NISHANT KRISHAN PURI M.D.
Prescription History 1386930121
Internal Medicine - Nephrology in Ann Arbor, MI

Active since June 20, 2011PECOS EnrolledAccepts Medicare Assignment
1500 E MEDICAL CENTER DR, 1ST FLOOR TAUBMAN CENTER RECP G, ANN ARBOR, MI 48109(800) 333-9013 Get Directions

NPPES record last updated: April 10, 2018. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 16, 2026.

Record update history: Apr 10, 2018, Aug 2, 2017 (2 updates tracked since 2017).

Medicare Part D Prescription History

Explore the verified Medicare Part D prescription history, volume metrics, and calculated drug costs for NISHANT KRISHAN PURI M.D., an active Nephrology specialist practicing in Ann Arbor, MI. Our medical registry currently tracks 19 unique pharmaceutical formulations prescribed by this provider, representing an estimated volume of 900 documented patient claims. Among these therapy options, the most frequently utilized medication is Furosemide, which accounts for 172 claims alone. Use the table below to sort by claims, cost, or utilization compared with the state average; select any medication for its full profile.

19
Medications
900
Total Claims
2,154
30-Day Fills
Furosemide
Most Prescribed · 172 claims
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19 medications · 2023 Medicare Part D
Medicare Part D medications prescribed by NISHANT KRISHAN PURI M.D. in 2023, with prescription volumes, average cost per fill, and MI state comparisons
Medication Prescriptions (2023)Rx (2023) Avg Cost per FillCost / Fill Vs. Other MI PrescribersVs. MI Avg

About Furosemide: Furosemide is used to reduce extra fluid in the body (edema) caused by conditions such as heart failure, liver disease, and kidney disease. Show more ▾

This can lessen symptoms such as shortness of breath and swelling in your arms, legs, and abdomen. This drug is also used to treat high blood pressure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. Furosemide is a water pill (diuretic) that causes you to make more urine. This helps your body get rid of extra water and salt. A benzoic-sulfonamide-furan. It is a diuretic with fast onset and short duration that is used for EDEMA and chronic RENAL INSUFFICIENCY.

In 2023, this provider wrote 172 Medicare prescriptions for Furosemide, about 2.4 times the volume of the typical Michigan prescriber of this medication (73). Medicare paid an average of $6.22 per fill, versus $6.12 statewide.

How often this provider prescribes it

This provider
172
MI average
73.0

This provider prescribes this medication more often than the average MI prescriber. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

What Medicare paid per fill

This provider
$6.22
MI average
$6.12

Gross Part D cost per fill; not the patient's out-of-pocket price.

468
30-Day Fills
standardized to 30-day supplies
14,022
Days of Medication
total across all patients in 2023

About Amlodipine Besylate: Amlodipine is used with or without other medications to treat high blood pressure. Show more ▾

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

In 2023, this provider wrote 102 Medicare prescriptions for Amlodipine Besylate, about 78% of the volume of the typical Michigan prescriber of this medication (130). Medicare paid an average of $9.36 per fill, versus $8.17 statewide.

How often this provider prescribes it

This provider
102
MI average
130.0

This provider's prescribing volume for this medication is in line with the average MI prescriber. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

What Medicare paid per fill

This provider
$9.36
MI average
$8.17

Gross Part D cost per fill; not the patient's out-of-pocket price.

270.8
30-Day Fills
standardized to 30-day supplies
8,106
Days of Medication
total across all patients in 2023

About Lisinopril: Lisinopril is used to treat high blood pressure. Show more ▾

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

In 2023, this provider wrote 97 Medicare prescriptions for Lisinopril, about 78% of the volume of the typical Michigan prescriber of this medication (125). Medicare paid an average of $6.65 per fill, versus $9.00 statewide.

How often this provider prescribes it

This provider
97
MI average
125.0

This provider's prescribing volume for this medication is in line with the average MI prescriber. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

What Medicare paid per fill

This provider
$6.65
MI average
$9.00

This provider's average cost per fill is below the MI average for this medication.

270
30-Day Fills
standardized to 30-day supplies
8,083
Days of Medication
total across all patients in 2023

About Bumetanide: Bumetanide is used to reduce extra fluid in the body (edema) caused by conditions such as heart failure, liver disease, and kidney disease. Show more ▾

This can lessen symptoms such as shortness of breath and swelling in your arms, legs, and abdomen. Bumetanide is a water pill (diuretic) that causes you to make more urine. This helps your body get rid of extra water and salt. A sulfamyl diuretic.

In 2023, this provider wrote 83 Medicare prescriptions for Bumetanide, about 2.6 times the volume of the typical Michigan prescriber of this medication (32). Medicare paid an average of $55.28 per fill, versus $53.24 statewide.

How often this provider prescribes it

This provider
83
MI average
32.0

This provider prescribes this medication more often than the average MI prescriber. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

What Medicare paid per fill

This provider
$55.28
MI average
$53.24

Gross Part D cost per fill; not the patient's out-of-pocket price.

190.4
30-Day Fills
standardized to 30-day supplies
5,689
Days of Medication
total across all patients in 2023

About Losartan Potassium: Losartan is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and to help protect the kidneys from damage due to diabetes. Show more ▾

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

In 2023, this provider wrote 75 Medicare prescriptions for Losartan Potassium, about 71% of the volume of the typical Michigan prescriber of this medication (106). Medicare paid an average of $9.36 per fill, versus $16.32 statewide.

How often this provider prescribes it

This provider
75
MI average
106.0

This provider prescribes this medication less often than the average MI prescriber. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

What Medicare paid per fill

This provider
$9.36
MI average
$16.32

This provider's average cost per fill is below the MI average for this medication.

179.3
30-Day Fills
standardized to 30-day supplies
5,358
Days of Medication
total across all patients in 2023

About Potassium Chloride: This medication is a mineral supplement used to treat or prevent low amounts of potassium in the blood. Show more ▾

A normal level of potassium in the blood is important. Potassium helps your cells, kidneys, heart, muscles, and nerves work properly. Most people get enough potassium by eating a well-balanced diet. Some conditions that can lower your body's potassium level include severe prolonged diarrhea and vomiting, hormone problems such as hyperaldosteronism, or treatment with water pills/diuretics. A white crystal or crystalline powder used in BUFFERS; FERTILIZERS; and EXPLOSIVES. It can be used to replenish ELECTROLYTES and restore WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE in treating HYPOKALEMIA.

In 2023, this provider wrote 43 Medicare prescriptions for Potassium Chloride, about 74% of the volume of the typical Michigan prescriber of this medication (58). Medicare paid an average of $12.92 per fill, versus $32.36 statewide.

How often this provider prescribes it

This provider
43
MI average
58.0

This provider prescribes this medication less often than the average MI prescriber. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

What Medicare paid per fill

This provider
$12.92
MI average
$32.36

This provider's average cost per fill is below the MI average for this medication.

85
30-Day Fills
standardized to 30-day supplies
2,521
Days of Medication
total across all patients in 2023

About Midodrine Hcl: This medication is used for certain patients who have symptoms of low blood pressure when standing. Show more ▾

This condition is also known as orthostatic hypotension. Midodrine is used in people whose daily activities are severely affected by this condition, even after other treatments are used (such as support stockings). It is known as a sympathomimetic (alpha receptor agonist) that acts on the blood vessels to raise blood pressure.

In 2023, this provider wrote 36 Medicare prescriptions for Midodrine Hcl, about 1.4 times the volume of the typical Michigan prescriber of this medication (25). Medicare paid an average of $50.45 per fill, versus $84.34 statewide.

How often this provider prescribes it

This provider
36
MI average
25.0

This provider prescribes this medication more often than the average MI prescriber. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

What Medicare paid per fill

This provider
$50.45
MI average
$84.34

This provider's average cost per fill is below the MI average for this medication.

48.7
30-Day Fills
standardized to 30-day supplies
1,428
Days of Medication
total across all patients in 2023

About Lokelma: This medication is used to treat high levels of potassium in the blood. Show more ▾

It works by binding to potassium in the gut. This medication does not work right away, and should not be used to treat life-threatening high levels of potassium. High potassium levels can cause symptoms such as nausea, muscle weakness/tiredness, irregular heartbeats, or paralysis.

In 2023, this provider wrote 35 Medicare prescriptions for Lokelma, about 1.5 times the volume of the typical Michigan prescriber of this medication (23). Medicare paid an average of $940.92 per fill, versus $682.15 statewide.

How often this provider prescribes it

This provider
35
MI average
23.0

This provider prescribes this medication more often than the average MI prescriber. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

What Medicare paid per fill

This provider
$940.92
MI average
$682.15

Gross Part D cost per fill; not the patient's out-of-pocket price.

68.1
30-Day Fills
standardized to 30-day supplies
1,955
Days of Medication
total across all patients in 2023

About Sevelamer Carbonate: Sevelamer is used to lower high blood phosphorus (phosphate) levels in patients who are on dialysis due to severe kidney disease. Show more ▾

Dialysis removes some phosphate from your blood, but it is difficult to remove enough to keep your phosphate levels balanced. Decreasing blood phosphate levels can help keep your bones strong, prevent unsafe buildup of minerals in your body, and possibly decrease the risk of heart disease and strokes that can result from high phosphate levels. Sevelamer works by holding onto phosphate from the diet so that it can pass out of your body. A polymeric amine that binds phosphate and is used to treat HYPERPHOSPHATEMIA in patients with kidney disease.

In 2023, this provider wrote 34 Medicare prescriptions for Sevelamer Carbonate, about the same volume as the typical Michigan prescriber of this medication (35). Medicare paid an average of $403.94 per fill, versus $377.77 statewide.

How often this provider prescribes it

This provider
34
MI average
35.0

This provider's prescribing volume for this medication is in line with the average MI prescriber. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

What Medicare paid per fill

This provider
$403.94
MI average
$377.77

Gross Part D cost per fill; not the patient's out-of-pocket price.

76.1
30-Day Fills
standardized to 30-day supplies
2,230
Days of Medication
total across all patients in 2023

About Torsemide: Torsemide is used to reduce extra fluid in the body (edema) caused by conditions such as heart failure, liver disease, and kidney disease. Show more ▾

This can lessen symptoms such as shortness of breath and swelling in your arms, legs, and abdomen. This drug is also used to treat high blood pressure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. Torsemide is a water pill (diuretic) that causes you to make more urine. This helps your body get rid of extra water and salt. A pyridine and sulfonamide derivative that acts as a sodium-potassium chloride symporter inhibitor (loop diuretic). It is used for the treatment of EDEMA associated with CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CHRONIC RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; and LIVER DISEASES. It is also used for the management of HYPERTENSION.

In 2023, this provider wrote 33 Medicare prescriptions for Torsemide, about the same volume as the typical Michigan prescriber of this medication (35). Medicare paid an average of $35.68 per fill, versus $20.66 statewide.

How often this provider prescribes it

This provider
33
MI average
35.0

This provider's prescribing volume for this medication is in line with the average MI prescriber. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

What Medicare paid per fill

This provider
$35.68
MI average
$20.66

Gross Part D cost per fill; not the patient's out-of-pocket price.

69
30-Day Fills
standardized to 30-day supplies
1,997
Days of Medication
total across all patients in 2023

About Carvedilol: Carvedilol is used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure. Show more ▾

It is also used after a heart attack to improve the chance of survival if your heart is not pumping well. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. This drug works by blocking the action of certain natural substances in your body, such as epinephrine, on the heart and blood vessels. This effect lowers your heart rate, blood pressure, and strain on your heart. Carvedilol belongs to a class of drugs known as alpha and beta blockers. A carbazole and propanol derivative that acts as a non-cardioselective beta blocker and vasodilator. It has blocking activity for ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTORS and, at higher doses, may function as a blocker of CALCIUM CHANNELS; it also has antioxidant properties. Carvedilol is used in the treatment of HYPERTENSION; ANGINA PECTORIS; and HEART FAILURE. It can also reduce the risk of death following MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION.

In 2023, this provider wrote 33 Medicare prescriptions for Carvedilol, about half the volume of the typical Michigan prescriber of this medication (59). Medicare paid an average of $17.38 per fill, versus $12.35 statewide.

How often this provider prescribes it

This provider
33
MI average
59.0

This provider prescribes this medication less often than the average MI prescriber. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

What Medicare paid per fill

This provider
$17.38
MI average
$12.35

Gross Part D cost per fill; not the patient's out-of-pocket price.

88
30-Day Fills
standardized to 30-day supplies
2,617
Days of Medication
total across all patients in 2023

About Calcitriol: Calcitriol is a man-made active form of vitamin D. Show more ▾

Most people get enough vitamin D from exposure to the sun and from fortified food products (such as dairy products, vitamins). Vitamin D helps control parathyroid hormone and the levels of certain minerals (such as calcium, phosphorus) that are needed for building and keeping strong bones. Before regular vitamin D can be used by the body, it needs to be changed to the active form by the liver and kidneys. Calcitriol is used in patients with kidney disease who can't make enough of the active form of Vitamin D. This medication is also used to prevent and treat certain types of calcium/phosphorus/parathyroid problems that can happen with long-term kidney dialysis or hypoparathyroidism. Calcitriol is usually used along with specific diet recommendations and sometimes other medications. The physiologically active form of vitamin D. It is formed primarily in the kidney by enzymatic hydroxylation of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (CALCIFEDIOL). Its production is stimulated by low blood calcium levels and parathyroid hormone. Calcitriol increases intestinal absorption of calcium and phosphorus, and in concert with parathyroid hormone increases bone resorption.

In 2023, this provider wrote 31 Medicare prescriptions for Calcitriol, about 69% of the volume of the typical Michigan prescriber of this medication (45). Medicare paid an average of $10.43 per fill, versus $28.02 statewide.

How often this provider prescribes it

This provider
31
MI average
45.0

This provider prescribes this medication less often than the average MI prescriber. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

What Medicare paid per fill

This provider
$10.43
MI average
$28.02

This provider's average cost per fill is below the MI average for this medication.

72.1
30-Day Fills
standardized to 30-day supplies
2,148
Days of Medication
total across all patients in 2023

About Farxiga: Dapagliflozin is used with a proper diet and exercise program to control high blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes. Show more ▾

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.

In 2023, this provider wrote 23 Medicare prescriptions for Farxiga, about 68% of the volume of the typical Michigan prescriber of this medication (34). Medicare paid an average of $1,051.91 per fill, versus $946.00 statewide.

How often this provider prescribes it

This provider
23
MI average
34.0

This provider prescribes this medication less often than the average MI prescriber. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

What Medicare paid per fill

This provider
$1,051.91
MI average
$946.00

Gross Part D cost per fill; not the patient's out-of-pocket price.

41
30-Day Fills
standardized to 30-day supplies
1,213
Days of Medication
total across all patients in 2023

About Hydrochlorothiazide: This medication is used to treat high blood pressure. Show more ▾

Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. Hydrochlorothiazide belongs to a class of drugs known as diuretics/water pills. It works by causing you to make more urine. This helps your body get rid of extra salt and water. This medication also reduces extra fluid in the body (edema) caused by conditions such as heart failure, liver disease, or kidney disease. This can lessen symptoms such as shortness of breath or swelling in your ankles or feet. A thiazide diuretic often considered the prototypical member of this class. It reduces the reabsorption of electrolytes from the renal tubules. This results in increased excretion of water and electrolytes, including sodium, potassium, chloride, and magnesium. It is used in the treatment of several disorders including edema, hypertension, diabetes insipidus, and hypoparathyroidism.

In 2023, this provider wrote 21 Medicare prescriptions for Hydrochlorothiazide, about a third of the volume of the typical Michigan prescriber of this medication (69). Medicare paid an average of $2.93 per fill, versus $5.71 statewide.

How often this provider prescribes it

This provider
21
MI average
69.0

This provider prescribes this medication less often than the average MI prescriber. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

What Medicare paid per fill

This provider
$2.93
MI average
$5.71

This provider's average cost per fill is below the MI average for this medication.

55
30-Day Fills
standardized to 30-day supplies
1,650
Days of Medication
total across all patients in 2023

About Metoprolol Tartrate: Metoprolol is used with or without other medications to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Show more ▾

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

In 2023, this provider wrote 20 Medicare prescriptions for Metoprolol Tartrate, about a quarter of the volume of the typical Michigan prescriber of this medication (72). Medicare paid an average of $9.17 per fill, versus $8.40 statewide.

How often this provider prescribes it

This provider
20
MI average
72.0

This provider prescribes this medication less often than the average MI prescriber. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

What Medicare paid per fill

This provider
$9.17
MI average
$8.40

Gross Part D cost per fill; not the patient's out-of-pocket price.

58
30-Day Fills
standardized to 30-day supplies
1,724
Days of Medication
total across all patients in 2023

About Hydralazine Hcl: Hydralazine is used with or without other medications to treat high blood pressure. Show more ▾

Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. Hydralazine is called a vasodilator. It works by relaxing blood vessels so blood can flow through the body more easily.

In 2023, this provider wrote 17 Medicare prescriptions for Hydralazine Hcl, about half the volume of the typical Michigan prescriber of this medication (40). Medicare paid an average of $29.62 per fill, versus $17.61 statewide.

How often this provider prescribes it

This provider
17
MI average
40.0

This provider prescribes this medication less often than the average MI prescriber. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

What Medicare paid per fill

This provider
$29.62
MI average
$17.61

Gross Part D cost per fill; not the patient's out-of-pocket price.

47
30-Day Fills
standardized to 30-day supplies
1,410
Days of Medication
total across all patients in 2023

About Velphoro: Sucroferric oxyhydroxide is used to lower high blood phosphate levels in people who are on dialysis due to severe kidney disease. Show more ▾

Dialysis removes some phosphate from your blood, but it is difficult to remove enough to keep your phosphate levels balanced. Decreasing blood phosphate levels can help keep your bones strong, prevent unsafe buildup of minerals in your body, and may decrease the risk of heart disease and strokes that can result from high phosphate levels. Sucroferric oxyhydroxide contains a form of iron which is not absorbed by your body. It works by binding to phosphate in your diet. The phosphate then passes out of your body in your stool.

In 2023, this provider wrote 17 Medicare prescriptions for Velphoro, about 77% of the volume of the typical Michigan prescriber of this medication (22). Medicare paid an average of $4,056.75 per fill, versus $3,225.22 statewide.

How often this provider prescribes it

This provider
17
MI average
22.0

This provider's prescribing volume for this medication is in line with the average MI prescriber. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

What Medicare paid per fill

This provider
$4,056.75
MI average
$3,225.22

Gross Part D cost per fill; not the patient's out-of-pocket price.

19
30-Day Fills
standardized to 30-day supplies
570
Days of Medication
total across all patients in 2023

About Calcium Acetate: Calcium acetate is used to prevent high blood phosphate levels in patients who are on dialysis due to severe kidney disease. Show more ▾

Dialysis removes some phosphate from your blood, but it is difficult to remove enough to keep your phosphate levels balanced. Decreasing blood phosphate levels can help keep your bones strong, prevent unsafe buildup of minerals in your body, and possibly decrease the risk of heart disease and strokes that can result from high phosphate levels. Calcium acetate is a natural mineral that works by holding onto phosphate from the diet so that it can pass out of your body.

In 2023, this provider wrote 15 Medicare prescriptions for Calcium Acetate, about half the volume of the typical Michigan prescriber of this medication (29). Medicare paid an average of $183.19 per fill, versus $112.11 statewide.

How often this provider prescribes it

This provider
15
MI average
29.0

This provider prescribes this medication less often than the average MI prescriber. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

What Medicare paid per fill

This provider
$183.19
MI average
$112.11

Gross Part D cost per fill; not the patient's out-of-pocket price.

28.3
30-Day Fills
standardized to 30-day supplies
842
Days of Medication
total across all patients in 2023

About Clonidine: This medication is used alone or with other medications to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Show more ▾

Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. Clonidine belongs to a class of drugs (central alpha agonists) that act in the brain to lower blood pressure. It works by relaxing blood vessels so blood can flow more easily. An imidazoline sympatholytic agent that stimulates ALPHA-2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTORS and central IMIDAZOLINE RECEPTORS. It is commonly used in the management of HYPERTENSION.

In 2023, this provider wrote 13 Medicare prescriptions for Clonidine, about 72% of the volume of the typical Michigan prescriber of this medication (18). Medicare paid an average of $104.15 per fill, versus $139.97 statewide.

How often this provider prescribes it

This provider
13
MI average
18.0

This provider prescribes this medication less often than the average MI prescriber. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

What Medicare paid per fill

This provider
$104.15
MI average
$139.97

This provider's average cost per fill is below the MI average for this medication.

20.2
30-Day Fills
standardized to 30-day supplies
596
Days of Medication
total across all patients in 2023
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= the 5 medications this provider prescribes most. More than typical Typical Less than typical= prescription volume vs the average MI prescriber of the same medication; volume reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.Green cost= below the MI average cost per fill.

About this data. The prescription history for NISHANT KRISHAN PURI M.D. is compiled from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File for calendar year 2023, the most recent federal release. Figures cover prescriptions filled for Medicare Part D beneficiaries only; prescriptions under private insurance, Medicaid, or self-pay plans are not included. Because prescribing decisions are generally consistent across coverage types, this record offers a useful view of the overall Nephrology prescribing approach at this Ann Arbor, MI practice.

Reading the costs. Drug costs are gross amounts paid to pharmacies under Part D, including both plan and beneficiary payments. They are not the price a patient pays at the pharmacy counter. Medications with fewer than 11 claims are excluded from the federal source data, and state comparisons use the average volume among MI prescribers of the same medication. Always confirm current medications and costs directly with the provider and your plan.