DR. RHONDA SCHWINDT DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC
Prescription History 1104359652
Nurse Practitioner - Psychiatric/Mental Health in Indianapolis, IN

NPI Status: Active since April 11, 2017

Contact Information

720 ESKENAZI AVE
OUTPATIENT CARE CENTER, FIFTH FL.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
ZIP 46202
Phone: (317) 880-6029

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Prescription History for Informed Healthcare Decisions

Explore the verified Medicare Part D prescription history, volume metrics, and calculated drug costs for DR. RHONDA SCHWINDT DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC, an active Psychiatric/Mental Health specialist practicing in Indianapolis, IN. Our medical registry currently tracks 12 unique pharmaceutical formulations prescribed by this provider, representing an estimated volume of 272 documented patient claims. Among these therapy options, the most frequently utilized medication is Bupropion Xl, which accounts for 40 claims alone.


Aripiprazole

Generic Formulation: AripiprazoleSpecialty: Nurse Practitioner
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 30
30-Day Fills 46.0
Days Supply 1,380
IN State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims43.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills60.0
Peer Average Days Supply1,703
Conservative Utilization

This provider writes prescriptions for this formulation 30.2% less frequently than the standard regional baseline metric for practitioners inside IN. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $958.88 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$31.96

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$135.43

Note on Expenses: These indicators represent gross infrastructure resource tracking paid directly to supply pharmacy networks by Medicare Part D configurations. These calculations do not track individual patient insurance tier copays or out-of-pocket shelf prices at retail checkout lanes.

Clinical Summary

A piperazine and quinolone derivative that is used primarily as an antipsychotic agent. It is a partial agonist of SEROTONIN RECEPTOR, 5-HT1A and DOPAMINE D2 RECEPTORS, where it also functions as a post-synaptic antagonist, and an antagonist of SEROTONIN RECEPTOR, 5-HT2A. It is used for the treatment of SCHIZOPHRENIA and BIPOLAR DISORDER, and as an adjunct therapy for the treatment of depression.

Therapeutic Applications

Aripiprazole is used to treat certain mental/mood disorders (such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, Tourette's syndrome, and irritability associated with autistic disorder). It may also be used in combination with other medication to treat depression. Aripiprazole is known as an antipsychotic drug (atypical type). It works by helping to restore the balance of certain natural chemicals in the brain (neurotransmitters). This medication can decrease hallucinations and improve your concentration. It helps you to think more clearly and positively about yourself, feel less nervous, and take a more active part in everyday life. Aripiprazole can treat severe mood swings and decrease how often mood swings occur.

Bupropion Xl

Generic Formulation: Bupropion HclSpecialty: Nurse Practitioner
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 40
30-Day Fills 68.0
Days Supply 2,040
IN State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims42.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills82.7
Peer Average Days Supply2,438
Standard Average Utilization

This provider's prescribing patterns for this therapeutic formulation sit directly in line with standard baseline averages across IN. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $574.48 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$14.36

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$39.79

Note on Expenses: These indicators represent gross infrastructure resource tracking paid directly to supply pharmacy networks by Medicare Part D configurations. These calculations do not track individual patient insurance tier copays or out-of-pocket shelf prices at retail checkout lanes.

Therapeutic Applications

Bupropion is used to treat depression. It can improve your mood and feelings of well-being. It may work by helping to restore the balance of certain natural chemicals (neurotransmitters) in your brain.

Buspirone Hcl

Generic Formulation: Buspirone HclSpecialty: Nurse Practitioner
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 13
30-Day Fills 21.5
Days Supply 645
IN State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims52.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills79.2
Peer Average Days Supply2,217
Highly Conservative Utilization

This provider demonstrates a highly selective approach to this formula, recording 75.0% less volume than the regional standard for practitioners inside IN. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $171.74 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$13.21

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$20.47

Note on Expenses: These indicators represent gross infrastructure resource tracking paid directly to supply pharmacy networks by Medicare Part D configurations. These calculations do not track individual patient insurance tier copays or out-of-pocket shelf prices at retail checkout lanes.

Therapeutic Applications

This medication is used to treat anxiety. It may help you think more clearly, relax, worry less, and take part in everyday life. It may also help you to feel less jittery and irritable, and may control symptoms such as trouble sleeping, sweating, and pounding heartbeat. Buspirone is a medication for anxiety (anxiolytic) that works by affecting certain natural substances in the brain (neurotransmitters).

Carbamazepine

Generic Formulation: CarbamazepineSpecialty: Nurse Practitioner
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 17
30-Day Fills 29.5
Days Supply 825
IN State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims24.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills33.1
Peer Average Days Supply885
Conservative Utilization

This provider writes prescriptions for this formulation 29.2% less frequently than the standard regional baseline metric for practitioners inside IN. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $1,288.30 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$75.78

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$66.23

Note on Expenses: These indicators represent gross infrastructure resource tracking paid directly to supply pharmacy networks by Medicare Part D configurations. These calculations do not track individual patient insurance tier copays or out-of-pocket shelf prices at retail checkout lanes.

Clinical Summary

A dibenzazepine that acts as a sodium channel blocker. It is used as an anticonvulsant for the treatment of grand mal and psychomotor or focal SEIZURES. It may also be used in the management of BIPOLAR DISORDER, and has analgesic properties.

Therapeutic Applications

Carbamazepine is used to prevent and control seizures. This medication is known as an anticonvulsant or anti-epileptic drug. It is also used to relieve certain types of nerve pain (such as trigeminal neuralgia). This medication works by reducing the spread of seizure activity in the brain and restoring the normal balance of nerve activity.

Citalopram Hbr

Generic Formulation: Citalopram HydrobromideSpecialty: Nurse Practitioner
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 33
30-Day Fills 69.0
Days Supply 2,070
IN State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims42.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills90.9
Peer Average Days Supply2,656
Standard Average Utilization

This provider's prescribing patterns for this therapeutic formulation sit directly in line with standard baseline averages across IN. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $74.06 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$2.24

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$7.98

Note on Expenses: These indicators represent gross infrastructure resource tracking paid directly to supply pharmacy networks by Medicare Part D configurations. These calculations do not track individual patient insurance tier copays or out-of-pocket shelf prices at retail checkout lanes.

Clinical Summary

A furancarbonitrile that is one of the SELECTIVE SEROTONIN REUPTAKE INHIBITORS used as an antidepressant. The drug is also effective in reducing ethanol uptake in alcoholics and is used in depressed patients who also suffer from TARDIVE DYSKINESIA in preference to tricyclic antidepressants, which aggravate dyskinesia.

Therapeutic Applications

Citalopram is used to treat depression. It may improve your energy level and feelings of well-being. Citalopram is known as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). This medication works by helping to restore the balance of a certain natural substance (serotonin) in the brain.

Clonazepam

Generic Formulation: ClonazepamSpecialty: Nurse Practitioner
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 29
30-Day Fills 29.0
Days Supply 800
IN State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims53.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills58.9
Peer Average Days Supply1,641
Conservative Utilization

This provider writes prescriptions for this formulation 45.3% less frequently than the standard regional baseline metric for practitioners inside IN. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $216.13 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$7.45

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$9.06

Note on Expenses: These indicators represent gross infrastructure resource tracking paid directly to supply pharmacy networks by Medicare Part D configurations. These calculations do not track individual patient insurance tier copays or out-of-pocket shelf prices at retail checkout lanes.

Clinical Summary

An anticonvulsant used for several types of seizures, including myotonic or atonic seizures, photosensitive epilepsy, and absence seizures, although tolerance may develop. It is seldom effective in generalized tonic-clonic or partial seizures. The mechanism of action appears to involve the enhancement of GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID receptor responses.

Therapeutic Applications

Clonazepam is used to prevent and control seizures. This medication is known as an anticonvulsant or antiepileptic drug. It is also used to treat panic attacks. Clonazepam works by calming your brain and nerves. It belongs to a class of drugs called benzodiazepines.

Fluoxetine Hcl

Generic Formulation: Fluoxetine HclSpecialty: Nurse Practitioner
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 18
30-Day Fills 26.0
Days Supply 780
IN State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims45.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills91.8
Peer Average Days Supply2,688
Highly Conservative Utilization

This provider demonstrates a highly selective approach to this formula, recording 60.0% less volume than the regional standard for practitioners inside IN. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $285.95 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$15.89

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$15.54

Note on Expenses: These indicators represent gross infrastructure resource tracking paid directly to supply pharmacy networks by Medicare Part D configurations. These calculations do not track individual patient insurance tier copays or out-of-pocket shelf prices at retail checkout lanes.

Clinical Summary

The first highly specific serotonin uptake inhibitor. It is used as an antidepressant and often has a more acceptable side-effects profile than traditional antidepressants.

Therapeutic Applications

This long-acting form of fluoxetine is used to treat depression in people who have been successfully treated with the form of fluoxetine that is taken daily. Fluoxetine is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). SSRIs work by helping to restore the balance of certain natural substances in the brain (neurotransmitters such as serotonin). Fluoxetine may decrease anxiety, improve your mood, sleep, appetite, and energy level and may help restore your interest in daily living.

Lamotrigine

Generic Formulation: LamotrigineSpecialty: Nurse Practitioner
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 28
30-Day Fills 54.0
Days Supply 1,604
IN State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims51.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills78.3
Peer Average Days Supply2,237
Conservative Utilization

This provider writes prescriptions for this formulation 45.1% less frequently than the standard regional baseline metric for practitioners inside IN. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $173.87 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$6.21

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$16.86

Note on Expenses: These indicators represent gross infrastructure resource tracking paid directly to supply pharmacy networks by Medicare Part D configurations. These calculations do not track individual patient insurance tier copays or out-of-pocket shelf prices at retail checkout lanes.

Clinical Summary

A phenyltriazine compound, sodium and calcium channel blocker that is used for the treatment of SEIZURES and BIPOLAR DISORDER.

Therapeutic Applications

Lamotrigine is used alone or with other medications to prevent and control seizures. It may also be used to help prevent the extreme mood swings of bipolar disorder in adults. Lamotrigine is known as an anticonvulsant or antiepileptic drug. It is thought to work by restoring the balance of certain natural substances in the brain. This drug is not approved for use in children younger than 2 years due to an increased risk of side effects (such as infections).

Lamotrigine Er

Generic Formulation: LamotrigineSpecialty: Nurse Practitioner
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 14
30-Day Fills 14.0
Days Supply 420
IN State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims21.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills28.3
Peer Average Days Supply816
Conservative Utilization

This provider writes prescriptions for this formulation 33.3% less frequently than the standard regional baseline metric for practitioners inside IN. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $4,425.94 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$316.14

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$388.42

Note on Expenses: These indicators represent gross infrastructure resource tracking paid directly to supply pharmacy networks by Medicare Part D configurations. These calculations do not track individual patient insurance tier copays or out-of-pocket shelf prices at retail checkout lanes.

Clinical Summary

A phenyltriazine compound, sodium and calcium channel blocker that is used for the treatment of SEIZURES and BIPOLAR DISORDER.

Therapeutic Applications

Lamotrigine is used alone or with other medications to prevent and control seizures. It may also be used to help prevent the extreme mood swings of bipolar disorder in adults. Lamotrigine is known as an anticonvulsant or antiepileptic drug. It is thought to work by restoring the balance of certain natural substances in the brain. This drug is not approved for use in children younger than 2 years due to an increased risk of side effects (such as infections).

Lurasidone Hcl

Generic Formulation: Lurasidone HclSpecialty: Nurse Practitioner
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 11
30-Day Fills 11.0
Days Supply 330
IN State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims--
Peer Average 30-Day Fills--
Peer Average Days Supply--

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$25.27

State Avg Cost Per Claim

--

Note on Expenses: These indicators represent gross infrastructure resource tracking paid directly to supply pharmacy networks by Medicare Part D configurations. These calculations do not track individual patient insurance tier copays or out-of-pocket shelf prices at retail checkout lanes.

Sertraline Hcl

Generic Formulation: Sertraline HclSpecialty: Nurse Practitioner
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 13
30-Day Fills 39.0
Days Supply 1,170
IN State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims77.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills140.2
Peer Average Days Supply3,965
Highly Conservative Utilization

This provider demonstrates a highly selective approach to this formula, recording 83.1% less volume than the regional standard for practitioners inside IN. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $212.93 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$16.38

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$10.94

Note on Expenses: These indicators represent gross infrastructure resource tracking paid directly to supply pharmacy networks by Medicare Part D configurations. These calculations do not track individual patient insurance tier copays or out-of-pocket shelf prices at retail checkout lanes.

Therapeutic Applications

Sertraline is used to treat depression, panic attacks, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, social anxiety disorder (social phobia), and a severe form of premenstrual syndrome (premenstrual dysphoric disorder). This medication may improve your mood, sleep, appetite, and energy level and may help restore your interest in daily living. It may decrease fear, anxiety, unwanted thoughts, and the number of panic attacks. It may also reduce the urge to perform repeated tasks (compulsions such as hand-washing, counting, and checking) that interfere with daily living. Sertraline is known as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). It works by helping to restore the balance of a certain natural substance (serotonin) in the brain.

Trazodone Hcl

Generic Formulation: Trazodone HclSpecialty: Nurse Practitioner
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 26
30-Day Fills 35.0
Days Supply 1,050
IN State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims68.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills120.7
Peer Average Days Supply3,487
Highly Conservative Utilization

This provider demonstrates a highly selective approach to this formula, recording 61.8% less volume than the regional standard for practitioners inside IN. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $140.72 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$5.41

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$13.10

Note on Expenses: These indicators represent gross infrastructure resource tracking paid directly to supply pharmacy networks by Medicare Part D configurations. These calculations do not track individual patient insurance tier copays or out-of-pocket shelf prices at retail checkout lanes.

Therapeutic Applications

This medication is used to treat depression. It may help to improve your mood, appetite, and energy level as well as decrease anxiety and insomnia related to depression. Trazodone works by helping to restore the balance of a certain natural chemical (serotonin) in the brain.

Dataset Methodology & CMS Source Information

This analytical profile maps public infrastructure records sourced directly from official **Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)** public data releases. The statistics above track documented pharmaceutical treatment trends assigned to beneficiaries specifically under federal public programs. Evaluating the prescriptive footprints of clinical practitioners like DR. RHONDA SCHWINDT DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC provides transparency into local medical care patterns within Indianapolis, IN.

Key Learning Objectives for this Profile:

  • Prescribing Frequencies: Track and evaluate the volume metrics of specific brand-name and generic medical formulas chosen by this provider over time.
  • Clinical Focus Areas: Identify how the provider distributes therapeutic selections across medical care options to gain insight into their true day-to-day **Psychiatric/Mental Health** practice concentrations.
  • Program Cost Awareness: Review the calculated total systemic drug costs and raw transactional volumes linked to these orders to better anticipate network insurance coverage structures.
  • Patient-Centered Evaluation: Cross-reference localized regional care comparisons to align practitioner habits directly with your proactive health maintenance goals.

Data Scope Exclusion & Limitations: The data elements presented above explicitly reflect prescription orders processed for Medicare beneficiaries during the year 2023. This informational profile does not aggregate prescription data for individuals utilizing private commercial health plans, state Medicaid coverage, or self-pay options. However, because medical decision-making remains highly consistent across clinical settings, this public registry provides a reliable proxy for understanding the general prescribing preferences and pharmaceutical care approach used by this provider.