Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$73.9M
-12.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
4.7M
$15.71 per claim
Patients
1.5M
411,086 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $73.9M for Hydroxyzine Hcl in 2024, for 4,700,642 prescriptions and refills to 1,458,441 patients (down 12.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $15.71.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Hydroxyzine Hcl in 2024: $5.9M for 349,557 claims, followed by California ($5.3M).
Marlon P Quinones, psychiatry in San Antonio, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Hydroxyzine Hcl in 2024: 948 claims costing $37K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlon P Quinones San Antonio, TX | Psychiatry | 948 | 237 | $37K |
| Fred Kubus Williamsville, NY | Physician Assistant | 176 | 28 | $21K |
| Syam P Kunam |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 359,670 | 3,798,944 | 1,181,877 | $72.0M |
| 2023 | 385,687 | 4,248,003 | 1,318,534 | $84.5M |
| 2024 | 411,086 | 4,700,642 | 1,458,441 | $73.9M |
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.
| Psychiatry |
| 741 |
| 171 |
| $17K |
| Ramakrishna Gollamudi Dayton, OH | Psychiatry | 758 | 111 | $17K |
| Vadim Y Baram Saint Louis, MO | Psychiatry | 747 | 130 | $17K |
| Alemu T Mengistu Greensboro, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 675 | 142 | $16K |
| Vanessa Q Chang Kenosha, WI | Psychiatry | 392 | 84 | $15K |
| Jennifer L Rivenburgh Gloversville, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 47 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Naveed J Mirza Dexter, MO | Psychiatry | 865 | 119 | $14K |
| Nalini Samavedy Maryville, TN | Psychiatry | 623 | 118 | $13K |
| Muhammad U Saleem Canton, NY | Psychiatry | 172 | 28 | $13K |
| Lee Bourgeois Elkin, NC | Psychiatry | 478 | 87 | $13K |
| Minhaj Siddiqi Utica, NY | Psychiatry | 508 | 77 | $13K |
| Patricia D Lifrak New Castle, DE | Psychiatry | 504 | 99 | $12K |
| Jill L Newton Elizabethton, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 386 | 93 | $12K |
| Scott W Wyrick Texarkana, TX | Family Practice | 436 | 181 | $12K |
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 966 | 165 | $12K |
| Lisa Young Lincoln, NE | Nurse Practitioner | 394 | 62 | $12K |
| Kathryn M Richardson Modesto, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 437 | 128 | $12K |
| Shahina H Jafry Rockford, IL | Psychiatry | 831 | 150 | $12K |
| Matthew P Mardiney Sr. Bel Air, MD | Allergy/ Immunology | 891 | 273 | $12K |
| Reeba T Jomi Chicago, IL | Nurse Practitioner | 158 | 54 | $11K |
| Sylvia A Redmond Utica, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 419 | 62 | $11K |
| Yusuf Salah Westchester, IL | Psychiatry | 908 | 190 | $11K |
| David J Paris Longview, WA | Nurse Practitioner | 311 | 36 | $11K |