NISHANT KRISHAN PURI M.D.
Prescription History 1386930121
Internal Medicine - Nephrology in Ann Arbor, MI
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.
| Medication | Claims | 30-Day Fills | Days Supply | Cost / Claim | Utilization vs MI Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furosemide | 172 | 468.0 | 14,022 | $6.22 | ▲ Above Avg. Top Prescribed |
Utilization: claims vs the average MI prescriber Averages are among MI prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference. Cost per claim: this provider vs the MI average Gross Part D cost per claim; not the patient's out-of-pocket price. 468.0 30-Day Fills 14,022 Days Supply 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. | |||||
| Amlodipine Besylate | 102 | 270.8 | 8,106 | $9.36 | ≈ Typical Top Prescribed |
Utilization: claims vs the average MI prescriber Averages are among MI prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference. Cost per claim: this provider vs the MI average Gross Part D cost per claim; not the patient's out-of-pocket price. 270.8 30-Day Fills 8,106 Days Supply 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. | |||||
| Lisinopril | 97 | 270.0 | 8,083 | $6.65▼ below MI avg | ≈ Typical Top Prescribed |
Utilization: claims vs the average MI prescriber Averages are among MI prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference. Cost per claim: this provider vs the MI average This provider's average cost per claim is below the MI average for this medication. 270.0 30-Day Fills 8,083 Days Supply 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. | |||||
| Bumetanide | 83 | 190.4 | 5,689 | $55.28 | ▲ Above Avg. Top Prescribed |
Utilization: claims vs the average MI prescriber Averages are among MI prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference. Cost per claim: this provider vs the MI average Gross Part D cost per claim; not the patient's out-of-pocket price. 190.4 30-Day Fills 5,689 Days Supply 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. | |||||
| Losartan Potassium | 75 | 179.3 | 5,358 | $9.36▼ below MI avg | ▼ Below Avg. Top Prescribed |
Utilization: claims vs the average MI prescriber Averages are among MI prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference. Cost per claim: this provider vs the MI average This provider's average cost per claim is below the MI average for this medication. 179.3 30-Day Fills 5,358 Days Supply 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. | |||||
| Potassium Chloride | 43 | 85.0 | 2,521 | $12.92▼ below MI avg | ▼ Below Avg. |
Utilization: claims vs the average MI prescriber Averages are among MI prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference. Cost per claim: this provider vs the MI average This provider's average cost per claim is below the MI average for this medication. 85.0 30-Day Fills 2,521 Days Supply 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. | |||||
| Midodrine Hcl | 36 | 48.7 | 1,428 | $50.45▼ below MI avg | ▲ Above Avg. |
Utilization: claims vs the average MI prescriber Averages are among MI prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference. Cost per claim: this provider vs the MI average This provider's average cost per claim is below the MI average for this medication. 48.7 30-Day Fills 1,428 Days Supply 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. | |||||
| LokelmaSodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate | 35 | 68.1 | 1,955 | $940.92 | ▲ Above Avg. |
Utilization: claims vs the average MI prescriber Averages are among MI prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference. Cost per claim: this provider vs the MI average Gross Part D cost per claim; not the patient's out-of-pocket price. 68.1 30-Day Fills 1,955 Days Supply 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. | |||||
| Sevelamer Carbonate | 34 | 76.1 | 2,230 | $403.94 | ≈ Typical |
Utilization: claims vs the average MI prescriber Averages are among MI prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference. Cost per claim: this provider vs the MI average Gross Part D cost per claim; not the patient's out-of-pocket price. 76.1 30-Day Fills 2,230 Days Supply 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. | |||||
| Torsemide | 33 | 69.0 | 1,997 | $35.68 | ≈ Typical |
Utilization: claims vs the average MI prescriber Averages are among MI prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference. Cost per claim: this provider vs the MI average Gross Part D cost per claim; not the patient's out-of-pocket price. 69.0 30-Day Fills 1,997 Days Supply 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. | |||||
| Carvedilol | 33 | 88.0 | 2,617 | $17.38 | ▼ Below Avg. |
Utilization: claims vs the average MI prescriber Averages are among MI prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference. Cost per claim: this provider vs the MI average Gross Part D cost per claim; not the patient's out-of-pocket price. 88.0 30-Day Fills 2,617 Days Supply 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. | |||||
| Calcitriol | 31 | 72.1 | 2,148 | $10.43▼ below MI avg | ▼ Below Avg. |
Utilization: claims vs the average MI prescriber Averages are among MI prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference. Cost per claim: this provider vs the MI average This provider's average cost per claim is below the MI average for this medication. 72.1 30-Day Fills 2,148 Days Supply 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. | |||||
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 23 | 41.0 | 1,213 | $1,051.91 | ▼ Below Avg. |
Utilization: claims vs the average MI prescriber Averages are among MI prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference. Cost per claim: this provider vs the MI average Gross Part D cost per claim; not the patient's out-of-pocket price. 41.0 30-Day Fills 1,213 Days Supply 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. | |||||
| Hydrochlorothiazide | 21 | 55.0 | 1,650 | $2.93▼ below MI avg | ▼ Below Avg. |
Utilization: claims vs the average MI prescriber Averages are among MI prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference. Cost per claim: this provider vs the MI average This provider's average cost per claim is below the MI average for this medication. 55.0 30-Day Fills 1,650 Days Supply 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. | |||||
| Metoprolol Tartrate | 20 | 58.0 | 1,724 | $9.17 | ▼ Below Avg. |
Utilization: claims vs the average MI prescriber Averages are among MI prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference. Cost per claim: this provider vs the MI average Gross Part D cost per claim; not the patient's out-of-pocket price. 58.0 30-Day Fills 1,724 Days Supply 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. | |||||
| Hydralazine Hcl | 17 | 47.0 | 1,410 | $29.62 | ▼ Below Avg. |
Utilization: claims vs the average MI prescriber Averages are among MI prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference. Cost per claim: this provider vs the MI average Gross Part D cost per claim; not the patient's out-of-pocket price. 47.0 30-Day Fills 1,410 Days Supply 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. | |||||
| VelphoroSucroferric Oxyhydroxide | 17 | 19.0 | 570 | $4,056.75 | ≈ Typical |
Utilization: claims vs the average MI prescriber Averages are among MI prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference. Cost per claim: this provider vs the MI average Gross Part D cost per claim; not the patient's out-of-pocket price. 19.0 30-Day Fills 570 Days Supply 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. | |||||
| Calcium Acetate | 15 | 28.3 | 842 | $183.19 | ▼ Below Avg. |
Utilization: claims vs the average MI prescriber Averages are among MI prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference. Cost per claim: this provider vs the MI average Gross Part D cost per claim; not the patient's out-of-pocket price. 28.3 30-Day Fills 842 Days Supply 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. | |||||
| Clonidine | 13 | 20.2 | 596 | $104.15▼ below MI avg | ▼ Below Avg. |
Utilization: claims vs the average MI prescriber Averages are among MI prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference. Cost per claim: this provider vs the MI average This provider's average cost per claim is below the MI average for this medication. 20.2 30-Day Fills 596 Days Supply 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. | |||||
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.
