Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$45.4M
-4.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
2.6M
$17.26 per claim
Patients
1.4M
337,275 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $45.4M for Hydrocortisone in 2024, for 2,633,195 prescriptions and refills to 1,389,446 patients (down 4.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $17.26.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Hydrocortisone in 2024: $7.2M for 370,263 claims, followed by New York ($4.7M).
Jean Louis M Dupiton, internal medicine in Floral Park, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Hydrocortisone in 2024: 68 claims costing $101K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Louis M Dupiton Floral Park, NY | Internal Medicine | 68 | 34 | $101K |
| Than Luu Alhambra, CA | Family Practice | 115 | 55 | $100K |
| Roberto Carpio |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 296,650 | 2,146,059 | 1,134,940 | $44.6M |
| 2023 | 316,969 | 2,360,033 | 1,257,092 | $47.5M |
| 2024 | 337,275 | 2,633,195 | 1,389,446 | $45.4M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 95 |
| 67 |
| $90K |
| Zhenghong Yuan San Gabriel, CA | Family Practice | 189 | 79 | $87K |
| Hafeez U Rehman Amsterdam, NY | Internal Medicine | 33 | 11 | $77K |
| Vlad Nusinovich West Hollywood, CA | Internal Medicine | 295 | 83 | $76K |
| Fariba Javaherian Northridge, CA | Internal Medicine | 86 | 45 | $68K |
| Wei Wang Brooklyn, NY | Family Practice | 505 | 215 | $59K |
| Ashley E Foster Van Nuys, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 39 | 18 | $56K |
| Dmitry Khasak New York, NY | Dermatology | 46 | 38 | $56K |
| Krikor B Tatoyan Van Nuys, CA | Internal Medicine | 73 | 24 | $54K |
| Dushyant Viswanathan Woodland Hills, CA | Internal Medicine | 31 | 21 | $51K |
| David Tavdy Forest Hills, NY | Internal Medicine | 99 | 35 | $48K |
| Abdul Shahin Brooklyn, NY | Physician Assistant | 43 | 26 | $43K |
| Louis B Flores Glendale, CA | Family Practice | 97 | 28 | $43K |
| Tsovinar Tekkelian Glendale, CA | Internal Medicine | 185 | 37 | $41K |
| Mikhail Chilingaryan Pittsburgh, PA | General Practice | 195 | 39 | $41K |
| Hemlata Moturi Pittsburgh, PA | Endocrinology | 666 | 173 | $37K |
| Zinovy N Lekht Sun Valley, CA | Internal Medicine | 64 | 20 | $36K |
| Arthur A Karaguezian Northridge, CA | Family Practice | 77 | 27 | $34K |
| Robert E Ladines Pasadena, CA | Internal Medicine | 21 | 11 | $34K |
| Lauraine F Kanders New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 19 | 11 | $33K |
| Michael Bazel Bell, CA | Emergency Medicine | 251 | 53 | $32K |
| 1528165008 | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 153 | 24 | $31K |
| Michael S McCloskey Albany, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 16 | Under 11 | $29K |