Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$355.1M
-27.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
36.2M
$9.80 per claim
Patients
8.9M
534,701 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$355.2M
$39.86 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $355.1M for Losartan Potassium in 2024, for 36,228,568 prescriptions and refills to 8,907,899 patients (down 27.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $9.80.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Losartan Potassium in 2024: $40.3M for 3,912,037 claims, followed by Florida ($26.1M).
Robert J Pearlstein, internal medicine in Plymouth Meeting, PA, had the highest Medicare cost for Losartan Potassium in 2024: 5,398 claims costing $50K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 5,398 | 591 | $50K |
| Kien P Tran Tustin, CA | Internal Medicine | 1,471 | 1,433 | $40K |
| Bao Q Nguyen |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 490,161 | 31,211,661 | 7,634,735 | $375.2M |
| 2023 | 512,752 | 33,183,284 | 8,187,304 | $487.5M |
| 2024 | 534,701 | 36,228,568 | 8,907,899 | $355.1M |
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.
| Family Practice |
| 2,035 |
| 428 |
| $28K |
| David L Anstadt Solon, OH | Internal Medicine | 1,658 | 250 | $28K |
| Denis Ruiz-Serrano Guaynabo, PR | Cardiology | 2,105 | 673 | $26K |
| Christopher T Labonte Town and Country, MO | Internal Medicine | 2,915 | 294 | $26K |
| Timothy D Estes Jackson, MS | Family Practice | 2,548 | 219 | $26K |
| Ivan S Ayala San Juan, PR | Cardiology | 1,991 | 577 | $25K |
| Tung T Nguyen San Jose, CA | Family Practice | 2,303 | 670 | $24K |
| Jose R Martinez Barroso Manati, PR | Internal Medicine | 3,061 | 719 | $24K |
| Salim F Dabaghi Angleton, TX | Cardiology | 2,104 | 601 | $24K |
| Theodore M Rutledge Ada, OK | Internal Medicine | 498 | 52 | $24K |
| Tam H Nguyen San Jose, CA | Internal Medicine | 1,814 | 608 | $24K |
| Bin Wang Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 3,520 | 548 | $24K |
| Rajesh Agarwal Mayfield Heights, OH | Internal Medicine | 2,069 | 396 | $23K |
| Ramon M Perea San Juan, PR | Cardiology | 1,503 | 445 | $23K |
| Nedal A Elass Kingston, OK | Family Practice | 493 | 65 | $23K |
| Brandon M Roscoe Du Bois, PA | Family Practice | 1,857 | 371 | $23K |
| Michael T Peacock Eastman, GA | Internal Medicine | 1,990 | 241 | $23K |
| Pedro M Lopez Lopez Guayama, PR | General Practice | 1,885 | 477 | $23K |
| Lornalyn D Carrillo Daly City, CA | Family Practice | 1,182 | 333 | $22K |
| Mitchell R Davis Ada, OK | Family Practice | 426 | 49 | $22K |
| Luis A Paz Reyes Vega Baja, PR | General Practice | 1,499 | 473 | $22K |
| Tammy K Jarvis Ada, OK | Family Practice | 477 | 92 | $22K |
| Mohsin Ikram Federal Way, WA | Nurse Practitioner | 1,214 | 159 | $22K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Camber Pharmace | 11,348,758 | $117.6M |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 9,413,712 | $96.3M |
| Solco Healthcar | 5,310,711 | $40.6M |
| Novadoz Pharmac | 3,732,196 | $35.5M |
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 2,742,734 | $28.6M |
| Alembic Pharmac | 1,361,339 | $12.8M |
| Quallent Pharma | 841,175 | $10.9M |
| Lupin Pharmaceu LUPIN.NS | 656,786 | $5.8M |
| Granules Pharma GRANULES.NS | 511,390 | $3.9M |
| Strides Pharma STAR.NS | 122,770 | $1.3M |
| Macleods Pharma | 113,371 | $1.0M |
| Jubilant Cadist JUBLPHARMA.NS | 43,411 | $557K |
| Xlcare Pharmace | 30,384 | $180K |
| Major Pharmaceu | 4,646 | $32K |
| Legacy Pharmace | 2,055 | $20K |
| Micro Labs USA, | 1,680 | $12K |
| AHP | 1,524 | $10K |
| Rising Pharm | 517 | $5,753 |
| Mckesson Packag | 786 | $5,713 |
| Unichem Pharmac UNICHEMLAB.NS | 424 | $3,915 |
| Avpak | 37 | $238 |