Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$162K
-6.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
21K
$7.60 per claim
Patients
5,235
4,409 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$162K
$30.98 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $162K for M-Natal Plus in 2024, for 21,349 prescriptions and refills to 5,235 patients (down 6.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $7.60.
Missouri had the highest Medicare cost for M-Natal Plus in 2024: $38K for 6,245 claims, followed by Michigan ($12K).
Misty D Wilhite, nurse practitioner in Chaffee, MO, had the highest Medicare cost for M-Natal Plus in 2024: 407 claims costing $1,111.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Misty D Wilhite Chaffee, MO | Nurse Practitioner | 407 | 15 | $1,111 |
| Jodi Balderrama Sylva, NC | Family Practice | 116 | 43 | $1,018 |
| Clois D Slaughter |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4,199 | 15,491 | 4,892 | $136K |
| 2023 | 4,402 | 19,819 | 5,204 | $173K |
| 2024 | 4,409 | 21,349 | 5,235 | $162K |
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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 |
| 145 |
| 15 |
| $948 |
| Carol N Larsen Sioux Falls, SD | Physician Assistant | 103 | 13 | $831 |
| Shela M Arnold Higginsville, MO | Nurse Practitioner | 101 | Under 11 | $821 |
| Guy D Roberts Farmington, MO | Family Practice | 205 | Under 11 | $810 |
| Franklin D Chambers Dumas, AR | Family Practice | 62 | 25 | $721 |
| Rupal D Patel San Antonio, TX | Neurology | 76 | 20 | $640 |
| Rick D Casey El Dorado Springs, MO | Family Practice | 81 | 11 | $522 |
| Jayne D Fortenberry Oklahoma City, OK | Nurse Practitioner | 76 | 17 | $475 |
| Shannon R Hill Kinston, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 63 | Under 11 | $462 |
| Rutvik S Patel Fort Wayne, IN | Internal Medicine | 37 | Under 11 | $452 |
| Douglas W Kiburz Sedalia, MO | Orthopedic Surgery | 37 | 34 | $452 |
| Paul S Moniz Farmington, MO | Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine | 73 | Under 11 | $451 |
| Shawn M Gao Saint Louis, MO | Internal Medicine | 66 | Under 11 | $440 |
| Brianna L Duncan San Antonio, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 62 | 17 | $427 |
| Patrick J McCarville Valley, NE | Family Practice | 30 | Under 11 | $403 |
| Misty D Cain Farmington, MO | Nurse Practitioner | 109 | Under 11 | $398 |
| Brandon Edwards Rosebud, SD | Nurse Practitioner | 56 | Under 11 | $396 |
| Philma B Opinaldo Poplar Bluff, MO | Internal Medicine | 69 | 11 | $384 |
| Peter D Reisner Barron, WI | Family Practice | 29 | Under 11 | $382 |
| Ashutosh H Patel Festus, MO | Internal Medicine | 120 | Under 11 | $379 |
| Christopher R Montgomery Poplar Bluff, MO | Family Practice | 66 | 12 | $378 |
| Jerome A Kessler Sidney, MT | Family Practice | 55 | Under 11 | $352 |
| Peggy B Taylor Saint Louis, MO | Family Practice | 48 | 14 | $352 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Method Pharmace | 21,359 | $162K |