Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$119.2M
-10.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
578K
$206.20 per claim
Patients
458K
195,858 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$119.3M
$260.07 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $119.2M for Epinephrine in 2024, for 578,213 prescriptions and refills to 458,465 patients (down 10.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $206.20.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Epinephrine in 2024: $10.1M for 43,413 claims, followed by California ($8.6M).
David H Tottori, allergy/ immunology in Las Vegas, NV, had the highest Medicare cost for Epinephrine in 2024: 321 claims costing $62K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David H Tottori Las Vegas, NV | Allergy/ Immunology | 321 | 237 | $62K |
| James R Haden Fort Worth, TX | Allergy/ Immunology | 281 | 229 | $49K |
| Ritesh Kalra |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 160,852 | 421,570 | 342,067 | $116.3M |
| 2023 | 182,175 | 518,013 | 412,863 | $133.3M |
| 2024 | 195,858 | 578,213 | 458,465 | $119.2M |
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 |
| 130 |
| 22 |
| $46K |
| Brynae L Miley Oak Ridge, TN | Otolaryngology | 174 | 146 | $40K |
| Dahlia Landa Bronx, NY | Allergy/ Immunology | 145 | 64 | $40K |
| Sameer Gupta Vista, CA | Allergy/ Immunology | 212 | 172 | $38K |
| Jordan E Scott Leominster, MA | Allergy/ Immunology | 210 | 168 | $32K |
| Ranjan Sharma Greensboro, NC | Allergy/ Immunology | 180 | 165 | $32K |
| Francis L McCafferty Jr. Stockbridge, GA | Allergy/ Immunology | 152 | 99 | $31K |
| Robert J McDonald Jr. Jefferson City, MO | Otolaryngology | 154 | 144 | $31K |
| Kursteen S Price Portland, OR | Allergy/ Immunology | 148 | 109 | $31K |
| Anardi Agosto-Mujica Cayey, PR | Allergy/ Immunology | 104 | 72 | $30K |
| Dean A Atkinson Oklahoma City, OK | Allergy/ Immunology | 159 | 138 | $30K |
| Jeffrey W Langford Macon, GA | Internal Medicine | 152 | 111 | $30K |
| Kumar R Patel Tarentum, PA | Allergy/ Immunology | 111 | 98 | $30K |
| Napoleon G Bequer Loxahatchee, FL | Otolaryngology | 162 | 150 | $29K |
| Frederick A Bunge Oak Ridge, TN | Otolaryngology | 133 | 109 | $29K |
| Sanjeev Jain Longview, WA | Allergy/ Immunology | 122 | 96 | $29K |
| Ronald K Jorgensen Peoria, AZ | Allergy/ Immunology | 129 | 95 | $28K |
| Keith B Welker Butler, PA | Otolaryngology | 127 | 119 | $28K |
| Todd Kupferman Lighthouse Point, FL | Otolaryngology | 200 | 193 | $28K |
| Lukena U Karkhanis San Antonio, TX | Allergy/ Immunology | 132 | 101 | $28K |
| Stephen M Froman Sewickley, PA | Otolaryngology | 116 | 108 | $27K |
| Michael A Orsini Sewickley, PA | Otolaryngology | 120 | 103 | $27K |
| Gad Avshalomov Brooklyn, NY | Allergy/ Immunology | 141 | 130 | $26K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Teva USA TEVA | 210,875 | $49.8M |
| Amneal Pharmace AMRX | 244,808 | $44.5M |
| Mylan Sp-Viatri VTRS | 122,753 | $25.0M |
| International M | 11 | $2,949 |