Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$36.1M
+10.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
3.2M
$11.31 per claim
Patients
1.3M
320,111 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $36.1M for Methocarbamol in 2024, for 3,189,779 prescriptions and refills to 1,343,132 patients (up 10.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $11.31.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Methocarbamol in 2024: $4.7M for 357,575 claims, followed by Florida ($3.7M).
Megan Robinson, nurse practitioner in Buda, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Methocarbamol in 2024: 379 claims costing $138K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megan Robinson Buda, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 379 | 174 | $138K |
| Vincent U Nze Bronx, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 19 | 19 | $108K |
| Victoria L Sully Brooklyn, NY |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 242,452 | 2,075,611 | 840,855 | $27.1M |
| 2023 | 275,981 | 2,513,195 | 1,035,756 | $32.6M |
| 2024 | 320,111 | 3,189,779 | 1,343,132 | $36.1M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 123 |
| 61 |
| $106K |
| Ryan D Miller Jamestown, NC | Physician Assistant | 130 | 52 | $94K |
| Susan N Kinyanjui Forney, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 59 | 39 | $85K |
| Michael Neshewat Southgate, MI | Internal Medicine | 206 | 57 | $81K |
| Khaled A Osman Astoria, NY | General Practice | 37 | Under 11 | $79K |
| Hannah Okocha Humble, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 79 | 46 | $76K |
| Ricardy Noncirel Delray Beach, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 35 | 25 | $68K |
| Marina Kurman Brooklyn, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 21 | Under 11 | $57K |
| Russell Feit Palm Beach Gardens, FL | Emergency Medicine | 135 | 35 | $54K |
| Isaac Kreizman Brooklyn, NY | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 32 | 17 | $51K |
| William Lee Metairie, LA | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 202 | 72 | $46K |
| Skyla Ornelas Lampasas, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 48 | 31 | $45K |
| Menelaos Voulgaropoulos Statesville, NC | Internal Medicine | 45 | 26 | $42K |
| Martin Perlin Mount Kisco, NY | Internal Medicine | 28 | 16 | $39K |
| Victoria Roque Hialeah, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 21 | 16 | $37K |
| Aimee H Walsh Mobile, AL | Anesthesiology | 524 | 172 | $32K |
| John K Moore Lubbock, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 163 | 72 | $32K |
| Nicholas Nsiah Bronx, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 19 | 18 | $30K |
| Gamil S Kostandy Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 34 | 15 | $30K |
| Jeffrey D Karwoski New Hyde Park, NY | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $29K |
| Brant W Turner Easley, SC | Physician Assistant | 146 | 36 | $27K |
| Eric R Ehlenberger Kenner, LA | Emergency Medicine | 46 | 13 | $27K |
| Steven R Rogers Roseville, MI | Physician Assistant | 43 | 14 | $25K |