Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$30.7M
-27.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
1.7M
$18.03 per claim
Patients
427K
165,896 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$30.7M
$71.78 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $30.7M for Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril in 2024, for 1,701,282 prescriptions and refills to 427,307 patients (down 27.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $18.03.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril in 2024: $2.8M for 165,074 claims, followed by Texas ($2.5M).
Charles S Hirth, family practice in Grove City, OH, had the highest Medicare cost for Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril in 2024: 389 claims costing $15K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles S Hirth Grove City, OH | Family Practice | 389 | 99 | $15K |
| Badri P Gupta Woodhaven, MI | Internal Medicine | 488 | 142 | $11K |
| Lance M Kurata |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 157,733 | 1,672,633 | 416,312 | $39.1M |
| 2023 | 160,846 | 1,662,828 | 419,004 | $42.4M |
| 2024 | 165,896 | 1,701,282 | 427,307 | $30.7M |
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 |
| 204 |
| 56 |
| $11K |
| Stephen M Thomas Houston, TX | Family Practice | 146 | 41 | $10K |
| Balkissoon Maharajh Johnstown, PA | Internal Medicine | 329 | 67 | $8,915 |
| Matthew C Haley Carbondale, PA | Family Practice | 450 | 106 | $8,776 |
| Victor A Simms Pasadena, TX | Internal Medicine | 165 | 39 | $8,748 |
| Frank Q Hua Houston, TX | Internal Medicine | 202 | 62 | $8,741 |
| Eliscer Guzman New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 570 | 202 | $8,649 |
| Ildefonso Rivera Rivera Bayamon, PR | Cardiology | 295 | 86 | $8,183 |
| Brian V Phillips East Grand Rapids, MI | Family Practice | 279 | 82 | $8,170 |
| Samir A Elian Flint, MI | Cardiology | 389 | 136 | $8,102 |
| Richard K Lau Jr. Honolulu, HI | Internal Medicine | 203 | 53 | $7,670 |
| Hajir E Dilmanian Brooklyn, NY | Nuclear Medicine | 488 | 177 | $7,608 |
| Dennis K Harden Phenix City, AL | Family Practice | 492 | 145 | $7,323 |
| James S Montana Ely, MN | Internal Medicine | 238 | 61 | $7,243 |
| Farrell O Mendelsohn Birmingham, AL | Cardiology | 309 | 79 | $7,162 |
| Carlos J Carro Pagan Ponce, PR | Cardiology | 500 | 111 | $7,110 |
| Stewart Baroff Westland, MI | Internal Medicine | 311 | 97 | $7,048 |
| Michael Ishioka Honolulu, HI | Internal Medicine | 126 | 35 | $6,974 |
| Curtis P Craig Washington, MI | Family Practice | 162 | 45 | $6,705 |
| Miguel F Perez-Pascual Flint, MI | Internal Medicine | 171 | 49 | $6,682 |
| Phi H Le Ft Lauderdale, FL | Internal Medicine | 353 | 139 | $6,664 |
| Michael Bageac Toms River, NJ | Cardiology | 260 | 74 | $6,657 |
| Kandarp B Patel Jackson, TN | Cardiology | 433 | 136 | $6,633 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 599,705 | $11.4M |
| Lupin Pharmaceu LUPIN.NS | 440,015 | $7.7M |
| Dr.Reddy'S Lab RDY | 375,880 | $6.9M |
| Rising Pharm | 188,402 | $3.0M |
| Bluepoint Labor | 97,696 | $1.7M |
| Avkare | 12 | $604 |