Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$6.7M
-31.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
38K
$175.60 per claim
Patients
10K
8,010 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$6.7M
$656.27 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $6.7M for Darifenacin Er in 2024, for 37,945 prescriptions and refills to 10,154 patients (down 31.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $175.60.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Darifenacin Er in 2024: $564K for 3,065 claims, followed by Pennsylvania ($475K).
Benjamin E Dillon, urology in Houston, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Darifenacin Er in 2024: 134 claims costing $31K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin E Dillon Houston, TX | Urology | 134 | 42 | $31K |
| Juan M Guzman-Negron Bayamon, PR | Urology | 254 | 70 | $29K |
| Paul M Littman |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8,990 | 43,233 | 11,135 | $11.9M |
| 2023 | 8,053 | 37,926 | 9,980 | $9.7M |
| 2024 | 8,010 | 37,945 | 10,154 | $6.7M |
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.
| Obstetrics & Gynecology |
| 148 |
| 59 |
| $24K |
| Luis M Espaillat Rijo Lansdale, PA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 104 | 29 | $15K |
| Emily J Berguson Albany, NY | Physician Assistant | 58 | 20 | $15K |
| Leah K Barker Westborough, MA | Nurse Practitioner | 59 | 22 | $15K |
| Renee B Quillin Knoxville, TN | Urology | 93 | 39 | $14K |
| Carin V Hopps Toledo, OH | Urology | 59 | 18 | $13K |
| Andre Plair Stony Brook, NY | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 40 | 16 | $13K |
| Nancy L Wilcox Rochester, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 68 | 27 | $13K |
| Elizabeth A Colaiocco Sparta, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 50 | 17 | $13K |
| Steven M Ariss Toledo, OH | Urology | 64 | 19 | $13K |
| Margaret R Hines Westborough, MA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 110 | 35 | $13K |
| Jesus A Lopez San Antonio, TX | Family Practice | 47 | 12 | $12K |
| Bogdan A Grigorescu Mineola, NY | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 42 | 19 | $12K |
| Christopher C Laganke Cullman, AL | Neurology | 45 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Marcella M Nachmann Linwood, NJ | Urology | 37 | 11 | $11K |
| Melissa K Polizos Virginia Beach, VA | Nurse Practitioner | 65 | 33 | $11K |
| Emily A Levandusky Cheektowaga, NY | Physician Assistant | 76 | 16 | $11K |
| Sarah Girardi Manhasset, NY | Urology | 70 | 17 | $11K |
| Liliana Woo Tomball, TX | Urology | 56 | 21 | $11K |
| Gil J Nieves Caguas, PR | Urology | 96 | 26 | $10K |
| Norman E Colon-Casasnovas Dorado, PR | Urology | 94 | 14 | $9,927 |
| Kimberly Parsons Lansdale, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 76 | 31 | $9,906 |
| Catherine Schwender Watkinsville, GA | Urology | 37 | 14 | $9,901 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Macleods Pharma | 15,829 | $2.5M |
| Cipla USA, Inc. CIPLA.NS | 8,896 | $2.1M |
| Alembic Pharmac | 3,705 | $748K |
| Torrent Pharmac TORNTPHARM.NS | 4,042 | $702K |
| Rising Pharm | 5,387 | $647K |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 60 | $8,318 |
| Xiromed, LLC | 35 | $4,171 |