Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$25.5M
-8.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
3.0M
$8.42 per claim
Patients
1.4M
368,083 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$25.5M
$18.00 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $25.5M for Meclizine Hcl in 2024, for 3,024,085 prescriptions and refills to 1,415,547 patients (down 8.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $8.42.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Meclizine Hcl in 2024: $2.6M for 277,056 claims, followed by New York ($2.3M).
Jung L Lee, general surgery in Flushing, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Meclizine Hcl in 2024: 1,579 claims costing $20K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jung L Lee Flushing, NY | General Surgery | 1,579 | 283 | $20K |
| Giovanny M Nunez New York, NY | Psychiatry | 1,154 | 131 | $11K |
| Zarine Ter-Poghosyan |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 330,806 | 2,628,267 | 1,201,520 | $28.5M |
| 2023 | 349,949 | 2,781,980 | 1,294,396 | $27.9M |
| 2024 | 368,083 | 3,024,085 | 1,415,547 | $25.5M |
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 |
| 1,591 |
| 178 |
| $11K |
| Arutyun Topsakalyan Glendale, CA | General Practice | 2,399 | 283 | $10K |
| Henrik Khatchatourian Glendale, CA | General Practice | 1,708 | 180 | $9,875 |
| Armine Nazaryan Glendale, CA | General Practice | 2,212 | 283 | $9,406 |
| Casilda Balmaceda New York, NY | Neurology | 1,385 | 291 | $8,810 |
| Garbis Apelian Van Nuys, CA | Family Practice | 2,179 | 266 | $8,753 |
| Mohammad A Chaudhry Union City, NJ | Internal Medicine | 576 | 179 | $8,501 |
| Olga Sandel Baltimore, MD | Physician Assistant | 402 | 60 | $8,402 |
| Tsovinar Tekkelian Glendale, CA | Internal Medicine | 1,013 | 159 | $8,099 |
| Mikhail Chilingaryan Pittsburgh, PA | General Practice | 1,339 | 173 | $7,957 |
| Magdaleno R Cardenas Jr. El Paso, TX | Internal Medicine | 363 | 32 | $7,690 |
| Avraham Y Henoch New York, NY | Family Practice | 540 | 97 | $7,584 |
| Xiangsheng Zheng Birmingham, AL | Internal Medicine | 1,358 | 268 | $7,505 |
| Xiaorong He Elmhurst, NY | Internal Medicine | 680 | 154 | $7,487 |
| Gulshan S Oberoi Laurel, MS | Neurology | 566 | 220 | $7,423 |
| George Hall New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 1,065 | 432 | $7,367 |
| Tsilya Bass West Hollywood, CA | Psychiatry | 2,117 | 263 | $7,086 |
| Fausto A Gonzalez South Ozone Park, NY | Internal Medicine | 883 | 147 | $6,994 |
| Mark R Gacek Mobile, AL | Otolaryngology | 349 | 170 | $6,629 |
| Sixto R Caro Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 524 | 164 | $6,315 |
| Armando R Hinojosa Laredo, TX | Internal Medicine | 423 | 194 | $6,155 |
| Vagharshak M Pilossyan Van Nuys, CA | Internal Medicine | 1,668 | 218 | $6,080 |
| Kevork A Vorperian Sunland, CA | Family Practice | 927 | 108 | $6,046 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 1,107,446 | $8.7M |
| Rising Pharm | 857,603 | $7.0M |
| Amneal Pharmace AMRX | 575,251 | $5.7M |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 235,535 | $2.0M |
| Jubilant Cadist JUBLPHARMA.NS | 234,204 | $2.0M |
| Ani Pharmaceuti ANIP | 9,034 | $70K |
| Major Pharmaceu | 3,690 | $30K |
| Epic Pharma LLC | 1,750 | $12K |
| Wilshire Pharma | 577 | $3,855 |
| AHP | 29 | $241 |
| Avpak | 29 | $184 |