Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$308.7M
-22.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
13.1M
$23.58 per claim
Patients
2.7M
440,774 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$308.8M
$116.19 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $308.7M for Duloxetine Hcl in 2024, for 13,089,610 prescriptions and refills to 2,656,963 patients (down 22.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $23.58.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Duloxetine Hcl in 2024: $21.3M for 886,758 claims, followed by California ($21.2M).
Robert J Pearlstein, internal medicine in Plymouth Meeting, PA, had the highest Medicare cost for Duloxetine Hcl in 2024: 4,478 claims costing $146K.
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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 | 4,478 | 430 | $146K |
| Brandon M Roscoe Du Bois, PA | Family Practice | 1,487 | 255 | $60K |
| Andrew E Graf |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 401,217 | 11,477,660 | 2,290,871 | $503.0M |
| 2023 | 420,802 | 12,205,512 | 2,463,985 | $398.7M |
| 2024 | 440,774 | 13,089,610 | 2,656,963 | $308.7M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 1,774 |
| 194 |
| $49K |
| Srinath Tadakamalla Harrisonville, MO | Family Practice | 1,157 | 184 | $49K |
| Biren P Patel Houston, TX | Psychiatry & Neurology | 659 | 212 | $47K |
| Marwan A Mustaklem Fishers, IN | Internal Medicine | 1,101 | 184 | $46K |
| Elvin R Garcia McAllen, TX | Rheumatology | 1,146 | 314 | $43K |
| Clemencia Rasquinha Golden Valley, MN | Geriatric Medicine | 1,465 | 257 | $42K |
| Boyde J Harrison Haleyville, AL | Family Practice | 935 | 118 | $41K |
| James Murrey Jonesboro, AR | Family Practice | 484 | 53 | $41K |
| Idalvis de la Noval Hialeah, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 636 | 83 | $40K |
| Donald E Vollmer II Hendersonville, TN | Family Practice | 2,398 | 171 | $39K |
| Daniel J Allen Middleton, ID | Family Practice | 1,075 | 151 | $39K |
| Michael A Ahearn Kewanee, IL | Hospitalist | 1,100 | 187 | $39K |
| Leon E Butler Jr. Louisville, KY | Internal Medicine | 999 | 148 | $38K |
| Fernando Cavero Sparta, MO | Internal Medicine | 1,594 | 159 | $38K |
| Sri Pallavi Morampudi Johnson City, TN | Psychiatry & Neurology | 429 | 130 | $36K |
| James B Krablin Lexington, OK | Geriatric Medicine | 1,109 | 147 | $36K |
| Miranda L Harris Pittsburgh, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 239 | 27 | $36K |
| Rebecca M Wester Omaha, NE | Geriatric Medicine | 1,020 | 142 | $35K |
| Simon McClure Bridgeport, WV | Psychiatry | 1,163 | 254 | $35K |
| Matthew J Kraynak Mount Carmel, PA | Family Practice | 632 | 66 | $35K |
| Natalie A Manley Omaha, NE | Internal Medicine | 419 | 92 | $35K |
| Jack H Brown Jr. Sand Springs, OK | Family Practice | 1,010 | 149 | $34K |
| Najmuddin K Karimjee Houston, TX | Internal Medicine | 1,053 | 386 | $34K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Ajanta Pharma L AJANTPHARM.NS | 5,639,133 | $131.7M |
| Breckenridge | 3,158,533 | $75.2M |
| Rising Pharm | 2,260,688 | $51.4M |
| Lupin Pharmaceu LUPIN.NS | 1,219,492 | $32.2M |
| Bluepoint Labor | 499,424 | $9.3M |
| Quallent Pharma | 205,624 | $6.6M |
| Torrent Pharmac TORNTPHARM.NS | 58,977 | $1.4M |
| Actavis/Teva TEVA | 19,314 | $464K |
| Solco Healthcar | 15,587 | $354K |
| Camber Pharmace | 6,323 | $104K |
| Ascend Laborato ALKEM.NS | 5,307 | $84K |
| Major Pharmaceu | 2,090 | $32K |
| Gsms, Inc. | 2,383 | $22K |
| Sun Pharma Glob SUNPHARMA.NS | 1,136 | $16K |
| Macleods Pharma | 170 | $2,199 |
| Cipla USA, Inc. CIPLA.NS | 75 | $993 |
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 52 | $490 |
| AHP | 52 | $425 |