Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$37K
-1.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
1,029
$35.66 per claim
Patients
318
254 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$37K
$115.11 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $37K for Kcl-D5w-0.45% Nacl in 2024, for 1,029 prescriptions and refills to 318 patients (down 1.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $35.66.
Kentucky had the highest Medicare cost for Kcl-D5w-0.45% Nacl in 2024: $6,392 for 200 claims, followed by Utah ($5,141).
Abigail M Stocker, gastroenterology in Louisville, KY, had the highest Medicare cost for Kcl-D5w-0.45% Nacl in 2024: 102 claims costing $5,036.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abigail M Stocker Louisville, KY | Gastroenterology | 102 | Under 11 | $5,036 |
| Leo C Katz Phila, PA | Gastroenterology | 52 | Under 11 | $3,096 |
| Jamie M Borgmann |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 294 | 1,024 | 352 | $37K |
| 2024 | 254 | 1,029 | 318 | $37K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims |
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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.
| Family Practice |
| 44 |
| Under 11 |
| $2,978 |
| Matthew C Hansen Salt Lake City, UT | Internal Medicine | 30 | Under 11 | $2,960 |
| Edward J Frech St George, UT | Gastroenterology | 20 | Under 11 | $2,181 |
| Edwin S Munich San Rafael, CA | Family Practice | 52 | Under 11 | $1,958 |
| Bryan F Curtin Augusta, GA | Gastroenterology | 27 | Under 11 | $1,736 |
| Luke T Evans Littleton, CO | Gastroenterology | 40 | Under 11 | $1,380 |
| George W Garriss III Nashville, TN | Internal Medicine | 21 | Under 11 | $1,139 |
| Anthony A Perszyk Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | Medical Genetics and Genomics | 24 | Under 11 | $1,066 |
| James S Otoshi Escondido, CA | Pulmonary Disease | 38 | Under 11 | $710 |
| Oleksandr Pishchalenko Honolulu, HI | Internal Medicine | 15 | Under 11 | $450 |
| Lindsay B McElmurray Louisville, KY | Physician Assistant | 51 | Under 11 | $403 |
| Thomas L Abell Louisville, KY | Gastroenterology | 28 | Under 11 | $376 |
| Brett H Whetstine Colorado Springs, CO | Physician Assistant | 21 | Under 11 | $296 |
| Alison M Mitch Leesport, PA | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 12 | Under 11 | $271 |
| Robert F Stahlkuppe Hiawassee, GA | Family Practice | 11 | Under 11 | $208 |
| Johanna L Rosenthal Fullerton, CA | Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $59.8 |
| Spending |
|---|
| Baxter Healthca | 856 | $33K |
| B.Braun | 174 | $4,094 |