GERALD JOSEPH SHOVLIN JR. DO
Prescription History 1982979704
Internal Medicine - Nephrology in Sayre, PA
What does Dr. Shovlin prescribe?
In 2024, Dr. Shovlin wrote 1,266 Medicare prescriptions for 36 medications. The most prescribed was Calcitriol, with 131 prescriptions for 33 patients.
Medicare Part D only. These are prescriptions filled by people with Medicare drug coverage in 2024, from the CMS data released in 2026, the most recent year available. CMS does not publish medications with fewer than 11 prescriptions, so this is not a full list of what Dr. Shovlin prescribes.
Medications 36 medications
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D in 2024. Select a medication to see what it is used for and how it compares with other Pennsylvania prescribers.
What it is used for
Calcitriol is a man-made active form of vitamin D.
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 131 prescriptions for Calcitriol, about 2.7 times as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (48). Medicare paid $11.52 per fill, versus $16.44 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Carvedilol is used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure.
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 93 prescriptions for Carvedilol, about 1.4 times as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (65). Medicare paid $7.41 per fill, versus $9.50 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Furosemide is used to reduce extra fluid in the body (edema) caused by conditions such as heart failure, liver disease, and kidney disease.
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 76 prescriptions for Furosemide, about 80% as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (95). Medicare paid $5.31 per fill, versus $4.95 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Amlodipine is used with or without other medications to treat high blood pressure.
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 72 prescriptions for Amlodipine Besylate, about half as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (154). Medicare paid $6.66 per fill, versus $6.63 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Lisinopril is used to treat high blood pressure.
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 72 prescriptions for Lisinopril, about half as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (136). Medicare paid $8.57 per fill, versus $7.55 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Allopurinol is used to treat gout and certain types of kidney stones.
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 55 prescriptions for Allopurinol, about as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (52). Medicare paid $10.85 per fill, versus $11.06 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Finerenone is used by people with type 2 diabetes and kidney disease to lower the risk of dialysis, death from heart disease, heart attacks, and the need to go to the hospital for heart failure.
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 53 prescriptions for Kerendia, about 1.6 times as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (33). Medicare paid $850.67 per fill, versus $910.22 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Torsemide is used to reduce extra fluid in the body (edema) caused by conditions such as heart failure, liver disease, and kidney disease.
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 53 prescriptions for Torsemide, about 1.3 times as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (42). Medicare paid $22.23 per fill, versus $17.84 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Chlorthalidone is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 52 prescriptions for Chlorthalidone, about 1.9 times as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (28). Medicare paid $18.11 per fill, versus $15.32 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Hydralazine is used with or without other medications to treat high blood pressure.
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 43 prescriptions for Hydralazine Hcl, about as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (38). Medicare paid $15.11 per fill, versus $14.46 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Nifedipine is used alone or in combination with other drugs to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 41 prescriptions for Nifedipine Er, about 1.3 times as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (32). Medicare paid $31.99 per fill, versus $26.95 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Spironolactone is used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure.
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 41 prescriptions for Spironolactone, about 86% as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (47). Medicare paid $11.71 per fill, versus $8.70 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Tamsulosin is used by men to treat the symptoms of an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia-BPH).
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 36 prescriptions for Tamsulosin Hcl, about 37% as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (98). Medicare paid $14.66 per fill, versus $17.08 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Dapagliflozin is used with a proper diet and exercise program to control high blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes.
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 35 prescriptions for Farxiga, about 86% as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (41). Medicare paid $1,234.55 per fill, versus $877.86 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Losartan is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and to help protect the kidneys from damage due to diabetes.
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 35 prescriptions for Losartan Potassium, about 31% as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (113). Medicare paid $7.69 per fill, versus $11.18 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Sevelamer is used to lower high blood phosphorus (phosphate) levels in patients who are on dialysis due to severe kidney disease.
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 32 prescriptions for Sevelamer Carbonate, about 86% as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (37). Medicare paid $93.47 per fill, versus $144.81 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Metolazone is a "water pill" (diuretic) that increases the amount of urine you make, which causes your body to get rid of excess water.
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 30 prescriptions for Metolazone, about 1.2 times as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (24). Medicare paid $34.66 per fill, versus $16.95 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
This medication is used alone or with other medications to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 25 prescriptions for Clonidine, about 1.3 times as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (20). Medicare paid $54.02 per fill, versus $109.61 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Amiloride is used with other "water pills"/diuretics (such as furosemide, thiazide diuretics like hydrochlorothiazide) to treat high blood pressure (hypertension), heart failure, or extra fluid in the body (edema).
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 23 prescriptions for Amiloride Hcl, about 1.2 times as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (18). Medicare paid $9.93 per fill, versus $15.24 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Empagliflozin is used with a proper diet and exercise program to control high blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes.
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 22 prescriptions for Jardiance, about 36% as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (61). Medicare paid $924.35 per fill, versus $952.57 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Labetalol is used with or without other medications to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 21 prescriptions for Labetalol Hcl, about 81% as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (26). Medicare paid $84.84 per fill, versus $28.82 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Famotidine is used to treat ulcers of the stomach and intestines and to prevent intestinal ulcers from coming back after they have healed.
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 20 prescriptions for Famotidine, about 30% as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (66). Medicare paid $11.21 per fill, versus $12.67 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Methenamine is used to prevent or control returning urinary tract infections caused by certain bacteria.
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 20 prescriptions for Methenamine Hippurate, about half as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (39). Medicare paid $62.67 per fill, versus $63.75 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
This medication is used to treat a high level of potassium in your blood.
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 18 prescriptions for Veltassa, about 83% as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (22). Medicare paid $1,010.48 per fill, versus $947.12 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Prednisone is used to treat conditions such as arthritis, blood disorders, breathing problems, severe allergies, skin diseases, cancer, eye problems, and immune system disorders.
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 17 prescriptions for Prednisone, about 34% as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (50). Medicare paid $7.13 per fill, versus $4.09 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Gabapentin is used with other medications to prevent and control seizures.
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 16 prescriptions for Gabapentin, about 16% as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (100). Medicare paid $11.25 per fill, versus $14.77 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
This medication is used to treat high blood pressure.
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 16 prescriptions for Hydrochlorothiazide, about 20% as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (78). Medicare paid $3.83 per fill, versus $4.25 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
This medication is a mineral supplement used to treat or prevent low amounts of potassium in the blood.
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 16 prescriptions for Klor-Con M20, about 85% as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (19). Medicare paid $17.35 per fill, versus $22.03 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
This medication is used to treat a variety of bacterial infections.
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 14 prescriptions for Ciprofloxacin Hcl, about half as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (29). Medicare paid $2.82 per fill, versus $5.96 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
This medication is used for certain patients who have symptoms of low blood pressure when standing.
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 14 prescriptions for Midodrine Hcl, about half as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (29). Medicare paid $24.68 per fill, versus $53.29 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Pantoprazole is used to treat certain stomach and esophagus problems (such as acid reflux).
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 14 prescriptions for Pantoprazole Sodium, about 14% as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (100). Medicare paid $9.24 per fill, versus $13.87 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
This medication is used to make the urine less acidic.
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 14 prescriptions for Potassium Citrate Er, about half as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (27). Medicare paid $212.97 per fill, versus $92.49 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Metoprolol is used with or without other medications to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 13 prescriptions for Metoprolol Tartrate, about 16% as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (80). Medicare paid $6.06 per fill, versus $7.17 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Cinacalcet is used to treat increased amounts of a certain hormone (parathyroid) in people with long-term kidney disease who are on dialysis.
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 11 prescriptions for Cinacalcet Hcl, about half as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (26). Medicare paid $60.23 per fill, versus $355.68 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Finasteride is used to shrink an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH) in adult men.
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 11 prescriptions for Finasteride, about 18% as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (60). Medicare paid $9.57 per fill, versus $14.22 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Valsartan is used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure.
Compared with Pennsylvania prescribers
Dr. Shovlin wrote 11 prescriptions for Valsartan, about 25% as often as the typical Pennsylvania prescriber of it (43). Medicare paid $18.57 per fill, versus $31.35 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
Questions about Dr. Shovlin’s prescriptions
What does Dr. Shovlin prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Shovlin's most prescribed medications were Calcitriol (131), Carvedilol (93) and Furosemide (76).
How does Dr. Shovlin's prescribing compare with other Pennsylvania prescribers?
Of the 36 medications with a state comparison, Dr. Shovlin prescribes 7 more often than the typical Pennsylvania prescriber, 11 about as often and 18 less often. Volume reflects practice size as well as prescribing habits.
Does this list show every medication Dr. Shovlin prescribes?
No. It covers prescriptions filled by people with Medicare Part D drug coverage in 2024, and CMS leaves out any medication with fewer than 11 prescriptions.
About this data
This page shows one provider’s slice of public Medicare files. NPI Profile does not receive prescriptions or patient records.
| Source | What it provides here | Data year |
|---|---|---|
| CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug | Each medication, prescriptions, patients, 30-day fills, days of medication and cost. State comparisons average the Pennsylvania prescribers of the same medication and form, where at least five wrote it. | 2024 (released 2026, the most recent available) |
| CMS Medicare Part D Drug Spending Dashboard | What each medication is used for. | 2024 |
- Only prescriptions filled by people with Medicare Part D drug coverage are counted. Private insurance, Medicaid and cash purchases are not.
- CMS leaves out medications with fewer than 11 prescriptions and hides patient counts under 11.
- Cost per fill is what the plan and the patient paid the pharmacy together, not what you pay at the counter.
- Medication descriptions are summaries from CMS. They are not medical advice; ask a health care professional about any medication.
