Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$7.4M
+25.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
259K
$28.76 per claim
Patients
142K
81,912 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$7.4M
$52.47 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $7.4M for Cartia Xt in 2024, for 258,538 prescriptions and refills to 141,725 patients (up 25.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $28.76.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Cartia Xt in 2024: $1.1M for 30,813 claims, followed by Pennsylvania ($482K).
George Jabbour, cardiology in Altoona, PA, had the highest Medicare cost for Cartia Xt in 2024: 156 claims costing $3,165.
Cartia Xt is made by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (TEVA), listed in the Medicare spending data as Actavis/Teva.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Jabbour Altoona, PA | Cardiology | 156 | 64 | $3,165 |
| George L So Jamestown, NY | Cardiology | 67 | 42 | $2,837 |
| Matoo Saluja Woodland Hills, CA |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 44,738 | 127,262 | 58,000 | $4.6M |
| 2023 | 45,440 | 159,004 | 59,359 | $5.9M |
| 2024 | 81,912 | 258,538 | 141,725 | $7.4M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 58 |
| 42 |
| $2,782 |
| Harry R Hawthorne Alexandria, LA | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 101 | 48 | $2,559 |
| Jason T Tauke Wichita, KS | Cardiology | 105 | 46 | $2,526 |
| Oscar D Lopez Ventura, CA | Internal Medicine | 49 | 39 | $2,522 |
| Daniel A Daneshvar Glendale, CA | Cardiology | 63 | 46 | $2,399 |
| Thomas K Ro San Diego, CA | Internal Medicine | 40 | 24 | $2,356 |
| Michael A Kwasman Spokane, WA | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 67 | 39 | $2,135 |
| Mischell E Schlosser Toledo, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 64 | 38 | $2,081 |
| Leonid Slavin San Diego, CA | Internal Medicine | 60 | 47 | $2,026 |
| Richard C Wong Tarzana, CA | Internal Medicine | 51 | 43 | $2,024 |
| Arti J Choure Cleveland, OH | Cardiology | 47 | 33 | $2,021 |
| Ron Schnitzer Mission Viejo, CA | Cardiology | 50 | 38 | $1,997 |
| Juan C Alvergue San Marcos, CA | Internal Medicine | 44 | 36 | $1,966 |
| Thomas L Ashcom Wichita, KS | Cardiology | 82 | 36 | $1,942 |
| Mahnaz Behboodikhah Newport Beach, CA | Cardiology | 55 | 22 | $1,938 |
| Geoffrey Yoon Mountain View, CA | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | 45 | 32 | $1,930 |
| Sarkis B Baghdasarian Fresno, CA | Cardiology | 33 | 21 | $1,915 |
| Michael J Hong Buffalo, NY | Cardiology | 63 | 34 | $1,907 |
| Zubair A Khan Osage Beach, MO | Cardiology | 76 | 50 | $1,885 |
| Benjamin N Potkin Santa Cruz, CA | Cardiology | 33 | 15 | $1,864 |
| Kathryn C Twenter Lees Summit, MO | Internal Medicine | 198 | Under 11 | $1,848 |
| Walter L Fletscher Redding, CA | Cardiology | 33 | Under 11 | $1,832 |
| Kathryn A Glatter Woodland, CA | Cardiology | 61 | 16 | $1,816 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Actavis/Teva TEVA | 258,636 | $7.4M |