% · Depression 24% · Cancer 20% · Atrial fibrillation 19% · COPD 17% · Heart failure 15% · Dementia 11% · Stroke 5%.

The office billed $120,779, Medicare allowed $64,460 and paid $41,046; for 616 services of 33 kinds.

Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.

Year by year

Original Medicare by year
2024234616741.25$120,779$41,046
20233132,034731.21$357,860$166,745
20222991,887721.15$311,697$142,128
20213162,320711.26$365,208$184,424
20203011,722691.21$253,953$115,914
20192631,273681.20$169,574$77,099
2018178667681.06$90,708$42,845
20173753,945731.15$227,362$115,625
201643113,180731.11$308,842$189,090
201545913,160731.09$259,212$163,354
20143111,731741.08$185,282$112,136
2013308880691.20$65,996$40,975

Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.

See the services billed each year

2023: 19 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Return visit (30+ min)269$79,244$85
Long return visit (40+ min)96$16,342$128
Short return visit (20+ min)143$15,608$57
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use46$12,940$281
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit69$9,741$141
Advance care planning, first 30 minutes85$7,682$83
Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity18$3,790$140
Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity13$2,702$208
Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free27$1,925$71
Annual, face-to-face intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease, individual, 15 minutes68$1,889$28
Hepatitis b vaccine, adult dosage (3 dose schedule)17$1,586$69
Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes74$1,530$21
Administration of pneumococcal vaccine45$1,511$34
New patient visit (45+ min)11$1,449$132
Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and22$1,334$43
Administration of influenza virus vaccine31$1,041$34
Administration of hepatitis b vaccine17$772$34
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report18$230$12
Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems13$51$4

2022: 17 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Return visit (30+ min)272$76,284$80
Short return visit (20+ min)134$14,783$55
Long return visit (40+ min)77$10,801$123
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use22$6,117$278
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit41$5,442$133
Advance care planning, first 30 minutes61$5,078$77
Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity25$4,374$162
Hepatitis b vaccine, adult dosage (3 dose schedule)23$2,642$70
Pneumococcal vaccine, 23-valent13$1,588$122
New patient visit (45+ min)15$1,484$99
Annual, face-to-face intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease, individual, 15 minutes49$1,284$26
Administration of pneumococcal vaccine36$1,068$30
Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes54$1,017$19
Administration of hepatitis b vaccine23$1,010$31
Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and14$750$37
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report26$256$9
Urinalysis, manual test13$41$3

2021: 20 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Return visit (30+ min)269$99,068$88
Long return visit (40+ min)104$16,474$127
Short return visit (20+ min)134$14,950$60
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit77$11,033$143
Advance care planning, first 30 minutes117$10,427$81
Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit29$5,077$175
Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity24$4,935$159
Pneumococcal vaccine, 13-valent14$3,357$240
Pneumococcal vaccine, 23-valent23$2,878$125
Hepatitis b vaccine, adult dosage (3 dose schedule)25$2,716$70
Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes82$1,665$20
Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and15$1,150$44
Influenza vaccine, inactivated15$952$56
Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent inactivated, 0.5 ml dosage13$858$66
Administration of hepatitis b vaccine24$703$19
Administration of pneumococcal vaccine37$686$19
Administration of influenza virus vaccine29$557$18
Annual, face-to-face intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease, individual, 15 minutes16$455$28
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report31$354$11
Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems35$229$4

2020: 23 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Return visit (30+ min)239$55,932$75
Short return visit (20+ min)130$10,335$48
Long return visit (40+ min)85$9,469$101
Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity28$5,019$143
Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit28$4,931$176
Advance care planning, first 30 minutes65$4,522$64
Pneumococcal vaccine, 13-valent17$3,774$222
Pneumococcal vaccine, 23-valent32$3,587$112
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit26$3,117$120
Hepatitis b vaccine, adult dosage (3 dose schedule)26$2,540$65
New patient visit (45+ min)23$2,413$105
Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and16$1,012$44
Administration of pneumococcal vaccine48$825$17
Administration of hepatitis b vaccine25$662$18
Influenza vaccine, inactivated11$649$59
Annual, face-to-face intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease, individual, 15 minutes19$506$27
Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes26$497$19
Administration of influenza virus vaccine26$466$18
Annual depression screening, 5 to 15 minutes17$317$19
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report12$163$14
Blood glucose (sugar) level31$147$4
Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems22$96$4
Urinalysis, manual test16$69$3

2019: 18 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Return visit (30+ min)157$30,862$82
Short return visit (20+ min)147$15,007$55
Long return visit (40+ min)34$4,040$101
Pneumococcal vaccine, 13-valent20$4,009$200
New patient visit (45+ min)36$3,667$102
Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit17$3,083$181
Advance care planning, first 30 minutes38$2,509$64
Hepatitis b vaccine, adult dosage (3 dose schedule)23$2,161$62
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit15$1,852$123
Pneumococcal vaccine, 23-valent15$1,679$112
New patient visit (30+ min)18$1,457$81
Administration of pneumococcal vaccine35$600$17
Administration of hepatitis b vaccine21$547$18
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle13$487$12
Blood glucose (sugar) level41$344$4
Administration of influenza virus vaccine18$318$18
Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument23$87$3
Urinalysis, manual test16$61$3

2018: 13 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Return visit (30+ min)117$17,030$84
Short return visit (20+ min)71$6,529$58
New patient visit (45+ min)39$4,672$120
Pneumococcal vaccine, 13-valent12$2,412$201
Long return visit (40+ min)15$1,691$113
Hepatitis b vaccine, adult dosage (3 dose schedule)13$1,276$64
New patient visit (30+ min)13$996$77
Advance care planning, first 30 minutes12$831$64
Influenza vaccine, inactivated12$643$54
Administration of hepatitis b vaccine14$413$22
Blood glucose (sugar) level28$361$5
Administration of influenza virus vaccine15$326$22
Administration of pneumococcal vaccine14$305$22

2017: 19 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Return visit (30+ min)240$31,605$69
Short return visit (20+ min)219$17,295$47
Long return visit (40+ min)97$13,162$98
Injection, denosumab, 1 mg14$10,858None
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit87$10,438$120
Advance care planning, first 30 minutes109$8,095$74
Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit24$4,238$177
Pneumococcal vaccine, 13-valent20$3,543$177
Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity17$2,701$135
Pneumococcal vaccine, 23-valent21$1,878$89
Hepatitis b vaccine, adult dosage (3 dose schedule)16$1,457$56
Administration of pneumococcal vaccine41$1,101$27
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle30$920$16
Administration of hepatitis b vaccine15$644$27
Administration of influenza virus vaccine23$618$27
Influenza virus vaccine, split virus, when administered to individuals 3 years of age and older, for intramuscular use (fluvirin)23$248$11
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report14$183$13
Urinalysis, manual test30$137$3
Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument18$88$3

2016: 32 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Return visit (30+ min)265$50,830$78
Short return visit (20+ min)256$25,933$52
Injection, denosumab, 1 mg21$19,299None
Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit71$12,507$176
Pneumococcal vaccine, 13-valent73$11,821$160
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit96$11,503$120
Long return visit (40+ min)85$11,268$108
Advance care planning, first 30 minutes88$6,736$77
Administration of influenza virus vaccine139$3,843$27
Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity20$3,348$134
Hepatitis b vaccine, adult dosage (3 dose schedule)25$2,868$60
Administration of pneumococcal vaccine102$2,783$27
Pneumococcal vaccine, 23-valent31$2,696$87
Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity11$2,630$188
Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment15$2,562$171
New patient visit (60+ min)13$2,086$160
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle47$2,056$19
Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow16$1,589$88
New patient visit (45+ min)15$1,471$98
Administration of hepatitis b vaccine25$1,272$27
Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free27$1,130$42
Influenza virus vaccine, split virus, when administered to individuals 3 years of age and older, for intramuscular use (fluvirin)82$906$11
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth11$831$55
Short return visit25$750$30
Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and11$531$44
Counseling visit to discuss need for lung cancer screening using low dose ct scan (ldct) (service is for eligibility determination and shared decision making)18$521$29
Office for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional23$382$15
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report26$352$13
Influenza virus vaccine, split virus, when administered to individuals 3 years of age and older, for intramuscular use (flulaval)32$294$8
Urinalysis, manual test51$252$3
Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument34$238$3
Removal of impacted ear wax by washing12$141$11

2015: 23 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Return visit (30+ min)239$42,072$80
Short return visit (20+ min)265$25,156$52
Pneumococcal vaccine, 13-valent125$20,154$159
Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit80$13,980$175
New patient visit (45+ min)98$11,829$121
Long return visit (40+ min)48$7,303$116
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit46$5,455$119
Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity30$4,442$131
New patient visit (60+ min)26$3,983$153
Administration of pneumococcal vaccine132$3,613$27
Administration of influenza virus vaccine129$3,457$27
New patient visit (30+ min)46$3,301$72
Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment14$2,368$169
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle25$1,480$19
Hepatitis b vaccine, adult dosage (3 dose schedule)16$1,346$59
Influenza virus vaccine, split virus, when administered to individuals 3 years of age and older, for intramuscular use (flulaval)126$1,060$8
Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and15$698$44
Administration of hepatitis b vaccine16$610$27
Short return visit17$572$34
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report24$359$14
Office for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional18$262$15
Annual depression screening, 5 to 15 minutes13$242$19
Urinalysis, manual test47$181$3

2014: 19 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Return visit (30+ min)187$41,987$79
Short return visit (20+ min)175$13,280$52
Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit59$10,264$174
Pneumococcal vaccine, 13-valent41$6,186$151
Long return visit (40+ min)39$6,009$116
New patient visit (45+ min)55$5,425$99
Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity22$4,939$183
Pneumococcal vaccine, 23-valent39$2,943$75
Hepatitis b vaccine, adult dosage (3 dose schedule)19$2,399$59
Administration of influenza virus vaccine88$2,352$26
Administration of pneumococcal vaccine76$2,064$26
Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment12$2,019$168
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit13$1,522$117
Administration of hepatitis b vaccine19$1,045$26
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle17$951$19
Influenza virus vaccine, split virus, when administered to individuals 3 years of age and older, for intramuscular use (fluvirin)84$927$11
Removal of impacted ear wax11$379$34
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report23$272$11
Urinalysis, manual test31$120$3

2013: 11 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2013
Return visit (30+ min)147$16,949$73
Short return visit (20+ min)128$6,781$42
Short return visit101$4,499$27
New patient visit (45+ min)17$1,912$112
Hepatitis b vaccine, adult dosage (3 dose schedule)12$1,063$59
Administration of influenza virus vaccine26$698$27
New patient visit (15+ min)16$668$42
Office for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional13$186$13
Influenza virus vaccine, split virus, when administered to individuals 3 years of age and older, for intramuscular use (flulaval)19$161$8
Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument25$102$3
Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample12$42$3

Medicaid work

$10,400 in 2023

Medicaid paid $10,400 for 337 billed services this clinician did in 2023, up to 32 people in a month for one service.

Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
Return visit (30+ min)323$10,162
Short return visit (20+ min)14$238
Medicaid work by year
2023337232$10,400
2022336233$11,086
2021438145$16,443
2020529336$18,249
20191,041458$56,991
20181,457597$104,446
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2022

Largest Medicaid services in 2022
Return visit (30+ min)318$10,789
Short return visit (20+ min)18$297

2021

Largest Medicaid services in 2021
Return visit (30+ min)438$16,443

2020

Largest Medicaid services in 2020
Return visit (30+ min)420$16,078
Short return visit (20+ min)92$2,141
Blood glucose (sugar) level17$30

2019

Largest Medicaid services in 2019
Return visit (30+ min)487$34,077
Short return visit (20+ min)423$22,685
Blood glucose (sugar) level93$186
Glucose, blood by glucose monitoring device(s) cleared by the FDA specifically for home use38$44

2018

Largest Medicaid services in 2018
Return visit (30+ min)696$67,307
Short return visit (20+ min)504$33,789
Long return visit (40+ min)15$1,727
New patient visit (45+ min)12$864
Blood glucose (sugar) level230$759

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$297,421

Pharmacies billed $297,421 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

Opioids were 3% of their Part D prescriptions (74 of 2,988) in 2024. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical internal medicine clinician is at 1%.

2,562 generic and 382 brand-name prescriptions · $297,421 in drug cost · 25 antibiotic prescriptions to 20 people · 13 antipsychotic prescriptions to people over 65.

Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.

Largest Part D drug costs
Jardiance65$63,637$979
Januvia38$38,187$1,005
Eliquis32$32,966$1,030
Ozempic24$23,101$963
Myrbetriq15$18,669$1,245
See all 68 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Jardiance65$63,637$979
Januvia38$38,187$1,005
Eliquis32$32,966$1,030
Ozempic24$23,101$963
Myrbetriq15$18,669$1,245
Basaglar Kwikpen U-10012$3,802$317
Ezetimibe74$3,169$43
Atorvastatin255$2,501$10
Ultra-Fine Mini Pen Needle28$2,086$74
Levothyroxine132$1,684$13
Lisinopril181$1,549$9
Lantus Solostar14$1,549$111
Paxlovid12$1,429$119
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa32$1,202$38
Metformin120$1,180$10
Pantoprazole58$1,130$19
Losartan108$1,119$10
Telmisartan15$988$66
Metoprolol62$893$14
Trazodone73$893$12
Valsartan11$785$71
Gabapentin50$658$13
Venlafaxine Hcl Er36$654$18
Amlodipine Besylate104$617$6
Rosuvastatin46$592$13
Tamsulosin21$563$27
Duloxetine24$556$23
Escitalopram44$551$13
Omeprazole61$529$9
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen25$493$20
Pioglitazone21$491$23
Estradiol15$471$31
Simvastatin42$433$10
Synthroid24$427$18
Bupropion Hcl Sr11$404$37
Fluticasone Propionate34$401$12
Olmesartan Medoxomil11$373$34
Potassium Chloride12$369$31
Hydralazine19$347$18
Buspirone19$310$16
Famotidine26$280$11
Allopurinol22$256$12
Clopidogrel12$240$20
Montelukast15$228$15
Metformin Hcl Er28$227$8
Acyclovir15$227$15
Fluoxetine21$209$10
Chlorthalidone17$204$12
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen32$203$6
Furosemide25$197$8
Alendronate29$190$7
Carvedilol18$179$10
Benazepril11$173$16
Metoprolol19$163$9
Hydrochlorothiazide33$161$5
Nystatin13$154$12
Sumatriptan18$148$8
Ibuprofen16$148$9
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide14$141$10
Pravastatin15$131$9
Meloxicam15$117$8
Cyclobenzaprine12$86$7
Spironolactone11$71$6
Citalopram Hbr16$64$4
Tizanidine11$61$6
Zolpidem15$55$4
Sildenafil Citrate12$51$4
Quetiapine11$41$4

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
20242,9882633% (74)13%$297,421
20233,0062556% (165)11%$285,277
20222,9102345% (146)10%$246,045
20212,5742248% (194)9%$179,901
20202,0631945% (105)12%$144,235
20199781143% (27)15%$70,640
20181,0632454% (41)17%$101,155
20174,4053455% (228)16%$307,023
20164,8993407% (356)16%$343,565
20152,9133038% (222)18%$204,021
20141,5192247% (109)None$99,833
20134,0333017% (286)19%$203,520

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 70 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Eliquis40$40,263$1,007
Januvia33$35,327$1,071
Jardiance23$23,024$1,001
Myrbetriq15$19,096$1,273
Novolog Flexpen11$10,263$933
Basaglar Kwikpen U-10015$5,349$357
Atorvastatin235$4,767$20
Dexlansoprazole Dr12$2,653$221
Ezetimibe65$2,574$40
Lisinopril176$2,486$14
Losartan112$2,052$18
Metoprolol64$1,994$31
Levothyroxine126$1,962$16
Metformin105$1,696$16
Azelastine23$1,534$67
Pantoprazole59$1,505$26
Duloxetine21$1,423$68
Trazodone60$1,366$23
Gabapentin59$1,318$22
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen90$1,285$14
Amlodipine Besylate92$1,267$14
Celecoxib14$1,260$90
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa25$1,192$48
Omeprazole54$1,072$20
Valsartan13$1,053$81
Bupropion Xl15$1,040$69
Olmesartan Medoxomil12$1,019$85
Tamsulosin31$964$31
Ventolin Hfa15$933$62
Venlafaxine Hcl Er32$886$28
Escitalopram39$878$23
Estradiol25$773$31
Telmisartan15$730$49
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen30$707$24
Rosuvastatin43$697$16
Fluoxetine26$664$26
Morphine Sulfate Er16$647$40
Simvastatin36$618$17
Fluticasone Propionate31$611$20
Nystatin19$579$30
Pioglitazone19$544$29
Clopidogrel26$506$19
Chlorthalidone19$485$26
Potassium Chloride20$479$24
Glimepiride11$474$43
Pravastatin22$421$19
Famotidine26$402$15
Alendronate28$392$14
Bupropion Hcl Sr16$383$24
Buspirone27$375$14
Allopurinol20$373$19
Metformin Hcl Er28$297$11
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide12$285$24
Metoprolol18$285$16
Sumatriptan29$269$9
Carvedilol26$247$9
Hydralazine11$234$21
Montelukast12$228$19
Quetiapine14$218$16
Furosemide41$213$5
Citalopram Hbr13$211$16
Hydrochlorothiazide35$191$5
Acetaminophen-Codeine19$191$10
Zolpidem19$187$10
Clonidine12$183$15
Hydrocortisone11$164$15
Ibuprofen16$161$10
Clonazepam13$122$9
Alprazolam15$94$6
Triamcinolone Acetonide11$79$7

2022: 65 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Januvia26$28,920$1,112
Eliquis29$28,309$976
Jardiance17$15,026$884
Anoro Ellipta11$6,247$568
Duloxetine26$5,219$201
Lantus11$4,421$402
Basaglar Kwikpen U-10011$3,848$350
Atorvastatin220$2,883$13
Losartan125$2,261$18
Ezetimibe48$2,204$46
Levothyroxine127$2,049$16
Metoprolol59$1,774$30
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen92$1,629$18
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa31$1,507$49
Lisinopril141$1,248$9
Pantoprazole71$1,214$17
Rosuvastatin26$1,212$47
Gabapentin39$1,091$28
Venlafaxine Hcl Er38$1,031$27
Trazodone39$1,016$26
Metformin102$977$10
Omeprazole63$890$14
Azelastine14$849$61
Amlodipine Besylate84$739$9
Valsartan15$728$49
Metformin Hcl Er33$724$22
Bupropion Xl11$717$65
Baclofen17$686$40
Potassium Chloride18$659$37
Insulin11$651$59
Tamsulosin30$645$21
Pioglitazone37$644$17
Clopidogrel27$599$22
Pravastatin24$560$23
Morphine Sulfate Er22$531$24
Bupropion Hcl Sr14$520$37
Nystatin15$497$33
Allopurinol20$466$23
Simvastatin52$459$9
Mirtazapine12$421$35
Diclofenac15$388$26
Sumatriptan26$386$15
Carvedilol34$386$11
Hydrochlorothiazide54$370$7
Hydralazine13$356$27
Estradiol12$353$29
Alendronate23$350$15
Escitalopram27$339$13
Glimepiride16$317$20
Clonidine19$270$14
Spironolactone14$244$17
Furosemide41$243$6
Fluticasone Propionate16$243$15
Sertraline15$227$15
Buspirone17$216$13
Chlorthalidone13$214$16
Clonazepam25$199$8
Acetaminophen-Codeine25$189$8
Citalopram Hbr19$188$10
Famotidine20$154$8
Paxlovid (Eua)12$110$9
Prednisone14$80$6
Metoprolol13$79$6
Ibuprofen14$77$6
Zolpidem13$75$6

2021: 59 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Toujeo Solostar18$13,655$759
Jardiance11$13,311$1,210
Basaglar Kwikpen U-10015$5,311$354
Atorvastatin186$3,055$16
Asa-Butalb-Caffeine-Codeine34$2,998$88
Levothyroxine129$2,889$22
Losartan110$2,077$19
Metoprolol63$1,520$24
Omeprazole77$1,503$20
Gabapentin42$1,484$35
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen94$1,429$15
Lisinopril156$1,294$8
Pantoprazole45$1,258$28
Duloxetine17$1,213$71
Diclofenac Sodium Er11$1,139$104
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa22$1,136$52
Venlafaxine Hcl Er39$1,136$29
Ezetimibe21$1,125$54
Amlodipine Besylate90$867$10
Ventolin Hfa14$826$59
Oxybutynin Chloride Er11$794$72
Fluticasone Propionate19$759$40
Metformin84$711$8
Rosuvastatin22$695$32
Bupropion Hcl Sr12$636$53
Tamsulosin23$610$27
Simvastatin45$600$13
Baclofen18$533$30
Trazodone25$531$21
Olmesartan Medoxomil12$517$43
Potassium Chloride11$494$45
Diclofenac16$470$29
Bupropion Xl12$464$39
Pioglitazone29$454$16
Mirtazapine15$435$29
Morphine Sulfate Er24$379$16
Clopidogrel16$370$23
Hydralazine11$363$33
Hydrochlorothiazide57$352$6
Buspirone21$330$16
Metformin Hcl Er28$297$11
Famotidine12$297$25
Escitalopram16$279$17
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen17$270$16
Donepezil16$270$17
Oxybutynin Chloride17$259$15
Carvedilol23$255$11
Citalopram Hbr12$204$17
Quetiapine12$198$17
Furosemide26$186$7
Fluconazole12$150$12
Sumatriptan11$104$9
Sertraline14$98$7
Alendronate12$85$7
Clonazepam11$57$5
Meloxicam11$53$5
Carisoprodol11$42$4
Zolpidem14$38$3
Tramadol11$32$3

2020: 45 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Basaglar Kwikpen U-10029$12,142$419
Eliquis12$7,758$646
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide11$1,857$169
Atorvastatin131$1,792$14
Levothyroxine72$1,686$23
Trazodone12$1,298$108
Lisinopril151$1,265$8
Metoprolol44$1,249$28
Losartan61$1,185$19
Gabapentin42$1,056$25
Ultra-Fine Short Pen Needle13$1,018$78
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa19$987$52
Duloxetine12$985$82
Diclofenac Sodium Er11$913$83
Pantoprazole44$855$19
Asa-Butalb-Caffeine-Codeine17$828$49
Metformin86$806$9
Amlodipine Besylate101$757$7
Rosuvastatin13$636$49
Omeprazole41$620$15
Venlafaxine Hcl Er26$586$23
Diclofenac21$568$27
Bupropion Hcl Sr12$560$47
Fluticasone Propionate22$532$24
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen48$509$11
Oxybutynin Chloride20$418$21
Metformin Hcl Er27$394$15
Pioglitazone28$353$13
Glipizide Er16$348$22
Hydrochlorothiazide66$338$5
Tamsulosin17$330$19
Hydralazine11$329$30
Simvastatin32$318$10
Benazepril16$257$16
Clopidogrel19$250$13
Escitalopram12$250$21
Paroxetine11$206$19
Mirtazapine11$162$15
Sertraline15$157$10
Metoprolol13$155$12
Ropinirole13$150$12
Furosemide27$104$4
Baclofen13$85$7
Hydrocortisone12$83$7
Alprazolam12$78$7

2019: 24 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Lantus Solostar12$5,457$455
Basaglar Kwikpen U-10026$5,036$194
Gabapentin57$2,360$41
Atorvastatin54$953$18
Levothyroxine42$814$19
Ventolin Hfa13$750$58
Ultra-Fine Short Pen Needle12$744$62
Lisinopril79$646$8
Losartan41$503$12
Metformin42$408$10
Amlodipine Besylate37$328$9
Omeprazole14$318$23
Clopidogrel20$315$16
Metoprolol14$298$21
Metformin Hcl Er21$271$13
Glipizide Er12$261$22
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15$205$14
Tamsulosin12$198$17
Benazepril15$174$12
Paroxetine12$163$14
Sertraline12$121$10
Hydrochlorothiazide29$119$4
Pantoprazole12$112$9
Tramadol11$40$4

2018: 23 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Lantus Solostar24$6,422$268
Gabapentin29$1,122$39
Levothyroxine44$937$21
Atorvastatin39$670$17
Ultra-Fine Mini Pen Needle14$630$45
Metoprolol21$561$27
Lisinopril57$389$7
Tamsulosin14$376$27
Omeprazole32$295$9
Losartan29$258$9
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen29$246$8
Metformin32$228$7
Amlodipine Besylate20$180$9
Sertraline20$168$8
Metformin Hcl Er15$154$10
Trazodone12$146$12
Ranitidine11$141$13
Atenolol16$138$9
Clopidogrel12$116$10
Citalopram Hbr13$101$8
Hydrochlorothiazide27$97$4
Furosemide12$86$7
Benazepril12$56$5

2017: 100 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Lantus32$16,610$519
Spiriva19$12,658$666
Advair Diskus28$12,007$429
Symbicort30$11,111$370
Xarelto23$10,293$448
Zetia15$9,388$626
Eliquis22$8,472$385
Lantus Solostar18$8,100$450
Humalog22$7,648$348
Incruse Ellipta14$6,507$465
Tradjenta12$5,379$448
Levothyroxine196$4,618$24
Novolog12$4,515$376
Atorvastatin212$4,332$20
Proair Hfa66$3,919$59
Cialis11$3,359$305
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen119$3,107$26
Metoprolol87$3,018$35
Ezetimibe11$2,899$264
Venlafaxine Hcl Er16$2,730$171
Fluvastatin15$2,705$180
Omeprazole147$2,091$14
Lisinopril270$2,079$8
Mometasone Furoate12$2,055$171
Duloxetine42$1,799$43
Rosuvastatin18$1,559$87
Esomeprazole Magnesium17$1,299$76
Metformin131$1,282$10
Tamsulosin44$1,233$28
Gabapentin65$1,212$19
Donepezil12$1,077$90
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen21$1,037$49
Memantine15$1,014$68
Bupropion Hcl Sr18$964$54
Valsartan32$896$28
Testosterone Cypionate24$808$34
Simvastatin72$807$11
Pravastatin50$788$16
Liothyronine20$775$39
Tramadol52$770$15
Ranitidine31$758$24
Baclofen41$742$18
Clopidogrel42$729$17
Fluoxetine20$709$35
Allopurinol26$702$27
Nifedipine Er24$698$29
Potassium Chloride18$684$38
Lovastatin52$669$13
Paroxetine46$642$14
Oxybutynin Chloride17$622$37
Losartan72$593$8
Amlodipine Besylate82$581$7
Quetiapine28$514$18
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride17$502$30
Montelukast30$484$16
Glipizide Er15$473$32
Atenolol75$467$6
Finasteride25$459$18
Sertraline41$445$11
Morphine Sulfate Er15$440$29
Fluticasone Propionate42$435$10
Spironolactone25$408$16
Furosemide78$383$5
Pantoprazole22$364$17
Meloxicam44$355$8
Warfarin19$341$18
Carvedilol38$333$9
Trazodone46$324$7
Hydrochlorothiazide56$317$6
Escitalopram27$308$11
Metoprolol35$268$8
Lorazepam30$265$9
Oxycodone13$264$20
Alendronate17$261$15
Mirtazapine14$249$18
Metformin Hcl Er18$243$13
Ibu13$223$17
Benazepril26$218$8
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide11$215$20
Clonazepam31$214$7
Famotidine13$205$16
Alprazolam35$183$5
Azithromycin25$180$7
Acyclovir14$175$12
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid13$171$13
Ibuprofen22$168$8
Citalopram Hbr30$151$5
Zolpidem16$148$9
Clonidine14$135$10
Temazepam23$127$6
Ropinirole20$118$6
Glimepiride14$109$8
Dicyclomine12$103$9
Terazosin16$93$6
Diazepam17$89$5
Sumatriptan12$89$7
Cephalexin18$82$5
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim18$82$5
Tizanidine11$81$7
Prednisone17$71$4

2016: 106 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Atripla11$26,447$2,404
Lantus36$21,944$610
Lyrica22$17,242$784
Xarelto28$13,367$477
Symbicort34$10,886$320
Eliquis17$9,724$572
Namenda Xr18$9,549$530
Humalog19$8,540$449
Advair Diskus20$8,351$418
Zetia17$8,216$483
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen180$7,088$39
Crestor13$5,665$436
Combivent Respimat11$4,504$409
Proair Hfa75$4,468$60
Flovent Hfa11$4,386$399
Levothyroxine187$4,312$23
Atorvastatin179$4,262$24
Tradjenta11$3,990$363
Esomeprazole Magnesium20$3,823$191
Metoprolol92$3,379$37
Benicar Hct11$2,731$248
Duloxetine62$2,698$44
Celecoxib16$2,667$167
Donepezil21$2,023$96
Lisinopril260$1,995$8
Valsartan29$1,927$66
Omeprazole119$1,835$15
Tolterodine19$1,814$95
Dextroamphetamine-Amphet Er11$1,654$150
Gabapentin59$1,513$26
Pravastatin64$1,448$23
Tamsulosin47$1,248$27
Nifedipine Er64$1,199$19
Metformin137$1,193$9
Oxybutynin Chloride34$1,163$34
Lovastatin64$1,144$18
Spironolactone-Hctz11$1,078$98
Clopidogrel60$941$16
Carbamazepine Er12$931$78
Etodolac24$905$38
Simvastatin79$801$10
Potassium Chloride25$800$32
Bupropion Hcl Sr23$797$35
Oxybutynin Chloride Er18$782$43
Tramadol91$778$9
Paroxetine60$735$12
Amlodipine Besylate86$704$8
Montelukast23$686$30
Atenolol106$675$6
Baclofen40$674$17
Oxycodone24$667$28
Quetiapine29$660$23
Allopurinol24$625$26
Losartan75$619$8
Propranolol14$613$44
Morphine Sulfate Er21$606$29
Trazodone45$584$13
Sertraline50$582$12
Venlafaxine Hcl Er16$568$36
Ranitidine26$549$21
Diphenoxylate-Atropine20$542$27
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen16$541$34
Insulin11$514$47
Carvedilol54$509$9
Nortriptyline14$509$36
Doxycycline Hyclate13$506$39
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride21$492$23
Synthroid14$480$34
Furosemide78$461$6
Pantoprazole45$423$9
Hydrochlorothiazide82$422$5
Olopatadine14$410$29
Alprazolam54$388$7
Spironolactone25$381$15
Warfarin22$374$17
Alendronate26$374$14
Ondansetron14$359$26
Finasteride18$355$20
Escitalopram17$351$21
Citalopram Hbr45$336$7
Oxcarbazepine12$329$27
Fluticasone Propionate29$295$10
Lorazepam55$289$5
Temazepam34$285$8
Famotidine15$247$16
Acetaminophen-Codeine14$245$17
Ibuprofen31$241$8
Zolpidem26$230$9
Acyclovir23$221$10
Benazepril18$207$11
Sumatriptan12$201$17
Meloxicam25$189$8
Metformin Hcl Er11$185$17
Metoprolol30$184$6
Clonazepam21$177$8
Azithromycin27$175$6
Mirtazapine11$170$15
Ciprofloxacin17$162$10
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide13$154$12
Prednisone22$152$7
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim31$147$5
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid12$132$11
Triamcinolone Acetonide14$131$9
Terazosin20$101$5
Diazepam20$65$3
Amoxicillin11$45$4

2015: 68 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Lantus26$12,943$498
Lyrica18$10,057$559
Advair Diskus13$8,301$639
Symbicort26$8,203$315
Zetia22$6,419$292
Benicar16$5,883$368
Spiriva11$5,858$533
Xarelto12$5,175$431
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen126$3,247$26
Patanol12$2,709$226
Duloxetine38$2,687$71
Metoprolol53$2,623$49
Atorvastatin91$2,527$28
Proair Hfa47$2,476$53
Levothyroxine93$2,474$27
Cialis12$2,465$205
Fluoxetine12$1,527$127
Dextroamphetamine-Amphet Er12$1,347$112
Etodolac17$1,282$75
Fenofibrate11$1,199$109
Venlafaxine Hcl Er26$1,075$41
Lisinopril120$959$8
Pravastatin24$928$39
Nifedipine Er43$839$20
Lovastatin50$804$16
Escitalopram21$790$38
Omeprazole53$765$14
Tamsulosin22$721$33
Gabapentin39$713$18
Morphine Sulfate Er15$641$43
Baclofen31$629$20
Alendronate39$622$16
Metformin79$600$8
Donepezil15$553$37
Clopidogrel29$521$18
Tramadol63$445$7
Amlodipine Besylate54$440$8
Bupropion Hcl Sr25$417$17
Sertraline19$408$21
Citalopram Hbr53$405$8
Simvastatin40$405$10
Lorazepam57$394$7
Pantoprazole37$383$10
Paroxetine42$376$9
Oxybutynin Chloride11$360$33
Allopurinol13$353$27
Losartan47$352$7
Quetiapine12$324$27
Ondansetron12$314$26
Carvedilol39$310$8
Zolpidem63$295$5
Fluticasone Propionate32$291$9
Trazodone24$288$12
Benazepril19$275$14
Atenolol38$223$6
Azithromycin36$215$6
Ibuprofen29$207$7
Furosemide34$203$6
Temazepam30$196$7
Hydrochlorothiazide25$166$7
Meloxicam13$135$10
Terazosin17$125$7
Clonazepam14$123$9
Alprazolam30$108$4
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim28$103$4
Acyclovir15$72$5
Diazepam11$58$5
Amoxicillin12$52$4

2014: 42 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Lyrica13$7,916$609
Advair Diskus12$4,014$335
Duloxetine14$2,356$168
Proair Hfa19$1,333$70
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen57$1,087$19
Nifedipine Er16$898$56
Atorvastatin38$883$23
Levothyroxine38$863$23
Metoprolol16$840$52
Lisinopril93$819$9
Fluoxetine23$735$32
Lovastatin23$441$19
Baclofen21$431$21
Alendronate22$420$19
Clopidogrel19$405$21
Omeprazole36$379$11
Warfarin16$363$23
Fluticasone Propionate12$315$26
Pravastatin11$307$28
Metformin29$271$9
Amlodipine Besylate27$259$10
Citalopram Hbr46$254$6
Lorazepam37$248$7
Zolpidem47$226$5
Tamsulosin12$190$16
Simvastatin22$167$8
Azithromycin17$164$10
Pantoprazole12$161$13
Tramadol21$157$7
Sertraline13$138$11
Carvedilol15$126$8
Clonazepam12$119$10
Atenolol13$100$8
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim26$91$4
Hydrochlorothiazide11$88$8
Hydromorphone12$87$7
Losartan13$85$7
Temazepam16$79$5
Furosemide27$74$3
Amoxicillin16$61$4
Alprazolam14$43$3
Diazepam11$31$3

2013: 90 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2013
Lantus Solostar37$16,439$444
Cymbalta37$10,927$295
Lyrica25$10,894$436
Diovan45$10,165$226
Nexium27$8,881$329
Humalog16$7,793$487
Lantus25$6,538$262
Advair Diskus18$6,148$342
Crestor18$4,465$248
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen162$3,988$25
Atorvastatin103$2,842$28
Escitalopram17$2,402$141
Lisinopril273$2,266$8
Nifedipine Er36$2,200$61
Proair Hfa44$2,153$49
Fenofibrate14$1,896$135
Premarin21$1,813$86
Metoprolol49$1,792$37
Metformin153$1,428$9
Quetiapine12$1,391$116
Potassium Chloride55$1,385$25
Omeprazole108$1,309$12
Fenofibrate16$1,303$81
Levothyroxine133$1,279$10
Lovastatin66$1,271$19
Clopidogrel54$1,166$22
Gabapentin62$1,102$18
Simvastatin94$924$10
Losartan70$923$13
Paroxetine20$902$45
Diltiazem 24hr Cd24$868$36
Xopenex Hfa12$853$71
Bupropion Xl19$853$45
Tamsulosin49$741$15
Pravastatin54$723$13
Bd Ultra-Fine Pen Needle21$709$34
Lansoprazole15$665$44
Morphine Sulfate Er18$602$33
Baclofen77$600$8
Venlafaxine Hcl Er27$559$21
Montelukast22$555$25
Ibuprofen51$541$11
Carvedilol46$521$11
Gemfibrozil25$512$20
Atenolol93$492$5
Fluticasone Propionate21$485$23
Amlodipine Besylate43$408$9
Fluoxetine25$398$16
Acetaminophen-Codeine35$386$11
Furosemide72$355$5
Sertraline32$330$10
Clonidine30$329$11
Glipizide20$310$15
Methadone16$309$19
Ramipril16$299$19
Nystatin15$295$20
Ropinirole17$284$17
Diclofenac21$284$14
Enalapril Maleate24$278$12
Tramadol32$262$8
Acyclovir19$251$13
Donepezil16$248$16
Hydrochlorothiazide48$236$5
Propranolol16$233$15
Metoprolol22$232$11
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide16$226$14
Lorazepam33$226$7
Alprazolam34$222$7
Oxybutynin Chloride12$193$16
Allopurinol29$180$6
Alendronate14$169$12
Spironolactone14$168$12
Trazodone26$168$6
Azithromycin16$149$9
Zolpidem31$149$5
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate21$147$7
Labetalol11$146$13
Digoxin16$127$8
Nortriptyline20$126$6
Glipizide Er15$124$8
Estradiol19$124$7
Benazepril14$122$9
Imipramine12$119$10
Clonazepam13$112$9
Amitriptyline21$103$5
Naproxen15$93$6
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim15$89$6
Ranitidine19$88$5
Meloxicam12$80$7
Finasteride12$72$6

Money from drug and device companies

$45 in 2024

Industry payments by year
202422None$45
202322None$38
201911None$15

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Payments by company
Lilly USAZepbound$24
1 payment
  • Meals for Zepbound · 2024-01-10 · $24
PfizerPaxlovid$21
1 payment
  • Meals for Paxlovid · 2024-02-07 · $21
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Every published payment
PfizerMeals · 2024-02-07Paxlovid$21
Lilly USAMeals · 2024-01-10Zepbound$24
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2023: $38

Payments by company in 2023
DexcomDexcom G6 Transmitter$23
1 payment
  • Meals for Dexcom G6 Transmitter · 2023-08-30 · $23
Xeris PharmaceuticalsGvoke Hypopen$15
1 payment
  • Meals for Gvoke Hypopen · 2023-11-15 · $15

2019: $15

Payments by company in 2019
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Professional record

NPI
1447468210
Licence
CA A112697, MA 225303, MA 234657California A112697: Current · expires 2028-06-30
Trained
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2005
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Internal medicine (207R00000X)
Mailing address
7520 Arroyo Cir, Gilroy, CA, 95020
NPI first listed
2007-05-17
NPI last updated
2024-10-13
NPI record certified
2024-10-13

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