Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$124.2M
-27.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
2.9M
$42.67 per claim
Patients
742K
236,841 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$124.3M
$167.55 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $124.2M for Esomeprazole Magnesium in 2024, for 2,911,538 prescriptions and refills to 741,564 patients (down 27.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $42.67.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Esomeprazole Magnesium in 2024: $12.2M for 254,291 claims, followed by New York ($7.6M).
Lang Nolen, family practice in Denton, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Esomeprazole Magnesium in 2024: 262 claims costing $71K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lang Nolen Denton, TX | Family Practice | 262 | 30 | $71K |
| Amanda K English Anson, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 270 | 31 | $61K |
| Carol A Andrus Corpus Christi, TX |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 221,227 | 2,600,113 | 654,375 | $237.0M |
| 2023 | 227,961 | 2,710,513 | 685,206 | $171.9M |
| 2024 | 236,841 | 2,911,538 | 741,564 | $124.2M |
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.
| Family Practice |
| 179 |
| 22 |
| $49K |
| John M Lu Richmond, TX | Family Practice | 224 | 28 | $47K |
| Prakash Hegde Burleson, TX | Internal Medicine | 218 | 18 | $46K |
| Robert Gries Honolulu, HI | Geriatric Medicine | 233 | 34 | $44K |
| Saroj Sehgal Newark, NJ | Internal Medicine | 145 | 20 | $42K |
| Alfred E McNair Jr. Ocean Springs, MS | Gastroenterology | 818 | 316 | $42K |
| David V Espino San Antonio, TX | Family Practice | 175 | 15 | $41K |
| Krista D Hamilton Abilene, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 146 | 17 | $40K |
| Teri Newsom Austin, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 137 | 20 | $40K |
| Kelli C Tyler Hayes Lubbock, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 118 | Under 11 | $39K |
| Camille G Azar Pueblo, CO | Gastroenterology | 964 | 229 | $38K |
| Paul Cespedes Denton, TX | Nephrology | 184 | 30 | $38K |
| Kelly L Baker-Neel Pollok, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 235 | 28 | $35K |
| Corina R Day Lubbock, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 148 | 12 | $34K |
| Kevin Glancy Richmond, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 232 | 30 | $34K |
| Vladimir A Grebennikov Richardson, TX | Internal Medicine | 162 | 41 | $33K |
| Christina Abraham Sunrise, FL | Physician Assistant | 1,925 | 650 | $32K |
| Suhasini Atluri Addison, TX | Internal Medicine | 121 | 16 | $31K |
| Moromoke O Odina Fort Drum, NY | Internal Medicine | 198 | 19 | $30K |
| Maxine D Hyde West Hills, CA | Neurological Surgery | 129 | 13 | $29K |
| Sri Haritha V Nekkanti Baltimore, MD | Internal Medicine | 136 | 20 | $28K |
| Abdallah Al-Shahed Westlake, OH | Internal Medicine | 112 | 12 | $28K |
| Alfredo Cisneros Houston, TX | Family Practice | 150 | 15 | $27K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Dr.Reddy'S Lab RDY | 856,577 | $30.6M |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 407,813 | $19.6M |
| Biocon Pharma I BIOCON.NS | 485,639 | $19.3M |
| Camber Pharmace | 474,300 | $18.7M |
| Northstar Rx Ll | 249,902 | $9.7M |
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 142,398 | $9.4M |
| Quallent Pharma | 86,571 | $6.3M |
| Cipla USA, Inc. CIPLA.NS | 26,365 | $6.2M |
| Somerset Therap | 85,048 | $1.5M |
| Granules Pharma GRANULES.NS | 22,200 | $846K |
| Teva USA TEVA | 29,148 | $829K |
| Ascend Laborato ALKEM.NS | 16,795 | $477K |
| Glenmark Pharma GLENMARK.NS | 8,311 | $276K |
| Mylan VTRS | 5,963 | $200K |
| Torrent Pharmac TORNTPHARM.NS | 6,388 | $195K |
| Solco Healthcar | 4,258 | $101K |
| Lannett Co. Inc | 2,493 | $86K |
| Ohm-Sun Pharmac | 2,327 | $63K |
| Major Pharmaceu | 33 | $760 |