Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$118.9M
-17.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
23.5M
$5.05 per claim
Patients
5.8M
572,440 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $118.9M for Furosemide in 2024, for 23,546,781 prescriptions and refills to 5,788,385 patients (down 17.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $5.05.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Furosemide in 2024: $11.3M for 1,798,854 claims, followed by Texas ($8.1M).
Robert J Pearlstein, internal medicine in Plymouth Meeting, PA, had the highest Medicare cost for Furosemide in 2024: 13,466 claims costing $73K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 13,466 | 1,410 | $73K |
| Jack H Brown Jr. Sand Springs, OK | Family Practice | 4,864 | 556 | $40K |
| Brandon M Roscoe |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 543,088 | 22,874,981 | 5,595,384 | $139.7M |
| 2023 | 557,446 | 23,014,799 | 5,637,336 | $144.8M |
| 2024 | 572,440 | 23,546,781 | 5,788,385 | $118.9M |
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.
| Family Practice |
| 5,377 |
| 840 |
| $34K |
| Michael A Ahearn Kewanee, IL | Hospitalist | 4,560 | 709 | $34K |
| Leon E Butler Jr. Louisville, KY | Internal Medicine | 4,956 | 640 | $33K |
| Michael D Satchell Albany, GA | Family Practice | 6,522 | 321 | $32K |
| James B Krablin Lexington, OK | Geriatric Medicine | 4,246 | 620 | $32K |
| Donald E Vollmer II Hendersonville, TN | Family Practice | 6,095 | 464 | $32K |
| Timothy D Estes Jackson, MS | Family Practice | 4,518 | 378 | $31K |
| Albert Warren Jr. Columbia, SC | Family Practice | 5,997 | 418 | $31K |
| Todd L Fulcher Jackson, MS | Family Practice | 3,949 | 323 | $29K |
| Wyatt K Blake Gray, GA | Emergency Medicine | 5,290 | 248 | $26K |
| Srinath Tadakamalla Harrisonville, MO | Family Practice | 3,273 | 526 | $24K |
| Naresh K Dasari Cranston, RI | Internal Medicine | 2,915 | 319 | $23K |
| Khoren Hekimian Troup, TX | Family Practice | 3,097 | 419 | $23K |
| Rajesh Agarwal Mayfield Heights, OH | Internal Medicine | 3,743 | 608 | $23K |
| Keshni L Ramnanan Waukesha, WI | Internal Medicine | 2,554 | 417 | $23K |
| Arvid Lade Tulsa, OK | Internal Medicine | 2,762 | 341 | $22K |
| Ajay J Anand Weston, MA | Internal Medicine | 4,136 | 275 | $22K |
| Sarfraz S Sidhu Waukesha, WI | Internal Medicine | 2,894 | 462 | $22K |
| Terence A Frinks Tucker, GA | Family Practice | 3,301 | 398 | $22K |
| Dirk N Juschka Westerville, OH | Geriatric Medicine | 2,840 | 439 | $22K |
| Mazen I Madhoun Salem, VA | Family Practice | 2,804 | 452 | $22K |
| Tamara E Chittenden Charlotte, NC | Internal Medicine | 4,799 | 304 | $22K |
| Michael T Peacock Eastman, GA | Internal Medicine | 3,007 | 359 | $21K |