DR. MARK T KASPER MD
Prescription History 1336189026
Orthopaedic Surgery in Toms River, NJ
NPI Status: Active since June 08, 2006
Contact Information
530 LAKEHURST RD STE 101
TOMS RIVER, NJ
ZIP 08755
Phone: (732) 349-8454
Fax: (732) 341-0259
Some details in this NPI profile have been updated in the NPI registry within the last 30 days.
Prescription History for Informed Healthcare Decisions
When choosing a healthcare provider, especially one who prescribes medications, having access to their prescribing history can be invaluable. This page offers detailed insights into the prescriptions DR. MARK T KASPER MD has written for Medicare beneficiaries in the past, empowering both current and prospective patients to make informed decisions about their healthcare.
Why This Information Matters
This Medicare Part D dataset provides transparency into the provider’s prescribing patterns, helping you understand the scope and nature of their pharmaceutical care. Here’s what you can learn:
- Prescribing Trends: See which medications—both generic and brand-name—this provider has most frequently prescribed.
- Specialization Insights: The types of drugs prescribed can give insight into the provider’s areas of focus or specialization, whether it’s managing chronic conditions, addressing acute illnesses, or providing preventive care.
- Cost Awareness: Learn about the total drug costs associated with these prescriptions, which may help you anticipate your own costs and coverage needs.
- Patient-Centered Decision Making: Understanding a provider’s prescribing practices helps you align their expertise with your health goals, ensuring the care you receive is consistent with your expectations.
- Generic Name
- Acetaminophen With Codeine
- Specialty
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Times Prescribed
- 94
- Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed
- 94
- What is this prescription used for?
- See also Warning section. This combination medication is used to help relieve mild to moderate pain. It contains an opioid pain reliever (codeine) and a non-opioid pain reliever (acetaminophen). Codeine works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain. Acetaminophen can also reduce a fever.
- Generic Name
- Cephalexin
- Specialty
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Times Prescribed
- 57
- Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed
- 60.5
- What is this prescription?
- A semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotic with antimicrobial activity similar to that of CEPHALORIDINE or CEPHALOTHIN, but somewhat less potent. It is effective against both gram-positive and gram-negative organisms.
- What is this prescription used for?
- This medication is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections. This medication is known as a cephalosporin antibiotic. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria. This medication will not work for viral infections (such as common cold, flu). Unnecessary use or misuse of any antibiotic can lead to its decreased effectiveness.
- Generic Name
- Clindamycin Hcl
- Specialty
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Times Prescribed
- 11
- Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed
- 11
- What is this prescription?
- An antibacterial agent that is a semisynthetic analog of LINCOMYCIN.
- What is this prescription used for?
- Clindamycin is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections. It is an antibiotic that works by stopping the growth of bacteria. This antibiotic treats only bacterial infections. It will not work for virus infections (such as common cold, flu). Using any antibiotic when it is not needed can cause it to not work for future infections.
- Generic Name
- Diclofenac Sodium
- Specialty
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Times Prescribed
- 13
- Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed
- 20.4
- What is this prescription?
- A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent (NSAID) with antipyretic and analgesic actions. It is primarily available as the sodium salt.
- What is this prescription used for?
- See also Warning section. This medication is used to relieve joint pain from arthritis. Diclofenac belongs to a class of drugs known as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). If you are treating a chronic condition such as arthritis, ask your doctor about non-drug treatments and/or using other medications to treat your pain.
- Generic Name
- Ibuprofen
- Specialty
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Times Prescribed
- 22
- Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed
- 26
- What is this prescription?
- A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent with analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory properties
- What is this prescription used for?
- Ibuprofen is used to help relieve mild to moderate pain. When used with an opioid (such as morphine), it may be used to relieve moderate to severe pain. It is also used to reduce fever. Ibuprofen is known as a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). It works by blocking your body's production of certain natural substances that cause inflammation. This effect helps to decrease swelling, pain, or fever.
- Generic Name
- Lidocaine
- Specialty
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Times Prescribed
- 11
- Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed
- 13
- What is this prescription?
- A local anesthetic and cardiac depressant used as an antiarrhythmia agent. Its actions are more intense and its effects more prolonged than those of PROCAINE but its duration of action is shorter than that of BUPIVACAINE or PRILOCAINE.
- What is this prescription used for?
- This product is used to help reduce itching and pain from certain skin conditions (such as scrapes, minor skin irritations, insect bites). It may also be used to help relieve nerve pain after shingles (infection with herpes zoster virus). Lidocaine belongs to a class of drugs known as local anesthetics. It works by causing a temporary loss of feeling in the area where you apply the patch.
- Generic Name
- Meloxicam
- Specialty
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Times Prescribed
- 13
- Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed
- 24
- What is this prescription?
- A benzothiazine and thiazole derivative that acts as a NSAID and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor. It is used in the treatment of RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; and ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS.
- What is this prescription used for?
- Meloxicam is used to help relieve moderate to severe pain. Meloxicam is known as a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). It works by blocking your body's production of certain natural substances that cause inflammation. This effect helps to decrease swelling or pain.
- Generic Name
- Methylprednisolone
- Specialty
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Times Prescribed
- 71
- Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed
- 71
- What is this prescription?
- A PREDNISOLONE derivative with similar anti-inflammatory action.
- What is this prescription used for?
- Methylprednisolone is used to treat conditions such as arthritis, blood disorders, severe allergic reactions, certain cancers, eye conditions, skin/kidney/intestinal/lung diseases, and immune system disorders. It decreases your immune system's response to various diseases to reduce symptoms such as swelling, pain, and allergic-type reactions. This medication is a corticosteroid hormone. Methylprednisolone may also be used with other medications in hormone disorders.
- Generic Name
- Oxycodone Hcl
- Specialty
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Times Prescribed
- 16
- Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed
- 16
- What is this prescription?
- A semisynthetic derivative of CODEINE.
- What is this prescription used for?
- 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.
- Generic Name
- Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen
- Specialty
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Times Prescribed
- 103
- Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed
- 103
- What is this prescription used for?
- This combination medication is used to help relieve moderate to severe pain. It contains an opioid pain reliever (oxycodone) and a non-opioid pain reliever (acetaminophen). Oxycodone works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain. Acetaminophen can also reduce a fever.
- Generic Name
- Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim
- Specialty
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Times Prescribed
- 16
- Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed
- 24
- What is this prescription?
- 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.
- What is this prescription used for?
- 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.
- Generic Name
- Tramadol Hcl
- Specialty
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Times Prescribed
- 67
- Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed
- 67
- What is this prescription?
- A narcotic analgesic proposed for severe pain. It may be habituating.
- What is this prescription used for?
- See also Warning section. This medication is used to help relieve moderate to moderately severe pain. Tramadol 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.
This dataset provides information about prescriptions written for Medicare beneficiaries in the year 2022. It does not include prescriptions for patients with private insurance, Medicaid, or other coverage types. However, this information remains valuable for all patients, as it may reflect the provider's overall prescribing preferences and approach to pharmaceutical care. This can help you make better-informed decisions when considering or continuing care with this provider.