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Alexander Hoghooghi, DDS, MD

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery · Palo Alto

NPI 1891841243

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Offices

1 location

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Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$2,912

Pharmacies billed $2,912 in 2024.

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

Opioids were 19% of their Part D prescriptions (82 of 444) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical oral surgery (dentist only) clinician is at 22%.

444 generic and 0 brand-name prescriptions · $2,912 in drug cost · 151 antibiotic prescriptions to 121 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
Chlorhexidine Gluconate151$1,220$8
Amoxicillin94$532$6
Acetaminophen-Codeine52$318$6
Ibuprofen55$242$4
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass23$220$10
See all 8 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Chlorhexidine Gluconate151$1,220$8
Amoxicillin94$532$6
Acetaminophen-Codeine52$318$6
Ibuprofen55$242$4
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass23$220$10
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen28$124$4
Cephalexin11$86$8
Clindamycin12$77$6

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
202444412619% (82)0%$2,912
202338712015% (59)0%$2,526
202238512115% (58)0%$2,321
202144312813% (59)None$2,748
20203199314% (44)None$1,873
201933711415% (52)None$2,385
201832411217% (55)None$2,775
20172809419% (54)0%$1,776
20162538824% (61)0%$1,780
20152238827% (61)None$1,693
20142558524% (60)None$2,797
20132408625% (60)None$1,979

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

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Chlorhexidine Gluconate136$963$7
Amoxicillin89$519$6
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass16$230$14
Ibuprofen53$223$4
Acetaminophen-Codeine39$184$5
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen20$71$4

2022: 5 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Chlorhexidine Gluconate137$893$7
Amoxicillin98$521$5
Acetaminophen-Codeine35$182$5
Ibuprofen51$172$3
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen20$88$4

2021: 8 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Chlorhexidine Gluconate158$946$6
Amoxicillin97$457$5
Clindamycin22$256$12
Penicillin V12$253$21
Ibuprofen60$217$4
Acetaminophen-Codeine31$169$5
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass13$163$13
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen25$75$3

2020: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Chlorhexidine Gluconate123$662$5
Amoxicillin65$326$5
Clindamycin24$230$10
Ibuprofen35$130$4
Acetaminophen-Codeine29$118$4
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14$42$3

2019: 8 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Chlorhexidine Gluconate118$936$8
Amoxicillin78$420$5
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen32$138$4
Clindamycin12$124$10
Azithromycin18$124$7
Ibuprofen27$118$4
Acetaminophen-Codeine16$61$4
Ibu12$33$3

2018: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Chlorhexidine Gluconate116$785$7
Amoxicillin77$454$6
Acetaminophen-Codeine28$114$4
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23$114$5
Azithromycin15$102$7
Ibuprofen23$101$4

2017: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Chlorhexidine Gluconate102$679$7
Amoxicillin62$361$6
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass13$147$11
Acetaminophen-Codeine30$138$5
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen24$110$5
Ibuprofen20$100$5

2016: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Chlorhexidine Gluconate70$510$7
Amoxicillin63$399$6
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen31$227$7
Ibuprofen29$143$5
Acetaminophen-Codeine29$133$5
Clindamycin14$125$9

2015: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Chlorhexidine Gluconate55$270$5
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen30$194$6
Amoxicillin39$168$4
Penicillin V16$137$9
Acetaminophen-Codeine31$124$4
Ibuprofen26$94$4

2014: 7 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Chlorhexidine Gluconate76$649$9
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen29$190$7
Amoxicillin31$183$6
Acetaminophen-Codeine28$176$6
Penicillin V19$162$9
Clindamycin14$147$11
Ibuprofen26$113$4

2013: 7 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2013
Chlorhexidine Gluconate74$706$10
Amoxicillin39$280$7
Acetaminophen-Codeine31$177$6
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen27$159$6
Azithromycin15$142$9
Penicillin V11$94$9
Ibuprofen21$88$4

Money from drug and device companies

$147 in 2025

Industry payments by year
202514None$147
202314None$115
202219None$441
201913None$57

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
Straumann USANone$147
4 payments
  • Gift · 2025-12-23 · $20
  • Meals · 2025-09-27 · $23
  • Meals · 2025-07-18 · $56
  • Meals · 2025-06-14 · $48
See all 4 published payments
Every published payment
Straumann USAGift · 2025-12-23None$20
Straumann USAMeals · 2025-09-27None$23
Straumann USAMeals · 2025-07-18None$56
Straumann USAMeals · 2025-06-14None$48
See earlier years (2023, 2022, 2019)

2023: $115

Payments by company in 2023
Straumann USANone$115
4 payments
  • Meals · 2023-06-08 · $25
  • Meals · 2023-04-27 · $28
  • Meals · 2023-03-07 · $33
  • Meals · 2023-02-06 · $29

2022: $441

Payments by company in 2022
Straumann USANone$441
9 payments
  • Meals · 2022-10-19 · $19
  • Meals · 2022-09-06 · $19
  • Gift · 2022-09-02 · $71
  • Meals · 2022-08-01 · $18
  • Meals · 2022-07-26 · $17
  • Meals · 2022-07-05 · $21
  • Meals · 2022-05-26 · $13
  • Meals · 2022-04-12 · $23
  • Meals · 2022-04-11 · $241

2019: $57

Payments by company in 2019
Zimmer Biomet HoldingsAll T3 Implants$57
3 payments
  • Meals for All T3 Implants · 2019-07-10 · $25
  • Meals for All T3 Implants · 2019-06-13 · $16
  • Meals for Puros · 2019-04-29 · $16

Professional record

NPI
1891841243
Licence
CA OMS64
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 1223S0112X (1223S0112X)
Mailing address
900 Welch Rd, Suite 100, Palo Alto, CA, 94304
NPI first listed
2007-01-26
NPI last updated
2021-06-30
NPI record certified
2021-06-30

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.