Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$2.4M
-12.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
14K
$175.28 per claim
Patients
4,207
4,007 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$2.4M
$566.00 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $2.4M for Butalbital-Acetaminophen in 2024, for 13,602 prescriptions and refills to 4,207 patients (down 12.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $175.28.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Butalbital-Acetaminophen in 2024: $884K for 1,519 claims, followed by Texas ($382K).
Lourdie Honore, nurse practitioner in Brooklyn, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Butalbital-Acetaminophen in 2024: 113 claims costing $260K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lourdie Honore Brooklyn, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 113 | 32 | $260K |
| 1023052784 | Internal Medicine | 133 | 20 | $151K |
| Jesus A Lopez San Antonio, TX |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4,501 | 16,531 | 4,656 | $3.0M |
| 2023 | 4,066 | 13,911 | 4,194 | $2.7M |
| 2024 | 4,007 | 13,602 | 4,207 | $2.4M |
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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.
| Family Practice |
| 58 |
| 14 |
| $90K |
| Boris Khorets Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 57 | Under 11 | $47K |
| Mikhail Bernshteyn Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 32 | Under 11 | $38K |
| Megan Robinson Buda, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 34 | 28 | $36K |
| Amr Nayel Astoria, NY | Family Practice | 60 | 12 | $34K |
| Camil I Kreit Cleveland, TX | Family Practice | 41 | 11 | $28K |
| Khaled A Osman Astoria, NY | General Practice | 37 | Under 11 | $28K |
| Ritesh Kalra Fair Lawn, NJ | Internal Medicine | 34 | Under 11 | $27K |
| John K Moore Lubbock, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 21 | 17 | $26K |
| Roman Zabarskiy Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 29 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Irena Pleskova Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 31 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Shataniel M Taylor Cypress, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 14 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Dominic A Pompa New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Jacob V George Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 29 | Under 11 | $19K |
| George L Weidig Jr. Harrisonburg, VA | Family Practice | 17 | Under 11 | $18K |
| James A Charles Bayonne, NJ | Neurology | 14 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Oksana Levitansky Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Sherif Malek West Long Branch, NJ | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Aleksandr Zasypkin Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 16 | Under 11 | $16K |
| John K Tronnes Deadwood, SD | Family Practice | 13 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Jackson A Okoya Irvington, NJ | Internal Medicine | 16 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Sherry L Glover Chattanooga, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 17 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Tara L Okullo Katy, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | 11 | $13K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Oceanside Pharm | 2,130 | $1.6M |
| Qualitest/Par P | 9,917 | $577K |
| Mayne Pharma In | 189 | $101K |
| Burel Pharmaceu | 1,007 | $75K |
| Larken Labs | 354 | $18K |