YAZMIN JOHANNA SOTO GUERRERO M.D.
Prescription History 1104866482
Internal Medicine in Newport News, VA


Quality Rating: 95.11 out of 100 score

NPI Status: Active since June 07, 2006

Contact Information

710 DENBIGH BLVD
NEWPORT NEWS, VA
ZIP 23608
Phone: (787) 340-8175

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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 YAZMIN JOHANNA SOTO GUERRERO M.D., an active Internal Medicine specialist practicing in Newport News, VA. Our medical registry currently tracks 10 unique pharmaceutical formulations prescribed by this provider, representing an estimated volume of 158 documented patient claims. Among these therapy options, the most frequently utilized medication is Gabapentin, which accounts for 24 claims alone.


Amlodipine Besylate

Generic Formulation: Amlodipine BesylateSpecialty: Internal Medicine
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 12
30-Day Fills 32.0
Days Supply 960
VA State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims130.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills318.7
Peer Average Days Supply9,507
Highly Conservative Utilization

This provider demonstrates a highly selective approach to this formula, recording 90.8% less volume than the regional standard for practitioners inside VA. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $57.64 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$4.80

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$7.73

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 long-acting dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker. It is effective in the treatment of ANGINA PECTORIS and HYPERTENSION.

Therapeutic Applications

Amlodipine is used with or without other medications to treat high blood pressure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. Amlodipine belongs to a class of drugs known as calcium channel blockers. It works by relaxing blood vessels so blood can flow more easily. Amlodipine is also used to prevent certain types of chest pain (angina). It may help to increase your ability to exercise and decrease the frequency of angina attacks. It should not be used to treat attacks of chest pain when they occur. Use other medications (such as sublingual nitroglycerin) to relieve attacks of chest pain as directed by your doctor.

Atorvastatin Calcium

Generic Formulation: Atorvastatin CalciumSpecialty: Internal Medicine
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 21
30-Day Fills 61.0
Days Supply 1,830
VA State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims160.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills402.0
Peer Average Days Supply11,992
Highly Conservative Utilization

This provider demonstrates a highly selective approach to this formula, recording 86.9% less volume than the regional standard for practitioners inside VA. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $231.15 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$11.01

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$13.13

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 pyrrole and heptanoic acid derivative, HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITOR (statin), and ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENT that is used to reduce serum levels of LDL-CHOLESTEROL; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; and TRIGLYCERIDES. It is used to increase serum levels of HDL-CHOLESTEROL in the treatment of HYPERLIPIDEMIAS, and for the prevention of CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES in patients with multiple risk factors.

Therapeutic Applications

Atorvastatin is used along with a proper diet to help lower bad cholesterol and fats (such as LDL, triglycerides) and raise good cholesterol (HDL) in the blood. It belongs to a group of drugs known as statins. It works by reducing the amount of cholesterol made by the liver. Lowering bad cholesterol and triglycerides and raising good cholesterol decreases the risk of heart disease and helps prevent strokes and heart attacks. In addition to eating a proper diet (such as a low-cholesterol/low-fat diet), other lifestyle changes that may help this medication work better include exercising, losing weight if overweight, and stopping smoking. Consult your doctor for more details.

Duloxetine Hcl

Generic Formulation: Duloxetine HclSpecialty: Internal Medicine
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 16
30-Day Fills 16.0
Days Supply 480
VA State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims47.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills89.6
Peer Average Days Supply2,656
Highly Conservative Utilization

This provider demonstrates a highly selective approach to this formula, recording 66.0% less volume than the regional standard for practitioners inside VA. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $308.36 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$19.27

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$43.90

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 thiophene derivative and selective NEUROTRANSMITTER UPTAKE INHIBITOR for SEROTONIN and NORADRENALINE (SNRI). It is an ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENT and ANXIOLYTIC, and is also used for the treatment of pain in patients with DIABETES MELLITUS and FIBROMYALGIA.

Therapeutic Applications

Duloxetine is used to treat depression and anxiety. In addition, duloxetine is used to help relieve nerve pain (peripheral neuropathy) in people with diabetes or ongoing pain due to medical conditions such as arthritis, chronic back pain, or fibromyalgia (a condition that causes widespread pain). Duloxetine may improve your mood, sleep, appetite, and energy level, and decrease nervousness. It can also decrease pain due to certain medical conditions. Duloxetine is known as a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI). This medication works by helping to restore the balance of certain natural substances (serotonin and norepinephrine) in the brain.

Farxiga

Generic Formulation: Dapagliflozin PropanediolSpecialty: Internal Medicine
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 21
30-Day Fills 29.0
Days Supply 870
VA State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims32.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills54.7
Peer Average Days Supply1,612
Conservative Utilization

This provider writes prescriptions for this formulation 34.4% less frequently than the standard regional baseline metric for practitioners inside VA. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $17,070.83 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$812.90

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$960.99

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

Dapagliflozin is used with a proper diet and exercise program to control high blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes. Controlling high blood sugar helps prevent kidney damage, blindness, nerve problems, loss of limbs, and sexual function problems. Proper control of diabetes may also lessen your risk of a heart attack or stroke. This medication is also used in people with type 2 diabetes and heart disease to lower the risk of going to the hospital for heart failure. Dapagliflozin works by increasing the removal of sugar by your kidneys. Dapagliflozin is also used to treat kidney disease and heart failure. It may help you live longer and lower your risk of going to the hospital for heart failure. Dapagliflozin works by increasing the removal of sodium by your kidneys.

Gabapentin

Generic Formulation: GabapentinSpecialty: Internal Medicine
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 24
30-Day Fills 24.0
Days Supply 360
VA State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims89.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills132.3
Peer Average Days Supply3,808
Highly Conservative Utilization

This provider demonstrates a highly selective approach to this formula, recording 73.0% less volume than the regional standard for practitioners inside VA. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $141.08 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$5.88

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$19.87

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 cyclohexane-gamma-aminobutyric acid derivative that is used for the treatment of PARTIAL SEIZURES; NEURALGIA; and RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME.

Therapeutic Applications

Gabapentin is used with other medications to prevent and control seizures. It is also used to relieve nerve pain following shingles (a painful rash due to herpes zoster infection) in adults. Gabapentin is known as an anticonvulsant or antiepileptic drug.

Januvia

Generic Formulation: Sitagliptin PhosphateSpecialty: Internal Medicine
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 15
30-Day Fills 15.0
Days Supply 450
VA State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims33.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills61.3
Peer Average Days Supply1,776
Highly Conservative Utilization

This provider demonstrates a highly selective approach to this formula, recording 54.5% less volume than the regional standard for practitioners inside VA. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $8,595.61 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$573.04

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$975.70

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 pyrazine-derived DIPEPTIDYL-PEPTIDASE IV INHIBITOR and HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENT that increases the levels of the INCRETIN hormones GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDE-1 (GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP). It is used in the treatment of TYPE 2 DIABETES.

Therapeutic Applications

Sitagliptin is used with a proper diet and exercise program and possibly with other medications to control high blood sugar. It is used in people with type 2 diabetes. Controlling high blood sugar helps prevent kidney damage, blindness, nerve problems, loss of limbs, and sexual function problems. Proper control of diabetes may also lessen your risk of a heart attack or stroke. Sitagliptin is a diabetes drug that works by increasing levels of natural substances called incretins. Incretins help to control blood sugar by increasing insulin release, especially after a meal. They also decrease the amount of sugar your liver makes.

Lantus Solostar

Generic Formulation: Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.AnlogSpecialty: Internal Medicine
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 13
30-Day Fills 20.7
Days Supply 621
VA State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims38.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills71.0
Peer Average Days Supply2,002
Highly Conservative Utilization

This provider demonstrates a highly selective approach to this formula, recording 65.8% less volume than the regional standard for practitioners inside VA. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $10,076.69 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$775.13

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$669.30

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 recombinant LONG ACTING INSULIN and HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENT that is used to manage BLOOD GLUCOSE in patients with DIABETES MELLITUS.

Therapeutic Applications

Insulin glargine is used with a proper diet and exercise program to control high blood sugar in people with diabetes. Controlling high blood sugar helps prevent kidney damage, blindness, nerve problems, loss of limbs, and sexual function problems. Proper control of diabetes may also lessen your risk of a heart attack or stroke. Insulin glargine is a man-made product that is similar to human insulin. It replaces the insulin that your body would normally make. It acts longer than regular insulin, providing a low, steady level of insulin. It works by helping blood sugar (glucose) get into cells so your body can use it for energy. Insulin glargine may be used with a shorter-acting insulin product. It may also be used alone or with other diabetes drugs. This monograph is about the following insulin glargine products: insulin glargine, insulin glargine-yfgn.

Lisinopril

Generic Formulation: LisinoprilSpecialty: Internal Medicine
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 11
30-Day Fills 23.0
Days Supply 690
VA State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims104.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills260.4
Peer Average Days Supply7,772
Highly Conservative Utilization

This provider demonstrates a highly selective approach to this formula, recording 89.4% less volume than the regional standard for practitioners inside VA. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $58.40 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$5.31

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$7.24

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

One of the ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS (ACE inhibitors), orally active, that has been used in the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure.

Therapeutic Applications

Lisinopril is used to treat high blood pressure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. It is also used to treat heart failure and to improve survival after a heart attack. Lisinopril belongs to a class of drugs known as ACE inhibitors. It works by relaxing blood vessels so blood can flow more easily.

Metoprolol Tartrate

Generic Formulation: Metoprolol TartrateSpecialty: Internal Medicine
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 12
30-Day Fills 13.0
Days Supply 390
VA State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims64.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills144.3
Peer Average Days Supply4,280
Highly Conservative Utilization

This provider demonstrates a highly selective approach to this formula, recording 81.3% less volume than the regional standard for practitioners inside VA. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $56.42 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$4.70

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$7.96

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 selective adrenergic beta-1 blocking agent that is commonly used to treat ANGINA PECTORIS; HYPERTENSION; and CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS.

Therapeutic Applications

Metoprolol is used with or without other medications to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. This medication is also used to treat chest pain (angina) and to improve survival after a heart attack. Metoprolol belongs to a class of drugs known as beta blockers. It works by blocking the action of certain natural chemicals in your body, such as epinephrine, on the heart and blood vessels. This effect lowers the heart rate, blood pressure, and strain on the heart.

Telmisartan-Hydrochlorothiazid

Generic Formulation: Telmisartan/HydrochlorothiazidSpecialty: Internal Medicine
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 13
30-Day Fills 13.0
Days Supply 390
VA State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims17.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills37.9
Peer Average Days Supply1,134
Standard Average Utilization

This provider's prescribing patterns for this therapeutic formulation sit directly in line with standard baseline averages across VA. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $1,534.26 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$118.02

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$134.76

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 high blood pressure (hypertension). Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. This product contains 2 medications: telmisartan and hydrochlorothiazide. Telmisartan belongs to a class of drugs called angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs). It works by relaxing blood vessels so blood can flow more easily. Hydrochlorothiazide is a water pill (diuretic). It increases the amount of urine you make, especially when you first start the medication. It also helps to relax the blood vessels so that blood can flow more easily. These medications are used together when 1 drug alone is not controlling your blood pressure. Your doctor may direct you to start taking the individual medications first, and then switch you over to this combination product if this is the best dose combination for you.

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 YAZMIN JOHANNA SOTO GUERRERO M.D. provides transparency into local medical care patterns within Newport News, VA.

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 **Internal Medicine** 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.