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Kavitha Shashikumar
Internal Medicine Physician (Infectious Disease)

Prescriptions made by Kavitha Shashikumar

Data for 2018

1,089

Medicare Part D Prescriptions Filled, Including Refills

Rank: 71 out of 348 providers in this state and specialty

$213.9K

Total Retail Price of All Prescriptions

Rank: 177 out of 348 providers in this state and specialty

243

Patients Receiving at Least One Drug in Part D

Rank: 22 out of 348 providers in this state and specialty

77%

Patients 65 Years and Older

71

Average Age of Patients

Average age of patients for providers in this state and specialty is 66

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 Infectious Disease in Texas 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 MINOCYCLINE HCL20
of 650
1250 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
1040720 patients
30% of all patients
560 patients
23% of all patients
A
2 CEPHALEXIN40
of 1050
1030 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
810490 patients
20% of all patients
< 11A
3 LEVOFLOXACIN20
of 1070
1070 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
820580 patients
24% of all patients
430 patients
18% of all patients
A
4 CIPROFLOXACIN HCL20
of 1030
800 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
680400 patients
16% of all patients
290 patients
12% of all patients
A
5 AMOXICILLIN-CLAVULANATE POTASS
(AMOXICILLIN/POTASSIUM CLAV)
100
of 1070
440 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
240 patients
10% of all patients
< 11A
6 FLUCONAZOLE30
of 1250
650 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
480340 patients
14% of all patients
< 11
7 ISONIAZID90
of 370
340 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
8 TRUVADA
(EMTRICITABINE/TENOFOVIR (TDF))
350
of 1110
260 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
00< 1100 patients
Less than 1% of all patients
9 CLINDAMYCIN HCL50
of 440
350 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
210 patients
9% of all patients
< 11A
10 SULFAMETHOXAZOLE-TRIMETHOPRIM
(SULFAMETHOXAZOLE/TRIMETHOPRIM)
530
of 1580
190 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11A
11 NORVIR
(RITONAVIR)
370
of 760
160 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
00< 1100 patients
Less than 1% of all patients
12 RIFAMPIN260
of 780
160 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
13 NITROFURANTOIN MONO-MACRO
(NITROFURANTOIN MONOHYD/M-CRYST)
100
of 240
160 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
160< 11< 11A
14 DOXYCYCLINE MONOHYDRATE170
of 490
180 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11A
15 MEROPENEM40
of 580
570 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
260190 patients
8% of all patients
< 11A
16 KALETRA
(LOPINAVIR/RITONAVIR)
210
of 380
130 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
130< 11< 11
17 PREZISTA
(DARUNAVIR ETHANOLATE)
510
of 980
130 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
00< 1100 patients
Less than 1% of all patients
18 REYATAZ
(ATAZANAVIR SULFATE)
100
of 200
130 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
00< 1100 patients
Less than 1% of all patients
19 ABACAVIR-LAMIVUDINE-ZIDOVUDINE
(ABACAVIR/LAMIVUDINE/ZIDOVUDINE)
60
of 110
120 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
120< 11< 11
20 VANCOMYCIN HCL340
of 1490
500 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
130160 patients
7% of all patients
< 11A
21 MUPIROCIN40
of 150
300 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
180 patients
7% of all patients
< 11
22 METRONIDAZOLE170
of 270
120 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
110 patients
5% of all patients
< 11A
23 DOXYCYCLINE HYCLATE590
of 1590
160 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
150 patients
6% of all patients
< 11A
24 LINEZOLID100
of 230
130 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11A
25 NYSTATIN70
of 140
150 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
110 patients
5% of all patients
< 11