Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$9.4M
-13.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
50K
$187.19 per claim
Patients
13K
11,270 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$9.4M
$702.45 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $9.4M for Dutasteride-Tamsulosin in 2024, for 50,270 prescriptions and refills to 13,395 patients (down 13.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $187.19.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Dutasteride-Tamsulosin in 2024: $1.2M for 7,006 claims, followed by Florida ($834K).
Hong Liang, internal medicine in Rosemead, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Dutasteride-Tamsulosin in 2024: 259 claims costing $49K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Liang Rosemead, CA | Internal Medicine | 259 | 96 | $49K |
| Mark I Miller Cranford, NJ | Urology | 213 | 73 | $46K |
| David J Osborn Germantown, MD |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11,213 | 51,751 | 13,285 | $11.9M |
| 2023 | 10,873 | 49,130 | 12,781 | $10.9M |
| 2024 | 11,270 | 50,270 | 13,395 | $9.4M |
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.
| Urology |
| 129 |
| 50 |
| $23K |
| Gregory G Lovallo Maywood, NJ | Urology | 93 | 24 | $19K |
| Victor K Jiminez Huntsville, AL | Urology | 72 | 20 | $19K |
| Matthew S Tobin Neptune, NJ | Urology | 68 | 21 | $19K |
| Parminder Sethi Walnut Creek, CA | Urology | 70 | 27 | $18K |
| Phillip C Ginsberg Philadelphia, PA | Urology | 112 | 24 | $16K |
| Khaled Fareed Huntington Beach, CA | Urology | 96 | 30 | $16K |
| Russell M Freid Lawrenceville, NJ | Urology | 51 | 19 | $16K |
| Charng F Chong Anaheim, CA | Internal Medicine | 62 | 26 | $15K |
| Eric Batres Bell, CA | Family Practice | 77 | 25 | $14K |
| Eric H Thall Rockville Centre, NY | Urology | 77 | 21 | $14K |
| Felix CHI-Ming Yip Monterey Park, CA | Urology | 64 | 22 | $12K |
| Boris V Klopukh Aventura, FL | Urology | 42 | 16 | $12K |
| Robert P Caruso Bloomfield, NJ | Urology | 56 | 21 | $12K |
| Kevin A Brewton Battle Creek, MI | Urology | 70 | 18 | $11K |
| Roberto Pedraza Rockville, MD | Urology | 47 | 15 | $11K |
| Steven W Dang Honolulu, HI | Internal Medicine | 48 | 15 | $11K |
| Robert I Barsky Cherry Hill, NJ | Urology | 52 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Matthew H Bui Los Angeles, CA | Urology | 56 | 15 | $10K |
| Terry Q Yee Honolulu, HI | Urology | 46 | 13 | $10K |
| Zaid A Fadhli Kissimmee, FL | Urology | 41 | 16 | $10K |
| Emmanuel J Mitsinikos Upland, CA | Urology | 48 | 17 | $9,842 |
| Michael P Solliday Poughkeepsie, NY | Urology | 52 | 19 | $9,581 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 41,246 | $7.8M |
| Par Pharm. | 9,026 | $1.6M |