Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$85.9M
-55.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
83K
$1,035.43 per claim
Patients
23K
15,982 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$85.9M
$3,750.51 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $85.9M for Metformin Er Gastric in 2024, for 82,966 prescriptions and refills to 22,897 patients (down 55.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,035.43.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Metformin Er Gastric in 2024: $30.9M for 28,393 claims, followed by New York ($22.6M).
Michael Bazel, emergency medicine in Bell, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Metformin Er Gastric in 2024: 1,034 claims costing $1.6M.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bazel Bell, CA | Emergency Medicine | 1,034 | 105 | $1.6M |
| Valeri I Kazakov Bronx, NY | Internal Medicine | 332 | 51 | $1.4M |
| Vlad Nusinovich |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 14,099 | 80,565 | 20,332 | $149.5M |
| 2023 | 13,952 | 79,314 | 20,423 | $191.0M |
| 2024 | 15,982 | 82,966 | 22,897 | $85.9M |
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 |
| 736 |
| 74 |
| $939K |
| Frantz Fils Saint-Louis Brooklyn, NY | Family Practice | 115 | 27 | $717K |
| Ilya Rachman Reseda, CA | Internal Medicine | 535 | 53 | $577K |
| Mikhail Chilingaryan Pittsburgh, PA | General Practice | 439 | 55 | $475K |
| Arkady Stern Los Angeles, CA | Family Practice | 345 | 35 | $466K |
| Arthur A Karaguezian Northridge, CA | Family Practice | 292 | 38 | $460K |
| Stella Ilyayeva Rego Park, NY | Internal Medicine | 266 | 49 | $421K |
| Oksana Berkovich Bronx, NY | Internal Medicine | 114 | 31 | $418K |
| Krikor B Tatoyan Van Nuys, CA | Internal Medicine | 312 | 35 | $409K |
| Mark Barats West Hollywood, CA | Nephrology | 289 | 33 | $400K |
| Daniela M Rojas-Molina Ellijay, GA | Family Practice | 36 | Under 11 | $388K |
| William N Bichai Bakersfield, CA | Nephrology | 505 | 90 | $375K |
| Adel Boutros Lake Forest, CA | Family Practice | 283 | 34 | $369K |
| Anahit H Blikian Glendale, CA | General Practice | 224 | 23 | $299K |
| Armen Kazanchian Glendale, CA | Internal Medicine | 209 | 25 | $294K |
| Vagharshak M Pilossyan Van Nuys, CA | Internal Medicine | 216 | 49 | $285K |
| Zarine Ter-Poghosyan Burbank, CA | Family Practice | 226 | 24 | $283K |
| Armen Avetisyan Glendale, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 124 | 20 | $282K |
| Jesus A Lopez San Antonio, TX | Family Practice | 153 | 31 | $277K |
| Galina Vayner Norcross, GA | Internal Medicine | 77 | 23 | $267K |
| Amable R Aguiluz Jr. Hawaiian Gardens, CA | General Practice | 240 | 33 | $255K |
| Hakop Oganyan North Hollywood, CA | General Practice | 151 | 19 | $253K |
| Saka A Kazeem Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 70 | 18 | $252K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Ajanta Pharma L AJANTPHARM.NS | 27,102 | $30.5M |
| Granules Pharma GRANULES.NS | 27,032 | $30.1M |
| Lupin Pharmaceu LUPIN.NS | 10,145 | $10.1M |
| Glenmark Pharma GLENMARK.NS | 6,465 | $5.9M |
| Apotex Corp | 4,280 | $3.8M |
| Micro Labs USA, | 4,736 | $3.2M |
| Sciegen Pharmac | 1,385 | $1.4M |
| Sun Pharma Glob SUNPHARMA.NS | 562 | $382K |
| Oceanside Pharm | 1,052 | $328K |
| Actavis/Teva TEVA | 242 | $192K |