Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$16.9M
-21.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
347K
$48.78 per claim
Patients
94K
55,489 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$16.9M
$179.84 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $16.9M for Amlodipine-Olmesartan in 2024, for 347,114 prescriptions and refills to 94,147 patients (down 21.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $48.78.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Amlodipine-Olmesartan in 2024: $1.7M for 39,811 claims, followed by Texas ($1.7M).
Carlos J Carro Pagan, cardiology in Ponce, PR, had the highest Medicare cost for Amlodipine-Olmesartan in 2024: 544 claims costing $26K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos J Carro Pagan Ponce, PR | Cardiology | 544 | 107 | $26K |
| Ronald G Ryder Hamilton, NJ | Cardiology | 384 | 118 | $20K |
| Ngoc An Phan |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 38,940 | 222,430 | 58,775 | $18.2M |
| 2023 | 46,098 | 276,264 | 74,509 | $21.5M |
| 2024 | 55,489 | 347,114 | 94,147 | $16.9M |
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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 |
| 168 |
| 58 |
| $19K |
| Todd Motley Memphis, TN | Internal Medicine | 365 | 104 | $18K |
| Eliscer Guzman New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 397 | 175 | $16K |
| Andrew S Mrugala Pooler, GA | Geriatric Medicine | 342 | 122 | $15K |
| Kyung M Han Los Angeles, CA | Internal Medicine | 410 | 97 | $14K |
| Ildefonso Rivera Rivera Bayamon, PR | Cardiology | 161 | 46 | $14K |
| Mark C Houston Nashville, TN | Internal Medicine | 212 | 61 | $14K |
| Owen Mogabgab Luling, LA | Interventional Cardiology | 455 | 126 | $14K |
| Alejandro J Lopez-Mas Ponce, PR | Cardiology | 238 | 73 | $14K |
| James G Sullivan Birmingham, AL | Internal Medicine | 201 | 59 | $14K |
| Steve D Johnson Jasper, AL | Internal Medicine | 347 | 67 | $13K |
| Brittain F Heindl Huntsville, AL | Cardiology | 266 | 94 | $13K |
| Gary S Inamine Honolulu, HI | Internal Medicine | 174 | 54 | $13K |
| Patrick Proctor Clanton, AL | Internal Medicine | 157 | 62 | $13K |
| Anh Tuan H Ngo South El Monte, CA | Family Practice | 183 | 56 | $12K |
| Juan Z Montes Whittier, CA | Internal Medicine | 232 | 80 | $12K |
| John M Bruza Philadelphia, PA | Internal Medicine | 159 | 44 | $12K |
| Emmanuel Valery Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 264 | 86 | $12K |
| Bosheng Qiu Alhambra, CA | Internal Medicine | 332 | 48 | $11K |
| Yassir Sirajeldin Southfield, MI | Nephrology | 177 | 64 | $11K |
| Fotini M Chalkias Austin, TX | Cardiology | 247 | 73 | $11K |
| Darshan P Godkar Cedar Knolls, NJ | Cardiology | 164 | 61 | $11K |
| Jorge H Osorio Newark, NJ | Internal Medicine | 123 | 36 | $11K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Micro Labs USA, | 89,494 | $4.2M |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 80,249 | $4.2M |
| Alembic Pharmac | 58,575 | $2.6M |
| Ascend Laborato ALKEM.NS | 47,431 | $2.3M |
| Ajanta Pharma L AJANTPHARM.NS | 41,150 | $2.2M |
| Macleods Pharma | 29,606 | $1.3M |
| Glenmark Pharma GLENMARK.NS | 733 | $35K |