Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$5.2M
+18.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
20K
$259.47 per claim
Patients
4,859
3,724 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$5.2M
$1,076.68 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $5.2M for Arformoterol Tartrate in 2024, for 20,169 prescriptions and refills to 4,859 patients (up 18.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $259.47.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Arformoterol Tartrate in 2024: $371K for 1,211 claims, followed by Texas ($340K).
Kirk Elliott, family practice in Arnaudville, LA, had the highest Medicare cost for Arformoterol Tartrate in 2024: 136 claims costing $44K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Elliott Arnaudville, LA | Family Practice | 136 | 21 | $44K |
| Leon E Butler Jr. Louisville, KY | Internal Medicine | 120 | 17 | $34K |
| Joseph G Rees |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,328 | 9,907 | 2,748 | $3.5M |
| 2023 | 2,846 | 12,790 | 3,529 | $4.4M |
| 2024 | 3,724 | 20,169 | 4,859 | $5.2M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 97 |
| 15 |
| $28K |
| Le Anthony A Hardy Morrow, GA | Internal Medicine | 95 | 20 | $24K |
| Andrew P Opp Wahoo, NE | Family Practice | 61 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Amanda K English Anson, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 38 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Amir Hajimomenian Virginia Beach, VA | Internal Medicine | 48 | 15 | $19K |
| Ritu Rastogi Wilmington, DE | Internal Medicine | 99 | 15 | $18K |
| Kari R Honeycutt Corbin, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 51 | 11 | $18K |
| Arif A Sattar Lincoln, NE | Internal Medicine | 53 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Maria C Atienza Corbin, KY | Internal Medicine | 74 | 11 | $17K |
| Olawale O Akinmerese Fort Worth, TX | Family Practice | 42 | 11 | $16K |
| Kamdin Poorkiyani Abilene, TX | General Practice | 32 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Ahmed Elebiary Alexandria, VA | Internal Medicine | 45 | Under 11 | $14K |
| William F Grella Wayne, NJ | Internal Medicine | 28 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Tana L Kenley Beatrice, NE | Physician Assistant | 24 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Louis E Volino Youngstown, OH | Internal Medicine | 65 | 14 | $14K |
| Lang Nolen Denton, TX | Family Practice | 27 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Tamara L McCue Wellington, KS | General Practice | 40 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Edward E Kamens Leominster, MA | Internal Medicine | 63 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Joshua L Eken Alexandria, MN | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Eliesel G Lacerda de la Cruz New Bedford, MA | Infectious Disease | 30 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Phuong T Tien Abington, PA | Family Practice | 29 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Jinnyi Clements Henderson, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 31 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Anthony C Bartley Worcester, MA | Internal Medicine | 27 | Under 11 | $12K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Cipla USA, Inc. CIPLA.NS | 6,624 | $1.7M |
| Lupin Pharmaceu LUPIN.NS | 4,986 | $1.2M |
| Sun Pharmaceuti SUNPHARMA.NS | 3,963 | $936K |
| Lifestar Pharma | 2,375 | $630K |
| Teva USA TEVA | 1,710 | $569K |
| Slate Run Pharm | 264 | $77K |
| Northstar Rx Ll | 227 | $72K |
| Alembic Pharmac | 13 | $2,369 |