Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$31.5M
+5.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
174K
$181.22 per claim
Patients
40K
19,596 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $31.5M for Budesonide in 2024, for 173,713 prescriptions and refills to 39,899 patients (up 5.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $181.22.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Budesonide in 2024: $3.2M for 16,479 claims, followed by Texas ($2.6M).
Robert T Adelson, otolaryngology in Philadelphia, PA, had the highest Medicare cost for Budesonide in 2024: 380 claims costing $123K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert T Adelson Philadelphia, PA | Otolaryngology | 380 | 123 | $123K |
| Misty D Wilhite Chaffee, MO | Nurse Practitioner | 71 | 18 | $107K |
| Abiola O Familusi |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15,609 | 128,510 | 28,335 | $27.0M |
| 2023 | 17,117 | 143,699 | 32,929 | $29.9M |
| 2024 | 19,596 | 173,713 | 39,899 | $31.5M |
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 |
| 443 |
| 237 |
| $77K |
| Laurence Lum Desloge, MO | Family Practice | 67 | Under 11 | $59K |
| Kelly L Baker-Neel Pollok, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 177 | 18 | $52K |
| Alfredo J Melgar Miami, FL | Internal Medicine | 283 | 68 | $47K |
| Leon E Butler Jr. Louisville, KY | Internal Medicine | 267 | 43 | $46K |
| Catherine M Chua Elkins, WV | Family Practice | 174 | 32 | $45K |
| Carlos A Vargas Asheville, NC | Family Practice | 137 | 39 | $45K |
| Manuel A Ojeda Miami Beach, FL | Internal Medicine | 206 | 56 | $37K |
| Ashok Kancharla Royston, GA | Internal Medicine | 116 | 21 | $36K |
| Andrew E Graf Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 177 | 39 | $36K |
| Kirk Elliott Arnaudville, LA | Family Practice | 169 | 23 | $35K |
| Khoren Hekimian Troup, TX | Family Practice | 193 | 55 | $34K |
| Arif A Sattar Lincoln, NE | Internal Medicine | 180 | 21 | $34K |
| Polina Khanina Far Rockaway, NY | Internal Medicine | 211 | 79 | $33K |
| Ritu Rastogi Wilmington, DE | Internal Medicine | 210 | 33 | $32K |
| Prakash Hegde Burleson, TX | Internal Medicine | 131 | 15 | $32K |
| Sandor A Romero Miami, FL | Internal Medicine | 179 | 50 | $31K |
| John M Thomas Lafayette, IN | Family Practice | 147 | 20 | $31K |
| Mary Ellen Ryan Yonkers, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 43 | Under 11 | $31K |
| Prakash Sarvepalli Edmore, MI | Internal Medicine | 148 | 17 | $31K |
| Amir Hajimomenian Virginia Beach, VA | Internal Medicine | 184 | 33 | $31K |
| Brandon M Roscoe Du Bois, PA | Family Practice | 252 | 51 | $31K |
| Olawale O Akinmerese Fort Worth, TX | Family Practice | 202 | 41 | $30K |