Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$22.3M
-39.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
2.1M
$10.40 per claim
Patients
523K
196,940 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$22.3M
$42.61 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $22.3M for Benazepril Hcl in 2024, for 2,141,700 prescriptions and refills to 523,017 patients (down 39.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $10.40.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Benazepril Hcl in 2024: $5.4M for 477,524 claims, followed by Texas ($1.3M).
Kien P Tran, internal medicine in Tustin, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Benazepril Hcl in 2024: 232 claims costing $7,571.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kien P Tran Tustin, CA | Internal Medicine | 232 | 228 | $7,571 |
| Luis O Amaro St Thomas, VI | Internal Medicine | 336 | 59 | $7,468 |
| Ron H Yamane Gardena, CA |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 195,022 | 2,275,888 | 554,192 | $28.5M |
| 2023 | 196,510 | 2,209,363 | 540,541 | $37.0M |
| 2024 | 196,940 | 2,141,700 | 523,017 | $22.3M |
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 |
| 472 |
| 130 |
| $6,425 |
| Boyd E Helm Baton Rouge, LA | Cardiology | 469 | 123 | $6,086 |
| Arthur E Jimenez Victorville, CA | General Practice | 378 | 103 | $6,059 |
| Linda J Woo Sacramento, CA | Internal Medicine | 214 | 57 | $6,042 |
| Mark N Samonte Carson, CA | General Practice | 412 | 58 | $6,041 |
| Julie M Speicher Dunmore, PA | Internal Medicine | 522 | 109 | $5,328 |
| Casey E Turner Canton, GA | Family Practice | 300 | 76 | $5,160 |
| Robert Partovy San Fernando, CA | General Practice | 445 | 86 | $5,116 |
| Claude W Gilbreath Hammond, LA | Family Practice | 387 | 111 | $5,111 |
| Frank M Hiti N Ridgeville, OH | Family Practice | 490 | 131 | $5,064 |
| Guy Teran Ukiah, CA | Internal Medicine | 415 | 112 | $4,661 |
| Ricardo E Saca Chino, CA | Internal Medicine | 290 | 87 | $4,632 |
| Marvin E Urbina Baldwin Park, CA | Family Practice | 290 | 105 | $4,476 |
| Luis C Pannocchia New Tazewell, TN | Family Practice | 449 | 98 | $4,105 |
| Lorenzo Vazquez La Puente, CA | Family Practice | 275 | 105 | $4,077 |
| Nirupama Vemuri Porterville, CA | Internal Medicine | 242 | 70 | $4,062 |
| Juan A Lemus Miranda Los Angeles, CA | Family Practice | 339 | 112 | $4,005 |
| Jeffrey A Yocum Lebanon, PA | Family Practice | 310 | 83 | $3,897 |
| Eugene D Gorski Sugarloaf, PA | Family Practice | 397 | 95 | $3,771 |
| Vu H Nguyen San Jose, CA | Family Practice | 309 | 76 | $3,752 |
| Barry K McLean Homewood, AL | Internal Medicine | 166 | 50 | $3,722 |
| Abby Tudor Orchard Park, NY | Physician Assistant | 152 | 47 | $3,630 |
| George Villanueva Perris, CA | Family Practice | 421 | 108 | $3,515 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Solco Healthcar | 1,022,728 | $10.5M |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 806,975 | $8.8M |
| Amneal Pharmace AMRX | 254,083 | $2.6M |
| Avet Pharmaceut | 57,985 | $395K |
| Ranbaxy Pharmac | 303 | $2,817 |
| Chartwell Rx Ll | 165 | $1,977 |