user image
Christine M Pesesky
Nurse Practitioner

Prescriptions made by Christine M Pesesky

Data for 2018

6,128

Medicare Part D Prescriptions Filled, Including Refills

Rank: 144 out of 6,566 providers in this state and specialty

$2.41M

Total Retail Price of All Prescriptions

Rank: 26 out of 6,566 providers in this state and specialty

764

Patients Receiving at Least One Drug in Part D

Rank: 56 out of 6,566 providers in this state and specialty

74%

Patients 65 Years and Older

68

Average Age of Patients

Average age of patients for providers in this state and specialty is 69

Drug Categories

O

Opioid

An opioid drug. Prescription opioids (painkillers) can help alleviate certain kinds of pain in the short term but carry serious health risks.
A

Antibiotic

Used to treat bacterial infections but are often prescribed incorrectly to treat viral infections, such as chest colds or the flu.
P

Antipsychotic

Used to manage psychosis, principally in schizophrenia but also in a range of other psychotic disorders.

Prescription Data

The table below list this provider’s drugs, the number of prescriptions and how many went to seniors. Drugs are ranked by volume. Rank in State ranks all providers that have the self-identified specialty of Nurse Practitioner in Pennsylvania and ranks the number of prescriptions that have been made for the specific drug.

Drug Name Rank in State Total Prescriptions Filled with Refills Prescript. to 65+ Patients Receiving this Drug Patients 65+ OAP
1 METFORMIN HCL10
of 1,5030
5180 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
38001280 patients
17% of all patients
980 patients
13% of all patients
2 LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM200
of 1,8350
5670 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
34901170 patients
15% of all patients
840 patients
11% of all patients
3 LANTUS SOLOSTAR
(INSULIN GLARGINE,HUM.REC.ANLOG)
20
of 7040
3850 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
28701110 patients
15% of all patients
860 patients
11% of all patients
4 GLIMEPIRIDE20
of 5650
3220 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
2160880 patients
12% of all patients
660 patients
9% of all patients
5 JANUVIA
(SITAGLIPTIN PHOSPHATE)
40
of 6350
1540 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
1210430 patients
6% of all patients
< 11
6 NOVOLOG FLEXPEN
(INSULIN ASPART)
170
of 3640
1820 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
1150650 patients
9% of all patients
430 patients
6% of all patients
7 HUMALOG KWIKPEN U-100
(INSULIN LISPRO)
40
of 2480
1800 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
1330490 patients
6% of all patients
370 patients
5% of all patients
8 ULTRA-FINE NANO PEN NEEDLE
(PEN NEEDLE, DIABETIC)
220
of 2220
1240 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
840430 patients
6% of all patients
310 patients
4% of all patients
9 BASAGLAR KWIKPEN U-100
(INSULIN GLARGINE,HUM.REC.ANLOG)
80
of 2270
1670 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
1200350 patients
5% of all patients
240 patients
3% of all patients
10 NOVOLOG
(INSULIN ASPART)
60
of 1630
1360 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
820300 patients
4% of all patients
180 patients
2% of all patients
11 GLIPIZIDE80
of 5430
1040 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
800250 patients
3% of all patients
< 11
12 LISINOPRIL2410
of 2,0870
810 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
690310 patients
4% of all patients
< 11
13 LEVEMIR FLEXTOUCH
(INSULIN DETEMIR)
180
of 4060
1010 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
740310 patients
4% of all patients
< 11
14 LANTUS
(INSULIN GLARGINE,HUM.REC.ANLOG)
10
of 2820
1270 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
380 patients
5% of all patients
< 11
15 TRULICITY
(DULAGLUTIDE)
110
of 2390
1530 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
1050310 patients
4% of all patients
< 11
16 VICTOZA 3-PAK
(LIRAGLUTIDE)
120
of 1630
1200 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
830260 patients
3% of all patients
< 11
17 PIOGLITAZONE HCL30
of 2360
1090 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
830250 patients
3% of all patients
< 11
18 ULTRA-FINE SHORT PEN NEEDLE
(PEN NEEDLE, DIABETIC)
60
of 1600
900 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
640310 patients
4% of all patients
< 11
19 SIMVASTATIN1640
of 1,4810
760 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
550210 patients
3% of all patients
< 11
20 HUMALOG
(INSULIN LISPRO)
50
of 1650
1200 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
850280 patients
4% of all patients
< 11
21 ATORVASTATIN CALCIUM3070
of 2,2210
630 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
470200 patients
3% of all patients
< 11
22 METFORMIN HCL ER
(METFORMIN HCL)
570
of 6100
760 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
520200 patients
3% of all patients
< 11
23 GLIPIZIDE ER
(GLIPIZIDE)
220
of 3520
610 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
610210 patients
3% of all patients
210 patients
3% of all patients
24 GABAPENTIN1750
of 2,0930
1040 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
440290 patients
4% of all patients
180 patients
2% of all patients
25 INSULIN SYRINGE
(SYRINGE AND NEEDLE,INSULIN,1ML)
10
of 630
810 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
170 patients
2% of all patients
< 11
26 ULTRA-FINE MINI PEN NEEDLE
(PEN NEEDLE, DIABETIC)
150
of 1590
580 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
400230 patients
3% of all patients
< 11
27 AMLODIPINE BESYLATE2510
of 2,0530
480 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
28 INVOKANA
(CANAGLIFLOZIN)
100
of 1180
520 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
210130 patients
2% of all patients
< 11
29 NOVOLOG MIX 70-30 FLEXPEN
(INSULIN ASPART PROT/INSULN ASP)
150
of 1020
470 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
470110 patients
1% of all patients
110 patients
1% of all patients
30 OMEPRAZOLE2350
of 1,8280
430 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
240130 patients
2% of all patients
< 11
31 COMFORT EZ PEN NEEDLE
(PEN NEEDLE, DIABETIC)
20
of 400
580 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
330200 patients
3% of all patients
< 11
32 TRADJENTA
(LINAGLIPTIN)
190
of 2400
590 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
33 METHIMAZOLE120
of 940
560 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
440120 patients
2% of all patients
< 11
34 NOVOLIN N
(INSULIN NPH HUMAN ISOPHANE)
40
of 380
410 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
35 SYNTHROID
(LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM)
650
of 4910
360 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
36 JANUMET
(SITAGLIPTIN PHOS/METFORMIN HCL)
70
of 1330
370 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
370< 11< 11
37 HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE1460
of 1,3870
290 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
290120 patients
2% of all patients
120 patients
2% of all patients
38 ALENDRONATE SODIUM690
of 6660
300 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
39 NOVOLIN 70-30
(INSULIN NPH HUM/REG INSULIN HM)
70
of 640
330 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
40 GLIPIZIDE-METFORMIN
(GLIPIZIDE/METFORMIN HCL)
20
of 130
180 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
180< 11< 11
41 HUMULIN N
(INSULIN NPH HUMAN ISOPHANE)
10
of 140
310 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
42 PRAVASTATIN SODIUM1270
of 1,0750
230 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
230< 11< 11
43 NOVOLIN R
(INSULIN REGULAR, HUMAN)
40
of 300
350 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
44 RAMIPRIL410
of 2030
160 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
45 METOPROLOL SUCCINATE2420
of 1,6610
160 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
46 FARXIGA
(DAPAGLIFLOZIN PROPANEDIOL)
170
of 660
210 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
47 METOPROLOL TARTRATE2050
of 1,6910
210 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
48 V-GO 40
(SUB-Q INSULIN DEVICE, 40 UNIT)
60
of 120
360 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
49 HUMALOG MIX 75-25 KWIKPEN
(INSULIN LISPRO PROTAMIN/LISPRO)
100
of 600
350 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
50 ENALAPRIL MALEATE400
of 2970
140 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
51 NATEGLINIDE150
of 300
140 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
52 BYDUREON PEN
(EXENATIDE MICROSPHERES)
50
of 280
270 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
53 PEN NEEDLE
(PEN NEEDLE, DIABETIC)
40
of 210
190 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
190< 11< 11
54 TRESIBA FLEXTOUCH U-100
(INSULIN DEGLUDEC)
310
of 1100
260 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
260< 11< 11
55 HUMULIN N KWIKPEN
(INSULIN NPH HUMAN ISOPHANE)
70
of 120
160 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
160< 11< 11
56 BYETTA
(EXENATIDE)
10
of 80
300 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
57 JARDIANCE
(EMPAGLIFLOZIN)
420
of 1540
250 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
58 ACARBOSE50
of 210
350 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
59 ULTRA-FINE ORIGINAL PEN NEEDLE
(PEN NEEDLE, DIABETIC)
30
of 120
150 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
60 LISINOPRIL-HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE
(LISINOPRIL/HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE)
770
of 6850
130 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
61 VICTOZA 2-PAK
(LIRAGLUTIDE)
180
of 800
220 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
220< 11< 11
62 LEVEMIR
(INSULIN DETEMIR)
180
of 1120
240 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
63 GLIPIZIDE XL
(GLIPIZIDE)
200
of 740
150 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
64 VALSARTAN-HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE
(VALSARTAN/HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE)
400
of 2880
140 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
140< 11< 11
65 TRESIBA FLEXTOUCH U-200
(INSULIN DEGLUDEC)
510
of 1140
190 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
66 V-GO 30
(SUB-Q INSULIN DEVICE, 30 UNIT)
60
of 90
190 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
67 FENOFIBRATE390
of 2220
120 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
68 HUMULIN R
(INSULIN REGULAR, HUMAN)
20
of 100
270 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
69 NOVOFINE 32
(PEN NEEDLE, DIABETIC)
110
of 320
190 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
70 CLONIDINE HCL550
of 4520
120 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
120< 11< 11
71 QUINAPRIL HCL370
of 1970
160 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
160< 11< 11
72 TOUJEO SOLOSTAR
(INSULIN GLARGINE,HUM.REC.ANLOG)
540
of 1540
170 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
00< 1100 patients
Less than 1% of all patients
73 INSULIN SYRINGE
(SYRINGE-NEEDLE,INSULIN,0.5 ML)
220
of 660
150 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
74 EASY-TOUCH INSULIN SYRINGE
(SYRINGE AND NEEDLE,INSULIN,1ML)
10
130 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
75 LEVOCETIRIZINE DIHYDROCHLORIDE400
of 1860
130 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
76 UNIFINE PENTIPS
(PEN NEEDLE, DIABETIC)
190
of 480
120 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
77 VEO INSULIN SYRINGE
(SYRINGE AND NEEDLE,INSULIN,1ML)
10
of 110
140 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
140< 11< 11
78 LOSARTAN POTASSIUM1790
of 1,5650
130 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
79 DILTIAZEM 24HR ER (CD)
(DILTIAZEM HCL)
620
of 4580
130 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
80 ATENOLOL1080
of 8960
120 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
00< 1100 patients
Less than 1% of all patients
81 DILTIAZEM HCL180
of 830
120 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
00< 1100 patients
Less than 1% of all patients
82 KOMBIGLYZE XR
(SAXAGLIPTIN HCL/METFORMIN HCL)
30
of 50
130 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
130< 11< 11
83 HUMULIN 70-30
(INSULIN NPH HUM/REG INSULIN HM)
80
of 240
140 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
140< 11< 11
84 GLUCAGON EMERGENCY KIT
(GLUCAGON,HUMAN RECOMBINANT)
120
of 260
150 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11