Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$14.0M
-5.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
383K
$36.50 per claim
Patients
119K
79,847 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$14.0M
$117.39 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $14.0M for Dilt-Xr in 2024, for 383,091 prescriptions and refills to 119,089 patients (down 5.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $36.50.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Dilt-Xr in 2024: $1.3M for 33,555 claims, followed by California ($1.1M).
Harry R Hawthorne, clinical cardiac electrophysiology in Alexandria, LA, had the highest Medicare cost for Dilt-Xr in 2024: 161 claims costing $10K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry R Hawthorne Alexandria, LA | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 161 | 52 | $10K |
| Alyssa Waddell West Des Moines, IA | Nurse Practitioner | 139 | 52 | $5,982 |
| Kashyap B Choksi |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 83,409 | 392,258 | 126,706 | $18.2M |
| 2023 | 73,345 | 314,275 | 106,636 | $14.8M |
| 2024 | 79,847 | 383,091 | 119,089 | $14.0M |
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 |
| 267 |
| 57 |
| $5,893 |
| Alison L Bailey Gainesville, GA | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | 126 | 34 | $5,854 |
| Lindsey R Aeschliman West Des Moines, IA | Nurse Practitioner | 143 | 46 | $4,623 |
| Eric H Yeung Asheville, NC | Cardiology | 151 | 51 | $4,540 |
| Joann G Journigan Fort Myers, FL | Cardiology | 95 | 38 | $4,347 |
| Jeffrey R Brown Washington, MO | Cardiology | 123 | 34 | $4,239 |
| Humayun Jamidar Daytona Beach, FL | Cardiology | 99 | 36 | $4,186 |
| Stephen H Pollock Baltimore, MD | Cardiology | 109 | 36 | $3,987 |
| Amanda E Ribbeck Amherst, NY | Internal Medicine | 73 | 25 | $3,970 |
| Deepak Khanna Oroville, CA | Cardiology | 121 | 40 | $3,899 |
| Eleanor R Sullivan Brewster, MA | Cardiology | 90 | 32 | $3,829 |
| Hossam Eldin I Mustafa Saginaw, MI | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 58 | 24 | $3,779 |
| Andrew J Krainik Saint Louis, MO | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 114 | 37 | $3,635 |
| Robert V Barbarite Parkland, FL | Internal Medicine | 72 | 19 | $3,576 |
| Dannis E Hood Ringgold, GA | Interventional Cardiology | 116 | 42 | $3,380 |
| Alise Bartolucci Springfield, MA | Nurse Practitioner | 63 | 25 | $3,371 |
| Courtney G Smith Amherst, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 60 | 25 | $3,240 |
| Charles J Breen Hillsboro, ND | Family Practice | 53 | Under 11 | $3,238 |
| Jordan M Chaisson Mobile, AL | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 95 | 31 | $3,163 |
| Vladimir Curkovic Zephyrhills, FL | Cardiology | 75 | 25 | $3,125 |
| Tracy Q Callister Hendersonville, TN | Cardiology | 88 | 31 | $3,084 |
| Daniel E Berg Utica, NY | Cardiology | 115 | 31 | $3,043 |
| Cynthia G Marske West Des Moines, IA | Nurse Practitioner | 134 | 38 | $3,042 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Apotex Corp | 383,212 | $14.0M |