Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$24.8M
+4.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
309K
$80.32 per claim
Patients
73K
54,225 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$24.8M
$341.84 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $24.8M for Armour Thyroid in 2024, for 308,734 prescriptions and refills to 72,538 patients (up 4.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $80.32.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Armour Thyroid in 2024: $2.6M for 33,844 claims, followed by California ($2.6M).
David Brownstein, family practice in West Bloomfield, MI, had the highest Medicare cost for Armour Thyroid in 2024: 312 claims costing $32K.
Armour Thyroid is made by AbbVie Inc. (ABBV), listed in the Medicare spending data as Forest/Allergan, Abbvie US LLC.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Brownstein West Bloomfield, MI | Family Practice | 312 | 80 | $32K |
| David M Goldstein Wexford, PA | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 250 | 52 | $26K |
| Richard Ng |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 49,372 | 286,463 | 66,003 | $22.2M |
| 2023 | 49,865 | 285,974 | 64,940 | $23.7M |
| 2024 | 54,225 | 308,734 | 72,538 | $24.8M |
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.
| Family Practice |
| 203 |
| 52 |
| $21K |
| 1700828266 | Endocrinology | 279 | 64 | $21K |
| Tammy B Huizenga Grand Rapids, MI | General Practice | 281 | 75 | $20K |
| Martha Gonzalez Ventura, CA | Endocrinology | 157 | 37 | $18K |
| Debbie Janek Katy, TX | Family Practice | 153 | 32 | $17K |
| Thomas A Cacciola Paramus, NJ | Internal Medicine | 156 | 50 | $17K |
| James L Ziobron Bruce, MI | Family Practice | 239 | 55 | $17K |
| Mark Gerold Jeannette, PA | Family Practice | 189 | 42 | $16K |
| Hemlata Moturi Pittsburgh, PA | Endocrinology | 156 | 31 | $16K |
| Anthony S Jennings Cherry Hill, NJ | Endocrinology | 143 | 40 | $15K |
| Craig P Greenberg Kalamazoo, MI | Endocrinology | 201 | 38 | $14K |
| Brooks B Mays Southern Pines, NC | Endocrinology | 159 | 27 | $14K |
| Robert Miller Grand Rapids, MI | Physician Assistant | 165 | 46 | $14K |
| Kristen Deam Grandville, MI | Family Practice | 124 | 45 | $13K |
| Mark G Hertzberg Novi, MI | Internal Medicine | 164 | 41 | $13K |
| Ashiq V Patel Lancaster, CA | Endocrinology | 132 | 28 | $12K |
| Colleen M Kennedy Rochester Hills, MI | Family Practice | 122 | 36 | $12K |
| Carolyn V Shaak Needham, MA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 102 | 25 | $12K |
| James S Lewerenz Madison Heights, MI | General Practice | 123 | 38 | $12K |
| Paul H Wells Angleton, TX | Internal Medicine | 116 | 25 | $11K |
| Edward J Linkner Ann Arbor, MI | Internal Medicine | 124 | 24 | $11K |
| David M Huffman Chattanooga, TN | Endocrinology | 112 | 29 | $11K |
| Luis Casaubon Austin, TX | Endocrinology | 129 | 32 | $11K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data