Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$14.1M
+9.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
165K
$85.53 per claim
Patients
61K
38,630 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $14.1M for Calcitonin-Salmon in 2024, for 164,592 prescriptions and refills to 60,714 patients (up 9.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $85.53.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Calcitonin-Salmon in 2024: $1.7M for 19,580 claims, followed by Texas ($1.0M).
Yanal Masannat, endocrinology in San Luis, AZ, had the highest Medicare cost for Calcitonin-Salmon in 2024: 15 claims costing $230K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yanal Masannat San Luis, AZ | Endocrinology | 15 | Under 11 | $230K |
| Scott C Kastning Breckenridge, MI | Physician Assistant | 13 | Under 11 | $139K |
| Sreeram Gonnalagadda |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 37,934 | 173,670 | 58,573 | $15.8M |
| 2023 | 38,305 | 166,718 | 59,785 | $12.9M |
| 2024 | 38,630 | 164,592 | 60,714 | $14.1M |
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.
| Family Practice |
| 16 |
| Under 11 |
| $108K |
| Ramon Moreda Coral Gables, FL | Rheumatology | 59 | 15 | $79K |
| 1790749208 | Family Practice | 350 | 117 | $35K |
| Salman Ahmad Lubbock, TX | Family Practice | 517 | 117 | $35K |
| Hoover M Royals Jr. Dover, NC | Family Practice | 324 | 33 | $28K |
| Robert S Fredericks Reno, NV | Endocrinology | 217 | 70 | $22K |
| Jeanne M Birkenhauer Gulf Shores, AL | Family Practice | 146 | 62 | $21K |
| Suresh Balenalli Casa Grande, AZ | Internal Medicine | 220 | 27 | $20K |
| Mohamed E Eldaly Turlock, CA | Medical Oncology | 295 | 79 | $18K |
| Shivinder S Deol Bakersfield, CA | Family Practice | 226 | 70 | $18K |
| Greta H Crisco Concord, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 171 | 19 | $16K |
| Ravi Badlani Chicago, IL | Internal Medicine | 167 | 22 | $15K |
| Prakash Hegde Burleson, TX | Internal Medicine | 151 | 19 | $13K |
| Lisa A Allen-Khalil Brooksville, FL | Internal Medicine | 129 | 38 | $13K |
| Suneel H Wadhwani Porterville, CA | Family Practice | 197 | 40 | $12K |
| Harold B Parker Marianna, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 128 | 19 | $12K |
| Anne Owusu Clinton, SC | Internal Medicine | 115 | 14 | $12K |
| Mary K Everett Daytona Beach, FL | Family Practice | 121 | 17 | $12K |
| Jayaselvi Kolli Niagara Falls, NY | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 84 | 32 | $11K |
| Hsiu- Hsien Ling City of Industry, CA | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 134 | 33 | $11K |
| Cheryl L Brown Madisonville, LA | Nephrology | 102 | 31 | $11K |
| Tessie Otero-Truitt South Boston, VA | Endocrinology | 63 | 19 | $11K |
| Son V Nguyen Seattle, WA | Internal Medicine | 94 | 32 | $11K |