Cristina Boccalandro, MD
Basic profileThe University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Cristina Boccalandro is an Endocrinology/Metabolic physician affiliated with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. OpenAlex indexes 13 publications with 465 citations (h-index 7).
Overview
Scholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Medicare prescribing footprint (2023)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Metabolism & gastrointestinal
49.8%GLP-1 receptor agonist15.2%Ozempic58%Trulicity24%Mounjaro12%Rybelsus6%Part D<11 patientsInsulin Analog9.5%Tresiba Flextouch U-20020%Lantus Solostar12%Novolog Flexpen12%Humalog Kwikpen U-10011%Tresiba Flextouch U-10011%Humalog9%Basaglar Kwikpen U-1009%Novolog9%Soliqua 100-336%Part D<11 patients+ 8 more classes in this area
Hormonal (systemic)
28.7%l-Thyroxine26.3%Synthroid57%Levothyroxine Sodium28%Unithroid12%Levoxyl3%Part D<11 patientsl-Triiodothyronine2.4%Liothyronine Sodium100%Part D≥16 patientsCardiovascular
15.1%Statin8.5%Atorvastatin Calcium45%Rosuvastatin Calcium32%Simvastatin12%Pravastatin Sodium11%Part D<11 patientsCholesterol absorption inhibitor1.5%Ezetimibe100%Part D<11 patients+ 6 more classes in this area
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
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