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Nizar A Dholakia
Internal Medicine Physician (Infectious Disease)

Prescriptions made by Nizar A Dholakia

Data for 2018

2,448

Medicare Part D Prescriptions Filled, Including Refills

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

$366.5K

Total Retail Price of All Prescriptions

Rank: 137 out of 348 providers in this state and specialty

187

Patients Receiving at Least One Drug in Part D

Rank: 41 out of 348 providers in this state and specialty

74%

Patients 65 Years and Older

70

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 LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM50
of 480
800 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
170 patients
9% of all patients
< 11
2 LISINOPRIL180
of 650
600 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
170 patients
9% of all patients
< 11
3 MINOCYCLINE HCL40
of 650
840 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
520280 patients
15% of all patients
< 11A
4 METOPROLOL TARTRATE60
of 350
520 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
5 METFORMIN HCL150
of 410
330 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
200< 11< 11
6 SIMVASTATIN70
of 140
270 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
270< 11< 11
7 SULFAMETHOXAZOLE-TRIMETHOPRIM
(SULFAMETHOXAZOLE/TRIMETHOPRIM)
240
of 1580
530 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
410120 patients
6% of all patients
< 11A
8 FUROSEMIDE90
of 430
360 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
120 patients
6% of all patients
< 11
9 ATORVASTATIN CALCIUM350
of 730
270 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
130 patients
7% of all patients
< 11
10 SERTRALINE HCL60
of 210
330 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
11 TAMSULOSIN HCL60
of 270
410 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
12 GABAPENTIN200
of 660
440 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
110 patients
6% of all patients
< 11
13 OMEPRAZOLE150
of 380
280 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
14 PANTOPRAZOLE SODIUM150
of 350
190 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
15 HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE220
of 440
210 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
16 AMLODIPINE BESYLATE330
of 630
240 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
240< 11< 11
17 ALLOPURINOL40
of 150
260 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
260< 11< 11
18 MELOXICAM60
of 200
330 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
19 POTASSIUM CHLORIDE30
of 250
360 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
110 patients
6% of all patients
< 11
20 CLOPIDOGREL
(CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE)
90
of 170
200 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
21 TRAMADOL HCL170
of 380
270 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11O
22 LISINOPRIL-HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE
(LISINOPRIL/HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE)
110
of 190
210 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
23 HYDROCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN
(HYDROCODONE/ACETAMINOPHEN)
70
of 190
530 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
320170 patients
9% of all patients
< 11O
24 METOPROLOL SUCCINATE110
of 320
270 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
25 PREDNISONE30
of 200
340 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
26 MONTELUKAST SODIUM160
of 260
120 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
27 FLUCONAZOLE150
of 1250
430 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
210240 patients
13% of all patients
130 patients
7% of all patients
28 BUPROPION HCL10
250 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
29 GLIPIZIDE90
of 130
120 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
120< 11< 11
30 ATENOLOL50
of 140
210 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
210< 11< 11
31 LYRICA
(PREGABALIN)
80
of 300
310 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
310< 11< 11
32 PRAVASTATIN SODIUM280
of 430
110 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
110< 11< 11
33 CLONIDINE HCL90
of 90
110 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
34 DULOXETINE HCL100
of 200
170 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
35 LORAZEPAM70
of 120
120 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
120< 11< 11
36 NYSTATIN20
of 140
470 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
310320 patients
17% of all patients
210 patients
11% of all patients
37 FLUOXETINE HCL70
of 90
110 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
38 DOXYCYCLINE HYCLATE510
of 1590
250 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11A
39 ELIQUIS
(APIXABAN)
30
of 80
250 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
40 CIPROFLOXACIN HCL270
of 1030
260 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
140 patients
7% of all patients
< 11A
41 VALSARTAN-HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE
(VALSARTAN/HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE)
30
of 30
130 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
130< 11< 11
42 SUCRALFATE10
170 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
43 ALPRAZOLAM120
of 250
200 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
44 GLIMEPIRIDE10
of 50
200 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
200< 11< 11
45 TOLTERODINE TARTRATE ER
(TOLTERODINE TARTRATE)
10
150 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
150< 11< 11
46 FAMOTIDINE80
of 120
110 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
110< 11< 11
47 ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE220
of 390
140 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
48 AZITHROMYCIN350
of 990
110 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11A
49 ACETAMINOPHEN-CODEINE
(ACETAMINOPHEN WITH CODEINE)
60
of 230
350 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
130 patients
7% of all patients
< 11O
50 VANCOMYCIN HCL130
of 1490
820 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
290140 patients
7% of all patients
< 11A
51 ONDANSETRON HCL70
of 210
120 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
52 TIZANIDINE HCL50
of 80
160 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
53 CEFUROXIME
(CEFUROXIME AXETIL)
100
of 280
240 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
150 patients
8% of all patients
< 11A
54 LEVOFLOXACIN260
of 1070
250 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
180 patients
10% of all patients
< 11A
55 CEFEPIME HCL30
of 630
650 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
110< 11< 11A
56 TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE100
of 170
180 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
180< 11< 11
57 ENALAPRIL MALEATE110
of 160
120 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
120< 11< 11
58 KALETRA
(LOPINAVIR/RITONAVIR)
230
of 380
110 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
110< 11< 11
59 REYATAZ
(ATAZANAVIR SULFATE)
120
of 200
110 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
00< 1100 patients
Less than 1% of all patients
60 TEMAZEPAM70
of 130
110 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
110< 11< 11
61 ZIDOVUDINE90
of 150
110 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
110< 11< 11
62 METRONIDAZOLE160
of 270
130 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11A
63 MEROPENEM180
of 580
220 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11A
64 INVANZ
(ERTAPENEM SODIUM)
280
of 730
150 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11A
65 IMIPENEM-CILASTATIN SODIUM
(IMIPENEM/CILASTATIN SODIUM)
50
of 50
110 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
110< 11< 11A