Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$411K
-4.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
40K
$10.34 per claim
Patients
28K
9,675 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $411K for Lidocaine Hcl in 2024, for 39,749 prescriptions and refills to 28,168 patients (down 4.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $10.34.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Lidocaine Hcl in 2024: $73K for 5,717 claims, followed by Indiana ($22K).
Christopher H Ceriale, physician assistant in San Diego, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Lidocaine Hcl in 2024: 12 claims costing $5,596.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher H Ceriale San Diego, CA | Physician Assistant | 12 | Under 11 | $5,596 |
| Jonadab C Uzoho Spring Hill, FL | Family Practice | 108 | 62 | $1,689 |
| Naresh K Dasari |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8,707 | 29,350 | 21,901 | $345K |
| 2023 | 9,241 | 34,790 | 25,190 | $429K |
| 2024 | 9,675 | 39,749 | 28,168 | $411K |
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 |
| 104 |
| 66 |
| $1,568 |
| Todd L Fulcher Jackson, MS | Family Practice | 146 | 101 | $1,513 |
| Thomas E Dahlberg Springfield, MO | Family Practice | 108 | 73 | $1,475 |
| David A Butler Port Charlotte, FL | Family Practice | 96 | 53 | $1,464 |
| Timothy D Estes Jackson, MS | Family Practice | 130 | 93 | $1,423 |
| Hao Y Huang Cranston, RI | Internal Medicine | 81 | 54 | $1,296 |
| Joseph A Carlucci Winter Haven, FL | Internal Medicine | 85 | 52 | $1,269 |
| Ijagha Eme Fort Campbell, KY | Internal Medicine | 140 | 104 | $1,202 |
| Byren W Bellen Amsterdam, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 64 | 34 | $1,128 |
| David D Dargis Alpena, MI | Family Practice | 108 | 67 | $1,120 |
| Ralph F Santoro Cranston, RI | Internal Medicine | 72 | 40 | $1,107 |
| William R Anderson Gore, OK | Family Practice | 58 | 45 | $1,102 |
| Axel E Martinez Irizarry Ocala, FL | Family Practice | 68 | 54 | $1,101 |
| Rana Z Ahmad Johnson City, NY | Geriatric Medicine | 119 | 65 | $1,020 |
| Roderick Nassif Fort Myers, FL | Internal Medicine | 60 | 45 | $1,004 |
| Holly Bernardini Charlotte, NC | Family Practice | 76 | 38 | $990 |
| Brooke M Shaw Asheboro, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 49 | 23 | $929 |
| Sunit Srivastava Largo, FL | Internal Medicine | 72 | 43 | $851 |
| Carla Quispez-Asin Miami, FL | Internal Medicine | 42 | 35 | $843 |
| Andrew J Offerle Fort Wayne, IN | Emergency Medicine | 99 | 69 | $841 |
| Leon E Butler Jr. Louisville, KY | Internal Medicine | 76 | 58 | $822 |
| Herman Gleicher Port Charlotte, FL | Internal Medicine | 52 | 37 | $804 |
| Vincent J Dilella Dunedin, FL | Family Practice | 60 | 41 | $802 |