Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$10.9M
+0.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
209K
$52.50 per claim
Patients
62K
25,744 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$11.0M
$177.83 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $10.9M for Diclofenac Sodium Er in 2024, for 208,517 prescriptions and refills to 61,559 patients (up 0.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $52.50.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Diclofenac Sodium Er in 2024: $4.2M for 62,843 claims, followed by Puerto Rico ($1.2M).
Jong Won Choi, podiatry in Brooklyn, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Diclofenac Sodium Er in 2024: 1,804 claims costing $140K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jong Won Choi Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 1,804 | 156 | $140K |
| Tracey C Isidro New York, NY | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 1,437 | 149 | $109K |
| Esther Suh |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 26,325 | 172,314 | 59,791 | $14.8M |
| 2023 | 26,047 | 169,804 | 59,217 | $10.9M |
| 2024 | 25,744 | 208,517 | 61,559 | $10.9M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 971 |
| 70 |
| $74K |
| Sharene B Nubani Dorchester, MA | Podiatry | 817 | 79 | $62K |
| Ryan P Minara New York, NY | Podiatry | 757 | 53 | $60K |
| Lorenza Freddo Bronx, NY | Neurology | 721 | 60 | $55K |
| Lourdes M Figueroa-Corser Bronx, NY | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 747 | 130 | $54K |
| Danielle Tolentino Jamaica, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 653 | 64 | $51K |
| Liliya Gandrabur South Miami, FL | Rheumatology | 626 | 55 | $47K |
| Paul S Catanzaro Saint Louis, MO | Interventional Pain Management | 887 | 159 | $47K |
| Robert Locastro Hauppauge, NY | Podiatry | 581 | 42 | $45K |
| Zerremi D Caga-Anan Bronx, NY | Internal Medicine | 528 | 47 | $42K |
| Yerissa A Diaz Bronx, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 545 | 62 | $42K |
| Esther J Schmidt-Pines Oceanside, NY | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 507 | 58 | $39K |
| Nana Sarpong New York, NY | Orthopedic Surgery | 490 | 60 | $38K |
| Luis F Chabla-Penafiel White Plains, NY | Pain Management | 482 | 27 | $37K |
| Haidy Rivero Brooklyn, NY | Sports Medicine | 485 | 53 | $37K |
| Juan de la Cruz Vega Baja, PR | General Surgery | 460 | 37 | $36K |
| Fnu Mohammed Faizullah Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 454 | 31 | $35K |
| Paul Ryan Haffey New York, NY | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 448 | 42 | $34K |
| Gurpreet S Padda St.Louis, MO | Interventional Pain Management | 612 | 118 | $33K |
| Ronald C Sabbagh Lewes, DE | Orthopedic Surgery | 597 | 240 | $33K |
| Carine Jean-Louis Brooklyn, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 420 | 39 | $33K |
| Eliezer Eisenberger New York, NY | Podiatry | 401 | 27 | $31K |
| Abdalla I Adam Jamaica, NY | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 400 | 45 | $31K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Edenbridge/Dexc | 64,506 | $3.3M |
| Lannett Co. Inc | 46,447 | $3.3M |
| Ingenus Pharmac | 50,061 | $2.5M |
| Oceanside Pharm | 43,406 | $1.6M |
| Bluepoint Labor | 4,162 | $196K |