Who Paid My Doc
Nitro-Bid
Nitroglycerin
Open in the dashboardPart D claims
3,303
Drug cost
$163,261
Prescribers
198
In 2024, Medicare Part D recorded 3,303 claims for Nitro-Bid (nitroglycerin) from 198 prescribers, at a total drug cost of $163,261 paid at the pharmacy by Medicare, patients and others.
Where it is prescribed
By the prescriber's state · 40 states and territories| State | Relative to the most | Prescribers | Claims | Drug cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 44 | 764 | $35,206 | |
| TX | 17 | 284 | $12,331 | |
| PA | 10 | 175 | $8,753 | |
| NC | 6 | 165 | $8,773 | |
| FL | 9 | 151 | $9,014 | |
| MI | 11 | 151 | $8,605 | |
| MA | 9 | 130 | $7,145 | |
| WA | 10 | 128 | $7,114 | |
| NY | 7 | 101 | $6,136 | |
| AL | 5 | 98 | $5,359 | |
| MO | 5 | 90 | $5,329 | |
| WI | 6 | 86 | $4,289 | |
| OH | 6 | 85 | $3,757 | |
| IN | 5 | 76 | $3,833 | |
| TN | 2 | 63 | $2,734 |
The other 25 states and territories
| State | Prescribers | Claims | Drug cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| HI | 1 | 61 | $2,648 |
| KY | 4 | 60 | $2,758 |
| OK | 3 | 60 | $2,851 |
| VA | 2 | 43 | $2,072 |
| IA | 2 | 42 | $1,544 |
| MD | 2 | 41 | $3,222 |
| SC | 3 | 41 | $1,340 |
| NJ | 3 | 40 | $3,000 |
| IL | 3 | 39 | $1,385 |
| CO | 3 | 35 | $1,510 |
| LA | 2 | 34 | $1,495 |
| AR | 2 | 30 | $1,218 |
| NV | 2 | 28 | $1,187 |
| ID | 2 | 27 | $1,879 |
| AZ | 2 | 24 | $822 |
| MS | 1 | 24 | $562 |
| NM | 1 | 20 | $760 |
| KS | 1 | 18 | $933 |
| UT | 1 | 15 | $534 |
| CT | 1 | 14 | $313 |
| GA | 1 | 13 | $616 |
| SD | 1 | 12 | $852 |
| OR | 1 | 12 | $477 |
| MN | 1 | 12 | $487 |
| VT | 1 | 11 | $421 |
The state is where the prescriber practices, not where the patient lives. Totals are Medicare Part D claims only.
Which specialties prescribe it
Top 15 of 29| Specialty | Relative to the most | Prescribers | Claims | Drug cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Podiatry | 49 | 902 | $48,166 | |
| Rheumatology | 27 | 387 | $21,046 | |
| Internal Medicine | 24 | 333 | $18,186 | |
| Nurse Practitioner | 19 | 281 | $12,810 | |
| Family Practice | 17 | 253 | $10,576 | |
| Cardiology | 10 | 162 | $9,098 | |
| Dermatology | 11 | 159 | $6,886 | |
| Vascular Surgery | 5 | 124 | $8,149 | |
| Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) | 3 | 106 | $1,336 | |
| Interventional Cardiology | 4 | 62 | $3,403 | |
| Physician Assistant | 4 | 61 | $2,119 | |
| Geriatric Medicine | 1 | 61 | $2,648 | |
| Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 3 | 60 | $2,179 | |
| Peripheral Vascular Disease | 2 | 48 | $2,529 | |
| Gastroenterology | 3 | 44 | $1,094 |
Specialty is the one printed on each prescriber's Medicare claims.
Largest prescribers
First 5 of 100 by claims · 2024Two separate records. Claims come from Medicare and related payments from Open Payments. They are shown in one row because they name the same product; they do not show that a payment affected a prescription.
| Prescriber | Specialty | State | Claims | Drug cost | Related payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Badaczewski | Podiatry | NC | 97 | $4,976 | None on record |
| Nana Pianim | Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) | CA | 78 | $990 | None on record |
| Robert Gries | Geriatric Medicine | HI | 61 | $2,648 | None on record |
| Jose Gonzalez | Vascular Surgery | TX | 48 | $2,242 | None on record |
| Dwight Willett | Family Practice | TN | 48 | $2,200 | None on record |
"No profile" means the prescriber has no Open Payments record here; "None on record" means no payment naming this product in the payment year. Related payments are general payments, and one that names several products is split evenly, so an amount is payments related to the product, not money paid for it. The list is the prescribers with the most claims, up to 100 per drug.
See more in the dashboard: 25 with a free account, all 100 with PatronOther names for nitroglycerin
What this means
Medicare Part D is the part of Medicare that covers prescription drugs dispensed at a pharmacy. Each year CMS publishes, for every prescriber and drug, how many claims were dispensed and what they cost. This page adds those up for one drug.
A claim is one prescription filled, refills included. Drug cost is the total paid at the pharmacy by Medicare, the patient and anyone else; it is not money to the prescriber. CMS leaves out any prescriber with fewer than 11 claims of a drug, so the prescriber count is a floor and a missing prescriber does not mean none.
Part D covers drugs dispensed to Medicare beneficiaries at a pharmacy. It does not include drugs given in a clinic or hospital, patients with other insurance, or the most recent year, which Medicare publishes about two years behind.