Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$386.9M
-8.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
20.1M
$19.25 per claim
Patients
5.3M
526,138 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$387.0M
$73.47 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $386.9M for Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen in 2024, for 20,100,310 prescriptions and refills to 5,265,069 patients (down 8.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $19.25.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen in 2024: $46.5M for 2,238,227 claims, followed by Texas ($40.8M).
Tim P Ratino, interventional pain management in Fort Worth, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen in 2024: 8,239 claims costing $356K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim P Ratino Fort Worth, TX | Interventional Pain Management | 8,239 | 1,057 | $356K |
| Thomas M Ratino Fort Worth, TX | Interventional Pain Management | 7,804 | 1,050 | $329K |
| Joseph K Essmyer Sr. |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 530,924 | 20,678,089 | 5,327,839 | $428.2M |
| 2023 | 526,742 | 20,015,264 | 5,186,251 | $423.0M |
| 2024 | 526,138 | 20,100,310 | 5,265,069 | $386.9M |
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.
| Anesthesiology |
| 9,052 |
| 928 |
| $324K |
| Alpesh D Patel Baton Rouge, LA | Interventional Pain Management | 12,192 | 1,320 | $302K |
| Neil H Adelman Tyler, TX | Internal Medicine | 5,552 | 660 | $241K |
| Jose R Reyes Jr. Pasadena, TX | Anesthesiology | 7,596 | 1,246 | $224K |
| Anuj Sharma Ocala, FL | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 6,647 | 834 | $209K |
| Mohammed A Khanzada Texarkana, TX | Pain Management | 7,277 | 868 | $204K |
| Mark A Ellis Athens, GA | Interventional Pain Management | 5,735 | 566 | $199K |
| Oliver C James II Lexington, KY | Pain Management | 9,583 | 997 | $197K |
| Daniel L Harris Beaumont, TX | Anesthesiology | 7,977 | 857 | $188K |
| Randall W Rodgers Tyler, TX | Family Practice | 4,999 | 505 | $185K |
| Daniel H Serrato Columbus, GA | Pain Management | 5,681 | 586 | $171K |
| Jonathan D Thompson Hammond, LA | Interventional Pain Management | 6,571 | 795 | $168K |
| Timothy W McPherson Steele, MO | Family Practice | 4,927 | 796 | $166K |
| David Mulkey Cullman, AL | Family Practice | 6,197 | 1,102 | $159K |
| Jose D Trevino Corpus Christi, TX | Interventional Pain Management | 3,882 | 394 | $157K |
| Wayne P Cockrell Jr. Mobile, AL | Anesthesiology | 7,037 | 836 | $156K |
| Sassan C Ehdaie Beaumont, TX | Anesthesiology | 7,024 | 893 | $155K |
| Patrick G Goodman Tifton, GA | Anesthesiology | 5,522 | 636 | $152K |
| Hoang T Vu Lake City, FL | Interventional Pain Management | 6,167 | 782 | $151K |
| Heather Leasure Rockford, IL | Nurse Practitioner | 4,597 | 645 | $147K |
| Ryan M Almeida Birmingham, AL | Interventional Pain Management | 6,596 | 886 | $145K |
| Mark L Willis Dothan, AL | Pain Management | 3,938 | 412 | $143K |
| Lloyd C Dyas Russellville, AL | Orthopedic Surgery | 5,380 | 542 | $143K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Mallinck-Specgx | 14,858,111 | $291.3M |
| Amneal Pharmace AMRX | 3,079,817 | $50.7M |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 1,439,250 | $28.9M |
| KVK-Tech, Inc. | 255,729 | $5.2M |
| Camber Pharmace | 232,522 | $4.7M |
| Genus Lifescien | 34,414 | $3.6M |
| Eywa Pharma Inc | 181,110 | $2.3M |
| Lupin Pharmaceu LUPIN.NS | 8,475 | $116K |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 6,900 | $115K |
| Rhodes Pharmace | 3,976 | $70K |
| Pai Holding, Ll | 1,619 | $45K |
| Vistapharm/Pai | 1,585 | $37K |
| Major Pharmaceu | 2,871 | $25K |
| AHP | 454 | $7,522 |
| Par Pharm. | 135 | $2,859 |
| Xlcare Pharmace | 175 | $1,492 |
| Avpak | 63 | $978 |