Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$2.0M
-17.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
24K
$83.59 per claim
Patients
2,602
3,033 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $2.0M for Butorphanol Tartrate in 2024, for 24,369 prescriptions and refills to 2,602 patients (down 17.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $83.59.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Butorphanol Tartrate in 2024: $159K for 1,922 claims, followed by Florida ($145K).
Suneel H Wadhwani, family practice in Porterville, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Butorphanol Tartrate in 2024: 12 claims costing $26K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suneel H Wadhwani Porterville, CA | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Neil H Adelman Tyler, TX | Internal Medicine | 23 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Moogali M Arvind |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,454 | 27,587 | 3,032 | $3.0M |
| 2023 | 3,195 | 24,524 | 2,751 | $2.5M |
| 2024 | 3,033 | 24,369 | 2,602 | $2.0M |
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 |
| 12 |
| Under 11 |
| $15K |
| Farhan M Qureshi Yukon, OK | Internal Medicine | 45 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Neil S Rosenthal New York, NY | Neurology | 43 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Leanne W Rawlings Emporia, VA | Nurse Practitioner | 36 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Roger S Buck Gadsden, AL | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Douglas D Davies Los Angeles, CA | Neurology | 18 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Anthony O Russell Tallahassee, FL | Addiction Medicine | 65 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Anthony G Euser Brighton, CO | Family Practice | 14 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Amy W Voigt Metairie, LA | Neurology | 65 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Brian Lee Stafford, VA | Anesthesiology | 51 | Under 11 | $9,887 |
| Edward Reshel Menomonee Falls, WI | Neurology | 69 | Under 11 | $9,384 |
| Donald Crabtree Hot Springs, AR | Anesthesiology | 23 | Under 11 | $9,349 |
| Gary R Berk Hermon, NY | Family Practice | 22 | Under 11 | $9,136 |
| Frank K Chen Orange, TX | Anesthesiology | 11 | Under 11 | $9,055 |
| David S Goldfarb New York, NY | Nephrology | 15 | Under 11 | $8,920 |
| Kent D Schnell Pasadena, TX | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $8,528 |
| William Tung Douglasville, GA | Neurology | 72 | Under 11 | $8,281 |
| Jose M de la Torre Wesley Chapel, FL | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 12 | Under 11 | $8,269 |
| Michael M Chen Sandy, UT | Pain Management | 13 | Under 11 | $8,070 |
| Kyi W Yu Rockaway Beach, NY | Family Practice | 15 | Under 11 | $7,992 |
| Chad J Metzger Darby, PA | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 14 | Under 11 | $7,856 |
| Byron H Tatsch Spokane Valley, WA | Nurse Practitioner | 34 | Under 11 | $7,740 |
| Dwight M Williams Asheboro, NC | Specialist | 79 | Under 11 | $7,453 |