Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$5.6M
+12.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
237K
$23.68 per claim
Patients
73K
41,838 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$5.6M
$76.99 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $5.6M for Enulose in 2024, for 236,838 prescriptions and refills to 72,833 patients (up 12.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $23.68.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Enulose in 2024: $685K for 28,910 claims, followed by California ($672K).
Kari D Shields, family practice in Ashland, KY, had the highest Medicare cost for Enulose in 2024: 901 claims costing $18K.
Enulose is made by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (TEVA), listed in the Medicare spending data as Actavis/Teva.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kari D Shields Ashland, KY | Family Practice | 901 | 108 | $18K |
| Adolphus R Lewis Fort Worth, TX | Family Practice | 396 | 47 | $17K |
| Michael T Peacock |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 29,125 | 181,572 | 47,279 | $5.6M |
| 2023 | 32,313 | 157,858 | 52,034 | $5.0M |
| 2024 | 41,838 | 236,838 | 72,833 | $5.6M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 486 |
| 47 |
| $15K |
| Afshan Hameeduddin Schaumburg, IL | Family Practice | 219 | 29 | $13K |
| Rashmin M Panchal Harbor City, CA | Hospice and Palliative Care | 122 | 25 | $13K |
| Olawale O Akinmerese Fort Worth, TX | Family Practice | 423 | 55 | $12K |
| Thomas S Lehner Cleveland, OH | Family Practice | 270 | 27 | $12K |
| Arthur H Tascone Henderson, NC | Emergency Medicine | 83 | 17 | $12K |
| Ritu Rastogi Wilmington, DE | Internal Medicine | 496 | 93 | $10K |
| Terence A Frinks Tucker, GA | Family Practice | 465 | 69 | $10K |
| Michael A Ahearn Kewanee, IL | Hospitalist | 274 | 29 | $9,914 |
| Abbas S Hasnain Fresno, CA | Internal Medicine | 456 | 55 | $9,910 |
| Elie Fteha Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 204 | 27 | $9,392 |
| Amr H Behiri Ashburn, VA | Internal Medicine | 398 | 44 | $9,324 |
| Jared D Garrison Willows, CA | Family Practice | 184 | 19 | $9,140 |
| David G Parker Marion, VA | Family Practice | 393 | 28 | $9,065 |
| Stavros R Karatsoridis Defiance, OH | Internal Medicine | 243 | 12 | $8,572 |
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 412 | 46 | $8,070 |
| Sepehr Golboo Laguna Hills, CA | Geriatric Medicine | 103 | 33 | $8,003 |
| Dirk N Juschka Westerville, OH | Geriatric Medicine | 279 | 23 | $7,675 |
| Adaobi N Udokwu Harbor City, CA | Hospice and Palliative Care | 91 | 22 | $7,648 |
| Ronald Cable Oklahoma City, OK | Emergency Medicine | 194 | 41 | $7,550 |
| Gilbert E Daniel Washington, DC | Internal Medicine | 252 | 54 | $7,314 |
| Arturo Martinez III McAllen, TX | Internal Medicine | 258 | 28 | $7,310 |
| Owen Capocyan Sugar Land, TX | Geriatric Medicine | 267 | 43 | $7,250 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Actavis/Teva TEVA | 236,911 | $5.6M |