Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$6.1M
-21.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
104K
$59.03 per claim
Patients
27K
22,068 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$6.1M
$222.75 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $6.1M for Cimetidine in 2024, for 103,545 prescriptions and refills to 27,442 patients (down 21.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $59.03.
Ohio had the highest Medicare cost for Cimetidine in 2024: $640K for 11,439 claims, followed by California ($432K).
Carlos M Acevedo Rego, general practice in Guayama, PR, had the highest Medicare cost for Cimetidine in 2024: 281 claims costing $15K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos M Acevedo Rego Guayama, PR | General Practice | 281 | 54 | $15K |
| Dirk N Juschka Westerville, OH | Geriatric Medicine | 156 | 30 | $13K |
| Thomas S Lehner |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 26,206 | 125,563 | 33,594 | $8.2M |
| 2023 | 23,803 | 113,541 | 29,849 | $7.7M |
| 2024 | 22,068 | 103,545 | 27,442 | $6.1M |
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.
| Family Practice |
| 131 |
| 22 |
| $11K |
| Duc H Phan Houston, TX | Internal Medicine | 191 | 85 | $9,895 |
| Constance L Anderson Ronceverte, WV | Family Practice | 463 | 16 | $9,686 |
| Anahita Anderson Jackson, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 76 | 32 | $9,268 |
| Saman B Chubineh Williamsville, NY | Gastroenterology | 53 | 17 | $9,232 |
| David E Whitt Canal Winchester, OH | Internal Medicine | 164 | 30 | $9,020 |
| Heidi Goldberg Seminole, FL | Gastroenterology | 52 | 22 | $7,947 |
| Mark A Smith Akron, OH | Internal Medicine | 110 | 22 | $7,233 |
| Joshua J Black Blue Ash, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 95 | 14 | $7,216 |
| Angela N Smith Tyler, TX | Internal Medicine | 98 | 33 | $6,985 |
| Thomas D Vrable East Palestine, OH | Family Practice | 33 | Under 11 | $6,932 |
| Edward N Barr Minerva, OH | Family Practice | 61 | Under 11 | $6,884 |
| John P Wagner Stow, OH | Family Practice | 94 | 16 | $6,772 |
| Bonnie L Mohler Canton, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 108 | 26 | $6,467 |
| Carl R Jones Nacogdoches, TX | Gastroenterology | 165 | 41 | $6,275 |
| Mark A Wood Galion, OH | Family Practice | 48 | Under 11 | $6,093 |
| James R Toothman Hurricane, WV | Internal Medicine | 68 | 14 | $5,909 |
| Patrick G McMenamin Aiken, SC | Otolaryngology | 162 | 57 | $5,885 |
| Kenneth J Biros Canal Fulton, OH | Family Practice | 102 | 14 | $5,743 |
| Richard W Jones Jr. Canton, OH | Internal Medicine | 112 | 22 | $5,611 |
| Harold A Ferguson Jr. Eaton, OH | Family Practice | 64 | Under 11 | $5,605 |
| Clay W Ferguson Nashville, AR | Family Practice | 98 | 18 | $5,522 |
| James C Demidovich Canfield, OH | Family Practice | 99 | 12 | $5,515 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data