Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$26.4M
-15.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
1.3M
$19.89 per claim
Patients
333K
111,209 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $26.4M for Calcitriol in 2024, for 1,327,874 prescriptions and refills to 333,476 patients (down 15.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $19.89.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Calcitriol in 2024: $2.6M for 117,118 claims, followed by Florida ($2.1M).
Inderjit Singh, internal medicine in Saint Louis, MO, had the highest Medicare cost for Calcitriol in 2024: 3,411 claims costing $80K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inderjit Singh Saint Louis, MO | Internal Medicine | 3,411 | 924 | $80K |
| Rabih M Bazzi Dearborn, MI | Nephrology | 1,680 | 493 | $44K |
| Michael Brucculeri |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 102,396 | 1,149,944 | 292,034 | $32.5M |
| 2023 | 106,611 | 1,235,606 | 310,380 | $31.3M |
| 2024 | 111,209 | 1,327,874 | 333,476 | $26.4M |
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.
| Nephrology |
| 1,298 |
| 417 |
| $28K |
| Prakas T Dcunha Hudson, FL | Nephrology | 1,465 | 439 | $28K |
| Hong Liang Rosemead, CA | Internal Medicine | 1,087 | 311 | $28K |
| Kristi Kimbler Newnan, GA | Nurse Practitioner | 1,434 | 415 | $24K |
| Wei Y Sun New York, NY | Nephrology | 1,821 | 257 | $24K |
| Surmeet Bedi Wilmington, OH | Nephrology | 1,114 | 319 | $23K |
| Christopher C Mai New Smyrna Beach, FL | Internal Medicine | 980 | 311 | $22K |
| Arvin L Santos Sioux Falls, SD | Nephrology | 1,303 | 325 | $21K |
| Colleen Gavigan Charleston, SC | Endocrinology | 11 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Arash Rashidi Westlake, OH | Nephrology | 1,139 | 348 | $21K |
| Piotr Lazowski Plymouth, MA | Nephrology | 686 | 197 | $20K |
| Jasminder S Momi Yuba City, CA | Nephrology | 848 | 233 | $19K |
| Nirvan Mukerji Atlanta, GA | Nephrology | 681 | 216 | $19K |
| Tarek H Naguib Amarillo, TX | Nephrology | 1,145 | 384 | $19K |
| Ashish V Regulagadda Fargo, ND | Nephrology | 887 | 245 | $19K |
| Ahed Mansoura Rome, GA | Endocrinology | 381 | 121 | $18K |
| Wudeneh Zewdie Midwest City, OK | Nephrology | 824 | 253 | $18K |
| Stanislav Goykhman Lyndhurst, NJ | Endocrinology | 32 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Victor H Dinh Garden Grove, CA | Family Practice | 895 | 247 | $17K |
| Radu R Raducu Bismarck, ND | Nephrology | 1,332 | 337 | $17K |
| Charles B Arbogast Crestview, FL | Nephrology | 770 | 212 | $16K |
| Randeep S Bajwa Stockton, CA | Nephrology | 1,030 | 314 | $16K |
| Aamir Zuberi Decatur, TX | Nephrology | 689 | 223 | $15K |