Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$9.9M
-11.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
302K
$32.73 per claim
Patients
123K
37,006 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $9.9M for Albuterol Sulfate in 2024, for 301,694 prescriptions and refills to 122,523 patients (down 11.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $32.73.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Albuterol Sulfate in 2024: $1.1M for 24,898 claims, followed by New York ($829K).
Ritesh Kalra, internal medicine in Fair Lawn, NJ, had the highest Medicare cost for Albuterol Sulfate in 2024: 419 claims costing $83K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ritesh Kalra Fair Lawn, NJ | Internal Medicine | 419 | 51 | $83K |
| Lauren C Endick Valrico, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 366 | 70 | $55K |
| Rosa Calderon |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 33,604 | 246,390 | 95,695 | $11.1M |
| 2023 | 36,041 | 307,349 | 122,348 | $11.2M |
| 2024 | 37,006 | 301,694 | 122,523 | $9.9M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 206 |
| 28 |
| $33K |
| Charles Strober Middletown, NY | Internal Medicine | 288 | 123 | $22K |
| William L Smits Fort Wayne, IN | Allergy/ Immunology | 204 | 73 | $21K |
| Mhd H Chaker Shelbyville, KY | Pulmonary Disease | 160 | 33 | $20K |
| Jonadab C Uzoho Spring Hill, FL | Family Practice | 168 | 29 | $19K |
| Crawford Chung San Francisco, CA | Internal Medicine | 109 | 31 | $18K |
| Ernest T Okeke Selma, AL | Family Practice | 146 | 29 | $16K |
| Soledad O Lee Buena Park, CA | Internal Medicine | 129 | 17 | $16K |
| 1619152113 | General Practice | 175 | 89 | $15K |
| Mahesh G Allam Lake Wales, FL | Internal Medicine | 90 | 25 | $15K |
| Jayesh R Mehta Nanuet, NY | Pulmonary Disease | 79 | 17 | $14K |
| Oladimeji O Sorunke Lancaster, TX | Physician Assistant | 91 | 14 | $13K |
| Chung W Ng Los Angeles, CA | Internal Medicine | 36 | 12 | $12K |
| Chau D Nguyen Houston, TX | Cardiology | 49 | 16 | $12K |
| Fufu He Brooklyn, NY | Family Practice | 225 | 98 | $12K |
| Lawrence J Fusco Reidsville, NC | Family Practice | 163 | 53 | $12K |
| My T Huynh Houston, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 27 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Sonya L Goodrich Irvington, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 37 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Sumona Kabir Fort Wayne, IN | Internal Medicine | 197 | 58 | $11K |
| Thomas L Edwards San Antonio, FL | Family Practice | 70 | 13 | $11K |
| John Tran San Jose, CA | Family Practice | 31 | 12 | $11K |
| Stefanos Pantagis Hackensack, NJ | Geriatric Medicine | 94 | 56 | $10K |
| Gustin M Ho San Francisco, CA | Internal Medicine | 92 | 24 | $9,986 |