Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$13.4M
-12.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
775K
$17.25 per claim
Patients
210K
120,293 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $13.4M for Hydromorphone Hcl in 2024, for 775,047 prescriptions and refills to 210,319 patients (down 12.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $17.25.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Hydromorphone Hcl in 2024: $1.6M for 71,902 claims, followed by Florida ($1.4M).
Chad D Kollas, hospice and palliative care in Orlando, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Hydromorphone Hcl in 2024: 299 claims costing $44K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad D Kollas Orlando, FL | Hospice and Palliative Care | 299 | 51 | $44K |
| Ricky P Lockett Saint Petersburg, FL | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 575 | 73 | $24K |
| Joanna L Katz |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 116,899 | 848,537 | 217,643 | $18.1M |
| 2023 | 122,414 | 869,758 | 233,955 | $15.2M |
| 2024 | 120,293 | 775,047 | 210,319 | $13.4M |
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 |
| 540 |
| 54 |
| $21K |
| Robert Guirguis Tampa, FL | Pain Management | 753 | 147 | $20K |
| Hong C Cheng Vallejo, CA | Pain Management | 321 | 43 | $18K |
| Abd Alrahman Benni Brandon, FL | Anesthesiology | 323 | 57 | $16K |
| George C Perdikis Lancaster, CA | Pain Management | 317 | 38 | $15K |
| Leovigildo J Reyes Oakland Park, FL | Interventional Pain Management | 230 | 29 | $13K |
| Joanna S Cole New Haven, CT | Nurse Practitioner | 361 | 14 | $13K |
| Sergio J Alvarado San Antonio, TX | Interventional Pain Management | 334 | 35 | $13K |
| Jorge J Leal Tampa, FL | Pain Management | 272 | 45 | $12K |
| Reuben S Henderson Lansing, MI | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 373 | 38 | $12K |
| Bolkar E Sahinler Lubbock, TX | Interventional Pain Management | 644 | 99 | $12K |
| John M Downey Augusta, GA | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 585 | 70 | $12K |
| Albert Humphrey Columbia, SC | Internal Medicine | 244 | 33 | $12K |
| Thomas M Ratino Fort Worth, TX | Interventional Pain Management | 625 | 90 | $11K |
| Gary L Reasor Louisville, KY | Anesthesiology | 344 | 51 | $11K |
| Sadaf Bazargan Lutz, FL | Neuropsychiatry | 272 | 35 | $11K |
| Ramarao V Pasupuleti Bowling Green, KY | Pain Management | 472 | 57 | $11K |
| Clinton Mallari Boise, ID | Interventional Pain Management | 118 | 14 | $11K |
| Benjamin J Platt Vancouver, WA | Anesthesiology | 392 | 54 | $11K |
| Leanne M Williams Vancouver, WA | Nurse Practitioner | 308 | 58 | $11K |
| Mark A Ellis Athens, GA | Interventional Pain Management | 624 | 79 | $10K |
| Joseph C Tu Columbus, OH | Pain Management | 202 | 26 | $10K |
| Syed S Hasan Spring Hill, FL | Internal Medicine | 228 | 35 | $10K |