Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$9.0M
-28.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
13K
$700.27 per claim
Patients
2,659
2,213 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$9.0M
$3,397.32 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $9.0M for Alosetron Hcl in 2024, for 12,900 prescriptions and refills to 2,659 patients (down 28.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $700.27.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Alosetron Hcl in 2024: $648K for 761 claims, followed by Kentucky ($629K).
Charles W Riccio, gastroenterology in Hartford, KY, had the highest Medicare cost for Alosetron Hcl in 2024: 80 claims costing $91K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles W Riccio Hartford, KY | Gastroenterology | 80 | 15 | $91K |
| Fred C Fowler Charlotte, NC | Gastroenterology | 73 | 13 | $59K |
| Vincent F Jabour |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,884 | 10,977 | 2,172 | $13.5M |
| 2023 | 1,904 | 11,106 | 2,222 | $12.7M |
| 2024 | 2,213 | 12,900 | 2,659 | $9.0M |
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.
| Gastroenterology |
| 21 |
| Under 11 |
| $55K |
| Gary Matusow Egg Harbor Township, NJ | Gastroenterology | 40 | 12 | $52K |
| Beth C Gardner Philadelphia, PA | Gastroenterology | 27 | Under 11 | $52K |
| Neal J Winzelberg Brick, NJ | Gastroenterology | 81 | 12 | $51K |
| Tasos Manokas Columbus, OH | Gastroenterology | 49 | Under 11 | $46K |
| Stephen H Paul Valparaiso, IN | Gastroenterology | 50 | Under 11 | $46K |
| Peter J Schwarz Houston, TX | Gastroenterology | 74 | 12 | $41K |
| Jeffrey M Aguilar Morris, IL | Physician Assistant | 54 | Under 11 | $41K |
| Gregory A Hood Lexington, KY | Internal Medicine | 15 | Under 11 | $39K |
| Brian Wolfman Brick, NJ | Gastroenterology | 58 | Under 11 | $39K |
| An-Yu Chen Lexington, KY | Gastroenterology | 26 | Under 11 | $39K |
| Jackson B Bruce Piedmont, SC | Family Practice | 11 | Under 11 | $38K |
| Kurtis W Davis Lakin, KS | Family Practice | 13 | Under 11 | $38K |
| Carl B Wallach Morristown, NJ | Gastroenterology | 85 | 15 | $37K |
| Jodie K Labowitz Glendale, AZ | Gastroenterology | 17 | Under 11 | $34K |
| Gerard V Siciliano Louisville, KY | Gastroenterology | 28 | Under 11 | $34K |
| Susan Kreppel Williamsville, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 22 | Under 11 | $33K |
| Aarati B Malliah Philadelphia, PA | Gastroenterology | 22 | Under 11 | $32K |
| Harry L Teicher Seattle, WA | Gastroenterology | 70 | Under 11 | $32K |
| Martin Schmidt Jr. Terre Haute, IN | Gastroenterology | 14 | Under 11 | $32K |
| Roderick Nisi Anderson, IN | Gastroenterology | 17 | Under 11 | $32K |
| Jorge A Prieto Phila, PA | Gastroenterology | 18 | Under 11 | $31K |
| Krishnamurthy Shivshanker Houston, TX | Gastroenterology | 29 | Under 11 | $31K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data