Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$29.2M
-17.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
748K
$39.08 per claim
Patients
194K
83,967 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $29.2M for Liothyronine Sodium in 2024, for 748,222 prescriptions and refills to 193,982 patients (down 17.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $39.08.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Liothyronine Sodium in 2024: $3.2M for 80,683 claims, followed by California ($3.2M).
Ifeoma A Egbuonu, endocrinology in El Paso, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Liothyronine Sodium in 2024: 214 claims costing $244K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ifeoma A Egbuonu El Paso, TX | Endocrinology | 214 | 70 | $244K |
| Robert Murray Seattle, WA | Endocrinology | 1,870 | 575 | $92K |
| Joyce M Koerber |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 73,217 | 623,368 | 159,254 | $36.4M |
| 2023 | 77,652 | 665,103 | 171,188 | $35.3M |
| 2024 | 83,967 | 748,222 | 193,982 | $29.2M |
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.
| Physician Assistant |
| 21 |
| Under 11 |
| $51K |
| Javier J Almeida El Paso, TX | Physician Assistant | 84 | 36 | $48K |
| Nathan Becker San Francisco, CA | Internal Medicine | 773 | 201 | $45K |
| John E Staniland Fort Worth, TX | Family Practice | 894 | 250 | $44K |
| Robert S Fredericks Reno, NV | Endocrinology | 432 | 116 | $34K |
| Radmila M Savcic Kos Reno, NV | Internal Medicine | 648 | 228 | $32K |
| Jane E Kennedy Santa Rosa, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 247 | 71 | $29K |
| Melanie Yawn Albany, GA | Nurse Practitioner | 429 | 112 | $29K |
| Julio C Ugarte The Villages, FL | Family Practice | 554 | 180 | $28K |
| David M Goldstein Wexford, PA | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 343 | 94 | $23K |
| Bennett T Baquet Lafayette, LA | Endocrinology | 861 | 178 | $22K |
| Valerie Thomas Riverside, RI | Endocrinology | 272 | 75 | $22K |
| Bryan T McConnell Green Valley, AZ | Family Practice | 387 | 140 | $22K |
| Georges Elhomsy Wichita, KS | Endocrinology | 947 | 201 | $22K |
| Bruce I Goderez Hadley, MA | Psychiatry | 260 | 72 | $22K |
| 1447292305 | Family Practice | 346 | 82 | $22K |
| 1396784930 | Family Practice | 406 | 141 | $22K |
| Douglas M Hoy Bellevue, OH | Family Practice | 521 | 117 | $19K |
| Larry Sharp Purcell, OK | Family Practice | 593 | 63 | $19K |
| Donald T Levine Nyack, NY | Otolaryngology | 234 | 72 | $19K |
| Matthew J Hummel Fountain Hills, AZ | Family Practice | 457 | 127 | $19K |
| Ashiq V Patel Lancaster, CA | Endocrinology | 396 | 95 | $18K |
| Shelly Collins Moberly, MO | Nurse Practitioner | 289 | 66 | $18K |