KATRINA LOUISE DURST
Prescription History 1154848554
Pharmacist in Cherokee, NC

NPI Status: Active since August 25, 2017

Contact Information

1 HOSPITAL RD
CHEROKEE, NC
ZIP 28719
Phone: (828) 497-9163
Fax: (828) 497-1723

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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 KATRINA LOUISE DURST, an active Pharmacist specialist practicing in Cherokee, NC. Our medical registry currently tracks 12 unique pharmaceutical formulations prescribed by this provider, representing an estimated volume of 313 documented patient claims. Among these therapy options, the most frequently utilized medication is Ozempic, which accounts for 80 claims alone.


Amlodipine Besylate

Generic Formulation: Amlodipine BesylateSpecialty: Pharmacist
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 14
30-Day Fills 14.0
Days Supply 420
NC State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims146.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills342.9
Peer Average Days Supply10,189
Highly Conservative Utilization

This provider demonstrates a highly selective approach to this formula, recording 90.4% less volume than the regional standard for practitioners inside NC. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $97.74 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$6.98

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$7.33

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.

Chlorthalidone

Generic Formulation: ChlorthalidoneSpecialty: Pharmacist
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 12
30-Day Fills 14.0
Days Supply 420
NC State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims28.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills65.7
Peer Average Days Supply1,957
Highly Conservative Utilization

This provider demonstrates a highly selective approach to this formula, recording 57.1% less volume than the regional standard for practitioners inside NC. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $134.76 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$11.23

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$23.03

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 benzenesulfonamide-phthalimidine that tautomerizes to a BENZOPHENONES form. It is considered a thiazide-like diuretic.

Therapeutic Applications

Chlorthalidone is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. It is also used to reduce extra salt and water in the body caused by conditions such as heart failure, liver disease, and kidney disease. Decreasing extra salt and water in the body helps to decrease swelling (edema) and breathing problems caused by fluid in the lungs. Chlorthalidone 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.

Jardiance

Generic Formulation: EmpagliflozinSpecialty: Pharmacist
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 20
30-Day Fills 34.0
Days Supply 1,020
NC State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims43.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills72.6
Peer Average Days Supply2,144
Highly Conservative Utilization

This provider demonstrates a highly selective approach to this formula, recording 53.5% less volume than the regional standard for practitioners inside NC. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $20,509.99 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$1,025.50

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$988.36

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

Empagliflozin 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. Empagliflozin is also used in patients with type 2 diabetes and heart disease to lower the risk of death from heart attack or stroke. Empagliflozin works by increasing the removal of sugar by your kidneys. Empagliflozin is also used to treat heart failure. It may help you live longer and lower your risk of going to the hospital for heart failure. Empagliflozin works by increasing the removal of sodium by your kidneys.

Lantus Solostar

Generic Formulation: Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.AnlogSpecialty: Pharmacist
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 34
30-Day Fills 59.8
Days Supply 1,788
NC State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims34.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills61.1
Peer Average Days Supply1,746
Standard Average Utilization

This provider's prescribing patterns for this therapeutic formulation sit directly in line with standard baseline averages across NC. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $15,814.04 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$465.12

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$631.82

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.

Losartan Potassium

Generic Formulation: Losartan PotassiumSpecialty: Pharmacist
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 13
30-Day Fills 15.0
Days Supply 450
NC State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims102.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills249.3
Peer Average Days Supply7,435
Highly Conservative Utilization

This provider demonstrates a highly selective approach to this formula, recording 87.3% less volume than the regional standard for practitioners inside NC. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $84.77 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$6.52

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$10.52

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 antagonist of ANGIOTENSIN TYPE 1 RECEPTOR with antihypertensive activity due to the reduced pressor effect of ANGIOTENSIN II.

Therapeutic Applications

Losartan is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and to help protect the kidneys from damage due to diabetes. It is also used to lower the risk of strokes in patients with high blood pressure and an enlarged heart. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. Losartan belongs to a class of drugs called angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs). It works by relaxing blood vessels so that blood can flow more easily.

Metformin Hcl Er

Generic Formulation: Metformin HclSpecialty: Pharmacist
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 16
30-Day Fills 26.0
Days Supply 780
NC State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims61.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills148.8
Peer Average Days Supply4,438
Highly Conservative Utilization

This provider demonstrates a highly selective approach to this formula, recording 73.8% less volume than the regional standard for practitioners inside NC. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $261.92 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$16.37

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$9.88

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 biguanide hypoglycemic agent used in the treatment of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus not responding to dietary modification. Metformin improves glycemic control by improving insulin sensitivity and decreasing intestinal absorption of glucose. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p289)

Therapeutic Applications

Metformin is used with a proper diet and exercise program and possibly with other medications to control high blood sugar. It is used in patients 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. Metformin works by helping to restore your body's proper response to the insulin you naturally produce. It also decreases the amount of sugar that your liver makes and that your stomach/intestines absorb.

Novolog Flexpen

Generic Formulation: Insulin AspartSpecialty: Pharmacist
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 27
30-Day Fills 41.5
Days Supply 1,244
NC State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims32.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills50.8
Peer Average Days Supply1,378
Standard Average Utilization

This provider's prescribing patterns for this therapeutic formulation sit directly in line with standard baseline averages across NC. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $21,502.62 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$796.39

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$876.48

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

Insulin that has been modified to contain an ASPARTIC ACID instead of a PROLINE at position 38 of the B-chain.

Therapeutic Applications

Insulin aspart 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 aspart is a man-made product that is similar to human insulin. It replaces the insulin that your body would normally make. Insulin aspart starts working faster and lasts for a shorter time than regular insulin. It works by helping blood sugar (glucose) get into cells so your body can use it for energy. This medication is usually used with a medium- or long-acting insulin product.

Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters

Generic Formulation: Omega-3 Acid Ethyl EstersSpecialty: Pharmacist
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 13
30-Day Fills 18.0
Days Supply 540
NC State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims18.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills31.9
Peer Average Days Supply939
Conservative Utilization

This provider writes prescriptions for this formulation 27.8% less frequently than the standard regional baseline metric for practitioners inside NC. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $323.58 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$24.89

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$99.63

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

Omega-3 acid ethyl esters, a type of fat found in fish oil, is used along with diet and exercise to help lower levels of a certain blood fat (triglyceride). It may also raise good cholesterol (HDL). In general, this drug is used after your blood fat levels have not been fully controlled by non-drug treatments (such as diet changes, exercise, decreasing alcohol intake, weight loss if overweight, controlling blood sugar if diabetic, and regulating your thyroid hormone levels). Lowering triglycerides and increasing good cholesterol may help decrease the risk for strokes and heart attacks. Omega-3 acid ethyl esters are thought to work by decreasing the amount of triglyceride the body makes.

Ozempic

Generic Formulation: SemaglutideSpecialty: Pharmacist
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 80
30-Day Fills 83.8
Days Supply 2,366
NC State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims46.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills65.6
Peer Average Days Supply1,909
Highly Elevated Utilization

This provider exhibits a high preference for this treatment path, registering a volume 73.9% higher than the standard regional baseline profile for NC. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $77,016.26 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$962.70

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$1,320.62

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

Semaglutide 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. Semaglutide is also used in people with type 2 diabetes and heart disease to lower the risk of death from heart attack or stroke. Semaglutide is similar to a natural hormone in your body (incretin). It works by causing insulin release in response to high blood sugar (such as after a meal) and decreasing the amount of sugar your liver makes. If you use insulin, semaglutide is not a substitute for insulin treatment.

Rosuvastatin Calcium

Generic Formulation: Rosuvastatin CalciumSpecialty: Pharmacist
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 15
30-Day Fills 21.0
Days Supply 630
NC State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims102.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills255.9
Peer Average Days Supply7,647
Highly Conservative Utilization

This provider demonstrates a highly selective approach to this formula, recording 85.3% less volume than the regional standard for practitioners inside NC. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $181.37 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$12.09

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$19.73

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 HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA-REDUCTASE INHIBITOR, or statin, that reduces the plasma concentrations of LDL-CHOLESTEROL; APOLIPOPROTEIN B, and TRIGLYCERIDES while increasing HDL-CHOLESTEROL levels in patients with HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA and those at risk for CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES.

Therapeutic Applications

Rosuvastatin 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 to 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. Talk with your doctor for more details.

Toujeo Max Solostar

Generic Formulation: Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.AnlogSpecialty: Pharmacist
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 54
30-Day Fills 71.4
Days Supply 2,128
NC State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims25.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills40.7
Peer Average Days Supply1,162
Highly Elevated Utilization

This provider exhibits a high preference for this treatment path, registering a volume 116.0% higher than the standard regional baseline profile for NC. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $57,830.22 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$1,070.93

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$1,122.16

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.

Trulicity

Generic Formulation: DulaglutideSpecialty: Pharmacist
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 15
30-Day Fills 18.0
Days Supply 514
NC State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims40.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills54.9
Peer Average Days Supply1,560
Highly Conservative Utilization

This provider demonstrates a highly selective approach to this formula, recording 62.5% less volume than the regional standard for practitioners inside NC. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $18,416.70 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$1,227.78

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$1,291.97

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

Dulaglutide 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. This medication is also used to lessen the risk of a major cardiovascular event (such as heart attack or stroke) in people who already have, or are at high risk for heart/blood vessel disease. Dulaglutide is similar to a natural hormone in your body (incretin). It works by causing insulin release in response to high blood sugar (such as after a meal) and by decreasing the amount of sugar your liver makes. Dulaglutide is not a substitute for insulin if you need insulin treatment.

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 KATRINA LOUISE DURST provides transparency into local medical care patterns within Cherokee, NC.

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 **Pharmacist** 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.