Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$218.1M
-8.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
4.1M
$53.79 per claim
Patients
1.6M
256,117 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $218.1M for Estradiol in 2024, for 4,054,027 prescriptions and refills to 1,610,300 patients (down 8.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $53.79.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Estradiol in 2024: $25.1M for 444,166 claims, followed by New York ($16.0M).
Joan T Meaney, urology in San Antonio, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Estradiol in 2024: 780 claims costing $193K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joan T Meaney San Antonio, TX | Urology | 780 | 321 | $193K |
| Carlos A Fonseca-Salgado San Juan, PR | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 1,326 | 655 | $112K |
| Joann V Pinkerton |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 222,198 | 3,104,447 | 1,136,170 | $220.3M |
| 2023 | 235,314 | 3,393,430 | 1,289,197 | $239.0M |
| 2024 | 256,117 | 4,054,027 | 1,610,300 | $218.1M |
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.
| Obstetrics & Gynecology |
| 989 |
| 492 |
| $109K |
| Tamera L Howell Blacksburg, VA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 872 | 380 | $98K |
| My-Linh T Nguyen Walnut Creek, CA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 1,469 | 842 | $95K |
| Prema Kothandaraman Arcadia, CA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 1,657 | 821 | $93K |
| Anna Frick Oakland, CA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 611 | 258 | $87K |
| Kari M Kubik Huntsville, AL | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 541 | 248 | $85K |
| Emil L Gurshumov Brooklyn, NY | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 1,071 | 457 | $81K |
| Alyson Justice Hazel Green, AL | Nurse Practitioner | 459 | 196 | $75K |
| Joni C Zehm-Steffens St Cloud, MN | Certified Nurse Midwife | 374 | 140 | $74K |
| Propa Ghosh Hamilton, NJ | Urology | 480 | 179 | $72K |
| Sujatha S Rajan Woburn, MA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 654 | 358 | $69K |
| Daniela M Carlos Pons Caguas, PR | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 803 | 473 | $69K |
| Carlos E Gonzalez Camacho Manati, PR | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 1,064 | 505 | $67K |
| Eva S Arkin Atlanta, GA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 667 | 310 | $67K |
| Paul Nyirjesy Philadelphia, PA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 641 | 223 | $66K |
| Manish Gopal Somerset, NJ | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 994 | 444 | $66K |
| Yvette A Duchein New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 1,205 | 491 | $65K |
| Rachael D Sussman Washington, DC | Urology | 589 | 284 | $64K |
| Ellen Byars Raleigh, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 930 | 501 | $62K |
| John A Grimaldi Chula Vista, CA | Urology | 850 | 324 | $61K |
| Jennifer M Tatalovich Franklin, TN | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 521 | 264 | $60K |
| Alexander Gershman Los Angeles, CA | Urology | 637 | 234 | $59K |
| Cynthia Galinaltis Barceloneta, PR | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 723 | 193 | $58K |