Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$79.5M
-16.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
533K
$149.18 per claim
Patients
282K
151,465 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$79.5M
$281.37 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $79.5M for Enoxaparin Sodium in 2024, for 532,823 prescriptions and refills to 282,473 patients (down 16.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $149.18.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Enoxaparin Sodium in 2024: $7.0M for 40,816 claims, followed by California ($6.8M).
Vivek Gupta, internal medicine in Chicago, IL, had the highest Medicare cost for Enoxaparin Sodium in 2024: 574 claims costing $52K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vivek Gupta Chicago, IL | Internal Medicine | 574 | 63 | $52K |
| Vincent J Picozzi Seattle, WA | Hematology-Oncology | 143 | 26 | $46K |
| Serena Y Eldridge |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 151,467 | 556,740 | 298,365 | $98.4M |
| 2023 | 150,060 | 532,201 | 285,920 | $95.2M |
| 2024 | 151,465 | 532,823 | 282,473 | $79.5M |
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.
| Physician Assistant |
| 74 |
| 25 |
| $44K |
| Samir Bhalla Hillside, IL | Geriatric Medicine | 456 | 58 | $40K |
| Kambiz Zorriasateyn Skokie, IL | Internal Medicine | 237 | 87 | $40K |
| Julianne McNamara New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 153 | 59 | $39K |
| Karen B Saylor Mount Vernon, KY | Internal Medicine | 254 | 38 | $38K |
| Simon Mantha New York, NY | Hematology | 130 | 38 | $35K |
| Ritika Vankina Farmington, CT | Medical Oncology | 36 | 18 | $33K |
| Rajesh Agarwal Mayfield Heights, OH | Internal Medicine | 350 | 45 | $30K |
| Sudhanshu B Mulay Hartford, CT | Hematology-Oncology | 116 | 41 | $30K |
| Anna Rita Marcelli New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 117 | 36 | $29K |
| Robert F Manges Fort Wayne, IN | Medical Oncology | 277 | 160 | $29K |
| Kenya Kozawa Sweetwater, TN | Internal Medicine | 52 | 20 | $29K |
| Cara A Scotti New York, NY | Physician Assistant | 104 | 47 | $28K |
| David S Kotlyar Henderson, NV | Medical Oncology | 55 | 11 | $28K |
| Vanessa L Millsaps York, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 271 | 168 | $27K |
| Kirill Zhadovich Niles, IL | Internal Medicine | 257 | 23 | $27K |
| Chool Liyanapatabendi Park Ridge, IL | Internal Medicine | 319 | 27 | $26K |
| Bilal K Siddiqui Indianapolis, IN | Medical Oncology | 49 | 18 | $26K |
| Andrew E Graf Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 308 | 38 | $26K |
| Alfonso J Tafur Skokie, IL | Internal Medicine | 161 | 73 | $25K |
| Eric J Chuang Chicago, IL | Internal Medicine | 293 | 44 | $25K |
| Rekha Parameswaran New York, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 91 | 33 | $25K |
| Qui H Thai Las Vegas, NV | Internal Medicine | 374 | 29 | $24K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Sandoz SDZ.SW | 159,556 | $22.8M |
| Northstar Rx Ll | 100,334 | $16.2M |
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 54,592 | $10.4M |
| Winthrop US | 47,966 | $8.1M |
| Hepalink USA, I | 48,558 | $6.7M |
| Meitheal Pharma | 43,109 | $5.0M |
| Bluepoint Labor | 33,392 | $4.9M |
| Amphastar Pharm | 18,383 | $2.7M |
| Be Pharmaceutic | 14,318 | $1.7M |
| Fresenius Kabi | 7,490 | $696K |
| Sagent Pharmace | 1,356 | $197K |
| Meitheal-Health | 1,893 | $162K |
| Fresenius-Novap | 1,617 | $106K |
| Apotex Corp | 385 | $55K |