Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$60.8M
-2.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
888K
$68.51 per claim
Patients
203K
69,645 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$60.8M
$299.13 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $60.8M for Methenamine Hippurate in 2024, for 887,539 prescriptions and refills to 203,264 patients (down 2.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $68.51.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Methenamine Hippurate in 2024: $6.0M for 77,328 claims, followed by Florida ($5.6M).
Sarah Girardi, urology in Manhasset, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Methenamine Hippurate in 2024: 557 claims costing $65K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Girardi Manhasset, NY | Urology | 557 | 203 | $65K |
| Ryan N Fogg Gainesville, GA | Urology | 641 | 198 | $62K |
| Kaitlyn Pizzini Fort Worth, TX |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 49,949 | 602,306 | 135,156 | $58.2M |
| 2023 | 57,580 | 706,245 | 161,085 | $62.0M |
| 2024 | 69,645 | 887,539 | 203,264 | $60.8M |
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.
| Physician Assistant |
| 683 |
| 204 |
| $59K |
| Biren G Patel Surprise, AZ | Urology | 737 | 275 | $55K |
| Marcella M Nachmann Linwood, NJ | Urology | 694 | 248 | $52K |
| Michael E Carley Dallas, TX | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 626 | 174 | $51K |
| Manish Gopal Somerset, NJ | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 594 | 159 | $50K |
| Paul A Peller Bethpage, NY | Urology | 554 | 191 | $47K |
| Marko R Gudziak Pontiac, MI | Urology | 467 | 160 | $46K |
| Omar Hamoui Brooksville, FL | Urology | 488 | 156 | $45K |
| Sanjay Gandhi Park City, IL | Urology | 606 | 217 | $43K |
| Alexa Y Chai Los Alamitos, CA | Urology | 406 | 148 | $42K |
| Jennifer L Sobol West Bloomfield, MI | Urology | 497 | 182 | $41K |
| Kymber L Habenicht Chattanooga, TN | Urology | 660 | 218 | $41K |
| Thomas K Slabaugh Jr. Lexington, KY | Urology | 396 | 124 | $41K |
| Alok S Desai Woodbridge, VA | Urology | 415 | 152 | $40K |
| Ketul K Shah Westerville, OH | Urology | 359 | 132 | $40K |
| Peter Mennie Palmetto Bay, FL | Urology | 644 | 163 | $40K |
| Alienor S Gilchrist Stockbridge, GA | Urology | 389 | 144 | $39K |
| Daniel M Katz Poughkeepsie, NY | Urology | 310 | 136 | $38K |
| Mary Y Wang Philadelphia, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 413 | 125 | $37K |
| Himanshu Aggarwal Montgomery, AL | Urology | 594 | 180 | $37K |
| Michelle Buscemi Skokie, IL | Certified Nurse Midwife | 377 | 161 | $37K |
| Melissa C Fischer Royal Oak, MI | Urology | 459 | 156 | $36K |
| Sujata Yavagal Miami, FL | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 463 | 148 | $36K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 464,660 | $31.6M |
| Micro Labs USA, | 210,362 | $14.1M |
| Ingenus Pharmac | 194,176 | $14.0M |
| Jubilant Cadist JUBLPHARMA.NS | 10,453 | $607K |
| Alvogen Inc | 8,168 | $530K |
| AHP | 15 | $858 |
| Leading Pharma | 11 | $476 |