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Nitin A Patel
Internal Medicine Physician

Prescriptions made by Nitin A Patel

Data for 2018

3,487

Medicare Part D Prescriptions Filled, Including Refills

Rank: 471 out of 1,611 providers in this state and specialty

$487.5K

Total Retail Price of All Prescriptions

Rank: 384 out of 1,611 providers in this state and specialty

256

Patients Receiving at Least One Drug in Part D

Rank: 373 out of 1,611 providers in this state and specialty

90%

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 Internal Medicine in South Carolina 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 ATORVASTATIN CALCIUM2260
of 9510
2950 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
2710840 patients
33% of all patients
< 11
2 AMLODIPINE BESYLATE2850
of 9670
1910 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
1680570 patients
22% of all patients
< 11
3 HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE1190
of 7050
1420 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
1230430 patients
17% of all patients
< 11
4 LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM3110
of 7300
1410 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
1290360 patients
14% of all patients
< 11
5 LOSARTAN POTASSIUM1920
of 7350
1340 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
1200410 patients
16% of all patients
< 11
6 LISINOPRIL2780
of 8850
850 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
690240 patients
9% of all patients
< 11
7 OMEPRAZOLE2890
of 7360
730 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
610250 patients
10% of all patients
< 11
8 VALSARTAN470
of 4440
750 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
340 patients
13% of all patients
< 11
9 OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL150
of 2340
760 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
290 patients
11% of all patients
< 11
10 METOPROLOL SUCCINATE1980
of 6770
690 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
690210 patients
8% of all patients
210 patients
8% of all patients
11 METFORMIN HCL ER
(METFORMIN HCL)
1070
of 4770
600 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
230 patients
9% of all patients
< 11
12 METOPROLOL TARTRATE1980
of 7390
610 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
610170 patients
7% of all patients
170 patients
7% of all patients
13 SIMVASTATIN2620
of 6290
520 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
170 patients
7% of all patients
< 11
14 PRAVASTATIN SODIUM2390
of 6470
520 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
520170 patients
7% of all patients
170 patients
7% of all patients
15 VALSARTAN-HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE
(VALSARTAN/HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE)
560
of 4100
540 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
180 patients
7% of all patients
< 11
16 ROSUVASTATIN CALCIUM2030
of 6010
540 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
160 patients
6% of all patients
< 11
17 METFORMIN HCL2690
of 7060
390 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
140 patients
5% of all patients
< 11
18 LOSARTAN-HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE
(LOSARTAN/HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE)
1380
of 5280
410 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
120 patients
5% of all patients
< 11
19 ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE1580
of 5100
360 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
140 patients
5% of all patients
< 11
20 TRAZODONE HCL1410
of 5640
550 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
550170 patients
7% of all patients
170 patients
7% of all patients
21 MONTELUKAST SODIUM1620
of 5620
320 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
22 SERTRALINE HCL1650
of 5850
280 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
23 TAMSULOSIN HCL1760
of 5960
270 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
270< 11< 11
24 FUROSEMIDE2680
of 8560
320 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
25 GABAPENTIN2750
of 7340
320 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
190110 patients
4% of all patients
< 11
26 JARDIANCE
(EMPAGLIFLOZIN)
240
of 1610
380 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
27 POTASSIUM CHLORIDE1880
of 6280
280 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
28 FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE1690
of 6220
310 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
29 ALLOPURINOL1770
of 5810
220 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
220< 11< 11
30 SYNTHROID
(LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM)
1170
of 4560
220 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
220< 11< 11
31 ESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM1080
of 5080
260 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
32 FINASTERIDE840
of 3950
190 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
190< 11< 11
33 ULORIC
(FEBUXOSTAT)
270
of 1160
220 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
220< 11< 11
34 CITALOPRAM HBR
(CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE)
1500
of 5290
190 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
190< 11< 11
35 LEVEMIR FLEXTOUCH
(INSULIN DETEMIR)
650
of 4070
370 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
36 CELECOXIB880
of 3960
260 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
260< 11< 11
37 CARVEDILOL2010
of 7890
160 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
38 CLOPIDOGREL
(CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE)
1750
of 6410
160 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
39 ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE1590
of 5060
330 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
40 BYSTOLIC
(NEBIVOLOL HCL)
610
of 2800
160 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
41 ALENDRONATE SODIUM1070
of 4330
160 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
160< 11< 11
42 PANTOPRAZOLE SODIUM2210
of 7470
230 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
43 PAROXETINE HCL870
of 3960
150 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
44 TRADJENTA
(LINAGLIPTIN)
360
of 1620
240 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
45 LANTUS SOLOSTAR
(INSULIN GLARGINE,HUM.REC.ANLOG)
890
of 4700
210 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
46 ATENOLOL1300
of 5130
140 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
140< 11< 11
47 TRIAMTERENE-HYDROCHLOROTHIAZID
(TRIAMTERENE/HYDROCHLOROTHIAZID)
1040
of 4370
180 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
180< 11< 11
48 XARELTO
(RIVAROXABAN)
690
of 4070
320 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
130< 11< 11
49 DONEPEZIL HCL1300
of 4690
210 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
210< 11< 11
50 CLONIDINE100
of 800
280 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
51 MELOXICAM1860
of 5430
140 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
52 LYRICA
(PREGABALIN)
870
of 4450
280 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
280< 11< 11
53 LIVALO
(PITAVASTATIN CALCIUM)
260
of 870
150 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
150< 11< 11
54 HYDRALAZINE HCL1100
of 4670
130 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
55 SYMBICORT
(BUDESONIDE/FORMOTEROL FUMARATE)
750
of 4160
190 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
56 LEVETIRACETAM750
of 2940
110 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
57 QUETIAPINE FUMARATE920
of 3260
120 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11P
58 IRBESARTAN860
of 2810
110 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
110< 11< 11
59 DEXILANT
(DEXLANSOPRAZOLE)
550
of 2060
130 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
60 JANUMET XR
(SITAGLIPTIN PHOS/METFORMIN HCL)
310
of 1090
120 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
120< 11< 11
61 MEMANTINE HCL840
of 3060
140 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
140< 11< 11
62 ADVAIR DISKUS
(FLUTICASONE PROPION/SALMETEROL)
600
of 3900
190 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
190< 11< 11
63 JANUVIA
(SITAGLIPTIN PHOSPHATE)
1160
of 4630
110 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
110< 11< 11
64 FELODIPINE ER
(FELODIPINE)
230
of 600
120 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
120< 11< 11
65 VENLAFAXINE HCL300
of 990
120 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
120< 11< 11
66 VIMOVO
(NAPROXEN/ESOMEPRAZOLE MAG)
10
of 20
120 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
120< 11< 11
67 ONGLYZA
(SAXAGLIPTIN HCL)
210
of 840
120 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
00< 1100 patients
Less than 1% of all patients
68 TRAMADOL HCL2110
of 5780
220 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11O
69 SHINGRIX
(VARICELLA-ZOSTER GE/AS01B/PF)
310
of 2030
520 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
400 patients
16% of all patients
< 11