Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$1.3M
-11.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
61K
$21.98 per claim
Patients
23K
13,152 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $1.3M for Diphenhydramine Hcl in 2024, for 61,097 prescriptions and refills to 23,063 patients (down 11.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $21.98.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Diphenhydramine Hcl in 2024: $168K for 9,981 claims, followed by Florida ($99K).
Abigail M Stocker, gastroenterology in Louisville, KY, had the highest Medicare cost for Diphenhydramine Hcl in 2024: 718 claims costing $61K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abigail M Stocker Louisville, KY | Gastroenterology | 718 | 81 | $61K |
| Shijun C Xi Los Angeles, CA | Allergy/ Immunology | 281 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Nitzana A Aufiero |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9,666 | 47,728 | 15,699 | $1.7M |
| 2023 | 10,695 | 53,084 | 18,561 | $1.5M |
| 2024 | 13,152 | 61,097 | 23,063 | $1.3M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 100 |
| Under 11 |
| $16K |
| Sujay Dutta Thousand Oaks, CA | Infectious Disease | 16 | Under 11 | $9,807 |
| Erin M Kolb Florence, MA | Nurse Practitioner | 42 | Under 11 | $9,067 |
| Michael E Feldman Bend, OR | Nephrology | 192 | Under 11 | $8,468 |
| Paul E Dahlberg Saint Paul, MN | Allergy/ Immunology | 23 | Under 11 | $8,447 |
| Jane T Purser Tulsa, OK | Internal Medicine | 17 | Under 11 | $7,764 |
| Nathaniel R Piel Knoxville, TN | Internal Medicine | 32 | Under 11 | $7,307 |
| Anthony A Doft Windsor, CO | Family Practice | 55 | Under 11 | $7,076 |
| George J Urban Chicago, IL | Internal Medicine | 252 | 50 | $6,705 |
| Sarah J Crane Bangor, ME | Family Practice | 52 | Under 11 | $6,540 |
| Joshua M Rycus Coral Springs, FL | Family Practice | 14 | Under 11 | $6,522 |
| Justin R Nudell Largo, FL | Gastroenterology | 113 | Under 11 | $6,172 |
| David Y Kawashiri Beverly Hills, CA | Internal Medicine | 42 | Under 11 | $6,013 |
| Erica C Brode San Francisco, CA | Family Practice | 35 | Under 11 | $5,990 |
| Chyh Woei Lee Fremont, CA | Allergy/ Immunology | 88 | Under 11 | $5,868 |
| April M Mahrle-Henson Gastonia, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 16 | Under 11 | $5,780 |
| Mona Lisa Alattar Houston, TX | Hematology-Oncology | 44 | Under 11 | $5,744 |
| Benjamina Dolinsek Razsa Portland, ME | Internal Medicine | 26 | Under 11 | $5,534 |
| April B Grudell Coon Rapids, MN | Gastroenterology | 233 | Under 11 | $5,229 |
| Mehmet Basaran Westerville, OH | Allergy/ Immunology | 77 | Under 11 | $5,101 |
| Merle L Diamond Chicago, IL | Internal Medicine | 213 | 55 | $5,088 |
| Anthony A Perszyk Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | Medical Genetics and Genomics | 112 | Under 11 | $5,069 |
| Loren W Hunt Jr. Athens, GA | Allergy/ Immunology | 51 | Under 11 | $4,895 |