Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$30.5M
-34.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
1.0M
$29.42 per claim
Patients
241K
143,552 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $30.5M for Labetalol Hcl in 2024, for 1,035,428 prescriptions and refills to 240,565 patients (down 34.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $29.42.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Labetalol Hcl in 2024: $4.3M for 142,980 claims, followed by Florida ($3.2M).
Abdul Q Malik, cardiology in Brooklyn, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Labetalol Hcl in 2024: 490 claims costing $24K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Q Malik Brooklyn, NY | Cardiology | 490 | 177 | $24K |
| Jose A Padilla San Juan, PR | Cardiology | 255 | 82 | $23K |
| Khaled M Rabadi Grand Forks, ND |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 143,506 | 1,056,767 | 245,907 | $51.9M |
| 2023 | 143,056 | 1,035,960 | 242,760 | $46.3M |
| 2024 | 143,552 | 1,035,428 | 240,565 | $30.5M |
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.
| Nephrology |
| 371 |
| 77 |
| $22K |
| Robert D Collins Douglas, GA | Cardiology | 761 | 184 | $18K |
| Manuel Franco Miami, FL | Cardiology | 450 | 146 | $17K |
| William H Heaton Florence, AL | Cardiology | 525 | 117 | $15K |
| Eliscer Guzman New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 503 | 152 | $14K |
| Pagiel Shechter Los Angeles, CA | Nephrology | 475 | 65 | $13K |
| Hong S Kim Garden Grove, CA | Internal Medicine | 606 | 119 | $13K |
| Mansha U Kahloon Morehead, KY | Cardiology | 608 | 191 | $13K |
| Corey Scruggs Victoria, TX | Cardiology | 526 | 151 | $13K |
| Ricardo G Cigarroa Laredo, TX | Internal Medicine | 689 | 186 | $12K |
| Mian A Hasan Pembroke Pines, FL | Cardiology | 272 | 130 | $12K |
| Ajay Virmani Winchester, VA | Cardiology | 394 | 120 | $12K |
| Abiola O Familusi Blanchester, OH | Internal Medicine | 320 | 89 | $12K |
| Hamidreza Moghaddam North Miami, FL | Internal Medicine | 302 | 46 | $12K |
| Aung Min El Paso, TX | Cardiology | 454 | 168 | $11K |
| Randy J Feld Glen Cove, NY | Cardiology | 401 | 105 | $11K |
| Harpaul Bajwa Lincoln, NE | Interventional Cardiology | 244 | 54 | $11K |
| Lois J Schulman Montgomery, AL | Internal Medicine | 285 | 75 | $11K |
| B K Ellis Sugar Land, TX | Cardiology | 364 | 101 | $11K |
| Stephen D Browne Northport, AL | Internal Medicine | 301 | 94 | $10K |
| Pablo H Vivas Miami Beach, FL | Cardiology | 382 | 108 | $10K |
| Harold W Cox Montgomery, AL | Family Practice | 274 | 73 | $10K |
| Raymond Raut Danbury, CT | Nephrology | 258 | 80 | $9,798 |