Prescriptions made by Ricardo A. Soltero

Data for 2018

4,522

Medicare Part D Prescriptions Filled, Including Refills

Rank: 87 out of 928 providers in this state and specialty

$724K

Total Retail Price of All Prescriptions

Rank: 97 out of 928 providers in this state and specialty

381

Patients Receiving at Least One Drug in Part D

Rank: 80 out of 928 providers in this state and specialty

79%

Patients 65 Years and Older

73

Average Age of Patients

Average age of patients for providers in this state and specialty is 70

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 Nephrology in California 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 LOSARTAN POTASSIUM570
of 7860
2140 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
1560590 patients
15% of all patients
460 patients
12% of all patients
2 NIFEDIPINE ER
(NIFEDIPINE)
130
of 5660
1970 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
1550530 patients
14% of all patients
410 patients
11% of all patients
3 FUROSEMIDE900
of 8330
2140 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
1850640 patients
17% of all patients
< 11
4 AMLODIPINE BESYLATE1970
of 8510
1280 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
950450 patients
12% of all patients
< 11
5 ATORVASTATIN CALCIUM880
of 6850
1400 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
1030440 patients
12% of all patients
< 11
6 TAMSULOSIN HCL180
of 5520
1740 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
1480420 patients
11% of all patients
< 11
7 OMEPRAZOLE330
of 5170
1320 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
1030350 patients
9% of all patients
< 11
8 LISINOPRIL900
of 7640
990 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
880370 patients
10% of all patients
< 11
9 CARVEDILOL720
of 7050
1140 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
780280 patients
7% of all patients
< 11
10 CALCIUM ACETATE700
of 6500
1130 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
620360 patients
9% of all patients
170 patients
4% of all patients
11 HYDRALAZINE HCL990
of 6850
960 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
840190 patients
5% of all patients
< 11
12 CALCITRIOL1260
of 5660
1020 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
190 patients
5% of all patients
< 11
13 VALSARTAN400
of 3490
640 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
410220 patients
6% of all patients
< 11
14 GENTAMICIN SULFATE40
of 1450
1100 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
610320 patients
8% of all patients
180 patients
5% of all patients
A
15 TRADJENTA
(LINAGLIPTIN)
190
of 1220
610 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
450200 patients
5% of all patients
< 11
16 SEVELAMER CARBONATE870
of 6810
770 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
360230 patients
6% of all patients
110 patients
3% of all patients
17 FINASTERIDE170
of 1800
560 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
190 patients
5% of all patients
< 11
18 HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE420
of 4570
720 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
370160 patients
4% of all patients
< 11
19 METOPROLOL TARTRATE850
of 6810
740 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
510200 patients
5% of all patients
< 11
20 LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM710
of 4240
890 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
600130 patients
3% of all patients
< 11
21 GABAPENTIN760
of 5350
560 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
360220 patients
6% of all patients
< 11
22 MIRTAZAPINE100
of 940
580 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
190 patients
5% of all patients
< 11
23 BUMETANIDE370
of 2330
460 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
340150 patients
4% of all patients
< 11
24 PANTOPRAZOLE SODIUM600
of 4660
690 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
310140 patients
4% of all patients
< 11
25 PREDNISONE380
of 5320
820 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
450240 patients
6% of all patients
< 11
26 ALLOPURINOL1320
of 6610
620 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
390150 patients
4% of all patients
< 11
27 GLIPIZIDE400
of 3160
440 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
130 patients
3% of all patients
< 11
28 JANUVIA
(SITAGLIPTIN PHOSPHATE)
360
of 2210
490 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
110 patients
3% of all patients
< 11
29 METOLAZONE240
of 2390
410 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
270150 patients
4% of all patients
< 11
30 METFORMIN HCL790
of 2530
370 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
31 POTASSIUM CHLORIDE680
of 4180
430 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
140 patients
4% of all patients
< 11
32 VELPHORO
(SUCROFERRIC OXYHYDROXIDE)
200
of 1640
410 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
140120 patients
3% of all patients
< 11
33 SPIRONOLACTONE610
of 3440
380 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
210< 11< 11
34 VELTASSA
(PATIROMER CALCIUM SORBITEX)
460
of 2420
420 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
110 patients
3% of all patients
< 11
35 PAROXETINE HCL100
of 680
280 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
120< 11< 11
36 CLONIDINE HCL980
of 5400
300 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
160< 11< 11
37 POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 335080
of 800
460 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
230 patients
6% of all patients
< 11
38 FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE260
of 1100
370 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
170160 patients
4% of all patients
< 11
39 LANTUS SOLOSTAR
(INSULIN GLARGINE,HUM.REC.ANLOG)
230
of 1540
330 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
160< 11< 11
40 METOCLOPRAMIDE HCL170
of 1070
260 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
150< 11< 11
41 RANITIDINE HCL490
of 2060
150 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
42 CLOPIDOGREL
(CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE)
670
of 2730
240 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
43 SIMVASTATIN1060
of 4650
230 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
44 ULORIC
(FEBUXOSTAT)
530
of 2210
320 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
160< 11< 11
45 ALENDRONATE SODIUM430
of 1270
200 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
46 LANTUS
(INSULIN GLARGINE,HUM.REC.ANLOG)
240
of 1320
250 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
130 patients
3% of all patients
< 11
47 GLIMEPIRIDE430
of 1020
120 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
120< 11< 11
48 NYSTATIN50
of 380
290 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
120 patients
3% of all patients
< 11
49 ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE ER
(ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE)
520
of 2450
240 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
50 NOVOLOG FLEXPEN
(INSULIN ASPART)
290
of 1160
170 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
51 LEVEMIR FLEXTOUCH
(INSULIN DETEMIR)
240
of 680
180 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
52 ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE500
of 2020
290 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
110 patients
3% of all patients
< 11
53 DOXAZOSIN MESYLATE710
of 2330
170 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
54 UNIFINE PENTIPS
(PEN NEEDLE, DIABETIC)
130
of 350
230 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
55 LACTULOSE350
of 1960
180 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
110 patients
3% of all patients
< 11
56 CHLORTHALIDONE630
of 2010
130 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
130< 11< 11
57 TELMISARTAN80
of 140
150 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
58 TORSEMIDE430
of 990
150 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
150< 11< 11
59 NOVOLOG
(INSULIN ASPART)
140
of 650
200 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
60 DICLOFENAC SODIUM180
of 600
220 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
61 CITALOPRAM HBR
(CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE)
180
of 640
220 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
62 SERTRALINE HCL460
of 1420
140 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
63 LOVASTATIN300
of 1220
120 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
120< 11< 11
64 TACROLIMUS360
of 1290
140 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
65 ROSUVASTATIN CALCIUM640
of 1600
150 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
150< 11< 11
66 SENSIPAR
(CINACALCET HCL)
630
of 3980
150 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
67 PROCRIT
(EPOETIN ALFA)
670
of 2170
110 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
110< 11< 11
68 ULTRA-FINE NANO PEN NEEDLE
(PEN NEEDLE, DIABETIC)
220
of 820
190 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
69 LINZESS
(LINACLOTIDE)
200
of 300
160 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
70 LOSARTAN-HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE
(LOSARTAN/HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE)
450
of 1310
120 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
120< 11< 11
71 ONDANSETRON HCL220
of 1200
220 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
120 patients
3% of all patients
< 11
72 DEXILANT
(DEXLANSOPRAZOLE)
280
of 660
130 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
00< 1100 patients
Less than 1% of all patients
73 DUTASTERIDE220
of 390
130 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
130< 11< 11
74 NOVOLOG MIX 70-30 FLEXPEN
(INSULIN ASPART PROT/INSULN ASP)
40
of 100
150 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
150< 11< 11
75 OMEGA-3 ACID ETHYL ESTERS390
of 780
120 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
120< 11< 11
76 SIROLIMUS40
of 50
120 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
120< 11< 11
77 VENTOLIN HFA
(ALBUTEROL SULFATE)
360
of 1320
180 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
78 SODIUM POLYSTYRENE SULFONATE210
of 1170
180 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
180110 patients
3% of all patients
110 patients
3% of all patients
79 CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE50
of 70
110 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
110< 11< 11
80 TRAMADOL HCL510
of 2030
250 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
160 patients
4% of all patients
< 11O
81 DIPHENOXYLATE-ATROPINE
(DIPHENOXYLATE HCL/ATROPINE)
150
of 540
180 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
82 SILVER SULFADIAZINE80
of 110
120 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
83 BACLOFEN210
of 350
110 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
110< 11< 11
84 CEPHALEXIN420
of 2060
120 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11A
85 CIPROFLOXACIN HCL420
of 2130
150 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
130 patients
3% of all patients
< 11A