Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$74K
+6.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
9,944
$7.40 per claim
Patients
1,717
840 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$74K
$42.83 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $74K for Famotidine in 2024, for 9,944 prescriptions and refills to 1,717 patients (up 6.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $7.40.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Famotidine in 2024: $12K for 1,785 claims, followed by New York ($5,930).
Shijun C Xi, allergy/ immunology in Los Angeles, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Famotidine in 2024: 106 claims costing $5,905.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shijun C Xi Los Angeles, CA | Allergy/ Immunology | 106 | Under 11 | $5,905 |
| Jill C Genua Delmar, NY | Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) | 107 | Under 11 | $1,828 |
| John E Vernon |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 761 | 9,113 | 1,823 | $75K |
| 2023 | 724 | 9,134 | 1,718 | $69K |
| 2024 | 840 | 9,944 | 1,717 | $74K |
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 |
| Under 11 |
| $1,514 |
| Daniel K Martin Peoria, IL | Gastroenterology | 104 | Under 11 | $1,465 |
| Abigail M Stocker Louisville, KY | Gastroenterology | 58 | Under 11 | $1,361 |
| Nitzana A Aufiero Newport, ME | Nurse Practitioner | 40 | Under 11 | $1,355 |
| Jennifer E Vaughn Columbus, OH | Hematology | 60 | Under 11 | $1,230 |
| Erin M Kolb Florence, MA | Nurse Practitioner | 26 | Under 11 | $1,215 |
| Saba Zabarah Sugar Land, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 44 | Under 11 | $1,187 |
| Chyh Woei Lee Fremont, CA | Allergy/ Immunology | 47 | Under 11 | $1,145 |
| Thomas R Ziegler Atlanta, GA | Endocrinology | 112 | Under 11 | $1,010 |
| Paige Langhals-Totino Pittsburgh, PA | Internal Medicine | 148 | Under 11 | $1,003 |
| Heather Dyer Southern Pines, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $973 |
| Frances J Gorman Colorado Springs, CO | Nurse Practitioner | 50 | Under 11 | $904 |
| Jill R Schofield Centennial, CO | Internal Medicine | 35 | Under 11 | $851 |
| Patricia L Kozuch Phila, PA | Gastroenterology | 78 | Under 11 | $845 |
| Michael E Feldman Bend, OR | Nephrology | 53 | Under 11 | $746 |
| Lauren K Schwartz New York, NY | Gastroenterology | 51 | Under 11 | $732 |
| Philip H Lee Burbank, CA | Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine | 60 | 47 | $721 |
| Thomas A Judge Mount Laurel, NJ | Gastroenterology | 49 | Under 11 | $703 |
| Benjamina Dolinsek Razsa Portland, ME | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $687 |
| April B Grudell Coon Rapids, MN | Gastroenterology | 48 | Under 11 | $660 |
| Scott A Wilson Cumberland, RI | Internal Medicine | 50 | Under 11 | $629 |
| Steven Larson Tacoma, WA | Gastroenterology | 49 | Under 11 | $592 |
| Patricia M Byers Miami, FL | General Surgery | 75 | Under 11 | $579 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data