Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$8.6M
-9.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
396K
$21.82 per claim
Patients
106K
71,729 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $8.6M for Medroxyprogesterone Acetate in 2024, for 395,694 prescriptions and refills to 106,346 patients (down 9.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $21.82.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Medroxyprogesterone Acetate in 2024: $614K for 27,760 claims, followed by Missouri ($466K).
Marina Peskina, ophthalmology in Bangor, ME, had the highest Medicare cost for Medroxyprogesterone Acetate in 2024: 169 claims costing $19K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marina Peskina Bangor, ME | Ophthalmology | 169 | 15 | $19K |
| Robert O Morton Ada, OK | Psychiatry | 647 | 87 | $19K |
| Charles Sutherland |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 72,717 | 401,776 | 111,418 | $9.7M |
| 2023 | 71,981 | 398,620 | 108,549 | $9.6M |
| 2024 | 71,729 | 395,694 | 106,346 | $8.6M |
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 |
| 288 |
| 44 |
| $15K |
| Prasanna Chinthala Carmel, IN | Psychiatry | 70 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Michael T Peacock Eastman, GA | Internal Medicine | 608 | 62 | $13K |
| Christopher T Labonte Town and Country, MO | Internal Medicine | 440 | 40 | $11K |
| Faisal Bukhari Sullivan, IL | Internal Medicine | 44 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Timothy L Heston Topeka, KS | Family Practice | 157 | 18 | $10K |
| Pauline Smith Indianapolis, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 157 | 13 | $9,696 |
| Ram Chandra Odessa, MO | Family Practice | 116 | Under 11 | $8,854 |
| Joanna Silverman Ann Arbor, MI | Ophthalmology | 81 | Under 11 | $8,743 |
| Waymon L Wallace Cincinnati, OH | Internal Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $8,109 |
| Hoover M Royals Jr. Dover, NC | Family Practice | 87 | 25 | $8,091 |
| Stefano H Lee Brighton, CO | Family Practice | 63 | Under 11 | $7,999 |
| Guadalupe Torres Houston, TX | Ophthalmology | 78 | 18 | $7,891 |
| Kiran Burla Washington, IN | Internal Medicine | 38 | Under 11 | $7,789 |
| 1508856170 | Internal Medicine | 113 | 36 | $7,552 |
| Donald E Vollmer II Hendersonville, TN | Family Practice | 842 | 39 | $7,513 |
| Mark A Greiner Iowa City, IA | Ophthalmology | 58 | Under 11 | $7,453 |
| Jami L Benton Enid, OK | Family Practice | 99 | 27 | $7,115 |
| Susan E Berner Oakwood, OH | Geriatric Medicine | 296 | 42 | $6,687 |
| Harold A Ferguson Jr. Eaton, OH | Family Practice | 263 | 31 | $6,634 |
| Ara G Darakjian Pasadena, CA | Psychiatry & Neurology | 14 | Under 11 | $6,313 |
| Heidi L Haislip Wewoka, OK | Family Practice | 121 | 24 | $6,087 |
| John G Preddy Uvalde, TX | Family Practice | 254 | 15 | $6,050 |