Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$81.7M
-26.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
6.1M
$13.45 per claim
Patients
1.5M
339,264 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $81.7M for Hydralazine Hcl in 2024, for 6,072,709 prescriptions and refills to 1,472,121 patients (down 26.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $13.45.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Hydralazine Hcl in 2024: $9.4M for 661,257 claims, followed by Florida ($6.8M).
Robert J Pearlstein, internal medicine in Plymouth Meeting, PA, had the highest Medicare cost for Hydralazine Hcl in 2024: 2,428 claims costing $39K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 2,428 | 291 | $39K |
| Jose R Martinez Barroso Manati, PR | Internal Medicine | 3,696 | 880 | $38K |
| Le Anthony A Hardy |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 320,142 | 5,598,574 | 1,356,577 | $111.5M |
| 2023 | 329,602 | 5,806,142 | 1,410,415 | $110.6M |
| 2024 | 339,264 | 6,072,709 | 1,472,121 | $81.7M |
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 |
| 1,165 |
| 209 |
| $27K |
| Rajesh Agarwal Mayfield Heights, OH | Internal Medicine | 1,509 | 252 | $26K |
| Terence A Frinks Tucker, GA | Family Practice | 1,474 | 216 | $26K |
| Amar Mohan Monroe, GA | Internal Medicine | 1,186 | 151 | $24K |
| Godwin H D'Souza Chicago, IL | Internal Medicine | 1,114 | 192 | $20K |
| Timothy D Estes Jackson, MS | Family Practice | 1,507 | 132 | $20K |
| Amir Hajimomenian Virginia Beach, VA | Internal Medicine | 986 | 206 | $19K |
| Andrew E Graf Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 1,137 | 158 | $19K |
| Vivek Gupta Chicago, IL | Internal Medicine | 1,307 | 160 | $19K |
| Albert Warren Jr. Columbia, SC | Family Practice | 2,103 | 127 | $18K |
| Michael T Peacock Eastman, GA | Internal Medicine | 1,083 | 117 | $18K |
| Michael D Satchell Albany, GA | Family Practice | 2,298 | 117 | $18K |
| Wyatt K Blake Gray, GA | Emergency Medicine | 2,370 | 73 | $18K |
| Farooq M Ahmed Skokie, IL | Family Practice | 1,207 | 130 | $17K |
| Denis Ruiz-Serrano Guaynabo, PR | Cardiology | 834 | 262 | $17K |
| Donald E Vollmer II Hendersonville, TN | Family Practice | 1,701 | 138 | $16K |
| Dana A Nash Memphis, TN | Family Practice | 1,944 | 97 | $16K |
| Surinder Mendiratta Southfield, MI | Internal Medicine | 1,430 | 114 | $16K |
| Mohamad K Moughrabieh Memphis, TN | Internal Medicine | 992 | 140 | $16K |
| Leon E Butler Jr. Louisville, KY | Internal Medicine | 874 | 148 | $15K |
| Scotty R Ortega Odessa, TX | Family Practice | 1,098 | 122 | $15K |
| William N Bichai Bakersfield, CA | Nephrology | 952 | 131 | $15K |
| Mohammad I Abutineh Memphis, TN | Geriatric Medicine | 1,845 | 104 | $15K |