Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$101.4M
-20.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
10.3M
$9.89 per claim
Patients
2.8M
325,216 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$101.5M
$35.90 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $101.4M for Metformin Hcl Er in 2024, for 10,253,071 prescriptions and refills to 2,825,442 patients (down 20.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $9.89.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Metformin Hcl Er in 2024: $9.1M for 920,820 claims, followed by New York ($6.9M).
Carlos M Martinez Rivera, endocrinology in Mayaguez, PR, had the highest Medicare cost for Metformin Hcl Er in 2024: 1,652 claims costing $32K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos M Martinez Rivera Mayaguez, PR | Endocrinology | 1,652 | 381 | $32K |
| Cheng-Yang C Tuan San Francisco, CA | Endocrinology | 950 | 286 | $20K |
| Rong Ji |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 290,197 | 8,299,266 | 2,246,763 | $92.7M |
| 2023 | 307,259 | 9,097,680 | 2,497,005 | $127.7M |
| 2024 | 325,216 | 10,253,071 | 2,825,442 | $101.4M |
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 |
| 510 |
| 117 |
| $20K |
| Haleh Haerian Altoona, PA | Endocrinology | 846 | 264 | $19K |
| Ameya Hodarkar Burlington, MA | Endocrinology | 1,116 | 305 | $14K |
| David L Halsey Jackson, MI | Internal Medicine | 720 | 201 | $14K |
| David R Liljenquist Idaho Falls, ID | Endocrinology | 1,407 | 389 | $13K |
| Gagandeep S Grewal Meadville, PA | Endocrinology | 582 | 173 | $13K |
| Hasan M Qutob Michigan City, IN | Endocrinology | 757 | 241 | $12K |
| Shawn S Kim Duluth, GA | Internal Medicine | 817 | 273 | $12K |
| Stephen J Mitrosky Franklin, PA | Internal Medicine | 563 | 138 | $12K |
| Dalitza M Alvarez Valentin San Juan, PR | Endocrinology | 741 | 302 | $12K |
| Ian Kirkpatrick Talihina, OK | Family Practice | 1,010 | 129 | $12K |
| Monica G Robles Anniston, AL | Endocrinology | 861 | 285 | $11K |
| Renato M Sandoval Blue Springs, MO | Endocrinology | 1,023 | 287 | $11K |
| Jean C Pujals Kury Bayamon, PR | Internal Medicine | 677 | 206 | $11K |
| Julie S Knapka Meadville, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 655 | 172 | $11K |
| Donna M Steel Wynnewood, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 503 | 131 | $11K |
| Jinahn Kim Suwanee, GA | Internal Medicine | 777 | 215 | $11K |
| Jonathan Waitman New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 640 | 187 | $10K |
| Malek S Karassi Birmingham, AL | Endocrinology | 653 | 230 | $10K |
| Joel D Silverberg Baton Rouge, LA | Endocrinology | 719 | 205 | $10K |
| Karen P Bravo Sosa Andover, MA | Nurse Practitioner | 809 | 312 | $10K |
| Jacob B Webster Mobile, AL | Internal Medicine | 815 | 242 | $10K |
| Richard C Lock Houston, TX | Internal Medicine | 738 | 228 | $9,913 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Granules Pharma GRANULES.NS | 5,294,387 | $56.1M |
| Ascend Laborato ALKEM.NS | 3,023,800 | $26.5M |
| Tagi Pharma | 478,989 | $4.9M |
| Quallent Pharma | 279,134 | $4.8M |
| Time-Cap Labs | 329,674 | $3.0M |
| Legacy Pharmace | 396,004 | $1.7M |
| Viona Pharmaceu | 95,137 | $1.2M |
| Unichem Pharmac UNICHEMLAB.NS | 107,726 | $1.0M |
| Bayshore Pharma | 59,901 | $672K |
| Precision Dose | 98,527 | $616K |
| Sun Pharmaceuti SUNPHARMA.NS | 56,946 | $611K |
| Laurus Labs Lim LAURUSLABS.NS | 23,798 | $233K |
| Nivagen Pharmac | 6,983 | $69K |
| Nostrum Laborat | 3,934 | $38K |
| Epic Pharma LLC | 969 | $10K |
| Macleods Pharma | 492 | $5,882 |
| Amneal Pharmace AMRX | 81 | $550 |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 47 | $459 |
| Avpak | 38 | $370 |
| Avkare | 22 | $365 |
| AHP | 56 | $274 |
| Aphena Pharma S | 21 | $195 |