Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$19.2M
-14.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
113K
$170.10 per claim
Patients
30K
19,768 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$19.2M
$637.41 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $19.2M for Cevimeline Hcl in 2024, for 113,083 prescriptions and refills to 30,180 patients (down 14.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $170.10.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Cevimeline Hcl in 2024: $1.9M for 10,827 claims, followed by California ($1.7M).
Elvin R Garcia, rheumatology in McAllen, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Cevimeline Hcl in 2024: 204 claims costing $47K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvin R Garcia McAllen, TX | Rheumatology | 204 | 51 | $47K |
| Julian Ambrus Jr. Williamsville, NY | Allergy/ Immunology | 177 | 41 | $34K |
| Jeanne L Barss |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16,414 | 89,898 | 23,510 | $21.4M |
| 2023 | 17,839 | 99,220 | 26,112 | $22.5M |
| 2024 | 19,768 | 113,083 | 30,180 | $19.2M |
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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.
| Maxillofacial Surgery |
| 119 |
| 33 |
| $34K |
| Samy K Metyas Covina, CA | Rheumatology | 140 | 41 | $28K |
| Joel B Epstein Duarte, CA | Oral Surgery (Dentist only) | 160 | 52 | $27K |
| Tina C Bunch Austin, TX | Rheumatology | 94 | 40 | $23K |
| David A McLain Birmingham, AL | Rheumatology | 112 | 25 | $21K |
| 1629079710 | Rheumatology | 83 | 21 | $21K |
| Christopher D Adams Pensacola, FL | Rheumatology | 99 | 48 | $20K |
| Benjamin S Frank Barrington, IL | Rheumatology | 45 | 14 | $19K |
| Holly J Jones Houston, TX | Rheumatology | 74 | 29 | $18K |
| Parastoo Fazeli Minneapolis, MN | Rheumatology | 59 | 17 | $18K |
| Joshua Scoville Twin Falls, ID | Nurse Practitioner | 137 | 33 | $17K |
| Sara S McCoy Middleton, WI | Rheumatology | 56 | 20 | $17K |
| Nora Sandorfi Philadelphia, PA | Rheumatology | 74 | 22 | $17K |
| Iftikhar A Chowdhry Dallas, TX | Rheumatology | 103 | 41 | $17K |
| Richa Mishra Haddon Township, NJ | Rheumatology | 62 | 29 | $16K |
| Chadwick R Johr Philadelphia, PA | Rheumatology | 63 | 19 | $16K |
| Kyle Sinclair Fridley, MN | Rheumatology | 50 | 17 | $16K |
| Lama Hashish San Antonio, TX | Rheumatology | 106 | 26 | $15K |
| Jaishree Manohar Sarasota, FL | Rheumatology | 39 | 13 | $15K |
| Catherine M Kohl Auburn, AL | Nurse Practitioner | 61 | 27 | $15K |
| Kam A Newman Rancho Mirage, CA | Rheumatology | 109 | 37 | $15K |
| Joseph Devich Jr. Pittsburgh, PA | Rheumatology | 63 | 13 | $15K |
| William J Belles Tonawanda, NY | Otolaryngology | 100 | 33 | $14K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| West-Ward/Hikma HIK.L | 49,480 | $7.9M |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 20,948 | $3.7M |
| Rising Pharm | 17,623 | $3.0M |
| Cosette Pharmac | 14,054 | $3.0M |
| Bionpharma Inc. | 3,916 | $714K |
| Ranbaxy/Sun Pha | 3,957 | $473K |
| Advagen Pharma | 3,161 | $423K |