Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$81.2M
-17.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
18.5M
$4.40 per claim
Patients
4.9M
450,817 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$81.2M
$16.42 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $81.2M for Hydrochlorothiazide in 2024, for 18,456,721 prescriptions and refills to 4,942,707 patients (down 17.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $4.40.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Hydrochlorothiazide in 2024: $8.9M for 1,564,021 claims, followed by Florida ($5.5M).
Jose Gomez, internal medicine in Ponce, PR, had the highest Medicare cost for Hydrochlorothiazide in 2024: 1,379 claims costing $9,903.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Gomez Ponce, PR | Internal Medicine | 1,379 | 342 | $9,903 |
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 1,456 | 187 | $8,441 |
| Ramon M Perea |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 434,693 | 18,587,909 | 4,956,379 | $99.1M |
| 2023 | 443,975 | 18,347,405 | 4,900,177 | $98.6M |
| 2024 | 450,817 | 18,456,721 | 4,942,707 | $81.2M |
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.
| Cardiology |
| 784 |
| 235 |
| $7,738 |
| Rimanpreet K Uppal Hayward, CA | Pharmacist | 705 | 456 | $7,695 |
| Jose R Martinez Barroso Manati, PR | Internal Medicine | 1,576 | 373 | $7,132 |
| Timothy D Estes Jackson, MS | Family Practice | 1,141 | 81 | $7,045 |
| Terence A Frinks Tucker, GA | Family Practice | 1,112 | 91 | $6,986 |
| Michael D Satchell Albany, GA | Family Practice | 1,410 | 110 | $6,968 |
| Denis Ruiz-Serrano Guaynabo, PR | Cardiology | 1,331 | 447 | $6,960 |
| Miguel A Rodriguez Burgos Juncos, PR | Cardiology | 1,375 | 275 | $6,446 |
| Wyatt K Blake Gray, GA | Emergency Medicine | 1,288 | 43 | $6,387 |
| Francisco L Mendez Salinas, PR | Internal Medicine | 989 | 229 | $6,317 |
| Gregory M Singer Rochester, NY | Cardiology | 792 | 239 | $6,261 |
| Todd L Fulcher Jackson, MS | Family Practice | 1,006 | 74 | $6,170 |
| Albert Warren Jr. Columbia, SC | Family Practice | 1,110 | 76 | $5,928 |
| Elliot Melecio Sr. Vega Alta, PR | Internal Medicine | 506 | 153 | $5,658 |
| Clay W Ferguson Nashville, AR | Family Practice | 896 | 144 | $5,607 |
| Deepak Khanna Oroville, CA | Cardiology | 1,271 | 420 | $5,400 |
| Lewis A Meyerson Columbia, MO | Family Practice | 630 | 77 | $5,366 |
| Michael T Peacock Eastman, GA | Internal Medicine | 644 | 94 | $5,296 |
| Rafael Soto Toa Baja, PR | General Practice | 613 | 179 | $5,170 |
| Karen P Bravo Sosa Andover, MA | Nurse Practitioner | 1,076 | 441 | $5,133 |
| Thomas J Halloran Danville, IL | Internal Medicine | 688 | 238 | $5,085 |
| Rigoberto Ramos Gonzalez Adjuntas, PR | Cardiology | 1,088 | 218 | $5,081 |
| Donald E Vollmer II Hendersonville, TN | Family Practice | 794 | 70 | $5,060 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Unichem Pharmac UNICHEMLAB.NS | 4,344,193 | $14.9M |
| Actavis/Teva TEVA | 1,769,924 | $14.7M |
| Teva USA TEVA | 3,515,629 | $13.5M |
| Avet Pharmaceut | 3,260,728 | $12.6M |
| Sciegen Pharmac | 1,681,486 | $10.2M |
| Leading Pharma | 1,868,444 | $9.5M |
| Legacy Pharmace | 921,183 | $2.8M |
| Accord Healthca | 303,114 | $1.7M |
| Oxford Pharmace | 613,802 | $568K |
| Rising Pharm | 52,491 | $340K |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 71,731 | $241K |
| Westminster Pha | 23,607 | $131K |
| Solco Healthcar | 35,325 | $99K |
| Jubilant Cadist JUBLPHARMA.NS | 349 | $1,733 |
| Excellium Pharm | 348 | $1,125 |
| Chartwell Rx Ll | 203 | $914 |
| Gsms, Inc. | 108 | $524 |
| AHP | 100 | $477 |