Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$30.2M
-31.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
1.1M
$27.70 per claim
Patients
286K
122,170 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$30.2M
$105.87 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $30.2M for Bisoprolol Fumarate in 2024, for 1,091,584 prescriptions and refills to 285,589 patients (down 31.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $27.70.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Bisoprolol Fumarate in 2024: $4.4M for 162,320 claims, followed by New York ($2.3M).
Opesanmi O Esan, clinical cardiac electrophysiology in Midland, MI, had the highest Medicare cost for Bisoprolol Fumarate in 2024: 1,081 claims costing $51K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opesanmi O Esan Midland, MI | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 1,081 | 363 | $51K |
| Saul J Silver Pittsburgh, PA | Cardiology | 1,337 | 367 | $46K |
| Harry R Hawthorne |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 107,605 | 949,066 | 245,937 | $41.5M |
| 2023 | 113,877 | 1,006,810 | 262,555 | $43.8M |
| 2024 | 122,170 | 1,091,584 | 285,589 | $30.2M |
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.
| Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology |
| 1,600 |
| 483 |
| $41K |
| Beth Spiris Midland, MI | Nurse Practitioner | 717 | 281 | $37K |
| Saugato Sanyal Marlton, NJ | Cardiology | 805 | 266 | $28K |
| Patrick Tobbia Little Rock, AR | Cardiology | 1,071 | 298 | $28K |
| Edward J Loughery Danvers, MA | Interventional Cardiology | 835 | 253 | $27K |
| Steven M Korotkin Bingham Farms, MI | Cardiology | 553 | 162 | $27K |
| Ritesh Gupta Mobile, AL | Cardiology | 772 | 253 | $27K |
| Japhet G Joseph Bay City, MI | Cardiology | 517 | 154 | $25K |
| Edward G Carlos Mobile, AL | Internal Medicine | 735 | 215 | $23K |
| Darius G Aliabadi Dothan, AL | Cardiology | 647 | 284 | $23K |
| Rabindra Girdhar Pittsburgh, PA | Cardiology | 557 | 172 | $23K |
| Stephanie D Grosz Mobile, AL | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 489 | 164 | $21K |
| Jeffrey J Guttas San Mateo, CA | Cardiology | 576 | 156 | $21K |
| Brette N Fryfogle Midland, MI | Nurse Practitioner | 500 | 228 | $21K |
| Peter E Levanovich Petoskey, MI | Internal Medicine | 536 | 176 | $20K |
| William R Felten Midland, MI | Interventional Cardiology | 530 | 169 | $19K |
| Andrew R Waxler Wyomissing, PA | Cardiology | 679 | 207 | $19K |
| Preetham Jetty Anderson, IN | Cardiology | 579 | 175 | $19K |
| Arti J Choure Cleveland, OH | Cardiology | 548 | 218 | $18K |
| Susan M Sallach Midland, MI | Cardiology | 386 | 118 | $18K |
| Douglas Welsh Norfolk, NE | Interventional Cardiology | 449 | 143 | $18K |
| Arsen Hovanesyan Montrose, CA | Cardiology | 1,001 | 169 | $18K |
| Lacey A Felten Midland, MI | Nurse Practitioner | 373 | 152 | $18K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Novitium/Ani Ph ANIP | 257,064 | $7.3M |
| Trupharma, LLC. | 220,699 | $6.6M |
| Viona Pharmaceu | 209,121 | $5.6M |
| Unichem Pharmac UNICHEMLAB.NS | 205,917 | $4.5M |
| Northstar Rx Ll | 85,150 | $3.0M |
| Alembic Pharmac | 58,576 | $1.7M |
| Advagen Pharma | 47,526 | $1.4M |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 3,917 | $105K |
| Sun Pharmaceuti SUNPHARMA.NS | 3,820 | $54K |
| Solco Healthcar | 206 | $6,496 |