Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$17.0M
-18.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
702K
$24.25 per claim
Patients
179K
114,985 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$17.0M
$95.33 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $17.0M for Bupropion Hcl in 2024, for 702,277 prescriptions and refills to 178,626 patients (down 18.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $24.25.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Bupropion Hcl in 2024: $1.6M for 61,331 claims, followed by Florida ($1.3M).
Biren P Patel, psychiatry & neurology in Houston, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Bupropion Hcl in 2024: 333 claims costing $9,806.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biren P Patel Houston, TX | Psychiatry & Neurology | 333 | 170 | $9,806 |
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 578 | 53 | $7,331 |
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| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 106,987 | 659,102 | 165,152 | $20.6M |
| 2023 | 109,838 | 671,695 | 169,558 | $20.8M |
| 2024 | 114,985 | 702,277 | 178,626 | $17.0M |
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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 |
| 87 |
| 38 |
| $6,923 |
| Maria O Bernal Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 490 | 60 | $6,698 |
| Sung-Un J Park Anaheim, CA | Neurology | 269 | 99 | $5,499 |
| Zaid W Jabbar Oak Brook, IL | Internal Medicine | 83 | 24 | $5,379 |
| Mehr P Iqbal Romeoville, IL | Psychiatry | 302 | 78 | $5,248 |
| Irma Y Tauler Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 389 | 59 | $5,129 |
| Bethany J Abde Wareham, MA | Nurse Practitioner | 104 | 45 | $5,104 |
| Gennadiy Goldvekht Brooklyn, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 587 | 96 | $4,823 |
| Minhaj Siddiqi Utica, NY | Psychiatry | 291 | 51 | $4,720 |
| Le Anthony A Hardy Morrow, GA | Internal Medicine | 233 | 22 | $4,652 |
| Umapathy Channamalappa Pittsburgh, PA | Psychiatry | 237 | 41 | $4,636 |
| Sri Pallavi Morampudi Johnson City, TN | Psychiatry & Neurology | 217 | 70 | $4,463 |
| Frank Santos West New York, NJ | Psychiatry | 388 | 66 | $4,459 |
| Timothy L Heston Topeka, KS | Family Practice | 115 | 13 | $4,321 |
| Asif A Merchant Chelmsford, MA | Internal Medicine | 374 | 18 | $4,026 |
| Matthew J Edlund Sarasota, FL | Psychiatry & Neurology | 90 | 27 | $3,991 |
| Bart Klaus Columbus, TX | Family Practice | 131 | 32 | $3,977 |
| Nita Paintal La Mesa, CA | Psychiatry | 153 | 52 | $3,720 |
| Luannys Z Quesada Carvajal Hialeah, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 455 | 76 | $3,710 |
| Kenia Castro Hialeah, FL | Psychiatry | 365 | 64 | $3,698 |
| Brian D Ardel Port Charlotte, FL | Internal Medicine | 77 | 31 | $3,611 |
| Jesus Rivero Carolina, PR | Neuropsychiatry | 351 | 57 | $3,461 |
| Kent Shinbach New York, NY | Psychiatry | 86 | 25 | $3,411 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Apotex Corp | 411,809 | $10.1M |
| Avet Pharmaceut | 167,887 | $4.2M |
| Apnar Pharma, L | 62,856 | $1.6M |
| Bluepoint Labor | 40,920 | $807K |
| Alembic Pharmac | 18,340 | $403K |
| Major Pharmaceu | 475 | $10K |
| Chartwell Rx Ll | 113 | $2,247 |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 68 | $1,433 |
| Cipla USA, Inc. CIPLA.NS | 46 | $684 |