Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
66,682 Medicare Part D prescribers, $1.23B in drug costs.
Data: CMS Medicare Part D, 2023 (most current available) · Updated March 2026
66,682
Prescribers
$1.23B
Drug Cost
8,079,421
Claims
$18K
Cost/Provider
9,417
Opioid Prescribers
33.8%
Avg Opioid Rate
20.4%
Avg Brand %
10
Flagged
🔎 Data Overview
Average opioid prescribing rate of 33.8% is significantly elevated. While some specialties (pain management, anesthesiology) legitimately prescribe opioids at high rates, this figure deserves context about the specialty's typical patient population.
Average brand-name prescribing rate of 20.4% is notably high. While some specialties require brand-name medications without generic alternatives, higher brand rates increase costs to Medicare and patients.
Insights generated from CMS data analysis. Statistical patterns are not accusations — always consider clinical context.
Top States for Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 23 |
| 2 | Ohio | 22 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | 14 |
| 4 | Missouri | 13 |
| 5 | New York | 10 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | 8 |
| 7 | Michigan | 8 |
| 8 | Texas | 7 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 6 |
| 10 | Louisiana | 4 |
Flagged Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program Providers
| Provider | Drug Cost | Risk |
|---|---|---|
| Chinwe Okoye | $4,338 | 46 |
| Ariela Mascarinas | $49K | 36 |
| Clinten Edmondson | $76K | 36 |
| Brian Connolly | $36K | 36 |
| Nicholas Gonsalves | $3,675 | 34 |
| Alexander Yahanda | $2,242 | 34 |
| Yale Williams | $1,391 | 34 |
| Emily Rogers | $1.3M | 33 |
| William Baumgartner | $1,309 | 31 |
| Alexander Mikhail | $8,233 | 31 |