Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$178.9M
-11.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
14.0M
$12.74 per claim
Patients
3.9M
515,528 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $178.9M for Famotidine in 2024, for 14,039,461 prescriptions and refills to 3,924,965 patients (down 11.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $12.74.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Famotidine in 2024: $16.1M for 1,291,090 claims, followed by New York ($15.3M).
Mohammad J Khamis, internal medicine in Chicago, IL, had the highest Medicare cost for Famotidine in 2024: 353 claims costing $103K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad J Khamis Chicago, IL | Internal Medicine | 353 | 59 | $103K |
| Hossam H Amin Brooklyn, NY | Pulmonary Disease | 1,799 | 370 | $97K |
| Andrew Avery |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 471,068 | 11,668,345 | 3,300,397 | $181.4M |
| 2023 | 492,207 | 12,742,514 | 3,591,272 | $202.7M |
| 2024 | 515,528 | 14,039,461 | 3,924,965 | $178.9M |
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 |
| 403 |
| 59 |
| $95K |
| Anjali Kumar Detroit, MI | Pulmonary Disease | 411 | 62 | $61K |
| Michael D Satchell Albany, GA | Family Practice | 7,532 | 355 | $50K |
| Anna Chan Flushing, NY | Family Practice | 192 | 39 | $49K |
| Angel Veloso Jr. Coral Gables, FL | Gastroenterology | 2,650 | 851 | $49K |
| Xiandong Shi Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 450 | 106 | $49K |
| Michael Neshewat Southgate, MI | Internal Medicine | 222 | 52 | $49K |
| Mohamadali S Eloubeidi Anniston, AL | Gastroenterology | 2,785 | 1,223 | $47K |
| Sayed R Abedi Dearborn, MI | Pain Management | 466 | 114 | $45K |
| Anthony P Chan New York, NY | Gastroenterology | 2,703 | 688 | $44K |
| Dipesh R Rana Garland, TX | Physician Assistant | 189 | 41 | $44K |
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 3,572 | 473 | $42K |
| Daniel Megna Staten Island, NY | Gastroenterology | 2,075 | 691 | $42K |
| Wei Wang Brooklyn, NY | Family Practice | 397 | 92 | $40K |
| Bruce M Kaplan Southfield, MI | Internal Medicine | 356 | 80 | $39K |
| Khaled A Osman Astoria, NY | General Practice | 197 | 45 | $39K |
| Albert Warren Jr. Columbia, SC | Family Practice | 5,315 | 320 | $38K |
| Gamil S Kostandy Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 275 | 43 | $37K |
| Kirpich Joseph Lilburn, GA | Family Practice | 4,131 | 272 | $36K |
| Eugene H Kamemoto Honolulu, HI | Gastroenterology | 1,064 | 383 | $36K |
| Terry S Baul Detroit, MI | General Practice | 144 | 23 | $35K |
| Pamela J Connors Westerly, RI | Gastroenterology | 1,653 | 538 | $33K |
| Amr Nayel Astoria, NY | Family Practice | 331 | 86 | $32K |