Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$6.1M
+27.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
157K
$38.74 per claim
Patients
40K
25,362 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$6.1M
$153.74 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $6.1M for Levoxyl in 2024, for 157,470 prescriptions and refills to 39,680 patients (up 27.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $38.74.
Puerto Rico had the highest Medicare cost for Levoxyl in 2024: $738K for 18,715 claims, followed by California ($647K).
Mitchell S Akman, endocrinology in Redding, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Levoxyl in 2024: 1,555 claims costing $69K.
Levoxyl is made by Pfizer Inc. (PFE), listed in the Medicare spending data as Pfizer US Pharm.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell S Akman Redding, CA | Endocrinology | 1,555 | 383 | $69K |
| Carlos M Martinez Rivera Mayaguez, PR | Endocrinology | 973 | 212 | $45K |
| James R Etzkorn |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 25,861 | 158,809 | 40,549 | $5.4M |
| 2023 | 24,517 | 150,277 | 37,791 | $4.8M |
| 2024 | 25,362 | 157,470 | 39,680 | $6.1M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 898 |
| 236 |
| $27K |
| Domenic P Aiello New Hartford, NY | Endocrinology | 414 | 97 | $19K |
| Denise Caro Mayaguez, PR | Endocrinology | 382 | 85 | $19K |
| Abdul Al-Kassab Rochester Hills, MI | Endocrinology | 545 | 159 | $18K |
| Leedor Lieberman Farmington Hills, MI | Endocrinology | 578 | 154 | $17K |
| Anita Chaudhuri Niagara Falls, NY | Endocrinology | 416 | 75 | $16K |
| Priya Krishnamurthy St George, UT | Endocrinology | 653 | 129 | $15K |
| Obed Perez-Gonzalez San German, PR | Internal Medicine | 361 | 76 | $14K |
| Rachel A Katz Newton Centre, MA | Family Practice | 215 | 57 | $13K |
| John E Carroll Jr. Wausau, WI | Internal Medicine | 265 | 70 | $13K |
| Mark A Silver Mountlake Terrace, WA | Endocrinology | 307 | 78 | $12K |
| Suzette Toro San German, PR | Endocrinology | 445 | 65 | $12K |
| May O Reyes Albuquerque, NM | Endocrinology | 259 | 54 | $12K |
| Nada Kerouz Winchester, MA | Internal Medicine | 284 | 85 | $12K |
| Jacqueline F Fabello-Gamiao Livonia, MI | Endocrinology | 404 | 121 | $11K |
| Shellie Hafer Scarborough, ME | Nurse Practitioner | 281 | 74 | $11K |
| Meredith M Berger Midlothian, VA | Internal Medicine | 247 | 57 | $9,986 |
| Michael Morkos Chicago, IL | Endocrinology | 242 | 63 | $9,755 |
| Richard S Cherlin Los Gatos, CA | Endocrinology | 238 | 70 | $9,750 |
| Christina M Mitchell Philadelphia, PA | Endocrinology | 242 | 61 | $9,379 |
| Caroline D Brownlee Greenville, SC | Internal Medicine | 206 | 61 | $9,309 |
| Marideli C Scanlan Marrero, LA | Endocrinology | 167 | 56 | $9,291 |
| Mirna Maldonado Vega Manati, PR | Endocrinology | 187 | 45 | $9,201 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Pfizer US Pharm PFE | 157,517 | $6.1M |