Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$41.4M
-34.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
4.6M
$9.01 per claim
Patients
1.2M
215,659 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$41.4M
$35.63 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $41.4M for Glimepiride in 2024, for 4,595,732 prescriptions and refills to 1,161,995 patients (down 34.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $9.01.
Puerto Rico had the highest Medicare cost for Glimepiride in 2024: $3.7M for 242,278 claims, followed by Florida ($3.1M).
Carlos M Martinez Rivera, endocrinology in Mayaguez, PR, had the highest Medicare cost for Glimepiride in 2024: 1,196 claims costing $33K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos M Martinez Rivera Mayaguez, PR | Endocrinology | 1,196 | 273 | $33K |
| Roberto H Gonzalez Sr. Aguada, PR | Internal Medicine | 577 | 148 | $26K |
| Denise Caro |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 216,838 | 4,997,684 | 1,249,121 | $60.3M |
| 2023 | 215,351 | 4,696,647 | 1,186,764 | $62.9M |
| 2024 | 215,659 | 4,595,732 | 1,161,995 | $41.4M |
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.
| Endocrinology |
| 1,046 |
| 301 |
| $25K |
| Mirna Maldonado Vega Manati, PR | Endocrinology | 916 | 275 | $24K |
| Jorge Soto Aguada, PR | Internal Medicine | 476 | 116 | $19K |
| Kyrmarie M Davila Mayaguez, PR | Endocrinology | 1,162 | 257 | $18K |
| Hasan M Qutob Michigan City, IN | Endocrinology | 957 | 308 | $17K |
| Jorge L Mendez Colon Moca, PR | General Practice | 450 | 131 | $16K |
| Stella Ilyayeva Rego Park, NY | Internal Medicine | 2,372 | 500 | $16K |
| Robert J Dobrzynski Jr. Providence, RI | Endocrinology | 1,122 | 287 | $16K |
| Jose A Torres San Lorenzo, PR | General Practice | 641 | 137 | $16K |
| Efrain L Nazario-Yordan Mayaguez, PR | Internal Medicine | 510 | 147 | $15K |
| Fernando Ortiz Maldonado Juncos, PR | Internal Medicine | 485 | 127 | $15K |
| Sheila Mercado Manati, PR | Endocrinology | 1,258 | 237 | $15K |
| Xiomara Cruz Bracero Mayaguez, PR | Internal Medicine | 615 | 184 | $14K |
| Tomas J Talavera Jr. Arecibo, PR | Internal Medicine | 502 | 148 | $14K |
| Francisco J Nadal Colon Ponce, PR | Endocrinology | 872 | 238 | $14K |
| Virmarie Caban Soto Anasco, PR | General Practice | 508 | 113 | $13K |
| Michael J Mellman Boynton Beach, FL | Endocrinology | 1,145 | 358 | $12K |
| Karen Torres Gonzalez San Juan, PR | Endocrinology | 1,010 | 193 | $12K |
| Jose A Rivera Santiago Mayaguez, PR | Internal Medicine | 769 | 114 | $12K |
| Fredickson M Vargas San German, PR | Internal Medicine | 690 | 134 | $12K |
| Carlos R Soto-Villarrubia Aguada, PR | Internal Medicine | 436 | 83 | $12K |
| Michael W Lin San Gabriel, CA | Endocrinology | 1,074 | 216 | $12K |
| Carlos A Muniz Molinero Sr. Aguada, PR | Internal Medicine | 840 | 178 | $12K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Dr.Reddy'S Lab RDY | 3,062,890 | $28.3M |
| Rising Pharm | 566,282 | $3.6M |
| Micro Labs USA, | 361,681 | $3.3M |
| Carlsbad Tech | 221,643 | $2.7M |
| Bluepoint Labor | 150,685 | $1.3M |
| Florida Pharmac | 138,684 | $1.2M |
| Accord Healthca | 66,420 | $682K |
| Virtus Pharmace | 28,011 | $254K |
| Solco Healthcar | 916 | $13K |
| Legacy Pharmace | 50 | $584 |
| AHP | 61 | $447 |
| International L | 11 | $102 |