Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$19.1M
-7.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
1.6M
$12.08 per claim
Patients
431K
170,451 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$19.1M
$44.18 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $19.1M for Hydroxyzine Pamoate in 2024, for 1,577,900 prescriptions and refills to 431,313 patients (down 7.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $12.08.
Ohio had the highest Medicare cost for Hydroxyzine Pamoate in 2024: $1.4M for 127,498 claims, followed by Florida ($1.4M).
Nancy D Davidson, nurse practitioner in Princeton, WV, had the highest Medicare cost for Hydroxyzine Pamoate in 2024: 502 claims costing $10K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy D Davidson Princeton, WV | Nurse Practitioner | 502 | 89 | $10K |
| Naveed J Mirza Dexter, MO | Psychiatry | 693 | 104 | $9,474 |
| David E Harris |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 157,082 | 1,448,859 | 397,262 | $18.1M |
| 2023 | 164,507 | 1,531,521 | 418,879 | $20.6M |
| 2024 | 170,451 | 1,577,900 | 431,313 | $19.1M |
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.
| Psychiatry |
| 520 |
| 136 |
| $8,603 |
| Andrea L Crawford Farmington, MO | Nurse Practitioner | 539 | 59 | $8,457 |
| Ramakrishna Gollamudi Dayton, OH | Psychiatry | 659 | 95 | $8,364 |
| Javier F Martinez Edinburg, TX | Psychiatry | 266 | 38 | $8,350 |
| Shamji P Badhiwala Waco, TX | Psychiatry | 290 | 53 | $7,456 |
| Whitnee Roberts Lumberton, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 264 | 38 | $7,368 |
| Syed N Zaidi Friendswood, TX | Psychiatry | 377 | 291 | $7,358 |
| Fernando Lopez Dothan, AL | Psychiatry | 336 | 98 | $7,314 |
| Alexis T Gonzalez Bayamon, PR | Psychiatry | 176 | 26 | $7,295 |
| Aghaegbulam H Uga El Paso, TX | Psychiatry | 399 | 118 | $7,239 |
| Allan J McCorkle Lubbock, TX | Psychiatry | 629 | 420 | $7,198 |
| John C Strunk Dothan, AL | Psychiatry | 609 | 119 | $7,159 |
| Megan N Chavez McAllen, TX | Physician Assistant | 492 | 113 | $6,783 |
| Sujatha Pandian Rochester, PA | Psychiatry & Neurology | 602 | 80 | $6,529 |
| Barbara J Dodson Rockdale, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 599 | 146 | $6,513 |
| Dirk N Juschka Westerville, OH | Geriatric Medicine | 529 | 132 | $6,452 |
| Asad M Naqvi Griffin, GA | Psychiatry | 366 | 71 | $6,147 |
| Miriam Ajo Fort Myers, FL | Psychiatry | 467 | 97 | $6,131 |
| Robert S Guevara Edinburg, TX | Psychiatry | 205 | 31 | $6,126 |
| Bhaskar Gowda Sullivan, MO | Psychiatry | 409 | 77 | $6,125 |
| 1790138873 | Nurse Practitioner | 256 | 57 | $6,089 |
| Rohidas T Patil Decatur, IL | Psychiatry | 351 | 62 | $6,036 |
| Murfy Morantus Fort Lauderdale, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 162 | 27 | $5,964 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data