Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$32.8M
+5.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
2.3M
$14.25 per claim
Patients
998K
255,824 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$32.8M
$32.84 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $32.8M for Acetaminophen-Codeine in 2024, for 2,301,618 prescriptions and refills to 998,201 patients (up 5.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $14.25.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Acetaminophen-Codeine in 2024: $8.6M for 575,515 claims, followed by California ($4.1M).
Donald H Kim, internal medicine in Oklahoma City, OK, had the highest Medicare cost for Acetaminophen-Codeine in 2024: 1,130 claims costing $72K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald H Kim Oklahoma City, OK | Internal Medicine | 1,130 | 94 | $72K |
| Young G in Beaumont, TX | General Practice | 1,277 | 190 | $42K |
| Gabriel Lopez |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 281,832 | 2,603,423 | 1,145,919 | $38.7M |
| 2023 | 272,227 | 2,524,047 | 1,131,460 | $31.1M |
| 2024 | 255,824 | 2,301,618 | 998,201 | $32.8M |
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.
| Pain Management |
| 1,300 |
| 251 |
| $34K |
| Murali M Angirekula Beverly Hills, FL | Pain Management | 1,057 | 194 | $33K |
| Li-Herng Liu Corpus Christi, TX | Pain Management | 1,384 | 305 | $32K |
| Raul V Chao South Miami, FL | Interventional Pain Management | 1,639 | 464 | $29K |
| Clifford D Garvin Denison, TX | Family Practice | 871 | 168 | $28K |
| Wilson L Velazquez Corpus Christi, TX | Pain Management | 1,659 | 223 | $27K |
| Khoren Hekimian Troup, TX | Family Practice | 826 | 169 | $27K |
| Marislene Delva Detroit, MI | Physician Assistant | 777 | 78 | $26K |
| Mahendra Gunapooti Florissant, MO | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 1,894 | 226 | $23K |
| Vijayasree Arvind Dallas, TX | Pain Management | 1,334 | 307 | $22K |
| Tina J Spohn Amarillo, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 686 | 185 | $22K |
| Alyssa Doyle Flint, MI | Nurse Practitioner | 793 | 125 | $21K |
| Mitchell P Engle Houston, TX | Anesthesiology | 1,048 | 251 | $21K |
| Brian J Haseloff Amarillo, TX | Pain Management | 465 | 67 | $21K |
| Kayvan Kamali Longview, TX | Rheumatology | 633 | 120 | $20K |
| Brandi S Ray Florence, AL | Nurse Practitioner | 685 | 152 | $20K |
| Scotty R Ortega Odessa, TX | Family Practice | 580 | 135 | $20K |
| Mayur B Kanjia Houston, TX | Pain Management | 1,044 | 239 | $19K |
| Ron K Rankin Amarillo, TX | Family Practice | 558 | 171 | $19K |
| Destry L Meiwes Amarillo, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 600 | 147 | $18K |
| Elvis A Tanson Stockton, CA | Family Practice | 952 | 181 | $18K |
| Erwin Lo Beaumont, TX | Neurosurgery | 679 | 186 | $17K |
| Randall P Brewer Shreveport, LA | Interventional Pain Management | 789 | 192 | $17K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Mallinck-Specgx | 1,656,385 | $25.9M |
| Amneal Pharmace AMRX | 417,949 | $4.4M |
| Strides Pharma STAR.NS | 107,503 | $1.2M |
| Eywa Pharma Inc | 105,417 | $689K |
| Genus Lifescien | 7,902 | $480K |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 5,118 | $48K |
| Pai Holding, Ll | 1,801 | $15K |
| Elite Laborator | 344 | $8,022 |
| Ranbaxy Pharmac | 23 | $474 |
| Hi-Tech/Akorn C | 61 | $337 |