Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$6.6M
-26.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
36K
$183.49 per claim
Patients
6,600
6,915 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$6.6M
$995.28 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $6.6M for Bromocriptine Mesylate in 2024, for 35,794 prescriptions and refills to 6,600 patients (down 26.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $183.49.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Bromocriptine Mesylate in 2024: $607K for 3,088 claims, followed by New York ($571K).
Christopher R Palmeiro, endocrinology in Valhalla, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Bromocriptine Mesylate in 2024: 82 claims costing $34K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher R Palmeiro Valhalla, NY | Endocrinology | 82 | Under 11 | $34K |
| Chioma N Iweha Peoria, AZ | Internal Medicine | 121 | 18 | $31K |
| Misty Harrison |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7,261 | 37,611 | 6,928 | $9.4M |
| 2023 | 7,076 | 36,500 | 6,712 | $8.9M |
| 2024 | 6,915 | 35,794 | 6,600 | $6.6M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 12 |
| Under 11 |
| $27K |
| Sunita K Nagi Ft Worth, TX | Physician Assistant | 87 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Carin S Shapiro New City, NY | Family Practice | 43 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Milla Karev Cincinnati, OH | Geriatric Medicine | 47 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Elaine de la Rosa Jerez Jamaica, NY | Physician Assistant | 11 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Bhavinkumar V Patel Charlotte, NC | Geriatric Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Karla Garcia Harlingen, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 41 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Pablo J Bassuk Glendale, CA | Family Practice | 24 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Janet E Morgan Independence, MO | Family Practice | 22 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Hassan A Bazzi Troy, MI | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $14K |
| John P Bartlett Marquette, MI | Internal Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Linda W Cota Livermore Falls, ME | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Jesse Lieberman Charlotte, NC | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 45 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Hammad Raza Paoli, PA | Hospitalist | 18 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Caitlin M Carlson Papillion, NE | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Lawrence F Kuhn Marietta, GA | Psychiatry & Neurology | 47 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Ralph A Alvarado Winchester, KY | Internal Medicine | 16 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Terry L Thrasher Columbia, MO | Family Practice | 30 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Laura E Boggs Watertown, NY | Internal Medicine | 27 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Grace Y Kang West Nyack, NY | Endocrinology | 25 | Under 11 | $11K |
| 1841298023 | Endocrinology | 16 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Louis E Volino Youngstown, OH | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Michael P Whitledge Savannah, GA | Physician Assistant | 12 | Under 11 | $11K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Padagis | 25,328 | $3.9M |
| Mylan VTRS | 2,647 | $948K |
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 2,334 | $852K |
| Sandoz SDZ.SW | 5,185 | $783K |
| Ranbaxy/Sun Pha | 304 | $43K |