Prescriptions made by Santosh Kumar Gopalakrishnan

Data for 2018

695

Medicare Part D Prescriptions Filled, Including Refills

Rank: 59 out of 671 providers in this state and specialty

$55.88K

Total Retail Price of All Prescriptions

Rank: 48 out of 671 providers in this state and specialty

240

Patients Receiving at Least One Drug in Part D

Rank: 33 out of 671 providers in this state and specialty

84%

Patients 65 Years and Older

74

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 Hospitalist in North 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 CALCIUM310
of 2600
470 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
210170 patients
7% of all patients
< 11
2 AMLODIPINE BESYLATE250
of 2390
420 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
290250 patients
10% of all patients
< 11
3 LISINOPRIL290
of 1810
330 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
220150 patients
6% of all patients
< 11
4 OMEPRAZOLE170
of 1290
320 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
130 patients
5% of all patients
< 11
5 FUROSEMIDE410
of 3070
260 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
250 patients
10% of all patients
< 11
6 METOPROLOL TARTRATE340
of 1510
160 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
160< 11< 11
7 CARVEDILOL390
of 1670
110 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
8 METFORMIN HCL330
of 530
110 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
110< 11< 11
9 METOPROLOL SUCCINATE360
of 1340
130 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
110 patients
5% of all patients
< 11
10 SPIRIVA
(TIOTROPIUM BROMIDE)
140
of 200
120 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
120< 11< 11
11 PROAIR HFA
(ALBUTEROL SULFATE)
130
of 180
110 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
12 VENTOLIN HFA
(ALBUTEROL SULFATE)
220
of 440
120 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
13 PREDNISONE340
of 3470
290 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
270 patients
11% of all patients
< 11
14 LEVOFLOXACIN240
of 1180
210 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
210 patients
9% of all patients
< 11A
15 DOXYCYCLINE HYCLATE190
of 470
110 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11A