Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$54.9M
-35.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
2.6M
$21.43 per claim
Patients
630K
191,347 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$54.9M
$87.13 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $54.9M for Irbesartan in 2024, for 2,561,408 prescriptions and refills to 630,079 patients (down 35.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $21.43.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Irbesartan in 2024: $5.6M for 214,661 claims, followed by Puerto Rico ($5.2M).
Angel L Arizmendi, internal medicine in Bayamon, PR, had the highest Medicare cost for Irbesartan in 2024: 1,543 claims costing $26K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angel L Arizmendi Bayamon, PR | Internal Medicine | 1,543 | 270 | $26K |
| Lumen Vera Colon Aibonito, PR | Internal Medicine | 814 | 249 | $26K |
| Eduardo Partida-Robles |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 176,264 | 2,393,972 | 587,672 | $77.1M |
| 2023 | 182,861 | 2,437,984 | 600,702 | $85.1M |
| 2024 | 191,347 | 2,561,408 | 630,079 | $54.9M |
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.
| Cardiology |
| 586 |
| 221 |
| $23K |
| Luis Renta Rosa Carolina, PR | Cardiology | 993 | 222 | $23K |
| Byron G Young Honolulu, HI | Internal Medicine | 481 | 145 | $21K |
| Roberto Munoz-Marin Santurce, PR | Cardiology | 586 | 170 | $19K |
| Jose A Padilla San Juan, PR | Cardiology | 492 | 154 | $19K |
| Victor M Salgado Bravo Arecibo, PR | Cardiology | 901 | 230 | $19K |
| Paul Grena Yardley, PA | Cardiology | 539 | 162 | $18K |
| Jorge L Leavitt- Caraballo San Juan, PR | Cardiology | 524 | 172 | $18K |
| William Borges Cancel San Juan, PR | Cardiology | 837 | 207 | $17K |
| Steven A Yarows Chelsea, MI | Internal Medicine | 495 | 141 | $17K |
| Rafael A Ruiz Gonzalez Canovanas, PR | Internal Medicine | 395 | 123 | $16K |
| Francisco L Mendez Salinas, PR | Internal Medicine | 567 | 124 | $16K |
| James P Landis North Venice, FL | Cardiology | 832 | 252 | $16K |
| Young-Soo Song Burlington, MA | Nephrology | 407 | 119 | $16K |
| Alexander T Hinckley Saint Joseph, MI | Internal Medicine | 534 | 156 | $16K |
| Carlos R Diaz Santurce, PR | Cardiology | 406 | 126 | $15K |
| Luis R Forti Isales Bayamon, PR | Internal Medicine | 524 | 129 | $15K |
| Lance E Sullenberger Albany, NY | Cardiology | 393 | 123 | $15K |
| Melvin E Ortiz-Acevedo Humacao, PR | General Practice | 681 | 132 | $15K |
| Noel A Ortiz Bayamon, PR | Cardiology | 383 | 125 | $15K |
| Carlos M Cidre Sr. Manati, PR | Internal Medicine | 390 | 170 | $15K |
| Fatima B Cintron-Rosa Humacao, PR | Nephrology | 417 | 129 | $14K |
| Luis Molinary Fernandez Bayamon, PR | Cardiology | 828 | 191 | $14K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Camber Pharmace | 1,327,670 | $27.3M |
| Macleods Pharma | 582,580 | $13.0M |
| Solco Healthcar | 538,849 | $11.7M |
| Alembic Pharmac | 79,170 | $2.1M |
| Hisun Pharmaceu | 15,553 | $351K |
| Jubilant Cadist JUBLPHARMA.NS | 8,328 | $180K |
| Winthrop US | 7,045 | $118K |
| Unichem Pharmac UNICHEMLAB.NS | 2,266 | $52K |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 708 | $19K |