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DR. EDWIN HOWARD CHARNOCK M.D.
Prescription History 1790777076
Psychiatry & Neurology - Sleep Medicine in Desoto, TX

NPI Status: Active since August 22, 2005

Contact Information

1001 ROBBIE MINCE WAY
DESOTO, TX
ZIP 75115
Phone: (972) 780-8585

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Prescription History for Informed Healthcare Decisions

Explore the verified Medicare Part D prescription history, volume metrics, and calculated drug costs for DR. EDWIN HOWARD CHARNOCK M.D., an active Sleep Medicine specialist practicing in Desoto, TX. Our medical registry currently tracks 10 unique pharmaceutical formulations prescribed by this provider, representing an estimated volume of 304 documented patient claims. Among these therapy options, the most frequently utilized medication is Zolpidem Tartrate, which accounts for 85 claims alone.

Medication Index

Belsomra

Generic Formulation: SuvorexantSpecialty: Neurology
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 23
30-Day Fills 27.0
Days Supply 810
TX State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims22.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills24.8
Peer Average Days Supply711
Standard Average Utilization

This provider's prescribing patterns for this therapeutic formulation sit directly in line with standard baseline averages across TX. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $11,779.70 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$512.16

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$459.22

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 a certain sleep problem (insomnia). It may help you fall asleep and stay asleep longer, so you can get a better night's rest. Suvorexant belongs to a class of drugs known as sedative-hypnotics. If your insomnia continues for longer than 7 to 10 days after starting treatment, talk to your doctor to see if you need other treatment.

Clonazepam

Generic Formulation: ClonazepamSpecialty: Neurology
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 33
30-Day Fills 41.0
Days Supply 1,200
TX State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims50.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills56.7
Peer Average Days Supply1,631
Conservative Utilization

This provider writes prescriptions for this formulation 34.0% less frequently than the standard regional baseline metric for practitioners inside TX. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $306.72 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$9.29

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$9.40

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

Clinical Summary

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

Therapeutic Applications

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

Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine

Generic Formulation: Dextroamphetamine/AmphetamineSpecialty: Neurology
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 51
30-Day Fills 53.0
Days Supply 1,590
TX State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims34.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills37.7
Peer Average Days Supply1,118
Elevated Utilization

This provider maintains an active emphasis on this therapeutic option, recording 50.0% more claims than the standard regional baseline profile for TX. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $3,738.74 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$73.31

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$41.45

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 combination medication is used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - ADHD. It works by changing the amounts of certain natural substances in the brain. Amphetamine/dextroamphetamine belongs to a class of drugs known as stimulants. It can help increase your ability to pay attention, stay focused on an activity, and control behavior problems. It may also help you to organize your tasks and improve listening skills. This drug is also used to treat a certain sleeping disorder (narcolepsy) to help you stay awake during the day. It should not be used to treat tiredness or to hold off sleep in people who do not have a sleep disorder.

Lorazepam

Generic Formulation: LorazepamSpecialty: Neurology
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 21
30-Day Fills 21.0
Days Supply 630
TX State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims42.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills45.8
Peer Average Days Supply1,216
Conservative Utilization

This provider writes prescriptions for this formulation 50.0% less frequently than the standard regional baseline metric for practitioners inside TX. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $62.44 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$2.97

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$7.67

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 benzodiazepine used as an anti-anxiety agent with few side effects. It also has hypnotic, anticonvulsant, and considerable sedative properties and has been proposed as a preanesthetic agent.

Therapeutic Applications

This medication is used to treat serious seizures that do not stop (status epilepticus). It is also used before surgeries or procedures to cause drowsiness, decrease anxiety, and cause forgetfulness about the procedure or surgery. Lorazepam belongs to a class of medications called benzodiazepines, which produce a calming effect on the brain and nerves (central nervous system). It is thought to work by increasing the effect of a certain natural chemical (GABA) in the brain.

Methylphenidate Hcl

Generic Formulation: Methylphenidate HclSpecialty: Neurology
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 19
30-Day Fills 19.0
Days Supply 570
TX State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims22.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills24.2
Peer Average Days Supply714
Standard Average Utilization

This provider's prescribing patterns for this therapeutic formulation sit directly in line with standard baseline averages across TX. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $483.96 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$25.47

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$37.96

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.

Therapeutic Applications

This medication is used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - ADHD. It works by changing the amounts of certain natural substances in the brain. Methylphenidate belongs to a class of drugs known as stimulants. It can help increase your ability to pay attention, stay focused on an activity, and control behavior problems. It may also help you to organize your tasks and improve listening skills.

Modafinil

Generic Formulation: ModafinilSpecialty: Neurology
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 22
30-Day Fills 32.0
Days Supply 960
TX State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims20.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills25.3
Peer Average Days Supply748
Standard Average Utilization

This provider's prescribing patterns for this therapeutic formulation sit directly in line with standard baseline averages across TX. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $1,594.24 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$72.47

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$128.37

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 benzhydryl acetamide compound, central nervous system stimulant, and CYP3A4 inducing agent that is used in the treatment of NARCOLEPSY and SLEEP WAKE DISORDERS.

Therapeutic Applications

Modafinil reduces extreme sleepiness due to narcolepsy and other sleep disorders, such as periods of stopped breathing during sleep (obstructive sleep apnea). It is also used to help you stay awake during work hours if you have a work schedule that keeps you from having a normal sleep routine (shift work sleep disorder). This medication does not cure these sleep disorders and may not get rid of all your sleepiness. Modafinil does not take the place of getting enough sleep. It should not be used to treat tiredness or hold off sleep in people who do not have a sleep disorder. It is not known how modafinil works to keep you awake. It is thought to work by affecting certain substances in the brain that control the sleep/wake cycle.

Ropinirole Hcl

Generic Formulation: Ropinirole HclSpecialty: Neurology
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 20
30-Day Fills 54.3
Days Supply 1,630
TX State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims30.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills56.8
Peer Average Days Supply1,674
Conservative Utilization

This provider writes prescriptions for this formulation 33.3% less frequently than the standard regional baseline metric for practitioners inside TX. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $286.22 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$14.31

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$21.24

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.

Therapeutic Applications

This medication is used alone or with other medications to treat Parkinson's disease. It can improve your ability to move and decrease shakiness (tremor), stiffness, slowed movement, and unsteadiness. It may also decrease the number of episodes of not being able to move (on-off syndrome). Ropinirole works by helping to restore the balance of a certain natural substance (dopamine) in the brain.

Trazodone Hcl

Generic Formulation: Trazodone HclSpecialty: Neurology
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 18
30-Day Fills 26.0
Days Supply 751
TX State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims64.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills112.5
Peer Average Days Supply3,315
Highly Conservative Utilization

This provider demonstrates a highly selective approach to this formula, recording 71.9% less volume than the regional standard for practitioners inside TX. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $208.77 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$11.60

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$12.94

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

Therapeutic Applications

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

Zaleplon

Generic Formulation: ZaleplonSpecialty: Neurology
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 12
30-Day Fills 12.0
Days Supply 360
TX State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims18.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills20.7
Peer Average Days Supply608
Conservative Utilization

This provider writes prescriptions for this formulation 33.3% less frequently than the standard regional baseline metric for practitioners inside TX. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $578.64 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$48.22

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$28.56

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 for a short time to treat people who have trouble falling asleep. If you have other sleep problems such as not being able to sleep through the night, this medication may not be right for you. Zaleplon is known as a hypnotic. It works on certain centers in the brain to relax you and help you fall asleep faster.

Zolpidem Tartrate

Generic Formulation: Zolpidem TartrateSpecialty: Neurology
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 85
30-Day Fills 110.0
Days Supply 3,209
TX State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims47.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills60.6
Peer Average Days Supply1,797
Highly Elevated Utilization

This provider exhibits a high preference for this treatment path, registering a volume 80.9% higher than the standard regional baseline profile for TX. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $681.76 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$8.02

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$8.93

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 imidazopyridine derivative and short-acting GABA-A receptor agonist that is used for the treatment of INSOMNIA.

Therapeutic Applications

Zolpidem is used for a short time to treat a certain sleep problem (insomnia) in adults. If you have trouble falling asleep, it helps you fall asleep faster, so you can get a better night's rest. Zolpidem belongs to a class of drugs called sedative-hypnotics. It acts on your brain to produce a calming effect.

Dataset Methodology & CMS Source Information

This analytical profile maps public infrastructure records sourced directly from official **Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)** public data releases. The statistics above track documented pharmaceutical treatment trends assigned to beneficiaries specifically under federal public programs. Evaluating the prescriptive footprints of clinical practitioners like DR. EDWIN HOWARD CHARNOCK M.D. provides transparency into local medical care patterns within Desoto, TX.

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 **Sleep 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.