Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$74.1M
-12.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
3.1M
$23.89 per claim
Patients
866K
241,630 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $74.1M for Amiodarone Hcl in 2024, for 3,101,997 prescriptions and refills to 866,152 patients (down 12.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $23.89.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Amiodarone Hcl in 2024: $8.6M for 282,133 claims, followed by Florida ($6.0M).
Mazda Motallebi, internal medicine in Lynwood, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Amiodarone Hcl in 2024: 443 claims costing $53K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazda Motallebi Lynwood, CA | Internal Medicine | 443 | 109 | $53K |
| Khuyen Q DO Houston, TX | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 222 | 76 | $30K |
| Robert J Pearlstein |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 220,273 | 2,678,830 | 747,372 | $81.2M |
| 2023 | 230,024 | 2,845,446 | 796,577 | $84.8M |
| 2024 | 241,630 | 3,101,997 | 866,152 | $74.1M |
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 |
| 1,680 |
| 218 |
| $28K |
| Henry C Yee Alhambra, CA | Cardiology | 641 | 137 | $27K |
| Jesus Vazquez Arcadia, CA | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 414 | 156 | $27K |
| Peter J Chung Los Angeles, CA | Cardiology | 257 | 79 | $26K |
| Hoang M Nguyen San Jose, CA | Cardiology | 322 | 108 | $26K |
| Dan V Dang San Jose, CA | Cardiology | 199 | 65 | $25K |
| David H Hoch Roslyn, NY | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 936 | 340 | $24K |
| Jose R Martinez Barroso Manati, PR | Internal Medicine | 539 | 125 | $21K |
| Atul A Aggarwal Bakersfield, CA | Cardiology | 283 | 102 | $21K |
| Thein Htay Alhambra, CA | Internal Medicine | 221 | 69 | $20K |
| Deepak Kapadia Madisonville, KY | Cardiology | 406 | 119 | $20K |
| Godwin H D'Souza Chicago, IL | Internal Medicine | 329 | 51 | $20K |
| Albert Warren Jr. Columbia, SC | Family Practice | 1,049 | 75 | $20K |
| Hilary F Almeida McAllen, TX | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 411 | 103 | $19K |
| Brianna Dechristopher Toledo, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 556 | 265 | $19K |
| Vlastimil Smetka Walterboro, SC | Hospitalist | 602 | 64 | $18K |
| Amanda Phillips Macon, GA | Nurse Practitioner | 763 | 201 | $18K |
| Axel E Martinez Irizarry Ocala, FL | Family Practice | 410 | 81 | $18K |
| Andrew E Graf Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 721 | 108 | $18K |
| Gary Reznik Los Angeles, CA | Cardiology | 1,126 | 126 | $17K |
| Amelia Young Monterey Park, CA | Cardiology | 350 | 105 | $17K |
| Maninder Bedi Weirton, WV | Cardiology | 1,094 | 310 | $17K |
| Subbarao Chavali Bay City, MI | Cardiology | 521 | 165 | $17K |