Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$6.5M
-33.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
175K
$37.03 per claim
Patients
45K
25,405 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$6.5M
$144.83 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $6.5M for Acarbose in 2024, for 174,787 prescriptions and refills to 44,688 patients (down 33.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $37.03.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Acarbose in 2024: $1.3M for 29,805 claims, followed by New York ($820K).
null, endocrinology, had the highest Medicare cost for Acarbose in 2024: 1,279 claims costing $40K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700828266 | Endocrinology | 1,279 | 317 | $40K |
| Yun Feng New York, NY | Endocrinology | 1,200 | 220 | $29K |
| Ronnie T Chu Demopolis, AL |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24,990 | 174,283 | 43,162 | $10.1M |
| 2023 | 24,929 | 169,700 | 42,900 | $9.8M |
| 2024 | 25,405 | 174,787 | 44,688 | $6.5M |
Amount reimbursed by state Medicaid programs, all states
More drugs: top Medicare drugs by cost and the Prescriptions tab.
Official US government data on Medicare prescription drug plans (Part D) and Medicaid drug use. Cost and spending are before the rebates drug makers pay. Prescribers with fewer than 11 claims of the drug are not published.
| Family Practice |
| 551 |
| 125 |
| $24K |
| Mustafa M Moazam El Paso, TX | Internal Medicine | 543 | 191 | $22K |
| Anhtuan D Nguyen Westminster, CA | Internal Medicine | 377 | 85 | $20K |
| Mirna Maldonado Vega Manati, PR | Endocrinology | 215 | 63 | $19K |
| Ahed Mansoura Rome, GA | Endocrinology | 320 | 93 | $16K |
| Qiyue Hu Quincy, MA | Internal Medicine | 241 | 66 | $16K |
| Charles L Valone Jr. Fremont, OH | Internal Medicine | 296 | 69 | $14K |
| Irineo D Tiangco National City, CA | Internal Medicine | 211 | 52 | $12K |
| Jiansheng Zhao Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 339 | 87 | $12K |
| Syed W Rizvi Hamilton, NJ | Endocrinology | 242 | 61 | $12K |
| Chung H Vu San Jose, CA | Internal Medicine | 246 | 59 | $12K |
| Stephen I Hsu The Villages, FL | Internal Medicine | 139 | 54 | $11K |
| Zonglang Tsai Torrance, CA | Internal Medicine | 252 | 45 | $11K |
| Nabeel Jabri Munster, IN | Endocrinology | 343 | 99 | $11K |
| Bin Wang Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 346 | 52 | $10K |
| Isabel Trio-Martinez El Paso, TX | Family Medicine | 320 | 18 | $10K |
| Ki S Cho Santa Clara, CA | Internal Medicine | 181 | 63 | $10K |
| Steven B Leichter Columbus, GA | Endocrinology | 188 | 72 | $10K |
| Ward Dean Pensacola, FL | Internal Medicine | 150 | 80 | $9,689 |
| Jie He Rockville, MD | Endocrinology | 174 | 28 | $9,246 |
| Wan F Kwan Gadsden, AL | Nephrology | 168 | 65 | $9,115 |
| Ray Hsiao Hacienda Heights, CA | Internal Medicine | 159 | 37 | $9,109 |
| Ivana Sheu San Francisco, CA | Endocrinology | 148 | 55 | $9,044 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Strides Pharma STAR.NS | 96,611 | $3.5M |
| Avet Pharmaceut | 40,263 | $1.5M |
| Roxane/West-War | 33,479 | $1.3M |
| Virtus Pharmace | 4,368 | $127K |
| Chartwell Rx Ll | 63 | $2,384 |
| Pd-Rx Pharm | 36 | $850 |