Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$2.0M
-22.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
127K
$15.34 per claim
Patients
83K
28,830 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $2.0M for Lidocaine Hcl in 2024, for 127,409 prescriptions and refills to 82,810 patients (down 22.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $15.34.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Lidocaine Hcl in 2024: $191K for 5,958 claims, followed by Pennsylvania ($156K).
Matthew B Massey, orthopedic surgery in Asheville, NC, had the highest Medicare cost for Lidocaine Hcl in 2024: 124 claims costing $33K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew B Massey Asheville, NC | Orthopedic Surgery | 124 | 84 | $33K |
| Gobinda Paul Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 17 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Bradley J Magill |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 38,157 | 122,558 | 80,102 | $6.0M |
| 2023 | 26,467 | 108,071 | 72,098 | $2.5M |
| 2024 | 28,830 | 127,409 | 82,810 | $2.0M |
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.
| Podiatry |
| 59 |
| Under 11 |
| $6,816 |
| Gretchen L Tower Buffalo, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 50 | 26 | $6,149 |
| Mark W Smith Sheffield, AL | Urology | 343 | Under 11 | $5,239 |
| Brandon J Wilt Everett, PA | Podiatry | 45 | Under 11 | $5,181 |
| Ninad Athale Napa, CA | Family Practice | 13 | Under 11 | $4,380 |
| Christopher H Ceriale San Diego, CA | Physician Assistant | 40 | Under 11 | $4,249 |
| Colby L Cox Hermitage, PA | Podiatry | 36 | Under 11 | $4,100 |
| Jeffrey Hernandez Rodriguez Caguas, PR | Gastroenterology | 87 | 87 | $4,015 |
| Julie C Calderon Chehalis, WA | Nurse Practitioner | 19 | Under 11 | $3,926 |
| Laura F Helminen Iron Mountain, MI | Nurse Practitioner | 23 | Under 11 | $3,803 |
| Krista M Smith Rochester, NY | Physician Assistant | 33 | 11 | $3,738 |
| David S German Saint Louis, MO | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 15 | Under 11 | $3,668 |
| Christopher R Morris Beaverton, OR | Internal Medicine | 56 | 17 | $3,480 |
| Kiranmayi Surapaneni Hazel Park, MI | Internal Medicine | 75 | 19 | $3,320 |
| Brittany L Walker Johnstown, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 27 | Under 11 | $3,242 |
| Courtney D Johnson-McKissick Clearfield, PA | Podiatry | 26 | Under 11 | $3,214 |
| Lori A Lavelle Duncansville, PA | Rheumatology | 26 | Under 11 | $3,150 |
| Agnes E Chen Harbor City, CA | Family Practice | 34 | Under 11 | $3,048 |
| Kaleigh A Fairman Punxsutawney, PA | Physician Assistant | 24 | Under 11 | $2,903 |
| Francoise M Veneroni Weston, FL | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 13 | Under 11 | $2,816 |
| Robert Czyzewski Edison, NJ | Nephrology | 31 | Under 11 | $2,810 |
| Sara D Shellhammer Pittsburgh, PA | Physician Assistant | 40 | 13 | $2,793 |
| Roger Zioncheck McKeesport, PA | Internal Medicine | 19 | Under 11 | $2,750 |