Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$27.2M
-8.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
321K
$84.84 per claim
Patients
83K
50,788 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$27.2M
$326.75 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $27.2M for Eplerenone in 2024, for 320,834 prescriptions and refills to 83,301 patients (down 8.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $84.84.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Eplerenone in 2024: $3.1M for 38,027 claims, followed by California ($2.6M).
Naveed Masani, nephrology in Mineola, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Eplerenone in 2024: 261 claims costing $40K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naveed Masani Mineola, NY | Nephrology | 261 | 78 | $40K |
| Russell C Reeves Birmingham, AL | Cardiology | 291 | 78 | $33K |
| Ronald D D'Agostino Lake Success, NY |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 38,862 | 229,386 | 58,975 | $33.6M |
| 2023 | 43,265 | 256,520 | 67,122 | $29.8M |
| 2024 | 50,788 | 320,834 | 83,301 | $27.2M |
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.
| Cardiology |
| 449 |
| 131 |
| $30K |
| David S Blumenthal New York, NY | Cardiology | 361 | 94 | $29K |
| Bruce E Vannatta Los Alamitos, CA | Cardiology | 218 | 67 | $28K |
| Muhammad A Ali Toccoa, GA | Nephrology | 605 | 116 | $26K |
| James Gainer Nashville, TN | Internal Medicine | 191 | 48 | $25K |
| Enrique D Polanco Melbourne, FL | Cardiology | 131 | 37 | $22K |
| Bahman J Nouri Redwood City, CA | Interventional Cardiology | 219 | 67 | $22K |
| Teh-Li T Huo Tucson, AZ | Nephrology | 133 | 48 | $21K |
| Rebecca R Hung Nashville, TN | Cardiology | 178 | 47 | $20K |
| Jeffrey J Michael New York, NY | Nephrology | 166 | 45 | $20K |
| Thomas C Vinson Round Rock, TX | Cardiology | 175 | 38 | $17K |
| Nickolaos Michelakis Mineola, NY | Cardiology | 192 | 57 | $17K |
| Catherine N Marti Athens, GA | Cardiology | 177 | 47 | $17K |
| Arthur M Kozin West Nyack, NY | Nephrology | 187 | 54 | $16K |
| Kenneth A Coleman Schenectady, NY | Cardiology | 206 | 66 | $16K |
| Robert D Zenenberg Florham Park, NJ | Nephrology | 143 | 39 | $16K |
| Joel Skaistis Royal Oak, MI | Internal Medicine | 185 | 78 | $16K |
| Christine M Krisch New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 190 | 70 | $16K |
| Thomas M Richardson Jr. Everett, WA | Cardiology | 156 | 47 | $16K |
| Andre Dejam Boston, MA | Cardiology | 192 | 63 | $15K |
| Madjid Mirzaitehrane Houston, TX | Cardiology | 158 | 44 | $15K |
| Mary Ann M Savaria Danielson, CT | Nurse Practitioner | 132 | 46 | $15K |
| Briella R Villena New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 168 | 61 | $15K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data