Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$630K
-26.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
16K
$38.82 per claim
Patients
6,799
3,073 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$631K
$92.70 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $630K for Flurbiprofen in 2024, for 16,230 prescriptions and refills to 6,799 patients (down 26.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $38.82.
Puerto Rico had the highest Medicare cost for Flurbiprofen in 2024: $65K for 2,670 claims, followed by Pennsylvania ($57K).
James K Stanford, family practice in Grenada, MS, had the highest Medicare cost for Flurbiprofen in 2024: 172 claims costing $7,290.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James K Stanford Grenada, MS | Family Practice | 172 | 45 | $7,290 |
| Yongkuma C Yongkuma Andalusia, AL | Internal Medicine | 236 | 70 | $6,838 |
| Hoke H Shirley |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,407 | 18,319 | 8,048 | $679K |
| 2023 | 3,246 | 17,653 | 7,458 | $861K |
| 2024 | 3,073 | 16,230 | 6,799 | $630K |
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.
| Rheumatology |
| 108 |
| 31 |
| $6,129 |
| Myron I Kleiner Bay Shore, NY | Rheumatology | 64 | 33 | $5,549 |
| Ashley N Morley Lyndora, PA | Physician Assistant | 40 | 15 | $4,845 |
| Raymond J Baddour Mansfield, OH | Neurology | 67 | 24 | $4,654 |
| Thomas W Sterio San Antonio, TX | Dentist | 218 | 189 | $3,863 |
| William T Cox Selah, WA | Family Practice | 40 | Under 11 | $3,357 |
| Humberto Herrera Cespedes Carolina, PR | General Practice | 57 | 11 | $3,092 |
| Jace Nebeker Idaho Falls, ID | Nurse Practitioner | 30 | 14 | $3,046 |
| Iris A Acevedo-Marty Aguadilla, PR | Neurology | 103 | 22 | $3,032 |
| Christopher S Cosper Geneva, AL | Family Practice | 61 | 20 | $2,977 |
| Douglas L Dier Rutland, VT | Rheumatology | 39 | Under 11 | $2,916 |
| Jacob V George Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 61 | 18 | $2,709 |
| Kurt D Kraft Geneva, AL | Family Practice | 59 | 13 | $2,627 |
| Edward V Ferrell Jr. Victoria, TX | Family Practice | 118 | 45 | $2,527 |
| Steven W Queen Sylva, NC | Internal Medicine | 20 | Under 11 | $2,489 |
| Roger A Lewis Terra Alta, WV | Family Practice | 13 | Under 11 | $2,401 |
| Judith Allen Rochester, NY | Internal Medicine | 55 | 13 | $2,369 |
| Armando Figueroa Vega Baja, PR | Dentist | 163 | 157 | $2,238 |
| George Kochik Wexford, PA | Family Practice | 33 | 12 | $2,193 |
| David A Tillman Fort Lauderdale, FL | General Practice | 41 | Under 11 | $2,168 |
| Stuart T Schwartz E. Providence, RI | Rheumatology | 42 | 11 | $2,098 |
| Abelardo I Vargas-Morales Carolina, PR | General Practice | 47 | 34 | $2,085 |
| Charles B Dinwiddie Jr. Muncie, IN | Internal Medicine | 26 | Under 11 | $1,961 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Teva USA TEVA | 16,154 | $624K |
| Genus Lifescien | 81 | $6,202 |