Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$96.2M
-13.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
7.4M
$13.04 per claim
Patients
1.8M
300,461 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$96.2M
$52.42 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $96.2M for Finasteride in 2024, for 7,379,060 prescriptions and refills to 1,835,275 patients (down 13.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $13.04.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Finasteride in 2024: $11.8M for 859,655 claims, followed by Florida ($6.8M).
Felix CHI-Ming Yip, urology in Monterey Park, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Finasteride in 2024: 4,716 claims costing $62K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix CHI-Ming Yip Monterey Park, CA | Urology | 4,716 | 1,421 | $62K |
| Luis M Muniz San German, PR | Urology | 3,112 | 1,190 | $53K |
| Adrian A Santana Paracchini |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 278,526 | 6,669,826 | 1,655,282 | $112.1M |
| 2023 | 288,219 | 6,890,149 | 1,722,853 | $111.4M |
| 2024 | 300,461 | 7,379,060 | 1,835,275 | $96.2M |
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.
| Urology |
| 2,090 |
| 818 |
| $42K |
| Leonard G Renfer Salinas, CA | Urology | 2,240 | 742 | $40K |
| Nancy L Wilcox Rochester, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 2,702 | 918 | $40K |
| Kenneth M Kernen Troy, MI | Urology | 1,893 | 592 | $36K |
| Glenn E Kershen Saginaw, MI | Urology | 1,697 | 527 | $34K |
| Ronald M Yang Bellflower, CA | Urology | 2,193 | 740 | $33K |
| Ricardo J Saade Manati, PR | Urology | 3,636 | 733 | $31K |
| Christopher J Vallorosi Dover, DE | Urology | 1,518 | 455 | $30K |
| Marko R Gudziak Pontiac, MI | Urology | 1,440 | 438 | $30K |
| Omar Hamoui Brooksville, FL | Urology | 2,103 | 769 | $30K |
| Ori Melamud Burlingame, CA | Urology | 1,659 | 503 | $29K |
| Wenwu Jin San Francisco, CA | Urology | 2,446 | 839 | $29K |
| David B Lillie Kenmore, NY | Urology | 1,755 | 487 | $29K |
| David A Guthman Arlington Heights, IL | Urology | 1,940 | 561 | $29K |
| Stephen L Lapin Houston, TX | Urology | 1,734 | 509 | $28K |
| Glenn R Gangi Mullins, SC | Urology | 1,816 | 698 | $27K |
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 2,247 | 275 | $27K |
| Louis L Glass Chambersburg, PA | Urology | 1,790 | 513 | $26K |
| Charles O Kim Jr. Honolulu, HI | Urology | 981 | 312 | $26K |
| Ali S Alavi Fullerton, CA | Urology | 1,816 | 589 | $26K |
| Marcus H Loo New York, NY | Urology | 2,675 | 799 | $26K |
| Leonel E Guerrero Rodriguez Fajardo, PR | Urology | 1,418 | 580 | $26K |
| Robert S Taylor Baton Rouge, LA | Urology | 1,869 | 475 | $26K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 3,245,478 | $37.3M |
| Ascend Laborato ALKEM.NS | 1,604,390 | $21.7M |
| Camber Pharmace | 1,035,715 | $14.0M |
| Legacy Pharmace | 522,828 | $9.5M |
| Dr.Reddy'S Lab RDY | 307,404 | $5.1M |
| Quallent Pharma | 193,369 | $3.0M |
| Teva USA TEVA | 175,777 | $2.8M |
| Rising Pharm | 200,235 | $2.1M |
| Accord Healthca | 79,763 | $724K |
| Exelan Pharmace | 12,862 | $63K |
| Major Pharmaceu | 2,258 | $18K |
| Sun Pharma Glob SUNPHARMA.NS | 73 | $518 |
| AHP | 11 | $84.59 |