Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$60.6M
-21.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
11.6M
$5.22 per claim
Patients
2.3M
371,158 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$60.7M
$26.42 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $60.6M for Alprazolam in 2024, for 11,605,533 prescriptions and refills to 2,294,621 patients (down 21.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $5.22.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Alprazolam in 2024: $7.3M for 1,435,711 claims, followed by Texas ($4.1M).
Vicotr J Mariano Mercedes, family practice in Vega Baja, PR, had the highest Medicare cost for Alprazolam in 2024: 4,647 claims costing $52K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vicotr J Mariano Mercedes Vega Baja, PR | Family Practice | 4,647 | 448 | $52K |
| Claude A Curran Fall River, MA | Psychiatry | 4,339 | 300 | $43K |
| Jose R Rodriguez Cay |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 356,745 | 11,709,085 | 2,265,894 | $103.3M |
| 2023 | 362,551 | 11,575,774 | 2,264,154 | $77.5M |
| 2024 | 371,158 | 11,605,533 | 2,294,621 | $60.6M |
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.
| Psychiatry |
| 4,444 |
| 483 |
| $35K |
| Maritza Ortiz Acosta Ponce, PR | Psychiatry | 3,475 | 376 | $31K |
| Mario Aguado Miami, FL | Psychiatry | 3,191 | 378 | $29K |
| Pedro Oyola Nieves Bayamon, PR | Psychiatry | 2,606 | 269 | $26K |
| Zaleskie Ruiz Cabo Rojo, PR | Psychiatry & Neurology | 2,994 | 313 | $24K |
| Luis C Rojas Sr. Rio Piedras, PR | Psychiatry | 2,669 | 281 | $23K |
| Lucia San Miguel Mayaguez, PR | Psychiatry & Neurology | 1,960 | 199 | $18K |
| Melvin J Velazquez Munoz Humacao, PR | Psychiatry | 2,311 | 333 | $17K |
| Jorge R de Jesus Mayaguez, PR | Psychiatry & Neurology | 2,048 | 308 | $17K |
| Jose A Alonso Alonso San Juan, PR | Psychiatry | 2,141 | 337 | $16K |
| Cesar A Matos-Martinez Edinburg, TX | Psychiatry | 1,278 | 184 | $15K |
| Jose J Zamora-Alvarez Mayaguez, PR | Psychiatry & Neurology | 1,828 | 185 | $15K |
| Manuel A Brignoni Roman Ponce, PR | Psychiatry | 1,954 | 185 | $14K |
| Erik G Medina Mayaguez, PR | Psychiatry | 1,921 | 238 | $14K |
| Norberto Pellot Bayamon, PR | Psychiatry | 1,689 | 179 | $14K |
| Walter A Pedemonte Oak Park, IL | Psychiatry | 1,085 | 157 | $14K |
| Jay L Liss Saint Louis, MO | Psychiatry | 1,556 | 185 | $14K |
| Ahmad B Ardekani St Louis, MO | Psychiatry | 1,349 | 176 | $13K |
| Barnwell R Myers Greenville, SC | Psychiatry | 1,720 | 178 | $13K |
| 1528040599 | Psychiatry | 2,572 | 255 | $12K |
| Robert L Jimenez San Antonio, TX | Psychiatry | 1,842 | 211 | $12K |
| Hector R Corzo Pinellas Park, FL | Psychiatry | 2,041 | 217 | $12K |
| Japhet Gaztambide Saint Cloud, FL | Psychiatry | 1,467 | 211 | $12K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Actavis/Teva TEVA | 4,073,055 | $21.2M |
| Sandoz SDZ.SW | 3,391,502 | $18.8M |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 3,550,958 | $17.9M |
| Greenstone LLC. VTRS | 574,018 | $2.7M |
| Breckenridge | 20,170 | $90K |