Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$14.7M
-15.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
366K
$40.34 per claim
Patients
50K
24,151 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $14.7M for Buprenorphine Hcl in 2024, for 365,523 prescriptions and refills to 50,004 patients (down 15.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $40.34.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Buprenorphine Hcl in 2024: $1.5M for 37,888 claims, followed by Florida ($1.4M).
James E Gleason Jr., family practice in Riverdale, GA, had the highest Medicare cost for Buprenorphine Hcl in 2024: 13 claims costing $57K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James E Gleason Jr. Riverdale, GA | Family Practice | 13 | Under 11 | $57K |
| James G Sullivan Birmingham, AL | Internal Medicine | 1,158 | 147 | $52K |
| Jennifer Holeman |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16,327 | 294,518 | 37,310 | $20.3M |
| 2023 | 20,535 | 325,035 | 43,649 | $17.5M |
| 2024 | 24,151 | 365,523 | 50,004 | $14.7M |
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.
| Anesthesiology |
| 1,443 |
| 284 |
| $45K |
| Daniel T Griffith Tampa, FL | Internal Medicine | 96 | Under 11 | $30K |
| Raymond R Gaeta San Mateo, CA | Anesthesiology | 721 | 158 | $29K |
| David S Klein Longwood, FL | General Practice | 36 | Under 11 | $29K |
| Muhammad Zulqarnain Dallas, TX | Pain Management | 843 | 131 | $27K |
| Heather Metz Grand Rapids, MI | Nurse Practitioner | 574 | 103 | $26K |
| Stephen B Kelly Oklahoma City, OK | Family Practice | 743 | 250 | $26K |
| Irving I Haber Terre Haute, IN | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 445 | 59 | $25K |
| Harold Bolnick Houston, TX | Anesthesiology | 833 | 209 | $25K |
| James S Ashford Athens, GA | Pain Management | 759 | 252 | $24K |
| David K Vallance Ann Arbor, MI | Rheumatology | 32 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Richard Stoykovich Lafayette, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 315 | 39 | $24K |
| Donald H Kim Oklahoma City, OK | Internal Medicine | 305 | 34 | $23K |
| Mark L Carlson Springfield, MO | Addiction Medicine | 365 | 51 | $23K |
| Gregory D Rudolf Seattle, WA | Family Practice | 481 | 55 | $22K |
| Gaylyn M Horne Pell City, AL | Anesthesiology | 351 | 51 | $22K |
| Suzette Tramposh Springfield, MO | Nurse Practitioner | 388 | 49 | $20K |
| Abid R Khan Clare, MI | Addiction Medicine | 487 | 54 | $20K |
| Lisha R Porch-Petitt Tulsa, OK | Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist | 518 | 88 | $20K |
| Denise L Partin Medford, OR | Nurse Practitioner | 307 | 54 | $19K |
| Jann L Holwick Christiansburg, VA | Internal Medicine | 294 | 27 | $19K |
| Sharae A Inman Sheridan, WY | Physician Assistant | 422 | 85 | $18K |
| Martin L Freifeld Dallas, PA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 364 | 36 | $18K |