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Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$140,351
Pharmacies billed $140,351 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 4% of their Part D prescriptions (99 of 2,373) in 2024. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical family practice clinician is at 2%.
2,055 generic and 293 brand-name prescriptions · $140,351 in drug cost · 122 antibiotic prescriptions to 79 people.
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
Ozempic
22
$22,350
$1,016
Eliquis
15
$15,401
$1,027
Januvia
11
$15,205
$1,382
Celecoxib
78
$3,947
$51
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
94
$3,044
$32
See all 48 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Ozempic
22
$22,350
$1,016
Eliquis
15
$15,401
$1,027
Januvia
11
$15,205
$1,382
Celecoxib
78
$3,947
$51
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
94
$3,044
$32
Atorvastatin
222
$2,419
$11
Fluticasone-Salmeterol
12
$1,452
$121
Levothyroxine
66
$1,090
$17
Tamsulosin
78
$863
$11
Metformin
111
$816
$7
Asa-Butalb-Caffeine-Codeine
11
$787
$72
Gabapentin
44
$730
$17
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
58
$673
$12
Losartan
54
$654
$12
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
24
$630
$26
Amlodipine Besylate
97
$621
$6
Metoprolol
44
$570
$13
Lisinopril
87
$561
$6
Rosuvastatin
24
$484
$20
Omeprazole
66
$444
$7
Permethrin
16
$438
$27
Finasteride
24
$416
$17
Lovastatin
34
$389
$11
Furosemide
48
$367
$8
Montelukast
32
$321
$10
Oseltamivir Phosphate
12
$306
$25
Ibuprofen
58
$272
$5
Clopidogrel
16
$237
$15
Allopurinol
28
$236
$8
Metoprolol
40
$235
$6
Ciprofloxacin
36
$218
$6
Benazepril
23
$209
$9
Glipizide
18
$207
$11
Pravastatin
13
$203
$16
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er
20
$176
$9
Fluticasone Propionate
13
$160
$12
Atenolol
33
$148
$4
Pantoprazole
23
$147
$6
Simvastatin
21
$135
$6
Carvedilol
17
$124
$7
Cephalexin
16
$104
$6
Alendronate
13
$102
$8
Azithromycin
40
$96
$2
Terazosin
12
$95
$8
Hydrochlorothiazide
33
$93
$3
Amoxicillin
12
$65
$5
Lorazepam
14
$39
$3
Metformin Hcl Er
12
$38
$3
Year by year
Part D prescribing by year
2024
2,373
205
4% (99)
12%
$140,351
2023
1,971
169
4% (85)
9%
$117,903
2022
1,950
151
5% (94)
9%
$126,492
2021
1,737
145
6% (99)
—None
$99,038
2020
1,663
121
6% (102)
—None
$109,987
2019
1,197
109
6% (72)
—None
$102,068
2018
1,587
118
6% (90)
17%
$105,221
2017
1,745
117
7% (113)
—None
$86,882
2016
1,752
114
6% (103)
—None
$66,274
2015
1,227
122
6% (68)
—None
$58,251
2014
871
94
3% (29)
19%
$38,005
2013
773
83
3% (24)
21%
$36,866
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 41 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Januvia
14
$22,573
$1,612
Eliquis
15
$10,273
$685
Atorvastatin
199
$3,709
$19
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
56
$2,132
$38
Metformin
120
$1,949
$16
Tamsulosin
66
$1,928
$29
Lisinopril
91
$1,420
$16
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
18
$1,361
$76
Losartan
47
$1,255
$27
Asa-Butalb-Caffeine-Codeine
11
$1,218
$111
Amlodipine Besylate
77
$1,102
$14
Levothyroxine
54
$1,077
$20
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
49
$993
$20
Gabapentin
63
$889
$14
Metoprolol
28
$700
$25
Montelukast
23
$594
$26
Omeprazole
43
$520
$12
Lovastatin
22
$508
$23
Ibuprofen
60
$501
$8
Fluticasone Propionate
15
$495
$33
Finasteride
18
$478
$27
Simvastatin
29
$426
$15
Atenolol
30
$425
$14
Allopurinol
27
$409
$15
Oseltamivir Phosphate
11
$401
$36
Furosemide
34
$328
$10
Rosuvastatin
21
$327
$16
Metoprolol
36
$311
$9
Pravastatin
17
$285
$17
Pantoprazole
15
$256
$17
Carvedilol
26
$245
$9
Ciprofloxacin
23
$245
$11
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er
16
$212
$13
Azithromycin
31
$210
$7
Benazepril
13
$209
$16
Alendronate
14
$202
$14
Lorazepam
16
$168
$10
Cephalexin
15
$151
$10
Hydralazine
15
$119
$8
Hydrochlorothiazide
25
$114
$5
Baclofen
12
$85
$7
2022: 43 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Januvia
17
$24,916
$1,466
Atorvastatin
179
$3,149
$18
Alogliptin
11
$1,913
$174
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
50
$1,861
$37
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
31
$1,826
$59
Tamsulosin
52
$1,525
$29
Levothyroxine
59
$1,404
$24
Asa-Butalb-Caffeine-Codeine
12
$1,254
$105
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
42
$1,104
$26
Lisinopril
100
$1,061
$11
Metformin
109
$1,055
$10
Amlodipine Besylate
91
$995
$11
Omeprazole
40
$976
$24
Losartan
44
$879
$20
Gabapentin
31
$634
$20
Montelukast
31
$621
$20
Ibuprofen
62
$607
$10
Furosemide
56
$590
$11
Metoprolol
25
$562
$22
Clopidogrel
14
$465
$33
Metoprolol
51
$383
$8
Lovastatin
27
$377
$14
Fluticasone Propionate
15
$373
$25
Finasteride
14
$356
$25
Diclofenac
19
$323
$17
Simvastatin
30
$283
$9
Rosuvastatin
16
$283
$18
Ciprofloxacin
32
$270
$8
Permethrin
11
$264
$24
Alendronate
21
$262
$12
Allopurinol
16
$257
$16
Carvedilol
17
$235
$14
Azithromycin
24
$214
$9
Pravastatin
15
$212
$14
Cephalexin
19
$201
$11
Atenolol
22
$178
$8
Sumatriptan
15
$176
$12
Hydrochlorothiazide
26
$160
$6
Benazepril
12
$136
$11
Fluoxetine
11
$103
$9
Lorazepam
14
$88
$6
Sertraline
15
$83
$6
Baclofen
12
$68
$6
2021: 45 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Januvia
18
$23,604
$1,311
Eliquis
15
$10,012
$667
Carvedilol Er
11
$2,396
$218
Atorvastatin
159
$2,218
$14
Levothyroxine
82
$1,635
$20
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
40
$1,477
$37
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
30
$1,275
$43
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
43
$1,124
$26
Omeprazole
30
$817
$27
Diclofenac
26
$786
$30
Montelukast
26
$768
$30
Metoprolol
36
$674
$19
Lisinopril
77
$653
$8
Tamsulosin
34
$624
$18
Amlodipine Besylate
81
$592
$7
Gabapentin
35
$533
$15
Losartan
29
$491
$17
Metformin
88
$455
$5
Baclofen
18
$449
$25
Ibuprofen
49
$449
$9
Lovastatin
24
$358
$15
Alendronate
19
$341
$18
Fluticasone Propionate
18
$310
$17
Furosemide
38
$300
$8
Pravastatin
18
$291
$16
Finasteride
13
$282
$22
Ciprofloxacin
27
$271
$10
Pantoprazole
14
$247
$18
Metoprolol
42
$243
$6
Clopidogrel
12
$205
$17
Sertraline
23
$195
$8
Simvastatin
22
$193
$9
Fluoxetine
20
$172
$9
Benazepril
16
$160
$10
Allopurinol
18
$149
$8
Sumatriptan
12
$134
$11
Alprazolam
13
$132
$10
Atenolol
18
$128
$7
Azithromycin
18
$111
$6
Nortriptyline
11
$89
$8
Lorazepam
11
$80
$7
Tramadol
14
$70
$5
Hydrochlorothiazide
11
$66
$6
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide
11
$63
$6
Glipizide
11
$15
$1
2020: 41 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Januvia
28
$32,371
$1,156
Eliquis
13
$6,776
$521
Amitiza
14
$6,087
$435
Atorvastatin
159
$2,206
$14
Levothyroxine
82
$1,891
$23
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
38
$1,684
$44
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
30
$1,235
$41
Asa-Butalb-Caffeine-Codeine
11
$1,102
$100
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
50
$846
$17
Lisinopril
86
$794
$9
Ventolin Hfa
13
$764
$59
Metoprolol
34
$718
$21
Tamsulosin
37
$596
$16
Montelukast
34
$528
$16
Amlodipine Besylate
82
$487
$6
Omeprazole
30
$474
$16
Losartan
20
$419
$21
Gabapentin
23
$412
$18
Metformin
54
$364
$7
Baclofen
17
$341
$20
Ciprofloxacin
29
$332
$11
Ibuprofen
41
$330
$8
Quetiapine
11
$303
$28
Fluoxetine
29
$238
$8
Diclofenac
11
$237
$22
Fluticasone Propionate
12
$235
$20
Clopidogrel
12
$231
$19
Azithromycin
31
$230
$7
Furosemide
19
$221
$12
Sertraline
24
$216
$9
Lovastatin
18
$212
$12
Alendronate
16
$210
$13
Metoprolol
38
$205
$5
Benazepril
31
$188
$6
Atenolol
19
$177
$9
Carvedilol
12
$122
$10
Pantoprazole
12
$119
$10
Lorazepam
15
$119
$8
Cephalexin
13
$98
$8
Amoxicillin
13
$62
$5
Hydrochlorothiazide
11
$60
$5
2019: 32 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Januvia
42
$41,314
$984
Eliquis
12
$8,758
$730
Atorvastatin
104
$1,568
$15
Oseltamivir Phosphate
17
$1,250
$74
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
34
$1,242
$37
Levothyroxine
42
$1,004
$24
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
20
$768
$38
Metoprolol
23
$633
$28
Amlodipine Besylate
64
$609
$10
Tamsulosin
15
$567
$38
Lisinopril
62
$514
$8
Levetiracetam
12
$422
$35
Metformin
46
$362
$8
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
19
$352
$19
Lovastatin
23
$258
$11
Ibuprofen
24
$252
$10
Montelukast
24
$218
$9
Azithromycin
28
$215
$8
Ciprofloxacin
17
$206
$12
Metoprolol
31
$202
$7
Fosinopril
11
$185
$17
Benazepril
23
$179
$8
Clopidogrel
11
$169
$15
Omeprazole
17
$155
$9
Simvastatin
11
$155
$14
Losartan
12
$145
$12
Furosemide
17
$139
$8
Alendronate
12
$127
$11
Sertraline
19
$117
$6
Atenolol
15
$107
$7
Fluticasone Propionate
11
$107
$10
Lorazepam
12
$90
$7
2018: 38 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Januvia
39
$34,173
$876
Eliquis
19
$11,705
$616
Nesina
12
$4,484
$374
Belsomra
12
$3,950
$329
Coreg Cr
11
$3,252
$296
Atorvastatin
189
$2,337
$12
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
62
$1,724
$28
Levothyroxine
77
$1,578
$20
Amlodipine Besylate
107
$693
$6
Ventolin Hfa
12
$675
$56
Metoprolol
26
$591
$23
Lisinopril
114
$589
$5
Pravastatin
18
$440
$24
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
16
$414
$26
Metformin
65
$370
$6
Gabapentin
11
$357
$32
Metoprolol
35
$324
$9
Tamsulosin
13
$298
$23
Simvastatin
33
$290
$9
Ciprofloxacin
33
$276
$8
Furosemide
40
$229
$6
Omeprazole
30
$214
$7
Clopidogrel
30
$214
$7
Montelukast
24
$210
$9
Lovastatin
35
$190
$5
Ibuprofen
22
$168
$8
Benazepril
27
$159
$6
Alendronate
15
$150
$10
Hydrochlorothiazide
14
$133
$10
Atenolol
17
$128
$8
Losartan
13
$123
$9
Azithromycin
18
$112
$6
Sertraline
17
$109
$6
Ibu
11
$105
$10
Pantoprazole
11
$84
$8
Lorazepam
19
$80
$4
Fluoxetine
12
$68
$6
Carvedilol
17
$54
$3
2017: 46 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Januvia
38
$24,534
$646
Lantus
15
$5,127
$342
Nesina
12
$4,495
$375
Atorvastatin
164
$1,820
$11
Levothyroxine
76
$1,444
$19
Oseltamivir Phosphate
13
$1,364
$105
Methotrexate
13
$1,003
$77
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
14
$989
$71
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
74
$975
$13
Tizanidine
12
$793
$66
Ventolin Hfa
14
$744
$53
Amlodipine Besylate
107
$701
$7
Metoprolol
31
$700
$23
Proair Hfa
11
$625
$57
Tamsulosin
14
$556
$40
Lisinopril
107
$549
$5
Metformin
86
$533
$6
Allopurinol
21
$385
$18
Pravastatin
28
$365
$13
Montelukast
39
$331
$8
Doxazosin Mesylate
14
$283
$20
Lovastatin
49
$262
$5
Losartan
28
$228
$8
Clopidogrel
15
$211
$14
Furosemide
41
$205
$5
Ciprofloxacin
23
$198
$9
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er
13
$194
$15
Methimazole
11
$183
$17
Simvastatin
30
$171
$6
Benazepril
23
$155
$7
Metoprolol
30
$139
$5
Omeprazole
19
$131
$7
Finasteride
12
$131
$11
Ibuprofen
25
$129
$5
Azithromycin
23
$123
$5
Lorazepam
27
$117
$4
Pantoprazole
11
$110
$10
Zolpidem
12
$108
$9
Tramadol
16
$103
$6
Alendronate
13
$97
$7
Fluoxetine
21
$88
$4
Hydrochlorothiazide
15
$77
$5
Sertraline
22
$75
$3
Carvedilol
21
$63
$3
Trazodone
12
$63
$5
Diazepam
11
$27
$2
2016: 43 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Januvia
34
$16,800
$494
Nesina
13
$4,592
$353
Ranexa
12
$3,891
$324
Atorvastatin
187
$2,257
$12
Tamiflu
15
$2,114
$141
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
75
$1,641
$22
Levothyroxine
68
$1,136
$17
Tamsulosin
14
$799
$57
Ventolin Hfa
15
$781
$52
Lisinopril
126
$761
$6
Metoprolol
27
$649
$24
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
16
$634
$40
Proair Hfa
11
$595
$54
Amlodipine Besylate
105
$474
$5
Methotrexate
11
$430
$39
Hydralazine
17
$417
$25
Metformin
71
$417
$6
Diclofenac
11
$406
$37
Metoprolol
49
$352
$7
Lovastatin
55
$345
$6
Furosemide
43
$340
$8
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er
13
$307
$24
Doxazosin Mesylate
13
$304
$23
Ibuprofen
51
$300
$6
Omeprazole
25
$280
$11
Pravastatin
18
$279
$15
Benazepril
46
$279
$6
Ciprofloxacin
32
$259
$8
Ranitidine
12
$231
$19
Losartan
25
$206
$8
Allopurinol
24
$204
$8
Simvastatin
29
$172
$6
Zolpidem
17
$164
$10
Montelukast
18
$151
$8
Azithromycin
19
$146
$8
Paroxetine
16
$109
$7
Lorazepam
20
$98
$5
Hydrochlorothiazide
12
$96
$8
Terazosin
13
$91
$7
Cephalexin
12
$88
$7
Fluoxetine
13
$71
$5
Finasteride
13
$54
$4
Atenolol
12
$43
$4
2015: 33 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Januvia
29
$16,136
$556
Crestor
14
$5,106
$365
Ranexa
12
$3,401
$283
Tamiflu
12
$1,546
$129
Atorvastatin
93
$1,232
$13
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
48
$904
$19
Tamsulosin
15
$564
$38
Levothyroxine
32
$562
$18
Pravastatin
21
$531
$25
Lisinopril
91
$452
$5
Lovastatin
50
$406
$8
Ibuprofen
57
$385
$7
Amlodipine Besylate
66
$368
$6
Metoprolol
20
$296
$15
Omeprazole
34
$294
$9
Metformin
52
$277
$5
Benazepril
34
$258
$8
Bumetanide
11
$252
$23
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er
12
$239
$20
Zolpidem
12
$220
$18
Ciprofloxacin
31
$204
$7
Furosemide
31
$163
$5
Montelukast
16
$140
$9
Losartan
13
$114
$9
Allopurinol
17
$114
$7
Metoprolol
17
$99
$6
Simvastatin
14
$95
$7
Cephalexin
11
$87
$8
Azithromycin
18
$85
$5
Cyclobenzaprine
11
$79
$7
Lorazepam
11
$64
$6
Atenolol
11
$56
$5
Fluoxetine
13
$26
$2
2014: 21 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Januvia
40
$12,374
$309
Digox
14
$772
$55
Atorvastatin
44
$655
$15
Proair Hfa
13
$644
$50
Pioglitazone
14
$585
$42
Pravastatin
24
$575
$24
Lovastatin
58
$489
$8
Amlodipine Besylate
74
$412
$6
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
21
$378
$18
Levothyroxine
22
$361
$16
Lisinopril
73
$346
$5
Benazepril
29
$266
$9
Metformin
54
$257
$5
Ciprofloxacin
26
$223
$9
Ibuprofen
34
$183
$5
Omeprazole
19
$155
$8
Warfarin
13
$145
$11
Metoprolol
33
$88
$3
Losartan
12
$63
$5
Furosemide
16
$60
$4
Fluoxetine
13
$43
$3
2013: 21 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2013
Januvia
39
$11,544
$296
Crestor
11
$2,866
$261
Atorvastatin
25
$754
$30
Lovastatin
74
$677
$9
Amlodipine Besylate
55
$435
$8
Benazepril
46
$414
$9
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
18
$380
$21
Lisinopril
63
$350
$6
Metformin
48
$321
$7
Metoprolol
11
$242
$22
Ibuprofen
38
$201
$5
Alendronate
12
$192
$16
Levothyroxine
16
$161
$10
Haloperidol
12
$156
$13
Simvastatin
16
$132
$8
Losartan
12
$131
$11
Azithromycin
12
$117
$10
Digox
12
$102
$8
Ciprofloxacin
14
$92
$7
Cephalexin
11
$88
$8
Metoprolol
14
$60
$4
Money from drug and device companies
$23 in 2025
Industry payments by year
2025
1
1
—None
$23
2024
1
1
—None
$119
2023
1
1
—None
$16
2022
2
2
—None
$38
2021
3
6
—None
$102
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.