Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$14.3M
-30.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
116K
$123.51 per claim
Patients
29K
21,051 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$14.4M
$501.01 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $14.3M for Candesartan-Hydrochlorothiazid in 2024, for 116,186 prescriptions and refills to 28,635 patients (down 30.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $123.51.
Puerto Rico had the highest Medicare cost for Candesartan-Hydrochlorothiazid in 2024: $5.6M for 40,298 claims, followed by New York ($821K).
Jose M Rodriguez Castro, cardiology in Bayamon, PR, had the highest Medicare cost for Candesartan-Hydrochlorothiazid in 2024: 410 claims costing $79K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose M Rodriguez Castro Bayamon, PR | Cardiology | 410 | 157 | $79K |
| Manuel E Mateo Lopez Sr. Toa Alta, PR | Internal Medicine | 588 | 103 | $67K |
| Juan J Nieves-Rivera |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 20,244 | 119,956 | 28,978 | $21.4M |
| 2023 | 20,184 | 114,878 | 28,192 | $20.7M |
| 2024 | 21,051 | 116,186 | 28,635 | $14.3M |
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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.
| Cardiology |
| 292 |
| 94 |
| $52K |
| Antonio L Figueroa Rivera Sr. Carolina, PR | Cardiology | 440 | 77 | $46K |
| Carlos M Martinez Rivera Mayaguez, PR | Endocrinology | 383 | 102 | $42K |
| Hector L Banchs Carolina, PR | Cardiology | 224 | 80 | $42K |
| Adolfo Sanchez Ortiz Cayey, PR | Cardiology | 462 | 82 | $40K |
| Samuel Padilla Rosa Manati, PR | Internal Medicine | 194 | 53 | $39K |
| Valentin J del Rio Santiago Manati, PR | Cardiology | 173 | 83 | $32K |
| Mario Maldonado Ramirez Corozal, PR | Internal Medicine | 179 | 50 | $32K |
| Hector R Toro Las Piedras, PR | Family Practice | 163 | 41 | $29K |
| Eric D Aviles Cayey, PR | Cardiology | 365 | 81 | $29K |
| Jose L Rocafort Silva Catano, PR | General Practice | 131 | 38 | $27K |
| Fernando Lopez Cayey, PR | Cardiology | 294 | 58 | $27K |
| Roberto R Fred Santana Rio Grande, PR | Cardiology | 124 | 57 | $26K |
| Evelyn Matta Fontanet Rio Grande, PR | Internal Medicine | 228 | 47 | $25K |
| Jose A Padilla San Juan, PR | Cardiology | 125 | 39 | $24K |
| Edgar Vazquez-Vargas Mayaguez, PR | Cardiology | 122 | 67 | $24K |
| Edward H Mazique Houston, TX | Internal Medicine | 110 | 33 | $23K |
| Aristides Colon Pena Cayey, PR | Family Practice | 127 | 36 | $23K |
| Francisco Garcia-Cortes Arecibo, PR | Internal Medicine | 248 | 34 | $22K |
| Ildefonso Rivera Rivera Bayamon, PR | Cardiology | 121 | 37 | $22K |
| Luz N Marrero Maldonado Vega Alta, PR | Internal Medicine | 183 | 33 | $20K |
| Maria D Peguero Iguina Manati, PR | Cardiology | 107 | 42 | $19K |
| Carlos A Gil Barceloneta, PR | General Practice | 123 | 29 | $19K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data