Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$36.8M
-25.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
1.6M
$23.33 per claim
Patients
371K
164,434 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $36.8M for Digoxin in 2024, for 1,579,600 prescriptions and refills to 370,793 patients (down 25.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $23.33.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Digoxin in 2024: $3.7M for 162,906 claims, followed by Florida ($2.9M).
David E Wrobleski, clinical cardiac electrophysiology in Indianapolis, IN, had the highest Medicare cost for Digoxin in 2024: 304 claims costing $20K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David E Wrobleski Indianapolis, IN | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 304 | 93 | $20K |
| Jairo J Marin Orange, CA | Interventional Cardiology | 598 | 187 | $15K |
| Layne M Reusser |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 173,886 | 1,814,166 | 424,170 | $57.6M |
| 2023 | 168,925 | 1,674,797 | 392,490 | $49.7M |
| 2024 | 164,434 | 1,579,600 | 370,793 | $36.8M |
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.
| Cardiology |
| 704 |
| 157 |
| $15K |
| Bartolomeo Giannattasio Middleburg Heights, OH | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 500 | 150 | $14K |
| Fadhil A Hussein Toledo, OH | Cardiology | 849 | 212 | $13K |
| Kamal Salah H Sewaralthahab Timonium, MD | Internal Medicine | 96 | 15 | $12K |
| David C Rubin Bel Air, MD | Cardiology | 405 | 134 | $12K |
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 702 | 76 | $12K |
| Peter P Chiotellis Hyannis, MA | Cardiology | 292 | 85 | $11K |
| Gayl S Reader Greenville, KY | Cardiology | 720 | 161 | $11K |
| David L Smith Doylestown, PA | Cardiology | 77 | 22 | $11K |
| Ved Ganeshram Wichita Falls, TX | Cardiology | 201 | 58 | $11K |
| Igor Tubin Lafayette, IN | Cardiology | 282 | 77 | $11K |
| Harminder P Gandhok Salem, OR | Cardiology | 498 | 120 | $11K |
| Thomas E Mandat Parma, OH | Internal Medicine | 162 | 20 | $11K |
| Earl L Mangin Jr. Houston, TX | Cardiology | 472 | 120 | $10K |
| Philip N Chiotellis Hyannis, MA | Cardiology | 290 | 92 | $10K |
| Muzamil I Rana Amherst, NY | Cardiology | 276 | 78 | $10K |
| Peter H Spooner Tucson, AZ | Cardiology | 71 | 29 | $9,808 |
| Wassim Shaheen Wichita, KS | Interventional Cardiology | 439 | 114 | $9,470 |
| Jeanne C Benoit Quincy, MA | Nurse Practitioner | 356 | 120 | $9,321 |
| Angelo J Pedulla Rochester, NY | Cardiology | 93 | 24 | $9,158 |
| Rakesh Kansal Crown Point, IN | Cardiology | 329 | 96 | $9,048 |
| Beth A Britt Bad Axe, MI | Nurse Practitioner | 47 | 12 | $8,666 |
| Bao G Tran San Francisco, CA | Cardiology | 40 | 18 | $8,618 |