Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$1.3M
-23.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
15K
$90.65 per claim
Patients
3,790
3,794 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$1.4M
$356.09 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $1.3M for Clonidine Hcl Er in 2024, for 14,888 prescriptions and refills to 3,790 patients (down 23.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $90.65.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Clonidine Hcl Er in 2024: $137K for 820 claims, followed by Texas ($87K).
Kwame B Atsina, cardiology in Sacramento, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Clonidine Hcl Er in 2024: 15 claims costing $11K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kwame B Atsina Sacramento, CA | Cardiology | 15 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Roman Roytman King of Prussia, PA | Psychiatry | 11 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Mark C Chandler |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,565 | 10,258 | 2,401 | $1.7M |
| 2023 | 2,918 | 11,938 | 2,803 | $1.8M |
| 2024 | 3,794 | 14,888 | 3,790 | $1.3M |
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.
| Psychiatry |
| 60 |
| Under 11 |
| $6,719 |
| Danielle B Henson Salina, KS | Psychiatry | 22 | Under 11 | $6,049 |
| Kristina A King Waterville, ME | Nurse Practitioner | 22 | Under 11 | $5,665 |
| Christian A Givens College Dale, TN | Family Practice | 11 | Under 11 | $5,617 |
| Oscar G Galvez Miami, FL | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $5,569 |
| Kurtis J Carrico Topeka, KS | Nurse Practitioner | 23 | Under 11 | $5,534 |
| Michael R Koenig Garden Valley, ID | Family Practice | 21 | Under 11 | $5,528 |
| Lewin G Chuachiaco Duluth, GA | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $5,274 |
| Christina Stringfield Clarksville, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $4,951 |
| Jennifer C Maire Ammon, ID | Nurse Practitioner | 31 | Under 11 | $4,198 |
| John N Korger Oshkosh, WI | Psychiatry | 23 | Under 11 | $4,123 |
| Morgane Giesecke Nashville, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 29 | Under 11 | $4,053 |
| Thomas O Yee Jr. Provo, UT | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $3,689 |
| James E Townsend East Setauket, NY | Psychiatry | 51 | Under 11 | $3,659 |
| Katie Halter Grand Rapids, MI | Physician Assistant | 23 | Under 11 | $3,610 |
| Pamela A Edwards Jacksonville, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 14 | Under 11 | $3,580 |
| Janine M Crotty Saint Croix Falls, WI | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $3,523 |
| Jaclyn A Barney Duluth, MN | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $3,515 |
| Kathleen Ingellis Springvale, ME | Nurse Practitioner | 14 | Under 11 | $3,465 |
| Alok Bhargava Waterbury, CT | Neurology | 17 | Under 11 | $3,453 |
| Theresa M Cieslinski Dyer, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $3,437 |
| Robert Didericksen Eugene, OR | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $3,142 |
| Paul Stevens Salt Lake City, UT | Neuropsychiatry | 26 | Under 11 | $3,003 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Ajanta Pharma L AJANTPHARM.NS | 7,265 | $588K |
| Solco Healthcar | 3,642 | $289K |
| Trupharma, LLC. | 234 | $182K |
| Actavis/Teva TEVA | 1,989 | $163K |
| Bluepoint Labor | 1,164 | $75K |
| Ingenus Pharmac | 447 | $26K |
| Palmetto Pharma | 35 | $22K |
| Lupin Pharmaceu LUPIN.NS | 107 | $4,142 |
| Amneal Pharmace AMRX | 24 | $1,643 |