Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$56.1M
-40.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
440K
$127.59 per claim
Patients
121K
65,229 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$56.1M
$463.85 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $56.1M for Lubiprostone in 2024, for 439,832 prescriptions and refills to 120,987 patients (down 40.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $127.59.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Lubiprostone in 2024: $5.3M for 38,070 claims, followed by Florida ($4.1M).
Alberto Alonso, internal medicine in Huntington Park, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Lubiprostone in 2024: 227 claims costing $91K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberto Alonso Huntington Park, CA | Internal Medicine | 227 | 73 | $91K |
| Harold Hsu Rosemead, CA | Internal Medicine | 501 | 75 | $70K |
| Hangjun Jang |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 49,703 | 311,964 | 75,482 | $115.4M |
| 2023 | 54,143 | 341,221 | 86,198 | $94.0M |
| 2024 | 65,229 | 439,832 | 120,987 | $56.1M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 405 |
| 93 |
| $54K |
| Marc D Makhani Los Angeles, CA | Internal Medicine | 133 | 53 | $39K |
| Vlad Nusinovich West Hollywood, CA | Internal Medicine | 345 | 39 | $36K |
| Michelle M Bjork St Paul, MN | Nurse Practitioner | 131 | 40 | $32K |
| Michele C Pierce Waterbury, CT | Physician Assistant | 201 | 45 | $31K |
| Ryan Manson Sioux Falls, SD | Nurse Practitioner | 234 | 45 | $29K |
| Pierre A Espenan Huntington Park, CA | Internal Medicine | 119 | 24 | $29K |
| Xiandong Shi Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 143 | 26 | $28K |
| Ritesh Kalra Fair Lawn, NJ | Internal Medicine | 192 | 39 | $28K |
| Anna Chan Flushing, NY | Family Practice | 147 | 19 | $26K |
| Luis J Rodriguez-Saenz Cayey, PR | Family Practice | 189 | 48 | $24K |
| Ricky P Lockett Saint Petersburg, FL | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 414 | 56 | $24K |
| Grace E Langholz Grand Rapids, MI | Physician Assistant | 101 | 32 | $23K |
| Soo Y Kim Fresno, CA | Gastroenterology | 75 | 28 | $23K |
| Bernard A Michlin San Diego, CA | Internal Medicine | 81 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Gena L Thompson Chattanooga, TN | Physician Assistant | 141 | 42 | $22K |
| Hector Naranjo Lopez Palm Beach Gardens, FL | Family Practice | 89 | 55 | $22K |
| Grisell Lopez-Fragoso Lake Worth, FL | General Practice | 154 | 21 | $22K |
| Dawn Ebersole Petoskey, MI | Nurse Practitioner | 87 | 29 | $21K |
| Emily R Dvorak Ithaca, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 76 | 24 | $21K |
| Kevin Sano E Patchogue, NY | Gastroenterology | 95 | 38 | $21K |
| Fadi Saba St Petersburg, FL | Internal Medicine | 140 | 36 | $20K |
| Mark Barats West Hollywood, CA | Nephrology | 188 | 19 | $20K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Par Pharm. | 238,649 | $29.6M |
| Dr.Reddy'S Lab RDY | 50,224 | $8.6M |
| Teva Pharm TEVA | 61,341 | $7.5M |
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 49,332 | $6.2M |
| Sun Pharmaceuti SUNPHARMA.NS | 30,758 | $3.2M |
| Amneal Pharmace AMRX | 9,591 | $1.1M |
| Avkare | 80 | $5,642 |
| Dash/Natco Phar | 43 | $4,767 |