Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$4.5M
-30.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
229K
$19.72 per claim
Patients
73K
37,589 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$4.5M
$62.23 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $4.5M for Cyproheptadine Hcl in 2024, for 229,266 prescriptions and refills to 72,646 patients (down 30.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $19.72.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Cyproheptadine Hcl in 2024: $557K for 28,740 claims, followed by Louisiana ($468K).
Leon E Butler Jr., internal medicine in Louisville, KY, had the highest Medicare cost for Cyproheptadine Hcl in 2024: 235 claims costing $10K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon E Butler Jr. Louisville, KY | Internal Medicine | 235 | 52 | $10K |
| Jack H Brown Jr. Sand Springs, OK | Family Practice | 253 | 55 | $6,362 |
| Troy J Ostrander |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 34,931 | 206,191 | 65,919 | $6.4M |
| 2023 | 35,260 | 211,472 | 66,450 | $6.5M |
| 2024 | 37,589 | 229,266 | 72,646 | $4.5M |
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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.
| Emergency Medicine |
| 402 |
| 30 |
| $6,216 |
| Emmanuel U Agoh Houston, TX | Family Practice | 92 | 44 | $6,200 |
| Mohammad I Abutineh Memphis, TN | Geriatric Medicine | 442 | 48 | $6,152 |
| Manish P Luhana Parsippany, NJ | Internal Medicine | 227 | 54 | $5,784 |
| David J Colvin Shell Lake, WI | Family Practice | 186 | 43 | $5,587 |
| Rick D Hoover Gautier, MS | Family Practice | 344 | 24 | $5,373 |
| Adam V Stephens Oklahoma City, OK | General Practice | 146 | 35 | $4,726 |
| Bilal Q Khan Topeka, KS | Allergy/ Immunology | 101 | 29 | $4,013 |
| Julian Ambrus Jr. Williamsville, NY | Allergy/ Immunology | 148 | 30 | $3,914 |
| Dianne R Harrison Stamps, AR | Nurse Practitioner | 145 | 33 | $3,708 |
| Maria C Atienza Corbin, KY | Internal Medicine | 134 | 19 | $3,522 |
| Beth A Good Cambridge, MN | Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist | 48 | Under 11 | $3,421 |
| Sergio S Cantu Alice, TX | Family Practice | 175 | 54 | $3,235 |
| Christina L Holliday Easley, SC | Nurse Practitioner | 66 | 33 | $3,165 |
| Oscar O Enriquez Port Arthur, TX | Internal Medicine | 110 | 38 | $3,085 |
| Frederick F Herman Henderson, NV | Allergy/ Immunology | 119 | 52 | $3,050 |
| Merrill J Laurent Covington, LA | Internal Medicine | 131 | 25 | $3,045 |
| Thomas J Burke Newark, DE | Dermatology | 229 | 106 | $3,043 |
| Warren Everett Huntsville, AL | Family Practice | 44 | 23 | $3,024 |
| Diana L Kenyon Autaugaville, AL | Nurse Practitioner | 160 | 23 | $2,996 |
| Alina Poll Plantation, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 113 | 55 | $2,974 |
| Fariborz Shams Anaheim, CA | Internal Medicine | 94 | 24 | $2,954 |
| Joseph L Godfrey Belmont, NC | Psychiatry & Neurology | 90 | 15 | $2,909 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 95,593 | $2.0M |
| Amneal Pharmace AMRX | 44,391 | $707K |
| Quagen Pharmace | 33,295 | $615K |
| Bayshore Pharma | 13,660 | $351K |
| Westminster Pha | 11,820 | $219K |
| Ingenus Pharmac | 9,906 | $199K |
| Trupharma, LLC. | 11,697 | $179K |
| Rising Pharm | 4,092 | $131K |
| Strides Pharma STAR.NS | 4,497 | $76K |
| Breckenridge | 174 | $3,147 |
| Patrin Pharma | 25 | $915 |
| Chartwell Rx Ll | 32 | $654 |
| Pd-Rx Pharm | 41 | $600 |
| Marlex Pharm. | 51 | $423 |
| Lannett Co. Inc | 12 | $273 |