SARAH MENKE
Prescription History 1982093613
Nurse Practitioner - Adult Health in Westbrook, ME


Quality Rating: 98.06 out of 100 score

NPI Status: Active since January 19, 2015

Contact Information

11 ROCK ROW STE 120
WESTBROOK, ME
ZIP 04092
Phone: (207) 303-3300
Fax: (207) 250-2137

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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 SARAH MENKE, an active Adult Health specialist practicing in Westbrook, ME. Our medical registry currently tracks 12 unique pharmaceutical formulations prescribed by this provider, representing an estimated volume of 262 documented patient claims. Among these therapy options, the most frequently utilized medication is Prochlorperazine Maleate, which accounts for 61 claims alone.


Acyclovir

Generic Formulation: AcyclovirSpecialty: Nurse Practitioner
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 13
30-Day Fills 23.0
Days Supply 667
ME State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims21.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills35.4
Peer Average Days Supply986
Conservative Utilization

This provider writes prescriptions for this formulation 38.1% less frequently than the standard regional baseline metric for practitioners inside ME. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $375.00 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$28.85

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$25.41

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 GUANOSINE analog that acts as an antimetabolite. Viruses are especially susceptible. Used especially against herpes.

Therapeutic Applications

Acyclovir is used to treat infections caused by certain types of viruses. It treats cold sores around the mouth (caused by herpes simplex), shingles (caused by herpes zoster), and chickenpox. This medication is also used to treat outbreaks of genital herpes. In people with frequent outbreaks, acyclovir is used to help reduce the number of future episodes. Acyclovir is an antiviral drug. However, it is not a cure for these infections. The viruses that cause these infections continue to live in the body even between outbreaks. Acyclovir decreases the severity and length of these outbreaks. It helps the sores heal faster, keeps new sores from forming, and decreases pain/itching. This medication may also help reduce how long pain remains after the sores heal. In addition, in people with a weakened immune system, acyclovir can decrease the risk of the virus spreading to other parts of the body and causing serious infections.

Dexamethasone

Generic Formulation: DexamethasoneSpecialty: Nurse Practitioner
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 11
30-Day Fills 11.0
Days Supply 193
ME State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims26.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills29.7
Peer Average Days Supply518
Highly Conservative Utilization

This provider demonstrates a highly selective approach to this formula, recording 57.7% less volume than the regional standard for practitioners inside ME. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $211.92 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$19.27

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$20.45

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.

Clinical Summary

An anti-inflammatory 9-fluoro-glucocorticoid.

Therapeutic Applications

Dexamethasone is used to treat conditions such as arthritis, blood/hormone disorders, allergic reactions, skin diseases, eye problems, breathing problems, bowel disorders, cancer, and immune system disorders. It is also used as a test for an adrenal gland disorder (Cushing's syndrome). Dexamethasone belongs to a class of drugs known as corticosteroids. It decreases your immune system's response to various diseases to reduce symptoms such as swelling and allergic-type reactions.

Gabapentin

Generic Formulation: GabapentinSpecialty: Nurse Practitioner
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 15
30-Day Fills 15.0
Days Supply 424
ME State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims67.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills119.3
Peer Average Days Supply3,480
Highly Conservative Utilization

This provider demonstrates a highly selective approach to this formula, recording 77.6% less volume than the regional standard for practitioners inside ME. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $341.67 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$22.78

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$30.35

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

Clinical Summary

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

Therapeutic Applications

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

Ondansetron Hcl

Generic Formulation: Ondansetron HclSpecialty: Nurse Practitioner
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 11
30-Day Fills 11.0
Days Supply 251
ME State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims24.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills24.0
Peer Average Days Supply64
Highly Conservative Utilization

This provider demonstrates a highly selective approach to this formula, recording 54.2% less volume than the regional standard for practitioners inside ME. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $213.39 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$19.40

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$8.41

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 prevent nausea and vomiting caused by cancer drug treatment (chemotherapy) and radiation therapy. It is also used to prevent and treat nausea and vomiting after surgery. It works by blocking one of the body's natural substances (serotonin) that causes vomiting.

Ondansetron Odt

Generic Formulation: OndansetronSpecialty: Nurse Practitioner
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 46
30-Day Fills 46.0
Days Supply 529
ME State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims19.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills20.3
Peer Average Days Supply229
Highly Elevated Utilization

This provider exhibits a high preference for this treatment path, registering a volume 142.1% higher than the standard regional baseline profile for ME. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $1,016.95 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$22.11

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$29.05

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 competitive serotonin type 3 receptor antagonist. It is effective in the treatment of nausea and vomiting caused by cytotoxic chemotherapy drugs, including cisplatin, and has reported anxiolytic and neuroleptic properties.

Therapeutic Applications

This medication is used alone or with other medications to prevent nausea and vomiting caused by cancer drug treatment (chemotherapy) and radiation therapy. It is also used to prevent and treat nausea and vomiting after surgery. Ondansetron works by blocking one of the body's natural substances (serotonin) that causes vomiting.

Oxycodone Hcl

Generic Formulation: Oxycodone HclSpecialty: Nurse Practitioner
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 13
30-Day Fills 13.0
Days Supply 151
ME State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims45.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills45.7
Peer Average Days Supply842
Highly Conservative Utilization

This provider demonstrates a highly selective approach to this formula, recording 71.1% less volume than the regional standard for practitioners inside ME. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $248.58 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$19.12

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$23.53

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 semisynthetic derivative of CODEINE.

Therapeutic Applications

This medication is used to help relieve moderate to severe pain. Oxycodone belongs to a class of drugs known as opioid analgesics. It works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain.

Potassium Chloride

Generic Formulation: Potassium ChlorideSpecialty: Nurse Practitioner
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 17
30-Day Fills 23.0
Days Supply 637
ME State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims40.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills81.2
Peer Average Days Supply2,353
Highly Conservative Utilization

This provider demonstrates a highly selective approach to this formula, recording 57.5% less volume than the regional standard for practitioners inside ME. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $326.58 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$19.21

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$40.70

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

Clinical Summary

A 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.

Therapeutic Applications

This medication is a mineral supplement used to treat or prevent low amounts of potassium in the blood. 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.

Prednisone

Generic Formulation: PrednisoneSpecialty: Nurse Practitioner
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 34
30-Day Fills 36.0
Days Supply 850
ME State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims40.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills51.0
Peer Average Days Supply925
Standard Average Utilization

This provider's prescribing patterns for this therapeutic formulation sit directly in line with standard baseline averages across ME. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $168.07 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$4.94

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$6.27

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 synthetic anti-inflammatory glucocorticoid derived from CORTISONE. It is biologically inert and converted to PREDNISOLONE in the liver.

Therapeutic Applications

Prednisone is used to treat conditions such as arthritis, blood disorders, breathing problems, severe allergies, skin diseases, cancer, eye problems, and immune system disorders. Prednisone belongs to a class of drugs known as corticosteroids. It decreases your immune system's response to various diseases to reduce symptoms such as swelling and allergic-type reactions.

Prochlorperazine Maleate

Generic Formulation: Prochlorperazine MaleateSpecialty: Nurse Practitioner
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 61
30-Day Fills 61.0
Days Supply 836
ME State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims28.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills28.9
Peer Average Days Supply377
Highly Elevated Utilization

This provider exhibits a high preference for this treatment path, registering a volume 117.9% higher than the standard regional baseline profile for ME. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $769.85 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$12.62

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$17.17

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 phenothiazine antipsychotic used principally in the treatment of NAUSEA; VOMITING; and VERTIGO. It is more likely than CHLORPROMAZINE to cause EXTRAPYRAMIDAL DISORDERS. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p612)

Therapeutic Applications

This medication is used to treat severe nausea and vomiting from certain causes (for example, after surgery or cancer treatment). Prochlorperazine belongs to a class of drugs known as phenothiazines. This medication is not recommended for use in children younger than 2 years or in children going through surgery.

Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim

Generic Formulation: Sulfamethoxazole/TrimethoprimSpecialty: Nurse Practitioner
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 12
30-Day Fills 20.0
Days Supply 431
ME State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims20.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills23.6
Peer Average Days Supply308
Conservative Utilization

This provider writes prescriptions for this formulation 40.0% less frequently than the standard regional baseline metric for practitioners inside ME. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $62.74 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$5.23

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$5.88

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 drug combination with broad-spectrum antibacterial activity against both gram-positive and gram-negative organisms. It is effective in the treatment of many infections, including PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA in AIDS.

Therapeutic Applications

This medication is a combination of two antibiotics: sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim. It is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections (such as middle ear, urine, respiratory, and intestinal infections). It is also used to prevent and treat a certain type of pneumonia (pneumocystis-type). This medication should not be used by children less than 2 months of age due to the risk of serious side effects. This medication treats only certain types of infections. It will not work for viral infections (such as flu). Unnecessary use or misuse of any antibiotic can lead to its decreased effectiveness.

Tamoxifen Citrate

Generic Formulation: Tamoxifen CitrateSpecialty: Nurse Practitioner
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 16
30-Day Fills 26.0
Days Supply 780
ME State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims35.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills88.6
Peer Average Days Supply2,651
Highly Conservative Utilization

This provider demonstrates a highly selective approach to this formula, recording 54.3% less volume than the regional standard for practitioners inside ME. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $823.55 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$51.47

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$43.16

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

One of the SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS with tissue-specific activities. Tamoxifen acts as an anti-estrogen (inhibiting agent) in the mammary tissue, but as an estrogen (stimulating agent) in cholesterol metabolism, bone density, and cell proliferation in the ENDOMETRIUM.

Therapeutic Applications

Tamoxifen is used to treat breast cancer. It is also used to reduce the chances of breast cancer in high-risk patients. This medication can block the growth of breast cancer. It works by interfering with the effects of estrogen in the breast tissue.

Triamcinolone Acetonide

Generic Formulation: Triamcinolone AcetonideSpecialty: Nurse Practitioner
Provider Metrics Summary
Total Claims 13
30-Day Fills 13.0
Days Supply 196
ME State Average Benchmarks
Peer Average Claims29.0
Peer Average 30-Day Fills33.4
Peer Average Days Supply742
Highly Conservative Utilization

This provider demonstrates a highly selective approach to this formula, recording 55.2% less volume than the regional standard for practitioners inside ME. Gross expenditures recorded under Medicare program tracking definitions for this provider calculate to an estimated aggregate of $66.62 across this reporting matrix range.

Provider Avg Cost Per Claim

$5.12

State Avg Cost Per Claim

$10.74

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 esterified form of TRIAMCINOLONE. It is an anti-inflammatory glucocorticoid used topically in the treatment of various skin disorders. Intralesional, intramuscular, and intra-articular injections are also administered under certain conditions.

Therapeutic Applications

This medication is used in a variety of conditions such as allergic disorders, arthritis, gout, blood diseases, breathing problems, certain cancers, eye diseases, intestinal disorders, collagen and skin diseases. Talk to your doctor about the risks and benefits of triamcinolone, especially if it is to be injected near your spine (epidural). Rare but serious side effects may occur with epidural use. Triamcinolone is known as a corticosteroid hormone (glucocorticoid). It works by decreasing your body's immune response to these diseases and reduces symptoms such as swelling.

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 SARAH MENKE provides transparency into local medical care patterns within Westbrook, ME.

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 **Adult Health** 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.