Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$164.7M
-16.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
5.7M
$28.89 per claim
Patients
1.9M
317,485 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$164.7M
$88.57 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $164.7M for Celecoxib in 2024, for 5,699,047 prescriptions and refills to 1,858,978 patients (down 16.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $28.89.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Celecoxib in 2024: $16.9M for 513,617 claims, followed by Florida ($13.8M).
James Jung, internal medicine in Los Angeles, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Celecoxib in 2024: 1,373 claims costing $111K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Jung Los Angeles, CA | Internal Medicine | 1,373 | 383 | $111K |
| Elvin R Garcia McAllen, TX | Rheumatology | 1,434 | 422 | $71K |
| Evelyn R Warren The Villages, FL |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 279,934 | 4,379,315 | 1,425,514 | $220.6M |
| 2023 | 298,121 | 4,974,582 | 1,627,043 | $198.0M |
| 2024 | 317,485 | 5,699,047 | 1,858,978 | $164.7M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 1,744 |
| 741 |
| $60K |
| Najmuddin K Karimjee Houston, TX | Internal Medicine | 1,082 | 438 | $58K |
| Howard B Jackson Temple Terrace, FL | Interventional Pain Management | 1,454 | 433 | $54K |
| Armando L Hassun Jr. Coral Gables, FL | Interventional Pain Management | 3,904 | 963 | $53K |
| Ken C Arakawa Honolulu, HI | Rheumatology | 1,009 | 222 | $52K |
| Shane S Pak Las Vegas, NV | Orthopedic Surgery | 1,389 | 574 | $50K |
| Miguel A de la Garza New Port Richey, FL | Anesthesiology | 974 | 224 | $49K |
| Sherif Nasef Yuma, AZ | Rheumatology | 1,040 | 244 | $49K |
| Mai T Phan Reseda, CA | Internal Medicine | 397 | 159 | $48K |
| Samer Tawakkol Houston, TX | Orthopedic Surgery | 614 | 213 | $46K |
| Scott G Petrie Gonzales, LA | Orthopedic Surgery | 1,926 | 514 | $45K |
| Mitchell R Davis Ada, OK | Family Practice | 242 | 41 | $45K |
| Christopher T Labonte Town and Country, MO | Internal Medicine | 1,038 | 109 | $43K |
| Raphael I Kieval Brockton, MA | Rheumatology | 953 | 202 | $42K |
| Mark M Song Los Angeles, CA | Internal Medicine | 1,029 | 341 | $40K |
| Raymond Molano Port St Lucie, FL | Internal Medicine | 328 | 150 | $39K |
| Shawn Bridwell Purcell, OK | Physician Assistant | 201 | 26 | $38K |
| Joel Gomez Leon Hialeah, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 226 | 138 | $38K |
| Natalie A Brixey Tishomingo, OK | Family Practice | 163 | 21 | $38K |
| Jung L Lee Flushing, NY | General Surgery | 1,877 | 279 | $36K |
| Tony L Chien Saint Louis, MO | Orthopedic Surgery | 846 | 113 | $35K |
| Dillon Gillespie Ada, OK | Family Practice | 202 | 33 | $35K |
| David Herndon New Port Richey, FL | Family Practice | 185 | 68 | $34K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Alembic Pharmac | 1,302,065 | $38.7M |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 738,860 | $23.2M |
| Cipla USA, Inc. CIPLA.NS | 710,412 | $19.9M |
| Sciegen Pharmac | 510,993 | $13.7M |
| Lupin Pharmaceu LUPIN.NS | 372,409 | $13.4M |
| Northstar Rx Ll | 451,630 | $11.8M |
| Westminster Pha | 420,761 | $11.2M |
| Apotex Corp | 265,012 | $8.8M |
| Nivagen Pharmac | 461,243 | $8.5M |
| Quallent Pharma | 76,346 | $4.8M |
| Torrent Pharmac TORNTPHARM.NS | 106,829 | $3.5M |
| Modavar Pharmac | 112,256 | $2.7M |
| Micro Labs USA, | 71,997 | $2.2M |
| Macleods Pharma | 68,949 | $1.4M |
| Greenstone LLC. VTRS | 11,620 | $248K |
| Radha Pharmaceu | 5,328 | $235K |
| Teva USA TEVA | 1,447 | $145K |
| Teva Pharm TEVA | 5,458 | $118K |
| Emc Pharma, LLC | 3,917 | $40K |
| Major Pharmaceu | 1,603 | $33K |
| Epic Pharma LLC | 924 | $13K |
| Actavis/Teva TEVA | 570 | $9,855 |
| Yiling Pharmace | 184 | $4,320 |
| Chartwell Rx Ll | 60 | $1,513 |
| Medstone Pharma | 72 | $1,175 |
| Sydon Labs LLC | 39 | $752 |
| Avpak | 33 | $228 |
| AHP | 31 | $221 |
| Mullan Pharmace | 16 | $37.35 |