Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$9.2M
-20.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
30K
$307.34 per claim
Patients
6,887
7,041 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$9.2M
$1,333.62 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $9.2M for Aliskiren in 2024, for 29,883 prescriptions and refills to 6,887 patients (down 20.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $307.34.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Aliskiren in 2024: $911K for 3,117 claims, followed by New York ($681K).
Tu N Truong, internal medicine in San Diego, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Aliskiren in 2024: 93 claims costing $32K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tu N Truong San Diego, CA | Internal Medicine | 93 | 21 | $32K |
| Randall M Zusman Boston, MA | Cardiology | 80 | 26 | $27K |
| Robert S Fredericks Reno, NV |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7,368 | 31,764 | 7,240 | $12.7M |
| 2023 | 7,090 | 29,906 | 6,964 | $11.6M |
| 2024 | 7,041 | 29,883 | 6,887 | $9.2M |
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.
| Endocrinology |
| 99 |
| 23 |
| $22K |
| Pattabiraman B Iyer Gustine, CA | Family Practice | 78 | 16 | $20K |
| Kenneth A Jamerson Ann Arbor, MI | Cardiology | 60 | 18 | $20K |
| Victor Lyapis Colusa, CA | General Practice | 135 | 15 | $19K |
| Thomas G McKelvey Mobile, AL | Internal Medicine | 52 | 15 | $16K |
| Louis N Silverstein Havre de Grace, MD | General Practice | 37 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Donato J Arguelles I Coral Gables, FL | Cardiology | 29 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Conny D Goodin Versailles, KY | Internal Medicine | 34 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Kenneth C Kroll Austin, TX | Internal Medicine | 45 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Adam W Cerel Ayer, MA | Cardiology | 66 | 16 | $12K |
| Steven B Degalan Fremont, CA | Cardiology | 35 | Under 11 | $11K |
| David Rose Glen Burnie, MD | Internal Medicine | 31 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Ngoc An Phan Philadelphia, PA | Internal Medicine | 36 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Aleksey Kamenetsky Brooklyn, NY | Cardiology | 72 | Under 11 | $9,984 |
| Pablo F Ruiz-Ramon Temple Terrace, FL | Nephrology | 37 | Under 11 | $9,801 |
| Cres P Miranda Jr. Las Vegas, NV | Cardiology | 35 | Under 11 | $9,225 |
| Charles B Herring Wilmington, NC | Internal Medicine | 17 | Under 11 | $8,847 |
| Gregory P Dilimetin Bellmore, NY | Nephrology | 23 | Under 11 | $8,721 |
| Robert Sipzner Livingston, NJ | Nephrology | 23 | Under 11 | $8,661 |
| Charles J Marotta Cedar Knolls, NJ | Cardiology | 14 | Under 11 | $8,351 |
| Alejandro E Gil Los Angeles, CA | Internal Medicine | 35 | Under 11 | $8,144 |
| Samuel Mann New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 31 | Under 11 | $8,035 |
| Greg M Blakely Pinehurst, NC | Internal Medicine | 20 | Under 11 | $7,708 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Par Pharm. | 16,983 | $5.6M |
| Prasco Labs | 12,904 | $3.6M |