Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$79.5M
-32.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
5.6M
$14.20 per claim
Patients
1.5M
281,461 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$79.5M
$53.62 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $79.5M for Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide in 2024, for 5,595,886 prescriptions and refills to 1,482,128 patients (down 32.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $14.20.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide in 2024: $7.4M for 557,831 claims, followed by New York ($6.7M).
Alberto Rozo, internal medicine in Jackson Heights, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide in 2024: 766 claims costing $22K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberto Rozo Jackson Heights, NY | Internal Medicine | 766 | 265 | $22K |
| Pedro M Lopez Lopez Guayama, PR | General Practice | 993 | 256 | $22K |
| Mohammad A Chaudhry |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 256,901 | 4,784,006 | 1,282,405 | $97.6M |
| 2023 | 269,051 | 5,187,281 | 1,380,207 | $118.1M |
| 2024 | 281,461 | 5,595,886 | 1,482,128 | $79.5M |
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 |
| 1,346 |
| 405 |
| $20K |
| Michael Correa New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 580 | 179 | $19K |
| Juan J Nieves-Rivera Hatillo, PR | Cardiology | 719 | 274 | $18K |
| Paramjit S Takhar Sacramento, CA | Family Practice | 1,586 | 549 | $17K |
| Jose D Rivera Arecibo, PR | Cardiology | 748 | 230 | $17K |
| Neftali Rodriguez Santiago Rio Piedras, PR | Cardiology | 611 | 216 | $15K |
| Xueshu Zhang Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 1,695 | 253 | $15K |
| Miguel A Rodriguez Cidra, PR | Internal Medicine | 530 | 162 | $14K |
| Eliscer Guzman New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 472 | 174 | $14K |
| Tung T Nguyen San Jose, CA | Family Practice | 753 | 200 | $14K |
| Benjamin S Citrin Mobile, AL | Cardiology | 826 | 289 | $13K |
| Jhonsua A Jimenez Arias Morristown, NJ | Family Practice | 456 | 134 | $13K |
| Jose A Goris New York, NY | Family Practice | 430 | 165 | $13K |
| Tad Iwanuma Honolulu, HI | Internal Medicine | 217 | 58 | $13K |
| Amir Ansari-Ezabadi Bronx, NY | Internal Medicine | 396 | 112 | $13K |
| Chenna B Reddy Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 590 | 192 | $12K |
| Roberto Perez-Gutierrez San Juan, PR | Cardiology | 482 | 162 | $12K |
| Jorge V Alvarado-Rivera New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 441 | 170 | $12K |
| Rafael Rodriguez Jackson Heights, NY | Internal Medicine | 426 | 122 | $12K |
| Mohammed M Rahman Elmhurst, NY | Internal Medicine | 447 | 117 | $12K |
| Anita Udayamurthy Pasadena, TX | Internal Medicine | 175 | 52 | $12K |
| Steven Liverpool Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 460 | 137 | $12K |
| Humberto Simonetti Ponce, PR | Cardiology | 763 | 191 | $12K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 2,283,327 | $32.9M |
| Solco Healthcar | 1,412,021 | $20.5M |
| Lupin Pharmaceu LUPIN.NS | 780,429 | $11.7M |
| Macleods Pharma | 645,265 | $6.4M |
| Unichem Pharmac UNICHEMLAB.NS | 181,031 | $2.7M |
| Alembic Pharmac | 119,680 | $2.6M |
| Jubilant Cadist JUBLPHARMA.NS | 114,447 | $1.8M |
| Teva USA TEVA | 56,904 | $835K |
| Torrent Pharmac TORNTPHARM.NS | 4,112 | $70K |
| Northstar Rx Ll | 750 | $7,953 |