Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$1.9M
+2.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
14K
$129.87 per claim
Patients
4,571
3,718 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$1.9M
$405.55 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $1.9M for Estradiol Valerate in 2024, for 14,277 prescriptions and refills to 4,571 patients (up 2.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $129.87.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Estradiol Valerate in 2024: $196K for 1,428 claims, followed by Texas ($113K).
William E Barfield Jr., obstetrics & gynecology in Augusta, GA, had the highest Medicare cost for Estradiol Valerate in 2024: 113 claims costing $12K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William E Barfield Jr. Augusta, GA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 113 | 70 | $12K |
| Kathryn W Tierney Middletown, CT | Nurse Practitioner | 21 | Under 11 | $9,050 |
| James S Nagel |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,743 | 9,175 | 3,289 | $1.4M |
| 2023 | 3,379 | 11,982 | 4,075 | $1.8M |
| 2024 | 3,718 | 14,277 | 4,571 | $1.9M |
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 |
| 52 |
| 19 |
| $8,928 |
| William J Powers Farmington Hills, MI | Family Practice | 53 | 16 | $8,866 |
| Sharon M Alkerstedt Stamford, CT | Nurse Practitioner | 60 | Under 11 | $8,370 |
| Kristen Vierregger Buena Park, CA | General Practice | 33 | Under 11 | $7,160 |
| Joni C Zehm-Steffens St Cloud, MN | Certified Nurse Midwife | 63 | Under 11 | $6,680 |
| Rixt A Luikenaar Holladay, UT | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 53 | 17 | $5,937 |
| Dayna Niewolak Farmington Hills, MI | Nurse Practitioner | 42 | 12 | $5,653 |
| William J Schaefer Jr. Lebanon, NH | Physician Assistant | 41 | Under 11 | $5,499 |
| Cheryl A Sturgis Lebanon, NH | Physician Assistant | 43 | 14 | $5,434 |
| Kelley J Williams Saint Louis, MO | Endocrinology | 42 | 13 | $5,241 |
| Sommer E Shefferly Farmington Hills, MI | Physician Assistant | 35 | 11 | $5,174 |
| Scarlett S Le Blanc Dayton, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 29 | Under 11 | $5,098 |
| Brandy A Panunti New Orleans, LA | Endocrinology | 35 | 11 | $5,034 |
| Victoria C Skocdopole Reno, NV | Nurse Practitioner | 30 | Under 11 | $4,826 |
| Joseph C Gathe Jr. Houston, TX | Infectious Disease | 17 | Under 11 | $4,799 |
| Lindsay E Haislip New Orleans, LA | Nurse Practitioner | 29 | Under 11 | $4,778 |
| Zil Goldstein New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 28 | Under 11 | $4,688 |
| Catherine K Bast Goshen, IN | Family Practice | 26 | Under 11 | $4,661 |
| Deborah L Dunn Columbia, MD | Physician Assistant | 38 | Under 11 | $4,445 |
| Vishal D Patel Roanoke, VA | Internal Medicine | 24 | 11 | $4,391 |
| Christine A Eagleson Charlottesville, VA | Endocrinology | 30 | Under 11 | $4,302 |
| Linda J Gromko Seattle, WA | Family Practice | 27 | Under 11 | $4,233 |
| Carolyn Wolf-Gould Oneonta, NY | Family Practice | 22 | Under 11 | $4,210 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data