Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$88.3M
-23.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
5.2M
$17.06 per claim
Patients
1.4M
313,528 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $88.3M for Baclofen in 2024, for 5,178,528 prescriptions and refills to 1,357,552 patients (down 23.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $17.06.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Baclofen in 2024: $8.4M for 563,947 claims, followed by Florida ($6.5M).
Albert C Clairmont, physical medicine and rehabilitation in Columbus, OH, had the highest Medicare cost for Baclofen in 2024: 163 claims costing $54K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert C Clairmont Columbus, OH | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 163 | 26 | $54K |
| Marina Fest Staten Island, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 21 | Under 11 | $52K |
| Robert J Pearlstein |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 288,339 | 4,826,329 | 1,258,549 | $141.1M |
| 2023 | 300,876 | 4,967,698 | 1,303,033 | $115.3M |
| 2024 | 313,528 | 5,178,528 | 1,357,552 | $88.3M |
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 |
| 2,270 |
| 211 |
| $50K |
| Edward A Hurvitz Ann Arbor, MI | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 69 | 12 | $45K |
| Christopher C Laganke Cullman, AL | Neurology | 2,189 | 425 | $45K |
| Caroline McWilliams Mays Landing, NJ | Internal Medicine | 911 | 77 | $43K |
| David M Kanter Syracuse, NY | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 227 | 46 | $41K |
| Gregory B Park West Springfield, MA | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 182 | 27 | $41K |
| Jerry C Bell Madison, OH | Family Practice | 30 | Under 11 | $37K |
| Rene U Pulido Jacksonville, FL | Family Practice | 2,608 | 436 | $37K |
| Nathan Reyelts Fairmont, MN | Physician Assistant | 14 | Under 11 | $35K |
| Andrew E Graf Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 1,201 | 136 | $35K |
| Srinath Tadakamalla Harrisonville, MO | Family Practice | 1,123 | 185 | $35K |
| Edward R Dabrowski Roseville, MI | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 180 | 34 | $32K |
| Punam Patel Los Angeles, CA | Geriatric Medicine | 22 | Under 11 | $31K |
| Nicola Tesorero Boston, MA | Nurse Practitioner | 135 | 15 | $31K |
| Murugananthan P Subbiah Elkin, NC | Hospitalist | 129 | 24 | $30K |
| Patrick J Dostal Wynnewood, PA | Geriatric Medicine | 771 | 45 | $30K |
| Vanessa R Porter San Antonio, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 14 | Under 11 | $29K |
| Manish Srivastava Cincinnati, OH | Hospice and Palliative Care | 374 | 31 | $29K |
| Michelle A Miller Columbus, OH | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 38 | Under 11 | $29K |
| William M Tsai Washington, DC | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 23 | Under 11 | $29K |
| Elvin R Garcia McAllen, TX | Rheumatology | 2,721 | 773 | $28K |
| Kara K Pacala Minneapolis, MN | Family Practice | 15 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Ronald J Philipp Long Beach, CA | Family Practice | 310 | 36 | $27K |