Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$6.8M
-13.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
153K
$44.82 per claim
Patients
49K
28,491 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$6.9M
$138.84 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $6.8M for Desloratadine in 2024, for 152,817 prescriptions and refills to 49,339 patients (down 13.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $44.82.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Desloratadine in 2024: $653K for 13,468 claims, followed by Pennsylvania ($574K).
Ngoc An Phan, internal medicine in Philadelphia, PA, had the highest Medicare cost for Desloratadine in 2024: 426 claims costing $40K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ngoc An Phan Philadelphia, PA | Internal Medicine | 426 | 132 | $40K |
| Shankar Lakhani Dover, DE | Allergy/ Immunology | 285 | 99 | $29K |
| Jason B Karp Lake Success, NY |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24,508 | 119,896 | 36,814 | $9.0M |
| 2023 | 26,319 | 133,358 | 42,918 | $7.9M |
| 2024 | 28,491 | 152,817 | 49,339 | $6.8M |
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.
| Pulmonary Disease |
| 321 |
| 130 |
| $19K |
| Alan Keyes Chesapeake, VA | Otolaryngology | 348 | 167 | $15K |
| Maria D Coimbra McAllen, TX | Family Practice | 237 | 96 | $14K |
| Nestor J Flores Guayama, PR | Pulmonary Disease | 603 | 139 | $14K |
| Matthew C Wilson Huntington, WV | Allergy/ Immunology | 350 | 95 | $13K |
| Charles E Lowe III Pikeville, KY | Allergy/ Immunology | 524 | 116 | $13K |
| Todd M Weiss Corpus Christi, TX | Otolaryngology | 368 | 99 | $12K |
| Carlos R Alcala Marquez San Juan, PR | Pulmonary Disease | 596 | 136 | $12K |
| Hope Havener Bowling Green, KY | Internal Medicine | 276 | 98 | $11K |
| Lascelles Pinnock Allen Park, MI | Otolaryngology | 247 | 124 | $11K |
| Jun Lu Stockton, CA | Allergy/ Immunology | 254 | 91 | $10K |
| Jahaira L Serrano Dominguez Arecibo, PR | Pulmonary Disease | 294 | 61 | $8,525 |
| Heather N Bumgardner Port Wentworth, GA | Nurse Practitioner | 173 | 61 | $8,463 |
| Jonathan M Doty Danville, KY | Otolaryngology | 265 | 81 | $8,458 |
| Syed Alam Bakersfield, CA | Pulmonary Disease | 272 | 70 | $8,375 |
| Jose Venzor III El Paso, TX | Allergy/ Immunology | 196 | 75 | $8,192 |
| John D Gordon Corning, NY | Physician Assistant | 186 | 59 | $7,783 |
| Fer Eren Glen Burnie, MD | Internal Medicine | 105 | 41 | $7,438 |
| Cara M Morgan Jackson, MS | Family Practice | 107 | 35 | $7,004 |
| Lindsey E Fitzgerald Torrance, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 78 | 19 | $6,922 |
| Timothy B Decker Rainsville, AL | Family Practice | 276 | 73 | $6,873 |
| Erin Dodson Fort Wayne, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 97 | 40 | $6,786 |
| Tanveer Aslam Dyersburg, TN | Internal Medicine | 146 | 54 | $6,700 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Lupin Pharmaceu LUPIN.NS | 113,857 | $4.6M |
| Virtus Pharmace | 24,853 | $1.1M |
| Bionpharma Inc. | 12,111 | $763K |
| Dr.Reddy'S Lab RDY | 1,148 | $285K |
| Sun Pharmaceuti SUNPHARMA.NS | 860 | $21K |
| Belcher Pharmac | 55 | $1,151 |