Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$18.4M
-4.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
213K
$86.47 per claim
Patients
54K
42,898 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$18.4M
$338.34 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $18.4M for Estradiol (Once Weekly) in 2024, for 212,563 prescriptions and refills to 54,315 patients (down 4.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $86.47.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Estradiol (Once Weekly) in 2024: $2.2M for 25,114 claims, followed by Texas ($1.3M).
null, general practice, had the highest Medicare cost for Estradiol (Once Weekly) in 2024: 390 claims costing $50K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1821106691 | General Practice | 390 | 199 | $50K |
| Catherine M Diebold Thibodaux, LA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 646 | 114 | $45K |
| Donna Shoupe Los Angeles, CA |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 36,641 | 176,826 | 44,769 | $19.4M |
| 2023 | 38,461 | 184,005 | 47,181 | $19.3M |
| 2024 | 42,898 | 212,563 | 54,315 | $18.4M |
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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 |
| 160 |
| 54 |
| $17K |
| Holly L Thacker Cleveland, OH | Internal Medicine | 161 | 55 | $16K |
| Martha K Richardson Boston, MA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 153 | 44 | $13K |
| James R Woods Rochester, NY | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 114 | 32 | $13K |
| Joann V Pinkerton Charlottesville, VA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 118 | 31 | $13K |
| Ann E Lutich Dallas, TX | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 128 | 48 | $12K |
| Shannon M Gilmore Mobile, AL | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 100 | 26 | $12K |
| Dana L Leslie Cleveland, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 104 | 44 | $11K |
| C K Chance Augusta, GA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 68 | 17 | $11K |
| Jennifer Y Park Pasadena, CA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 150 | 38 | $11K |
| Karen H Donley La Quinta, CA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 101 | 41 | $10K |
| Pamela B Egan Covington, LA | Nurse Practitioner | 106 | 35 | $10K |
| Diane Feller St Louis Park, MN | Certified Nurse Midwife | 73 | 22 | $9,581 |
| Wen Shen Baltimore, MD | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 80 | 25 | $8,536 |
| Toni L Long La Quinta, CA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 95 | 28 | $8,388 |
| Tricia E Markusen Monterey, CA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 78 | 24 | $8,239 |
| Marja J Sprock Rockledge, FL | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 90 | 34 | $8,014 |
| Alberto Dominguez Bali Hialeah, FL | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 126 | 27 | $7,911 |
| Janice J Pegels Northampton, MA | Family Practice | 81 | 22 | $7,776 |
| Alyssa Yee La Jolla, CA | Urology | 107 | 32 | $7,434 |
| Mariya L Gusenkov Federal Way, WA | Nurse Practitioner | 66 | 26 | $7,235 |
| Glenn S Huerta-Enochian Corvallis, OR | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 53 | 14 | $7,223 |
| Yu Chin Fang Shawano, WI | Family Practice | 69 | 18 | $7,199 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data