Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$341.7M
-13.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
6.7M
$51.20 per claim
Patients
2.6M
388,631 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $341.7M for Diclofenac Sodium in 2024, for 6,672,933 prescriptions and refills to 2,565,156 patients (down 13.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $51.20.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Diclofenac Sodium in 2024: $102.3M for 645,176 claims, followed by California ($70.1M).
Tigran Avoian, orthopedic surgery in Los Angeles, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Diclofenac Sodium in 2024: 2,204 claims costing $1.8M.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tigran Avoian Los Angeles, CA | Orthopedic Surgery | 2,204 | 443 | $1.8M |
| Boris Veysman Freehold, NJ | Internal Medicine | 846 | 118 | $1.5M |
| Ivan Mikolaenko |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 407,389 | 8,317,228 | 3,043,884 | $304.5M |
| 2023 | 424,450 | 8,419,989 | 3,195,214 | $395.9M |
| 2024 | 388,631 | 6,672,933 | 2,565,156 | $341.7M |
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.
| Critical Care (Intensivists) |
| 1,314 |
| 264 |
| $1.3M |
| David Tetrokalashvili Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 1,218 | 177 | $1.2M |
| Vlad Nusinovich West Hollywood, CA | Internal Medicine | 2,097 | 267 | $1.2M |
| Mark Barats West Hollywood, CA | Nephrology | 1,711 | 206 | $1.2M |
| Henrik Khatchatourian Glendale, CA | General Practice | 1,982 | 266 | $1.2M |
| Semyon Kostko Rego Park, NY | Internal Medicine | 1,391 | 191 | $1.1M |
| Dmitri Petrychenko Brooklyn, NY | Interventional Pain Management | 1,195 | 296 | $1.1M |
| Manouchehr Rashti Los Angeles, CA | General Practice | 1,553 | 356 | $974K |
| Aleksandr Zasypkin Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 1,451 | 265 | $957K |
| Ilya Rachman Reseda, CA | Internal Medicine | 1,266 | 138 | $857K |
| Joseph G Ibrahim Bayonne, NJ | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 727 | 203 | $844K |
| 1821106691 | General Practice | 1,486 | 456 | $841K |
| Jimmy Li Woodhaven, NY | Podiatry | 2,246 | 846 | $820K |
| Kelvin Mai Santa Ana, CA | Internal Medicine | 1,507 | 433 | $811K |
| Oksana Levitansky Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 1,384 | 201 | $746K |
| Hangjun Jang Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 827 | 196 | $715K |
| 1023052784 | Internal Medicine | 658 | 100 | $690K |
| Boris Khorets Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 1,187 | 174 | $689K |
| Sergio J Alvarado San Antonio, TX | Interventional Pain Management | 648 | 126 | $658K |
| Scott M Andes Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 1,114 | 278 | $653K |
| Vahan Madatovian Glendale, CA | General Practice | 686 | 106 | $638K |
| Jonathan Garcia Bronx, NY | Physician Assistant | 784 | 277 | $631K |
| Thoi H Lien Rosemead, CA | Family Practice | 727 | 196 | $621K |