Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$7.1M
+75.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
1.1M
$6.57 per claim
Patients
306K
135,576 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $7.1M for Folic Acid in 2024, for 1,074,872 prescriptions and refills to 305,827 patients (up 75.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $6.57.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Folic Acid in 2024: $1.0M for 222,467 claims, followed by California ($628K).
Oscar Mendez, family practice in Lauderhill, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Folic Acid in 2024: 1,192 claims costing $6,431.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Mendez Lauderhill, FL | Family Practice | 1,192 | 414 | $6,431 |
| Laritza Varona Gonzalez Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 3,597 | 482 | $5,321 |
| Robin F Spiering |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 108,473 | 815,458 | 231,052 | $4.0M |
| 2023 | 122,547 | 971,003 | 270,890 | $4.0M |
| 2024 | 135,576 | 1,074,872 | 305,827 | $7.1M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 324 |
| 99 |
| $4,877 |
| Catherine L Sullivan The Villages, FL | Rheumatology | 422 | 136 | $4,497 |
| Carly L Skamra Waukesha, WI | Rheumatology | 315 | 90 | $4,085 |
| Hajra I Tily Modesto, CA | Rheumatology | 347 | 89 | $3,791 |
| Yerania Rodriguez Navedo The Villages, FL | Rheumatology | 488 | 124 | $3,565 |
| Farheen Rasool Las Vegas, NV | Rheumatology | 284 | 135 | $3,527 |
| Vivian G Villiatora Las Vegas, NV | Nurse Practitioner | 336 | 114 | $3,272 |
| Douglas E McConnaughey Newport Beach, CA | Internal Medicine | 324 | 87 | $3,048 |
| Douglas Hempel Waukesha, WI | Rheumatology | 269 | 72 | $2,760 |
| Mustafa M Moazam El Paso, TX | Internal Medicine | 496 | 167 | $2,753 |
| Maria V Vintimilla New Smyrna Beach, FL | Rheumatology | 450 | 117 | $2,717 |
| Edgardo M Cespedes Miami, FL | Cardiology | 399 | 130 | $2,716 |
| Mark E Pearson Waukesha, WI | Rheumatology | 258 | 68 | $2,678 |
| Ann Aleman Weinmann Corpus Christi, TX | Internal Medicine | 563 | 113 | $2,675 |
| Sailaja P Manne San Antonio, TX | Internal Medicine | 232 | 96 | $2,639 |
| Hing-Sheung E Fung Waco, TX | Internal Medicine | 247 | 81 | $2,601 |
| 1598738262 | Rheumatology | 342 | 143 | $2,524 |
| Sash Seshadri Port Charlotte, FL | Rheumatology | 241 | 78 | $2,483 |
| Johnson C Kay Las Vegas, NV | Rheumatology | 258 | 100 | $2,471 |
| Fahed M Hamadeh Oklahoma City, OK | Rheumatology | 239 | 90 | $2,445 |
| Azucena Sanchez Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 1,736 | 243 | $2,388 |
| Paul V Tuttle IV Green Bay, WI | Rheumatology | 227 | 58 | $2,386 |
| Nouman Syed Sheboygan, WI | Rheumatology | 201 | 51 | $2,372 |