Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$1.9M
+4.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
21K
$92.71 per claim
Patients
5,326
3,853 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $1.9M for Acetylcysteine in 2024, for 20,733 prescriptions and refills to 5,326 patients (up 4.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $92.71.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Acetylcysteine in 2024: $270K for 2,874 claims, followed by New Jersey ($170K).
Karen B Saylor, internal medicine in Mount Vernon, KY, had the highest Medicare cost for Acetylcysteine in 2024: 105 claims costing $50K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen B Saylor Mount Vernon, KY | Internal Medicine | 105 | 20 | $50K |
| Brandon King Gore, OK | Family Practice | 62 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Donald A Carufel-Wert |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,164 | 17,336 | 4,326 | $1.8M |
| 2023 | 3,496 | 18,327 | 4,827 | $1.8M |
| 2024 | 3,853 | 20,733 | 5,326 | $1.9M |
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 |
| 116 |
| Under 11 |
| $12K |
| Michelle R Killian Kokomo, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 46 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Sarah Miller Bismarck, ND | Nurse Practitioner | 51 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Walton O Schalick III Middleton, WI | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 88 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Vahid-David Sedaghat Fort Wayne, IN | Internal Medicine | 47 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Vivek Gupta Chicago, IL | Internal Medicine | 88 | 11 | $11K |
| Larreasha K Adams Wichita, KS | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $9,212 |
| Carolee R Harrigan Pittsfield, MA | Nurse Practitioner | 22 | Under 11 | $8,128 |
| Bryan H Merrick Mc Kenzie, TN | Internal Medicine | 31 | Under 11 | $8,058 |
| Rengaswamy Asokan Newfoundland, NJ | Internal Medicine | 16 | Under 11 | $8,022 |
| Robert L Arnold Vidalia, GA | Physician Assistant | 13 | Under 11 | $8,013 |
| Susan E Lightbourn Ebensburg, PA | Internal Medicine | 31 | Under 11 | $7,539 |
| Marina Gershteyn Chicago, IL | Physician Assistant | 93 | 41 | $7,447 |
| Fernando Cavero Sparta, MO | Internal Medicine | 24 | Under 11 | $7,391 |
| William F Grella Wayne, NJ | Internal Medicine | 76 | 18 | $6,687 |
| Jean-Claude Hage Redlands, CA | Family Practice | 38 | 15 | $6,395 |
| Mehran Mandegar La Mesa, CA | Pulmonary Disease | 13 | Under 11 | $6,250 |
| Garland R Ward III Beckley, WV | Physician Assistant | 26 | 17 | $6,236 |
| Jose D Caceres Little Rock, AR | Pulmonary Disease | 19 | Under 11 | $6,095 |
| Mazen I Madhoun Salem, VA | Family Practice | 24 | Under 11 | $6,070 |
| Charles E Hardin Jr. Salyersville, KY | Hospitalist | 23 | Under 11 | $5,949 |
| Chacey Bryan Wilmington, NC | Family Practice | 22 | Under 11 | $5,851 |
| Michelle D de Santo Alhambra, CA | Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine | 16 | Under 11 | $5,673 |