Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$174K
+2.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
9,530
$18.25 per claim
Patients
1,025
992 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$174K
$169.71 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $174K for Magnesium Sulfate in 2024, for 9,530 prescriptions and refills to 1,025 patients (up 2.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $18.25.
Pennsylvania had the highest Medicare cost for Magnesium Sulfate in 2024: $27K for 1,247 claims, followed by California ($13K).
Dawn M Adams, gastroenterology in Nashville, TN, had the highest Medicare cost for Magnesium Sulfate in 2024: 105 claims costing $7,781.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn M Adams Nashville, TN | Gastroenterology | 105 | Under 11 | $7,781 |
| Cheryl Villamor-Nierva Phoenix, AZ | Family Practice | 38 | Under 11 | $6,265 |
| David W Koeper |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 826 | 6,815 | 872 | $135K |
| 2023 | 886 | 8,626 | 927 | $169K |
| 2024 | 992 | 9,530 | 1,025 | $174K |
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.
| General Practice |
| 53 |
| Under 11 |
| $5,182 |
| Jacqueline Smith Philadelphia, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 160 | 26 | $2,875 |
| Joseph Franz Hackensack, NJ | Medical Oncology | 22 | Under 11 | $2,680 |
| Michael H Basista Sylvania, OH | Gastroenterology | 46 | Under 11 | $2,467 |
| Dominika A Jegen Rochester, MN | Family Practice | 23 | Under 11 | $2,450 |
| Mark M Song Los Angeles, CA | Internal Medicine | 48 | Under 11 | $2,336 |
| Subodh B Uprety Monroe, LA | Family Practice | 37 | Under 11 | $1,963 |
| Shira M Berger Columbus, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 55 | Under 11 | $1,954 |
| John Galloway Atlanta, GA | General Surgery | 67 | Under 11 | $1,740 |
| Randy D Walker De Queen, AR | Family Practice | 15 | Under 11 | $1,676 |
| Heather L Poole Pittsburgh, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 14 | Under 11 | $1,623 |
| James Rossetti Pittsburgh, PA | Hematology | 14 | Under 11 | $1,619 |
| Sarah C Glover New Orleans, LA | Gastroenterology | 15 | Under 11 | $1,562 |
| Emily H Battle South Charleston, WV | Gastroenterology | 48 | Under 11 | $1,463 |
| Rafic Farah Seattle, WA | Hematology-Oncology | 11 | Under 11 | $1,399 |
| Kambiz Vahabzadeh West Hollywood, CA | Nephrology | 52 | Under 11 | $1,324 |
| Lisa M Rich Wauwatosa, WI | Nephrology | 18 | Under 11 | $1,294 |
| Yaakov Y Weinreb Brighton, MA | Internal Medicine | 22 | Under 11 | $1,275 |
| Jonathan Moreira Chicago, IL | Hematology-Oncology | 48 | Under 11 | $1,208 |
| Nakema Rollins Philadelphia, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 60 | 11 | $1,207 |
| Kurt T Flinders Clinton, UT | Family Practice | 29 | Under 11 | $1,206 |
| Anthony A Perszyk Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | Medical Genetics and Genomics | 87 | Under 11 | $1,193 |
| Amy J Edman Elk River, MN | Family Practice | 29 | Under 11 | $1,083 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Fresenius Kabi | 8,241 | $155K |
| Hospira/Pfizer | 701 | $11K |
| Exela Pharma Sc | 112 | $3,854 |
| Fresenius-Premi | 318 | $2,986 |
| Fresenius-Novap | 158 | $1,173 |