Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$31.9M
-8.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
86K
$372.23 per claim
Patients
21K
20,285 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$31.9M
$1,531.00 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $31.9M for Carvedilol Er in 2024, for 85,737 prescriptions and refills to 20,844 patients (down 8.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $372.23.
New Jersey had the highest Medicare cost for Carvedilol Er in 2024: $4.1M for 7,831 claims, followed by New York ($2.8M).
Hajir E Dilmanian, nuclear medicine in Brooklyn, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Carvedilol Er in 2024: 332 claims costing $120K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hajir E Dilmanian Brooklyn, NY | Nuclear Medicine | 332 | 101 | $120K |
| Satvinder K Dhillon Pennington, NJ | Internal Medicine | 69 | 19 | $46K |
| Tam Chang |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 18,353 | 77,908 | 19,060 | $35.2M |
| 2023 | 18,331 | 77,815 | 18,939 | $34.9M |
| 2024 | 20,285 | 85,737 | 20,844 | $31.9M |
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.
| Physician Assistant |
| 267 |
| 26 |
| $45K |
| Jennifer L Twardzik Marmora, NJ | Internal Medicine | 48 | 13 | $29K |
| Lee M Glickman Pennington, NJ | Cardiology | 43 | Under 11 | $29K |
| Gary K Berman West Orange, NJ | Cardiology | 48 | 13 | $29K |
| Dennis W Dunning Fredericksburg, VA | Interventional Cardiology | 81 | 27 | $29K |
| Kenneth B Harris Neptune, NJ | Cardiology | 48 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Sydney Y Tatsuno Hilo, HI | Internal Medicine | 63 | 16 | $21K |
| Michael E Silverman Columbia, MD | Cardiology | 54 | 14 | $21K |
| Yaron Bareket Edgewater, NJ | Cardiology | 37 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Armand G Rostamian West Hollywood, CA | Cardiology | 77 | 13 | $20K |
| Roy V Arjoon Philadelphia, PA | Cardiology | 40 | 19 | $20K |
| Jeffrey Osofsky Eatontown, NJ | Cardiology | 34 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Anna Chernyak Union, NJ | Internal Medicine | 49 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Wendy L Stratton Toms River, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 42 | 14 | $18K |
| Vincent Spagnuolo Moorestown, NJ | Cardiology | 27 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Henry T Ling Wynnewood, PA | Internal Medicine | 37 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Maria D Duca Moorestown, NJ | Cardiology | 42 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Jessica Laskaris Berkeley Heights, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 30 | 16 | $17K |
| Dominic F Mazzocchi Point Pleasant Beach, NJ | Internal Medicine | 23 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Joseph S Cervone West Orange, NJ | Internal Medicine | 26 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Hani R Douedi Toms River, NJ | Cardiology | 26 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Jigar A Patel Robbinsville, NJ | Cardiology | 22 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Jeffrey A Stahl Manhasset, NY | Cardiology | 29 | Under 11 | $15K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Pharmaceuti SUNPHARMA.NS | 54,315 | $20.6M |
| Northstar Rx Ll | 14,577 | $5.7M |
| Amneal Pharmace AMRX | 14,595 | $4.8M |
| Woodward Pharma | 1,876 | $714K |
| Apotex Corp | 387 | $101K |