Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$92.4M
-6.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
821K
$112.51 per claim
Patients
117K
73,513 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$92.4M
$790.84 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $92.4M for Fentanyl in 2024, for 820,974 prescriptions and refills to 116,788 patients (down 6.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $112.51.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Fentanyl in 2024: $6.2M for 56,167 claims, followed by California ($6.0M).
Heather Leasure, nurse practitioner in Rockford, IL, had the highest Medicare cost for Fentanyl in 2024: 836 claims costing $90K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heather Leasure Rockford, IL | Nurse Practitioner | 836 | 102 | $90K |
| Alfred P Rosche III Roscoe, IL | Pain Management | 613 | 80 | $75K |
| Gary L Reasor |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 82,691 | 1,021,813 | 137,431 | $110.7M |
| 2023 | 77,606 | 895,356 | 123,890 | $98.4M |
| 2024 | 73,513 | 820,974 | 116,788 | $92.4M |
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.
| Anesthesiology |
| 434 |
| 47 |
| $73K |
| Kevin G Drew Mishawaka, IN | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 500 | 54 | $73K |
| Kevin M Hibbard Wexford, PA | Pain Management | 688 | 130 | $66K |
| Matthew J Lodico Wexford, PA | Pain Management | 672 | 129 | $65K |
| Michael G Gibson Hoover, AL | Interventional Pain Management | 510 | 65 | $63K |
| Sami I Dagher Boynton Beach, FL | Interventional Pain Management | 338 | 44 | $62K |
| Chad D Kollas Orlando, FL | Hospice and Palliative Care | 301 | 43 | $61K |
| Robert Ulseth Inverness, FL | Pain Management | 824 | 104 | $59K |
| Paul A Laclair Saginaw, MI | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 489 | 58 | $57K |
| Ricky P Lockett Saint Petersburg, FL | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 303 | 35 | $57K |
| Ashraf Hanna Clearwater, FL | Pain Management | 514 | 57 | $56K |
| John M Downey Augusta, GA | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 431 | 51 | $55K |
| Duncan R Scott Fletcher, NC | Pain Management | 495 | 56 | $54K |
| Norman J Dozier Abilene, TX | Pain Management | 487 | 47 | $54K |
| Edward M Liebers Saratoga Springs, NY | Internal Medicine | 23 | Under 11 | $53K |
| Navnit Kaur-Jayaram Portland, OR | Pain Management | 456 | 47 | $53K |
| Bretley T Sitzman Hattiesburg, MS | Anesthesiology | 318 | 41 | $52K |
| Scott S Thompson Granbury, TX | Anesthesiology | 391 | 49 | $52K |
| Neil H Adelman Tyler, TX | Internal Medicine | 266 | 35 | $50K |
| Mark P Bodack Poughkeepsie, NY | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 272 | 23 | $48K |
| Miguel A de la Garza New Port Richey, FL | Anesthesiology | 268 | 49 | $48K |
| Roberto D Chang Hoover, AL | Interventional Pain Management | 288 | 51 | $46K |
| Hoang T Vu Lake City, FL | Interventional Pain Management | 472 | 51 | $46K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Mylan VTRS | 416,992 | $48.1M |
| Alvogen Inc | 255,408 | $28.1M |
| Mallinck-Specgx | 146,558 | $15.9M |
| Apotex Corp | 2,183 | $243K |