Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$51.9M
-6.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
43K
$1,209.70 per claim
Patients
9,095
8,021 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$52.0M
$5,711.37 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $51.9M for Elmiron in 2024, for 42,941 prescriptions and refills to 9,095 patients (down 6.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,209.70.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Elmiron in 2024: $6.5M for 4,497 claims, followed by Florida ($3.0M).
Christopher H Ceriale, physician assistant in San Diego, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Elmiron in 2024: 185 claims costing $436K.
Elmiron is made by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), listed in the Medicare spending data as Janssen Pharm..
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher H Ceriale San Diego, CA | Physician Assistant | 185 | 31 | $436K |
| Brandi D Knight Cartersville, GA | Nurse Practitioner | 337 | 72 | $420K |
| Harold G Rainwater |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8,880 | 50,786 | 10,424 | $58.4M |
| 2023 | 8,201 | 46,512 | 9,391 | $55.2M |
| 2024 | 8,021 | 42,941 | 9,095 | $51.9M |
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.
| Urology |
| 200 |
| 72 |
| $367K |
| Robert J Evans III Winston Salem, NC | Urology | 252 | 64 | $365K |
| Matthew Rainwater Fresno, CA | General Practice | 159 | 46 | $273K |
| Joan T Meaney San Antonio, TX | Urology | 72 | 21 | $164K |
| Jennifer B Tidwell Winston Salem, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 99 | 24 | $154K |
| Sarah C Larocco Greensboro, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 100 | 24 | $118K |
| Heather Gottlieb Newtown, PA | Urology | 68 | 14 | $113K |
| Jeffrey G Proctor Cartersville, GA | Urology | 93 | 26 | $111K |
| Aftab Husain Perth Amboy, NJ | Urology | 94 | 22 | $109K |
| Freddy R Mendez Torres Cayey, PR | Urology | 148 | 27 | $101K |
| Yu Hwong San Jose, CA | Urology | 80 | 17 | $92K |
| Andrew J Walter Roseville, CA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 30 | 13 | $88K |
| Willie W Smith III Ronceverte, WV | Physician Assistant | 73 | Under 11 | $85K |
| Destiny M Moss Spartanburg, SC | Nurse Practitioner | 77 | 12 | $73K |
| Margaret C Wolf Clinton, IA | Urology | 67 | Under 11 | $71K |
| Nathaniel L Barnes Webster, TX | Urology | 35 | Under 11 | $68K |
| Drew M Wilkins Round Rock, TX | Physician Assistant | 19 | Under 11 | $67K |
| Jennifer A Wilkins Indianapolis, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 37 | Under 11 | $64K |
| Sheldon B Pike Hewlett, NY | Urology | 62 | Under 11 | $63K |
| David C Lewing Independence, MO | Urology | 50 | Under 11 | $62K |
| Emily A Levandusky Cheektowaga, NY | Physician Assistant | 43 | Under 11 | $61K |
| Oluwatoyin A Fadeyi Winston Salem, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 45 | 12 | $60K |
| Gilberto Ruiz Deya Ponce, PR | Urology | 50 | 14 | $59K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Janssen Pharm. JNJ | 42,953 | $52.0M |