Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$631K
-9.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
22K
$29.11 per claim
Patients
4,177
2,814 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $631K for Lactated Ringers in 2024, for 21,668 prescriptions and refills to 4,177 patients (down 9.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $29.11.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Lactated Ringers in 2024: $79K for 2,437 claims, followed by Ohio ($48K).
Merin M Kinikini, nurse practitioner in Salt Lake City, UT, had the highest Medicare cost for Lactated Ringers in 2024: 264 claims costing $9,262.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merin M Kinikini Salt Lake City, UT | Nurse Practitioner | 264 | Under 11 | $9,262 |
| Endashaw M Omer Louisville, KY | Gastroenterology | 60 | Under 11 | $7,849 |
| John Galloway |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,352 | 18,879 | 3,306 | $634K |
| 2023 | 2,573 | 20,485 | 3,776 | $700K |
| 2024 | 2,814 | 21,668 | 4,177 | $631K |
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 Surgery |
| 157 |
| Under 11 |
| $6,805 |
| Michael Garcia Los Angeles, CA | Internal Medicine | 137 | Under 11 | $5,381 |
| Sameh K Mobarek Cary, NC | Cardiology | 88 | Under 11 | $4,518 |
| Kelly P Martin Clairton, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 66 | Under 11 | $4,433 |
| Linsey H Spence Charlotte, NC | Gastroenterology | 61 | Under 11 | $4,333 |
| Marcella Rowley Riverton, UT | Nurse Practitioner | 56 | Under 11 | $4,167 |
| Margaret R Zelasko Muncie, IN | Internal Medicine | 82 | Under 11 | $4,088 |
| Soo W Kang Buena Park, CA | Internal Medicine | 81 | 64 | $3,990 |
| Luis Cardenas, DO Newark, DE | General Surgery | 119 | Under 11 | $3,802 |
| Gregg L Wendorf San Antonio, TX | Gastroenterology | 178 | Under 11 | $3,779 |
| Taro Satake Anchorage, AK | Family Practice | 48 | Under 11 | $3,699 |
| Amarnath V Ramakrishnan Yakima, WA | Gastroenterology | 53 | Under 11 | $3,697 |
| Michael H Farrell Maple Grove, MN | Internal Medicine | 61 | Under 11 | $3,678 |
| Javed H Fazal Warner Robins, GA | Internal Medicine | 93 | Under 11 | $3,567 |
| Adeeti J Chiplunker Hilliard, OH | Gastroenterology | 67 | Under 11 | $3,413 |
| David Binion Pittsburgh, PA | Gastroenterology | 112 | Under 11 | $3,411 |
| Subodh B Uprety Monroe, LA | Family Practice | 46 | Under 11 | $3,408 |
| Brian A Los Titusville, PA | Internal Medicine | 46 | Under 11 | $3,318 |
| James Jung Los Angeles, CA | Internal Medicine | 53 | 29 | $3,246 |
| Santsaran C Patel Sierra Vista, AZ | Internal Medicine | 44 | Under 11 | $3,118 |
| Eddie C Pyune Garden Grove, CA | Family Practice | 55 | 46 | $3,115 |
| Brigette Holleran Lexington, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 16 | Under 11 | $3,030 |
| Timothy B Gardner Lebanon, NH | Gastroenterology | 76 | Under 11 | $3,016 |