Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$18.9M
-16.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
3.0M
$6.34 per claim
Patients
929K
326,751 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $18.9M for Diazepam in 2024, for 2,983,399 prescriptions and refills to 928,537 patients (down 16.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $6.34.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Diazepam in 2024: $1.5M for 251,986 claims, followed by California ($1.3M).
Mary M Humphreys-Sprague, nurse practitioner in Jacksonville, NC, had the highest Medicare cost for Diazepam in 2024: 13 claims costing $139K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary M Humphreys-Sprague Jacksonville, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $139K |
| Donovan D Williams Minneapolis, MN | Internal Medicine | 22 | Under 11 | $123K |
| John D Foss |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 311,851 | 2,995,990 | 864,151 | $22.9M |
| 2023 | 315,245 | 2,932,069 | 871,994 | $22.5M |
| 2024 | 326,751 | 2,983,399 | 928,537 | $18.9M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 17 |
| Under 11 |
| $97K |
| Glenn E Deputy Harrisonburg, VA | Neurology | 62 | Under 11 | $71K |
| Robert J Evans III Winston Salem, NC | Urology | 188 | 37 | $62K |
| Michael D Dufresne Augusta, ME | Family Practice | 133 | 14 | $54K |
| Robert S Mayer Baltimore, MD | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 12 | Under 11 | $51K |
| Jose E Gonzalez Asheville, NC | Family Practice | 21 | Under 11 | $50K |
| Liann N Hagey Walnut Creek, CA | Urology | 27 | Under 11 | $50K |
| Mark Callow West Chester, OH | Neurology | 79 | Under 11 | $40K |
| Jeffrey K Reichel Wauwatosa, WI | Family Practice | 41 | Under 11 | $36K |
| James W Kriegshauser Saint Louis, MO | Internal Medicine | 43 | Under 11 | $35K |
| Alyssa E Zipadelli Milford, CT | Nurse Practitioner | 98 | 19 | $33K |
| Jennifer C McDonald Rome, GA | Nurse Practitioner | 75 | 14 | $29K |
| Katherine Hanaway Cambridge, MA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 17 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Amy B Pearson Buckhannon, WV | Family Practice | 35 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Eleanor K Orehek Bloomington, MN | Neurology | 77 | 16 | $24K |
| Lauren S Rosen Wynnewood, PA | Internal Medicine | 18 | Under 11 | $22K |
| William Kendrick Springdale, AR | Family Practice | 35 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Roberto Mixco Merritt Island, FL | Neurology | 71 | 14 | $20K |
| Firas Bannout Loma Linda, CA | Neurology | 58 | 13 | $20K |
| Joanna S Fong-Isariyawongse Pittsburgh, PA | Neurology | 19 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Brianna Y Banerjee Holly Springs, NC | Physician Assistant | 18 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Alison E Heald Seattle, WA | Internal Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Sean T Hwang Great Neck, NY | Neurology | 29 | Under 11 | $17K |