Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$464.1M
-29.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
43.2M
$10.73 per claim
Patients
9.0M
509,452 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $464.1M for Levothyroxine Sodium in 2024, for 43,237,856 prescriptions and refills to 8,999,770 patients (down 29.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $10.73.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Levothyroxine Sodium in 2024: $48.8M for 3,676,173 claims, followed by Florida ($32.7M).
Tariq Latif, internal medicine in Morgantown, WV, had the highest Medicare cost for Levothyroxine Sodium in 2024: 97 claims costing $144K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tariq Latif Morgantown, WV | Internal Medicine | 97 | 32 | $144K |
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 13,398 | 1,272 | $129K |
| Kadapalakere P Reddy |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 479,331 | 39,040,065 | 8,333,874 | $670.9M |
| 2023 | 496,503 | 41,665,462 | 8,683,487 | $653.3M |
| 2024 | 509,452 | 43,237,856 | 8,999,770 | $464.1M |
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.
| Endocrinology |
| 1,004 |
| 275 |
| $120K |
| Adnan Haider Morgantown, WV | Internal Medicine | 441 | 120 | $103K |
| Achamma S Itticheria Lexington, KY | Family Practice | 526 | 75 | $96K |
| Karen Hutchinson Sioux Falls, SD | Endocrinology | 967 | 264 | $92K |
| Ifeoma A Egbuonu El Paso, TX | Endocrinology | 1,750 | 582 | $88K |
| Brandon M Roscoe Du Bois, PA | Family Practice | 6,286 | 960 | $75K |
| Vijay K Bahl Pittsburgh, PA | Internal Medicine | 456 | 124 | $71K |
| Maya Y Peltsverger Wilmington, NC | Endocrinology | 333 | 86 | $61K |
| Maria Javaid Conway, AR | Endocrinology | 223 | 71 | $60K |
| Leon E Butler Jr. Louisville, KY | Internal Medicine | 5,367 | 529 | $59K |
| Michael A Ahearn Kewanee, IL | Hospitalist | 4,359 | 612 | $57K |
| Donald E Vollmer II Hendersonville, TN | Family Practice | 8,004 | 485 | $56K |
| Jessica Watari Philadelphia, PA | Internal Medicine | 281 | 75 | $54K |
| Elisa Rogowitz Lakewood, CO | Endocrinology | 176 | 47 | $52K |
| Jennifer J Kelly South Burlington, VT | Internal Medicine | 265 | 74 | $50K |
| Srinath Tadakamalla Harrisonville, MO | Family Practice | 3,508 | 466 | $48K |
| Andrew E Graf Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 4,510 | 512 | $48K |
| James B Krablin Lexington, OK | Geriatric Medicine | 4,293 | 596 | $48K |
| Adele Amine Houston, TX | Endocrinology | 127 | 34 | $48K |
| Geetha K Bhat Camden, NJ | Endocrinology | 595 | 190 | $47K |
| Jack H Brown Jr. Sand Springs, OK | Family Practice | 4,406 | 432 | $47K |
| Susan E Berner Oakwood, OH | Geriatric Medicine | 4,373 | 515 | $47K |
| Chaim Vanek Portland, OR | Endocrinology | 514 | 139 | $47K |