Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$58.9M
-21.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
2.0M
$28.82 per claim
Patients
516K
178,115 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$58.9M
$114.04 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $58.9M for Fenofibrate in 2024, for 2,043,120 prescriptions and refills to 516,412 patients (down 21.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $28.82.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Fenofibrate in 2024: $9.5M for 166,224 claims, followed by Florida ($5.4M).
Michael Bazel, emergency medicine in Bell, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Fenofibrate in 2024: 871 claims costing $580K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bazel Bell, CA | Emergency Medicine | 871 | 95 | $580K |
| Vlad Nusinovich West Hollywood, CA | Internal Medicine | 603 | 68 | $423K |
| Amable R Aguiluz Jr. |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 168,583 | 1,975,271 | 497,823 | $84.2M |
| 2023 | 172,309 | 1,978,497 | 499,968 | $75.0M |
| 2024 | 178,115 | 2,043,120 | 516,412 | $58.9M |
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.
| General Practice |
| 344 |
| 61 |
| $287K |
| Mikhail Chilingaryan Pittsburgh, PA | General Practice | 686 | 80 | $213K |
| Tsovinar Tekkelian Glendale, CA | Internal Medicine | 250 | 33 | $186K |
| Vagharshak M Pilossyan Van Nuys, CA | Internal Medicine | 211 | 42 | $176K |
| Armen Kazanchian Glendale, CA | Internal Medicine | 212 | 31 | $131K |
| Bernard T McNamara Glendale, CA | Emergency Medicine | 115 | 26 | $101K |
| Mark Barats West Hollywood, CA | Nephrology | 160 | 19 | $94K |
| Violeta M Navasardian Pasadena, CA | General Practice | 142 | 24 | $94K |
| Lusine Apikyan Los Angeles, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 194 | 29 | $85K |
| Dale J Brent Sherman Oaks, CA | Internal Medicine | 121 | 14 | $79K |
| Arutyun Topsakalyan Glendale, CA | General Practice | 221 | 36 | $76K |
| Hangjun Jang Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 49 | 25 | $63K |
| Missak Kltchian Los Angeles, CA | Internal Medicine | 78 | 16 | $63K |
| Arkady Stern Los Angeles, CA | Family Practice | 103 | Under 11 | $62K |
| Narine Arutyounian Glendale, CA | Family Practice | 100 | 15 | $55K |
| 1023052784 | Internal Medicine | 58 | 12 | $52K |
| Fidelia O Nnachetam Inglewood, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 65 | Under 11 | $51K |
| Zinovy N Lekht Sun Valley, CA | Internal Medicine | 103 | 12 | $51K |
| Armen Avetisyan Los Angeles, CA | Physician Assistant | 40 | Under 11 | $48K |
| Sachchida N Sinha Riverside, CA | Internal Medicine | 69 | 20 | $46K |
| Salvador Plasencia Encino, CA | Internal Medicine | 73 | 20 | $46K |
| Garbis Apelian Van Nuys, CA | Family Practice | 633 | 71 | $46K |
| Manuk M Chulyan Glendale, CA | Physician Assistant | 64 | Under 11 | $44K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Ajanta Pharma L AJANTPHARM.NS | 775,694 | $18.9M |
| Lifestar Pharma | 701,934 | $10.9M |
| Mylan VTRS | 21,934 | $8.5M |
| Amneal Pharmace AMRX | 292,773 | $8.1M |
| Creekwood Pharm | 7,742 | $5.4M |
| Ani Pharmaceuti ANIP | 14,697 | $2.9M |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 144,031 | $2.8M |
| Lupin Pharmaceu LUPIN.NS | 56,350 | $962K |
| Ranbaxy/Sun Pha | 7,255 | $118K |
| Westminster Pha | 5,057 | $110K |
| Rhodes Pharmace | 11,015 | $88K |
| Leading Pharma | 2,519 | $38K |
| Dr.Reddy'S Lab RDY | 2,108 | $37K |
| Oceanside Pharm | 29 | $20K |
| Alembic Pharmac | 368 | $5,457 |
| Laurus Labs Lim LAURUSLABS.NS | 165 | $1,922 |
| Austarpharma Ll | 67 | $1,212 |
| Major Pharmaceu | 61 | $1,108 |