Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$25.5M
-25.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
859K
$29.69 per claim
Patients
261K
96,614 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $25.5M for Ibandronate Sodium in 2024, for 858,539 prescriptions and refills to 260,791 patients (down 25.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $29.69.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Ibandronate Sodium in 2024: $2.4M for 72,437 claims, followed by Florida ($2.4M).
Curtis P Craig, family practice in Washington, MI, had the highest Medicare cost for Ibandronate Sodium in 2024: 334 claims costing $16K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis P Craig Washington, MI | Family Practice | 334 | 96 | $16K |
| Chong D Kim Elkins Park, PA | Internal Medicine | 552 | 187 | $15K |
| Joel R Kramer |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 89,331 | 728,847 | 219,903 | $39.0M |
| 2023 | 92,465 | 786,130 | 238,996 | $34.4M |
| 2024 | 96,614 | 858,539 | 260,791 | $25.5M |
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.
| Obstetrics & Gynecology |
| 353 |
| 122 |
| $13K |
| Robert W Shurmur Battle Creek, MI | Rheumatology | 292 | 97 | $13K |
| Angela T Boldo Sarasota, FL | Endocrinology | 376 | 134 | $13K |
| Harry L Uy San Antonio, TX | Endocrinology | 397 | 143 | $13K |
| Viren N Shah Sugarland, FO | Internal Medicine | 227 | 81 | $12K |
| Swarna Kamble Sugar Land, TX | Endocrinology | 92 | 35 | $12K |
| Jeffrey Luna Livingston, TX | Family Practice | 111 | 41 | $11K |
| Ana M Ballester-Fiallo San Antonio, TX | Rheumatology | 317 | 130 | $11K |
| Mario Maldonado Ramirez Corozal, PR | Internal Medicine | 333 | 104 | $11K |
| Evelyn R Runer Fairless Hills, PA | Endocrinology | 385 | 123 | $11K |
| Pete S Coury Mesa, AZ | Family Practice | 309 | 110 | $11K |
| Francisco L Mendez Salinas, PR | Internal Medicine | 579 | 102 | $11K |
| Athena C Mason Broken Arrow, OK | Family Practice | 183 | 71 | $10K |
| Elvin R Garcia McAllen, TX | Rheumatology | 231 | 91 | $10K |
| Catherine R Spratt Turner Newtown, PA | Family Practice | 257 | 78 | $9,795 |
| Harold Hsu Rosemead, CA | Internal Medicine | 751 | 128 | $9,722 |
| Marta Diaz Nater Guaynabo, PR | Internal Medicine | 314 | 83 | $9,491 |
| Edita Extra-Mendoza Green Valley, AZ | Internal Medicine | 300 | 103 | $9,366 |
| Laura R Cox Erwin, TN | Internal Medicine | 36 | 16 | $9,210 |
| Lillian E Bezares Caguas, PR | Rheumatology | 470 | 92 | $9,060 |
| Natalie V Furlong Bethel Park, PA | Family Practice | 256 | 89 | $8,835 |
| Angel L Arizmendi Bayamon, PR | Internal Medicine | 318 | 67 | $8,762 |
| Mehmood H Khan San Antonio, TX | Internal Medicine | 25 | 12 | $8,642 |