Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$4.8M
-13.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
104K
$46.43 per claim
Patients
28K
9,541 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $4.8M for Leucovorin Calcium in 2024, for 104,006 prescriptions and refills to 28,070 patients (down 13.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $46.43.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Leucovorin Calcium in 2024: $611K for 13,706 claims, followed by New York ($400K).
Mary Lou Hulseman, family practice in Fishers, IN, had the highest Medicare cost for Leucovorin Calcium in 2024: 52 claims costing $59K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Lou Hulseman Fishers, IN | Family Practice | 52 | Under 11 | $59K |
| Amy C Goldstein Philadelphia, PA | Pediatric Medicine | 137 | 11 | $58K |
| John D Fallon Jr. |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8,437 | 94,508 | 24,761 | $5.4M |
| 2023 | 8,855 | 97,212 | 25,997 | $5.6M |
| 2024 | 9,541 | 104,006 | 28,070 | $4.8M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 65 |
| 26 |
| $55K |
| Charles N Cartwright Montclair, NJ | Neuropsychiatry | 97 | Under 11 | $39K |
| David I Dryland Ashland, OR | Rheumatology | 334 | 108 | $37K |
| Suhail Hameed Glendale, WI | Rheumatology | 464 | 101 | $34K |
| Dennis M Liu Folsom, CA | Rheumatology | 232 | 69 | $33K |
| Thomas B Leahey Ardmore, OK | Rheumatology | 509 | 115 | $32K |
| Kendal L Stewart Bee Cave, TX | Otolaryngology | 97 | 24 | $31K |
| Erin Dodson Fort Wayne, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 164 | 72 | $31K |
| Richard E Frye Phoenix, AZ | Psychiatry & Neurology | 31 | Under 11 | $30K |
| Peter A Jakacki Fort Wayne, IN | Family Practice | 166 | 55 | $21K |
| Sonal Sharma Philadelphia, PA | Pediatric Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Peter J Franta La Crosse, WI | Family Practice | 13 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Padma Vellanki Wooster, OH | Rheumatology | 423 | 121 | $18K |
| Sumit Parikh Cleveland, OH | Neurology | 28 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Marni J Falk Philadelphia, PA | Pediatric Medicine | 34 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Azriel Hirschfeld Brooklyn, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 196 | 58 | $16K |
| Zili He X Flushing, NY | Hematology-Oncology | 71 | 20 | $16K |
| Sanjeev Prakash Saginaw, MI | Rheumatology | 217 | 59 | $15K |
| Joel S Peck Aiea, HI | Psychiatry | 300 | 28 | $15K |
| Alex Zelenka Tampa, FL | Internal Medicine | 62 | 20 | $15K |
| Seleaina A Thomas Victorville, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 240 | 46 | $14K |
| Richard I Horowitz Hyde Park, NY | Internal Medicine | 39 | 16 | $13K |
| Richard A Lau Sacramento, CA | Rheumatology | 87 | 28 | $13K |