Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$22.5M
-35.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
3.5M
$6.46 per claim
Patients
912K
302,364 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$22.5M
$24.68 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $22.5M for Clonidine Hcl in 2024, for 3,483,377 prescriptions and refills to 912,188 patients (down 35.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $6.46.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Clonidine Hcl in 2024: $2.3M for 345,339 claims, followed by Florida ($1.8M).
Robert O Morton, psychiatry in Ada, OK, had the highest Medicare cost for Clonidine Hcl in 2024: 4,851 claims costing $50K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert O Morton Ada, OK | Psychiatry | 4,851 | 538 | $50K |
| Claude A Curran Fall River, MA | Psychiatry | 982 | 149 | $7,339 |
| John N Julian Boston, MA |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 294,488 | 3,574,469 | 918,558 | $35.1M |
| 2023 | 298,833 | 3,531,521 | 915,003 | $34.7M |
| 2024 | 302,364 | 3,483,377 | 912,188 | $22.5M |
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.
| Neuropsychiatry |
| 641 |
| 60 |
| $7,189 |
| Jack H Brown Jr. Sand Springs, OK | Family Practice | 579 | 141 | $6,949 |
| Tsovinar Tekkelian Glendale, CA | Internal Medicine | 1,303 | 167 | $5,704 |
| Jose R Martinez Barroso Manati, PR | Internal Medicine | 1,120 | 263 | $5,671 |
| Aijaz A Nanjiani Paramus, NJ | Psychiatry & Neurology | 752 | 92 | $5,370 |
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 660 | 70 | $5,166 |
| James B Krablin Lexington, OK | Geriatric Medicine | 480 | 109 | $4,907 |
| Neil Kumar Roseburg, OR | Nephrology | 389 | 107 | $4,538 |
| Alexander F Frank Oklahoma City, OK | Family Practice | 317 | 38 | $4,315 |
| Mustafa Rahim Beckley, WV | Internal Medicine | 472 | 84 | $4,302 |
| Michael A Ahearn Kewanee, IL | Hospitalist | 359 | 60 | $4,298 |
| Adam T Kaul Midlothian, VA | Psychiatry | 433 | 44 | $4,197 |
| Jeffrey P Campbell West Springfield, MA | Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist | 533 | 99 | $4,152 |
| Rajesh Agarwal Mayfield Heights, OH | Internal Medicine | 447 | 65 | $4,100 |
| Noel Gutierrez Yuma, AZ | Cardiology | 350 | 114 | $4,089 |
| Miriam Graham Westfield, MA | Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist | 476 | 40 | $3,984 |
| Michael D Satchell Albany, GA | Family Practice | 725 | 54 | $3,859 |
| Kent S Hesse Hadley, MA | Psychiatry | 485 | 70 | $3,816 |
| Anahit H Blikian Glendale, CA | General Practice | 1,465 | 173 | $3,787 |
| Lauren F Brown East Lansing, MI | Psychiatry | 506 | 41 | $3,762 |
| Ahsan H Kathawala Memphis, TN | Internal Medicine | 297 | 108 | $3,750 |
| Mary A Schaepper Redlands, CA | Psychiatry & Neurology | 396 | 41 | $3,673 |
| Lori J Olson Portland, OR | Nurse Practitioner | 387 | 34 | $3,670 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Actavis/Teva TEVA | 837,108 | $6.2M |
| Unichem Pharmac UNICHEMLAB.NS | 1,072,775 | $6.0M |
| Trupharma, LLC. | 549,518 | $3.8M |
| Alembic Pharmac | 361,227 | $2.7M |
| Bluepoint Labor | 307,011 | $1.8M |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 184,557 | $1.1M |
| Solco Healthcar | 121,646 | $749K |
| Method Pharmace | 49,270 | $223K |
| Mutual Pharm Co | 1,610 | $8,643 |
| AHP | 46 | $364 |
| Marlex Pharm. | 38 | $102 |