Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$28.2M
-20.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
492K
$57.29 per claim
Patients
181K
86,228 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$28.2M
$156.23 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $28.2M for Megestrol Acetate in 2024, for 492,364 prescriptions and refills to 180,548 patients (down 20.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $57.29.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Megestrol Acetate in 2024: $3.8M for 60,122 claims, followed by California ($3.8M).
Michael M Dao, internal medicine in Garden Grove, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Megestrol Acetate in 2024: 358 claims costing $51K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael M Dao Garden Grove, CA | Internal Medicine | 358 | 121 | $51K |
| Ghazanfar S Abdullah Bronx, NY | Specialist | 202 | 26 | $50K |
| Kelvin Mai |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 80,929 | 448,107 | 166,360 | $32.3M |
| 2023 | 81,873 | 456,736 | 168,666 | $35.3M |
| 2024 | 86,228 | 492,364 | 180,548 | $28.2M |
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 |
| 534 |
| 220 |
| $45K |
| Lidia R Bermudez Hialeah, FL | Family Practice | 437 | 68 | $38K |
| Shaun E Laurie Tallahassee, FL | Internal Medicine | 230 | 57 | $28K |
| Manuel A Ojeda Miami Beach, FL | Internal Medicine | 120 | 68 | $22K |
| Dwight M Williams Paragould, AR | Family Practice | 103 | 32 | $21K |
| Sepehr Golboo Laguna Hills, CA | Geriatric Medicine | 129 | 33 | $20K |
| Thuan H Vo Westminster, CA | Internal Medicine | 238 | 82 | $20K |
| Mary A Tran Garden Grove, CA | Family Practice | 308 | 94 | $19K |
| Rodolfo Trejo Atlantis, FL | Family Practice | 119 | 27 | $19K |
| Sameer T Sawalha Dearborn, MI | Internal Medicine | 155 | 35 | $19K |
| Eugenio G Galindo McAllen, TX | Hematology-Oncology | 130 | 28 | $17K |
| Rosalie Alcantara Maywood, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 208 | 57 | $17K |
| Dagoberto de la Vega Miami, FL | Internal Medicine | 273 | 52 | $17K |
| Truong Nguyen Philadelphia, PA | Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine | 286 | 73 | $16K |
| Boris Veysman Freehold, NJ | Internal Medicine | 36 | 18 | $16K |
| Fausto A Gonzalez South Ozone Park, NY | Internal Medicine | 276 | 60 | $16K |
| Magdaleno R Cardenas Jr. El Paso, TX | Internal Medicine | 162 | 28 | $15K |
| Amilcar M Lominchar Tampa, FL | General Practice | 235 | 56 | $15K |
| Cleveland Williams Washington, DC | General Surgery | 187 | 19 | $14K |
| Hoover M Royals Jr. Dover, NC | Family Practice | 113 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Kevin Ricks McComb, MS | Family Practice | 70 | 23 | $14K |
| Janet E Morgan Independence, MO | Family Practice | 50 | 11 | $14K |
| Jeannette Velazquez-Gomez Wesley Chapel, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 436 | 80 | $14K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Strides Pharma STAR.NS | 291,263 | $16.9M |
| Twi/Upsher | 16,389 | $4.8M |
| Teva USA TEVA | 153,202 | $4.7M |
| Ani Pharmaceuti ANIP | 14,823 | $991K |
| Par Pharm. | 11,743 | $480K |
| Morton Grove Ph | 1,800 | $120K |
| Dash/Natco Phar | 1,059 | $78K |
| Hi-Tech/Akorn C | 803 | $47K |
| Vistapharm/Pai | 288 | $37K |
| Pai Holding, Ll | 381 | $29K |
| Major Pharmaceu | 728 | $8,373 |
| Precision Dose | 38 | $3,484 |