Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$153.8M
-23.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
13.6M
$11.33 per claim
Patients
3.4M
449,734 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$153.8M
$45.14 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $153.8M for Clopidogrel in 2024, for 13,578,056 prescriptions and refills to 3,406,755 patients (down 23.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $11.33.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Clopidogrel in 2024: $12.4M for 1,136,981 claims, followed by California ($12.2M).
Robert J Pearlstein, internal medicine in Plymouth Meeting, PA, had the highest Medicare cost for Clopidogrel in 2024: 5,031 claims costing $57K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 5,031 | 525 | $57K |
| Samir A Hadeed Johnstown, PA | Cardiology | 2,420 | 666 | $38K |
| James Murrey |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 424,589 | 12,825,293 | 3,177,767 | $200.6M |
| 2023 | 436,319 | 13,017,402 | 3,258,019 | $201.6M |
| 2024 | 449,734 | 13,578,056 | 3,406,755 | $153.8M |
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 |
| 568 |
| 63 |
| $36K |
| Srinivas Koneru Sterling Heights, MI | Cardiology | 1,701 | 528 | $32K |
| George Jabbour Altoona, PA | Cardiology | 3,005 | 749 | $31K |
| Kiritkumar C Patel Bloomfield Hills, MI | Cardiology | 1,326 | 412 | $30K |
| Brandon M Roscoe Du Bois, PA | Family Practice | 1,758 | 306 | $30K |
| Theodore L Schreiber Warren, MI | Interventional Cardiology | 1,496 | 474 | $28K |
| Timothy D Estes Jackson, MS | Family Practice | 2,896 | 197 | $26K |
| Michele Degregorio Bloomfield Hills, MI | Interventional Cardiology | 1,255 | 401 | $26K |
| Nabhan Alnabhan Oklahoma City, OK | Interventional Cardiology | 827 | 183 | $26K |
| Aland R Fernandez Safety Harbor, FL | Interventional Cardiology | 2,346 | 744 | $26K |
| Donald E Vollmer II Hendersonville, TN | Family Practice | 2,781 | 204 | $25K |
| Michael D Satchell Albany, GA | Family Practice | 3,526 | 144 | $24K |
| Terence A Frinks Tucker, GA | Family Practice | 2,227 | 208 | $24K |
| Branislav Schifferdecker Oklahoma City, OK | Interventional Cardiology | 1,567 | 461 | $24K |
| Kishor N Vora Owensboro, KY | Interventional Cardiology | 2,649 | 676 | $24K |
| Jason T Bradley Lubbock, TX | Cardiology | 2,023 | 653 | $24K |
| Albert Warren Jr. Columbia, SC | Family Practice | 2,868 | 177 | $23K |
| Mohammad K Ghani Oklahoma City, OK | Interventional Cardiology | 1,161 | 374 | $22K |
| Maja Pranjic Clearwater, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 295 | 30 | $22K |
| Michael T Peacock Eastman, GA | Internal Medicine | 1,939 | 210 | $22K |
| Tracy L Langley Ada, OK | Nurse Practitioner | 190 | 23 | $22K |
| Roshan K Mathew Owensboro, KY | Interventional Cardiology | 2,364 | 683 | $22K |
| James B Krablin Lexington, OK | Geriatric Medicine | 1,468 | 216 | $21K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 5,404,098 | $61.6M |
| Dr.Reddy'S Lab RDY | 2,858,120 | $35.1M |
| Legacy Pharmace | 1,208,101 | $15.7M |
| Apotex Corp | 1,653,183 | $14.4M |
| Northstar Rx Ll | 973,221 | $11.4M |
| Sciegen Pharmac | 865,826 | $8.9M |
| Quallent Pharma | 245,495 | $3.1M |
| Westminster Pha | 122,923 | $1.3M |
| Torrent Pharmac TORNTPHARM.NS | 119,607 | $1.1M |
| Ascend Laborato ALKEM.NS | 70,765 | $577K |
| Macleods Pharma | 18,389 | $147K |
| Accord Healthca | 15,883 | $126K |
| Radha Pharmaceu | 8,078 | $110K |
| Major Pharmaceu | 7,070 | $64K |
| Sun Pharma Glob SUNPHARMA.NS | 5,138 | $37K |
| Megalith Pharma | 1,758 | $14K |
| Yiling Pharmace | 1,567 | $12K |
| Teva USA TEVA | 1,485 | $9,570 |
| Mckesson Packag | 196 | $5,710 |
| Camber Pharmace | 589 | $5,652 |
| AHP | 264 | $2,331 |
| Vensun/Strides | 246 | $2,009 |
| Cambridge Thera | 35 | $165 |