Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$11.9M
-8.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
497K
$24.03 per claim
Patients
119K
89,727 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$11.9M
$100.08 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $11.9M for Fludrocortisone Acetate in 2024, for 497,005 prescriptions and refills to 119,328 patients (down 8.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $24.03.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Fludrocortisone Acetate in 2024: $1.2M for 44,924 claims, followed by Florida ($860K).
Philip M Woodall, family practice in Round Rock, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Fludrocortisone Acetate in 2024: 369 claims costing $13K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip M Woodall Round Rock, TX | Family Practice | 369 | 90 | $13K |
| Axel E Martinez Irizarry Ocala, FL | Family Practice | 213 | 49 | $7,115 |
| Mark O'Connor |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 81,177 | 445,503 | 106,149 | $12.6M |
| 2023 | 84,299 | 463,119 | 110,216 | $13.0M |
| 2024 | 89,727 | 497,005 | 119,328 | $11.9M |
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.
| Cardiology |
| 347 |
| 84 |
| $6,137 |
| Michael Z Dibbs Lafayette, LA | Cardiology | 456 | 81 | $6,114 |
| Anna D Hohler Brockton, MA | Neurology | 157 | 46 | $5,778 |
| Carmine V Oddis Macon, GA | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 284 | 74 | $5,554 |
| Umesh A Patel Covington, LA | Cardiology | 265 | 79 | $5,517 |
| Hoai-Huong Huynh La Jolla, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 143 | 43 | $5,427 |
| James A Muldowney III Nashville, TN | Cardiology | 143 | 38 | $5,234 |
| Matthew W Arnold Berkeley, CA | Neurology | 171 | 46 | $4,756 |
| 1619952421 | Cardiology | 87 | 26 | $4,710 |
| Elena S Call Santa Clara, CA | Neurology | 56 | 23 | $4,658 |
| Hong Phuc Nguyen Lancaster, CA | Internal Medicine | 170 | 45 | $4,574 |
| Jerome P Lisk Denton, TX | Neurology | 104 | 35 | $4,481 |
| Thomas R Vidic Elkhart, IN | Neurology | 121 | 30 | $3,939 |
| Rita Ceponiene San Diego, CA | Neurology | 76 | 24 | $3,862 |
| Gerald S Greer Little Rock, AR | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 206 | 41 | $3,706 |
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 237 | 37 | $3,692 |
| Robert G Pye Jr. Macon, GA | Nurse Practitioner | 157 | 56 | $3,493 |
| Michael T Teixido Newark, DE | Otolaryngology | 164 | 53 | $3,490 |
| Ajith Kuriakose Beaumont, TX | Nephrology | 155 | 52 | $3,479 |
| Rajeev R Fernando Sioux Falls, SD | Cardiology | 77 | 24 | $3,431 |
| Douglas A Wolfe Jackson, MS | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 195 | 44 | $3,386 |
| Daniel J Burdick Kirkland, WA | Neurology | 85 | 18 | $3,338 |
| Danny W Thacker Frankfort, KY | Physician Assistant | 80 | 20 | $3,263 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data