Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$1.7M
+4.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
86K
$19.43 per claim
Patients
47K
24,783 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $1.7M for Acetic Acid in 2024, for 85,821 prescriptions and refills to 46,723 patients (up 4.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $19.43.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Acetic Acid in 2024: $220K for 8,202 claims, followed by Florida ($162K).
Russell J Langford, physician assistant in Cooperstown, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Acetic Acid in 2024: 311 claims costing $8,036.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell J Langford Cooperstown, NY | Physician Assistant | 311 | 194 | $8,036 |
| Angela M Murphy Cooperstown, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 249 | 109 | $7,226 |
| Richard S Criser |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 21,317 | 63,149 | 38,719 | $1.3M |
| 2023 | 23,483 | 74,704 | 43,121 | $1.6M |
| 2024 | 24,783 | 85,821 | 46,723 | $1.7M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 284 |
| 192 |
| $5,539 |
| James S Otoshi Escondido, CA | Pulmonary Disease | 58 | Under 11 | $3,880 |
| Shawn M Laird Poway, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 50 | Under 11 | $3,541 |
| Brandon M Roscoe Du Bois, PA | Family Practice | 210 | 22 | $3,399 |
| Manuel Medina Suarez Palmetto Bay, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 146 | 88 | $3,372 |
| Michael D Strub Fontana, CA | Urology | 40 | 14 | $2,974 |
| Angelo Miele Carol Stream, IL | Internal Medicine | 300 | Under 11 | $2,842 |
| Kristina L Beck Marshalltown, IA | Nurse Practitioner | 47 | Under 11 | $2,777 |
| Jose L Arsuaga San Juan, PR | Otolaryngology | 84 | 55 | $2,721 |
| Zaher Srour Hanover, PA | Otolaryngology | 133 | 70 | $2,263 |
| Angelina Nitto Oneonta, NY | Family Practice | 66 | 23 | $2,221 |
| Bert M Brown Mayfield Hts, OH | Otolaryngology | 129 | 115 | $2,183 |
| Leann R Simpson-Tarokh Sanford, NC | Family Practice | 26 | Under 11 | $2,145 |
| Bethany N Perry Beaver Dam, WI | Nurse Practitioner | 25 | Under 11 | $2,039 |
| Amir H Fahid Coronado, CA | Internal Medicine | 59 | Under 11 | $2,007 |
| Marie Z Madia Cooperstown, NY | Physician Assistant | 63 | 22 | $2,005 |
| John E Lloyd Lancaster, OH | Family Practice | 84 | 18 | $1,960 |
| Felicia A Benson Saint Louis, MO | Nurse Practitioner | 39 | Under 11 | $1,945 |
| Jenna L Kenney Omaha, NE | Physician Assistant | 52 | 28 | $1,903 |
| Raul A Rivera Pasadena, TX | Internal Medicine | 78 | 52 | $1,897 |
| Ronald B Lorenc Bridgeton, NJ | Otolaryngology | 101 | 82 | $1,841 |
| Raj M Sajid Collinsville, IL | Family Practice | 40 | Under 11 | $1,815 |
| Gerald D Suh Princeton, NJ | Otolaryngology | 106 | 90 | $1,781 |