Prescriptions made by Nicholas Demeteius Pappas

Data for 2018

6,079

Medicare Part D Prescriptions Filled, Including Refills

Rank: 95 out of 277 providers in this state and specialty

$708.6K

Total Retail Price of All Prescriptions

Rank: 53 out of 277 providers in this state and specialty

673

Patients Receiving at Least One Drug in Part D

Rank: 71 out of 277 providers in this state and specialty

96%

Patients 65 Years and Older

76

Average Age of Patients

Average age of patients for providers in this state and specialty is 72

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 Cardiology in Louisiana 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 METOPROLOL SUCCINATE590
of 2560
5790 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
56101670 patients
25% of all patients
< 11
2 ATORVASTATIN CALCIUM740
of 2510
4470 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
42701270 patients
19% of all patients
< 11
3 AMLODIPINE BESYLATE740
of 2490
3280 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
31401050 patients
16% of all patients
< 11
4 CLOPIDOGREL
(CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE)
780
of 2500
3530 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
3370890 patients
13% of all patients
< 11
5 PRAVASTATIN SODIUM320
of 2210
2590 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
660 patients
10% of all patients
< 11
6 ROSUVASTATIN CALCIUM500
of 2270
2180 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
650 patients
10% of all patients
< 11
7 ELIQUIS
(APIXABAN)
480
of 2440
3120 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
620 patients
9% of all patients
< 11
8 FUROSEMIDE1100
of 2520
1910 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
530 patients
8% of all patients
< 11
9 ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE ER
(ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE)
460
of 2230
1850 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
450 patients
7% of all patients
< 11
10 POTASSIUM CHLORIDE450
of 2180
1640 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
470 patients
7% of all patients
< 11
11 EZETIMIBE240
of 1660
1450 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
1280450 patients
7% of all patients
< 11
12 METOPROLOL TARTRATE970
of 2390
1610 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
450 patients
7% of all patients
< 11
13 WARFARIN SODIUM520
of 2190
1500 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
360 patients
5% of all patients
< 11
14 LISINOPRIL1170
of 2500
1310 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
350 patients
5% of all patients
< 11
15 XARELTO
(RIVAROXABAN)
340
of 2210
1930 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
1930490 patients
7% of all patients
490 patients
7% of all patients
16 HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE530
of 2200
1280 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
370 patients
5% of all patients
< 11
17 LOSARTAN POTASSIUM1100
of 2370
1100 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
1100370 patients
5% of all patients
370 patients
5% of all patients
18 CARVEDILOL1580
of 2510
730 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
730200 patients
3% of all patients
200 patients
3% of all patients
19 DIGOXIN430
of 1710
780 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
780190 patients
3% of all patients
190 patients
3% of all patients
20 CARTIA XT
(DILTIAZEM HCL)
400
of 1610
600 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
600170 patients
3% of all patients
170 patients
3% of all patients
21 ATENOLOL540
of 1750
530 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
150 patients
2% of all patients
< 11
22 SIMVASTATIN850
of 2070
590 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
590150 patients
2% of all patients
150 patients
2% of all patients
23 IRBESARTAN280
of 910
650 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
520180 patients
3% of all patients
< 11
24 BYSTOLIC
(NEBIVOLOL HCL)
320
of 1540
920 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
920180 patients
3% of all patients
180 patients
3% of all patients
25 PRADAXA
(DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE MESYLATE)
170
of 1360
750 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
750170 patients
3% of all patients
170 patients
3% of all patients
26 SPIRONOLACTONE860
of 2250
470 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
470130 patients
2% of all patients
130 patients
2% of all patients
27 RANEXA
(RANOLAZINE)
540
of 1700
690 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
580140 patients
2% of all patients
< 11
28 PRASUGREL HCL160
of 1010
510 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
510110 patients
2% of all patients
110 patients
2% of all patients
29 AMIODARONE HCL1060
of 2140
380 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
130 patients
2% of all patients
< 11
30 NITROGLYCERIN520
of 2050
680 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
550 patients
8% of all patients
< 11
31 BENAZEPRIL HCL410
of 1260
270 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
270< 11< 11
32 HYDRALAZINE HCL940
of 1960
300 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
33 TRIAMTERENE-HYDROCHLOROTHIAZID
(TRIAMTERENE/HYDROCHLOROTHIAZID)
290
of 780
280 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
280< 11< 11
34 BUMETANIDE440
of 1060
320 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
130 patients
2% of all patients
< 11
35 LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM470
of 1160
410 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
410< 11< 11
36 DIGOX
(DIGOXIN)
350
of 1160
330 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
330< 11< 11
37 DILTIAZEM 24HR ER (CD)
(DILTIAZEM HCL)
600
of 1580
270 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
270< 11< 11
38 SOTALOL
(SOTALOL HCL)
770
of 1570
320 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
39 RAMIPRIL600
of 1420
220 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
220< 11< 11
40 FENOFIBRATE400
of 950
220 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
220< 11< 11
41 PANTOPRAZOLE SODIUM910
of 1890
210 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
42 OMEPRAZOLE570
of 1320
190 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
43 VALSARTAN800
of 1680
160 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
160< 11< 11
44 ACEBUTOLOL HCL150
of 320
200 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
200< 11< 11
45 FENOFIBRATE
(FENOFIBRATE NANOCRYSTALLIZED)
410
of 980
150 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
150< 11< 11
46 AMLODIPINE BESYLATE-BENAZEPRIL
(AMLODIPINE BESYLATE/BENAZEPRIL)
430
of 990
150 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
150< 11< 11
47 CILOSTAZOL410
of 810
170 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
170< 11< 11
48 BISOPROLOL FUMARATE350
of 490
170 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
170< 11< 11
49 CLONIDINE HCL660
of 1510
130 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
50 DILTIAZEM HCL120
of 730
250 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
250< 11< 11
51 OMEGA-3 ACID ETHYL ESTERS330
of 540
130 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
130< 11< 11
52 NITROGLYCERIN PATCH
(NITROGLYCERIN)
160
of 340
170 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
170< 11< 11
53 QUINAPRIL HCL240
of 590
120 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
120< 11< 11
54 ALPRAZOLAM390
of 720
270 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
270< 11< 11
55 ENALAPRIL MALEATE490
of 1160
110 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
110< 11< 11
56 LOSARTAN-HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE
(LOSARTAN/HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE)
860
of 1580
110 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
110< 11< 11
57 MULTAQ
(DRONEDARONE HCL)
360
of 950
210 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
210< 11< 11
58 PRALUENT PEN
(ALIROCUMAB)
190
of 780
300 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
300< 11< 11
59 NIFEDIPINE ER
(NIFEDIPINE)
710
of 1320
150 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
60 OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL470
of 1180
150 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
150< 11< 11
61 REPATHA SURECLICK
(EVOLOCUMAB)
160
of 700
230 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
230< 11< 11
62 LIVALO
(PITAVASTATIN CALCIUM)
160
of 470
210 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
210< 11< 11
63 COUMADIN
(WARFARIN SODIUM)
230
of 480
120 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
120< 11< 11
64 ENTRESTO
(SACUBITRIL/VALSARTAN)
790
of 1520
130 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
65 DILTIAZEM 24HR ER
(DILTIAZEM HCL)
460
of 890
110 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
110< 11< 11
66 TEKTURNA
(ALISKIREN HEMIFUMARATE)
70
of 90
110 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
110< 11< 11
67 DIGITEK
(DIGOXIN)
210
of 380
120 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
120< 11< 11
68 NIACIN ER
(NIACIN)
130
of 280
120 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
120< 11< 11
69 REPATHA SYRINGE
(EVOLOCUMAB)
10
120 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
120< 11< 11
70 BENICAR HCT
(OLMESARTAN/HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE)
30
of 40
110 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
110< 11< 11
71 NAPROXEN30
of 50
110 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
72 SILDENAFIL
(SILDENAFIL CITRATE)
100
of 150
110 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
110< 11< 11