Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$98.2M
-17.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
8.1M
$12.18 per claim
Patients
1.6M
268,783 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$98.2M
$63.18 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $98.2M for Donepezil Hcl in 2024, for 8,060,973 prescriptions and refills to 1,553,817 patients (down 17.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $12.18.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Donepezil Hcl in 2024: $8.8M for 695,137 claims, followed by Texas ($7.8M).
Robert J Pearlstein, internal medicine in Plymouth Meeting, PA, had the highest Medicare cost for Donepezil Hcl in 2024: 5,631 claims costing $65K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 5,631 | 522 | $65K |
| Rodger B Spillars Tulsa, OK | Internal Medicine | 1,888 | 304 | $52K |
| Tsilya Bass |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 255,211 | 7,463,088 | 1,434,559 | $113.5M |
| 2023 | 260,511 | 7,604,715 | 1,467,267 | $119.6M |
| 2024 | 268,783 | 8,060,973 | 1,553,817 | $98.2M |
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.
| Psychiatry |
| 3,587 |
| 405 |
| $50K |
| Brandon M Roscoe Du Bois, PA | Family Practice | 2,100 | 347 | $46K |
| Terence A Frinks Tucker, GA | Family Practice | 4,270 | 345 | $43K |
| Donald E Vollmer II Hendersonville, TN | Family Practice | 4,257 | 280 | $42K |
| Susan E Berner Oakwood, OH | Geriatric Medicine | 2,061 | 277 | $36K |
| James Murrey Jonesboro, AR | Family Practice | 390 | 51 | $33K |
| Rajesh Agarwal Mayfield Heights, OH | Internal Medicine | 2,397 | 298 | $33K |
| Jose A Soria-Lopez San Diego, CA | Neurology | 1,400 | 451 | $32K |
| Kirpich Joseph Lilburn, GA | Family Practice | 2,684 | 191 | $32K |
| Timothy D Estes Jackson, MS | Family Practice | 3,317 | 238 | $32K |
| David Heise Port Orange, FL | Family Practice | 1,724 | 274 | $32K |
| Todd L Fulcher Jackson, MS | Family Practice | 2,822 | 212 | $31K |
| Michael D Satchell Albany, GA | Family Practice | 3,983 | 134 | $31K |
| James B Krablin Lexington, OK | Geriatric Medicine | 2,036 | 322 | $30K |
| Jack H Brown Jr. Sand Springs, OK | Family Practice | 1,876 | 299 | $30K |
| Amar Mohan Monroe, GA | Internal Medicine | 2,396 | 197 | $30K |
| Katherine M Padilla-Rodriguez Caguas, PR | Neurology | 2,316 | 463 | $29K |
| Robert O Morton Ada, OK | Psychiatry | 1,625 | 245 | $29K |
| Hector Santos Carolina, PR | Neurology | 1,589 | 388 | $29K |
| Daniel Miller Columbus, OH | Internal Medicine | 1,590 | 219 | $29K |
| Nehme Alkarra Dickinson, TX | Internal Medicine | 1,065 | 182 | $29K |
| Bernardo A Rojas Jr. Troy, MI | Internal Medicine | 1,629 | 184 | $28K |
| Fernando Gonzales-Portillo Orlando, FL | Neurology | 4,134 | 1,118 | $28K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Solco Healthcar | 5,302,655 | $61.4M |
| Macleods Pharma | 1,077,866 | $14.8M |
| Twi/Upsher | 90,789 | $6.2M |
| Rising Pharm | 685,072 | $5.9M |
| Camber Pharmace | 284,954 | $3.6M |
| Torrent Pharmac TORNTPHARM.NS | 253,273 | $2.7M |
| Aci Healthcare | 278,053 | $1.9M |
| Quallent Pharma | 68,283 | $917K |
| Edenbridge/Dexc | 4,614 | $354K |
| Dr.Reddy'S Lab RDY | 5,124 | $292K |
| Major Pharmaceu | 6,962 | $36K |
| Lupin Pharmaceu LUPIN.NS | 562 | $33K |
| Jubilant Cadist JUBLPHARMA.NS | 1,486 | $8,398 |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 1,218 | $8,091 |
| Alembic Pharmac | 805 | $6,158 |
| Gsms, Inc. | 730 | $3,236 |
| Strides Pharma STAR.NS | 252 | $1,798 |
| Vensun/Strides | 179 | $1,104 |
| Ranbaxy Pharmac | 70 | $560 |
| Bi-Coastal Phar | 82 | $235 |
| AHP | 52 | $205 |