Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$76.6M
-23.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
8.8M
$8.69 per claim
Patients
2.4M
301,556 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$76.6M
$32.22 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $76.6M for Alendronate Sodium in 2024, for 8,810,286 prescriptions and refills to 2,377,025 patients (down 23.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $8.69.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Alendronate Sodium in 2024: $11.9M for 1,239,861 claims, followed by Texas ($5.5M).
Lillian C Pecache, physician assistant in Chula Vista, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Alendronate Sodium in 2024: 1,726 claims costing $75K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillian C Pecache Chula Vista, CA | Physician Assistant | 1,726 | 867 | $75K |
| Tejinder K Dhandi San Diego, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 3,210 | 1,232 | $48K |
| Allison D Waczek |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 284,479 | 7,796,439 | 2,082,247 | $88.0M |
| 2023 | 292,524 | 8,208,723 | 2,217,640 | $99.7M |
| 2024 | 301,556 | 8,810,286 | 2,377,025 | $76.6M |
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 |
| 1,116 |
| 432 |
| $42K |
| Catherine N Zemler Corinth, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 279 | 28 | $39K |
| Julia E Aburto-Erazo Baldwin Park, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 2,763 | 1,431 | $33K |
| Lisa A Voss San Diego, CA | Physician Assistant | 640 | 291 | $32K |
| Glenn Arnoco Downey, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 1,797 | 954 | $26K |
| Fany P Rosas Fullerton, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 2,121 | 1,042 | $23K |
| Hortensia Rodriguez Harbor City, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 1,459 | 750 | $18K |
| Jose J Canales San Diego, CA | Internal Medicine | 260 | 83 | $17K |
| Xiaoqin S Yin Flushing, NY | Family Practice | 3,752 | 436 | $16K |
| Gloria Dominguez Baldwin Park, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 1,205 | 643 | $16K |
| Adrienne A Nassar San Diego, CA | Internal Medicine | 125 | 43 | $15K |
| Madelaine A Gamez Glendale, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 1,503 | 753 | $15K |
| Alicia M Johnson Riverside, CA | Physician Assistant | 1,483 | 817 | $15K |
| Francisca Kho Minneapolis, MN | Nurse Practitioner | 1,459 | 777 | $14K |
| Shawn O'Malley Burbank, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 706 | 411 | $14K |
| Celeste G Wiltse Black Mountain, NC | General Practice | 56 | Under 11 | $14K |
| David G Thimons Pittsburgh, PA | Internal Medicine | 130 | 25 | $13K |
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 883 | 120 | $13K |
| Laura Zhang Grayslake, IL | Family Practice | 91 | 41 | $13K |
| Melinda Rodriguez West Covina, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 1,290 | 643 | $13K |
| Angelica Diaz Anaheim, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 1,280 | 615 | $13K |
| Patrick B Cacchio Durham, NC | Physician Assistant | 640 | 195 | $12K |
| Shanna S Jackson Moreno Valley, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 1,253 | 644 | $12K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Rising Pharm | 3,194,630 | $25.6M |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 2,150,733 | $18.5M |
| Cipla USA, Inc. CIPLA.NS | 2,247,511 | $18.2M |
| Northstar Rx Ll | 1,194,325 | $10.2M |
| West-Ward/Hikma HIK.L | 9,529 | $2.8M |
| Novitium/Ani Ph ANIP | 4,939 | $1.2M |
| Marlex Pharm. | 10,180 | $61K |
| Virtus Pharmace | 1,211 | $7,216 |
| Exelan Pharmace | 965 | $3,813 |