Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$16.2M
+7.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
22K
$747.26 per claim
Patients
6,754
3,929 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$16.2M
$2,401.56 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $16.2M for Meloxicam in 2024, for 21,708 prescriptions and refills to 6,754 patients (up 7.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $747.26.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Meloxicam in 2024: $5.4M for 7,687 claims, followed by California ($5.4M).
Boris Veysman, internal medicine in Freehold, NJ, had the highest Medicare cost for Meloxicam in 2024: 203 claims costing $527K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boris Veysman Freehold, NJ | Internal Medicine | 203 | 58 | $527K |
| Hangjun Jang Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 424 | 120 | $365K |
| Amir A Hanna Jersey City, NJ |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,398 | 9,040 | 3,519 | $10.2M |
| 2023 | 3,088 | 16,286 | 5,175 | $15.1M |
| 2024 | 3,929 | 21,708 | 6,754 | $16.2M |
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.
| Neurology |
| 96 |
| 31 |
| $308K |
| Vincent U Nze Bronx, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 295 | 102 | $307K |
| Vlad Nusinovich West Hollywood, CA | Internal Medicine | 460 | 41 | $265K |
| Fausto A Gonzalez South Ozone Park, NY | Internal Medicine | 314 | 85 | $250K |
| Michael Bazel Bell, CA | Emergency Medicine | 398 | 39 | $209K |
| Larry M Neuman New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 522 | 163 | $205K |
| Navid Ezra Thousand Oaks, CA | Dermatology | 492 | 156 | $199K |
| Jesus A Lopez San Antonio, TX | Family Practice | 110 | 29 | $197K |
| Allen Massihi Glendale, CA | Podiatry | 217 | 53 | $193K |
| Anahit H Blikian Glendale, CA | General Practice | 217 | 30 | $172K |
| Lusine Apikyan Los Angeles, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 219 | 24 | $148K |
| Vagharshak M Pilossyan Van Nuys, CA | Internal Medicine | 142 | 25 | $146K |
| Nikki Steidle Toms River, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 73 | 37 | $146K |
| Tsovinar Tekkelian Glendale, CA | Internal Medicine | 179 | 19 | $141K |
| Mikhail Chilingaryan Pittsburgh, PA | General Practice | 198 | 25 | $138K |
| Arthur Kharonov Clermont, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 56 | 27 | $132K |
| Ashlee T Maixner Edison, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 45 | 26 | $129K |
| Armen Kazanchian Glendale, CA | Internal Medicine | 143 | 21 | $106K |
| John D Adams Jr. Long Beach, CA | Internal Medicine | 89 | 21 | $102K |
| Firas M Kara Fort Wayne, IN | Internal Medicine | 156 | 39 | $101K |
| Arthur Pinkhasov Forest Hills, NY | Internal Medicine | 100 | 17 | $100K |
| Zinovy N Lekht Sun Valley, CA | Internal Medicine | 134 | 22 | $99K |
| Ilya Rachman Reseda, CA | Internal Medicine | 136 | 14 | $95K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data