Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$13.8M
-27.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
569K
$24.33 per claim
Patients
144K
76,289 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$13.8M
$96.37 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $13.8M for Irbesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide in 2024, for 568,579 prescriptions and refills to 143,584 patients (down 27.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $24.33.
Puerto Rico had the highest Medicare cost for Irbesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide in 2024: $3.3M for 93,724 claims, followed by New York ($972K).
Lumen Vera Colon, internal medicine in Aibonito, PR, had the highest Medicare cost for Irbesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide in 2024: 600 claims costing $26K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumen Vera Colon Aibonito, PR | Internal Medicine | 600 | 196 | $26K |
| Najmuddin K Karimjee Houston, TX | Internal Medicine | 1,098 | 377 | $21K |
| Carlos F Planell Dosal |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 72,837 | 577,806 | 144,193 | $17.9M |
| 2023 | 74,421 | 566,108 | 143,181 | $19.1M |
| 2024 | 76,289 | 568,579 | 143,584 | $13.8M |
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.
| General Practice |
| 647 |
| 139 |
| $21K |
| Luis Molinary Fernandez Bayamon, PR | Cardiology | 897 | 170 | $21K |
| Luz N Marrero Maldonado Vega Alta, PR | Internal Medicine | 660 | 112 | $16K |
| Francisco L Mendez Salinas, PR | Internal Medicine | 430 | 103 | $15K |
| Jorge X Rodriguez Manati, PR | Internal Medicine | 341 | 88 | $14K |
| Carlos M Acevedo Rego Guayama, PR | General Practice | 266 | 77 | $13K |
| Victor M Polanco Sanchez Aibonito, PR | Internal Medicine | 331 | 76 | $13K |
| Carroll A Pinner III Peak, SC | General Practice | 410 | 102 | $13K |
| Carlos M Cidre Sr. Manati, PR | Internal Medicine | 286 | 123 | $13K |
| Juan J Nieves-Rivera Hatillo, PR | Cardiology | 251 | 102 | $12K |
| Kelvin Gonzalez Soto Moca, PR | General Practice | 274 | 78 | $12K |
| Domingo A Perez Bayamon, PR | Cardiology | 207 | 76 | $12K |
| Francisco Garcia-Cortes Arecibo, PR | Internal Medicine | 450 | 80 | $11K |
| Luis A Rosado Carrillo Guaynabo, PR | Cardiology | 227 | 79 | $11K |
| Pilar A Cabrera-Rodriguez Bayamon, PR | Internal Medicine | 275 | 72 | $11K |
| Pedro M Lopez Lopez Guayama, PR | General Practice | 233 | 61 | $11K |
| Juan L Ortiz Matos Corozal, PR | Internal Medicine | 268 | 74 | $11K |
| Jorge L Mendez Colon Moca, PR | General Practice | 257 | 69 | $11K |
| Jose D Rivera Arecibo, PR | Cardiology | 222 | 75 | $11K |
| Angel L Arizmendi Bayamon, PR | Internal Medicine | 457 | 77 | $11K |
| Jose A Padilla San Juan, PR | Cardiology | 220 | 66 | $10K |
| Edgardo I Baez Ayala Sabana Grande, PR | Internal Medicine | 248 | 66 | $10K |
| Luis J Rodriguez-Saenz Cayey, PR | Family Practice | 497 | 63 | $10K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data