Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$4.4M
-21.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
76K
$58.67 per claim
Patients
18K
14,968 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$4.4M
$247.39 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $4.4M for Acebutolol Hcl in 2024, for 75,703 prescriptions and refills to 17,952 patients (down 21.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $58.67.
Pennsylvania had the highest Medicare cost for Acebutolol Hcl in 2024: $373K for 5,813 claims, followed by Texas ($299K).
Richard P Abben, interventional cardiology in Houma, LA, had the highest Medicare cost for Acebutolol Hcl in 2024: 667 claims costing $33K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard P Abben Houma, LA | Interventional Cardiology | 667 | 164 | $33K |
| Benjamin E Kilpatrick Baton Rouge, LA | Cardiology | 582 | 213 | $29K |
| Kevin L Kilpatrick |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16,064 | 80,903 | 19,216 | $5.2M |
| 2023 | 15,303 | 76,245 | 18,155 | $5.6M |
| 2024 | 14,968 | 75,703 | 17,952 | $4.4M |
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.
| Cardiology |
| 331 |
| 148 |
| $16K |
| Glenn A Cochran Mobile, AL | Cardiology | 182 | 46 | $14K |
| Henry C Patrick Baton Rouge, LA | Cardiology | 216 | 58 | $12K |
| Thomas R Siudzinski Buffalo, NY | Physician Assistant | 158 | 48 | $11K |
| Felix O Sogade Macon, GA | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 205 | 51 | $10K |
| Randolph R Rough West Des Moines, IA | Cardiology | 208 | 63 | $9,812 |
| John I Nwogu Anniston, AL | Cardiology | 116 | 38 | $9,148 |
| Douglas R Salmon Buda, TX | Cardiology | 182 | 48 | $8,805 |
| Karl P Undesser Caldwell, ID | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 112 | 36 | $7,915 |
| Joel C Osborn Amarillo, TX | Cardiology | 138 | 33 | $6,977 |
| Patrick B Murphy Decatur, IL | Interventional Cardiology | 139 | 43 | $6,552 |
| Richard J Torricelli Cape Coral, FL | Internal Medicine | 138 | 40 | $6,366 |
| Darrin M Breaux Baton Rouge, LA | Cardiology | 193 | 44 | $6,291 |
| Leroy L Sterling Houston, TX | Cardiology | 100 | 15 | $6,275 |
| Marylee Defrain Du Bois, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 84 | 21 | $6,248 |
| Mehran Arabpour Lima, OH | Cardiology | 95 | 26 | $6,146 |
| Steven J Daniels Eatontown, NJ | Cardiology | 35 | Under 11 | $6,140 |
| Jose A Padilla San Juan, PR | Cardiology | 44 | 15 | $5,939 |
| Joel M Jancko Plantation, FL | Cardiology | 72 | 20 | $5,931 |
| Calvin L Reid Dothan, AL | Internal Medicine | 129 | 16 | $5,823 |
| Howard Bush Weston, FL | Interventional Cardiology | 64 | 21 | $5,744 |
| Jayaseelan Ambrose Du Bois, PA | Cardiology | 101 | 30 | $5,719 |
| Brian J Munley Asheboro, NC | Cardiology | 137 | 37 | $5,704 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data