Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$39.8M
-26.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
494K
$80.53 per claim
Patients
120K
71,886 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$39.8M
$331.60 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $39.8M for Candesartan Cilexetil in 2024, for 493,616 prescriptions and refills to 119,875 patients (down 26.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $80.53.
Puerto Rico had the highest Medicare cost for Candesartan Cilexetil in 2024: $9.5M for 97,673 claims, followed by Florida ($2.8M).
Evelyn Matta Fontanet, internal medicine in Rio Grande, PR, had the highest Medicare cost for Candesartan Cilexetil in 2024: 1,355 claims costing $94K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evelyn Matta Fontanet Rio Grande, PR | Internal Medicine | 1,355 | 234 | $94K |
| Miguel A Rodriguez Burgos Juncos, PR | Cardiology | 1,464 | 247 | $91K |
| Roberto Munoz-Marin |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 63,189 | 440,336 | 105,796 | $54.5M |
| 2023 | 66,371 | 453,279 | 109,714 | $54.0M |
| 2024 | 71,886 | 493,616 | 119,875 | $39.8M |
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.
| Cardiology |
| 553 |
| 166 |
| $72K |
| Manuel E Mateo Lopez Sr. Toa Alta, PR | Internal Medicine | 670 | 123 | $56K |
| Ildefonso Rivera Rivera Bayamon, PR | Cardiology | 373 | 108 | $51K |
| Justino Betancourt Bayamon, PR | Internal Medicine | 339 | 105 | $49K |
| Miguel A Cabrer Pico San Juan, PR | Cardiology | 589 | 139 | $47K |
| Jose A Rosario Rodriguez Humacao, PR | General Practice | 333 | 96 | $43K |
| Carlos M Martinez Rivera Mayaguez, PR | Endocrinology | 497 | 137 | $43K |
| Ramon M Perea San Juan, PR | Cardiology | 327 | 99 | $41K |
| Jose A Padilla San Juan, PR | Cardiology | 275 | 84 | $41K |
| Adolfo Sanchez Ortiz Cayey, PR | Cardiology | 639 | 112 | $41K |
| Hector L Banchs Carolina, PR | Cardiology | 309 | 109 | $40K |
| Juan J Nieves-Rivera Hatillo, PR | Cardiology | 271 | 95 | $37K |
| Mario Maldonado Ramirez Corozal, PR | Internal Medicine | 255 | 78 | $35K |
| Gilberto J Mendoza San Juan, PR | Cardiology | 256 | 86 | $34K |
| Rafael Soto Toa Baja, PR | General Practice | 266 | 70 | $33K |
| Noel A Ortiz Bayamon, PR | Cardiology | 226 | 78 | $33K |
| Carlos O Rodriguez Caguas, PR | Cardiology | 449 | 85 | $33K |
| Fernando Lopez Cayey, PR | Cardiology | 477 | 90 | $32K |
| Ricardo G Colacioppo Saavedra San Juan, PR | Cardiology | 387 | 86 | $32K |
| Norma A Devarie San Juan, PR | Cardiology | 401 | 84 | $31K |
| Jose F Figueroa Vieques, PR | General Practice | 197 | 57 | $30K |
| Hector J Colombany Lorenzo Aguadilla, PR | Cardiology | 422 | 70 | $29K |
| Ahmad M Slim Tacoma, WA | Cardiology | 450 | 159 | $29K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Alembic Pharmac | 189,854 | $15.7M |
| Mylan VTRS | 168,901 | $13.7M |
| Macleods Pharma | 117,426 | $9.1M |
| Par Pharm. | 17,617 | $1.3M |