Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$41.8M
-21.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
5.9M
$7.14 per claim
Patients
4.5M
486,684 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$41.8M
$9.33 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $41.8M for Methylprednisolone in 2024, for 5,853,932 prescriptions and refills to 4,479,575 patients (down 21.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $7.14.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Methylprednisolone in 2024: $6.0M for 801,119 claims, followed by Texas ($3.7M).
Michelle S Spuza Milord, rheumatology in St Petersburg, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Methylprednisolone in 2024: 906 claims costing $20K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle S Spuza Milord St Petersburg, FL | Rheumatology | 906 | 370 | $20K |
| Ramesh Kumar Toms River, NJ | Rheumatology | 1,429 | 560 | $19K |
| Howard L Offenberg |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 439,134 | 4,999,895 | 3,818,560 | $50.8M |
| 2023 | 462,969 | 5,400,700 | 4,134,070 | $53.1M |
| 2024 | 486,684 | 5,853,932 | 4,479,575 | $41.8M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 960 |
| 282 |
| $18K |
| Matthew R Arkebauer Vineland, NJ | Rheumatology | 997 | 262 | $17K |
| Ruben A Hernandez-Santiago Ponce, PR | Orthopedic Surgery | 598 | 433 | $16K |
| Brian B McKnight Fort Pierce, FL | Rheumatology | 483 | 182 | $12K |
| Michael Babilonia Roman Mayaguez, PR | Internal Medicine | 834 | 120 | $12K |
| Furqan Muhammad Wildwood, FL | Internal Medicine | 1,756 | 1,517 | $11K |
| Val E Haddon II St Petersburg, FL | Podiatry | 552 | 319 | $11K |
| Elvin R Garcia McAllen, TX | Rheumatology | 637 | 257 | $11K |
| Fadi M Ajine Kalamazoo, MI | Rheumatology | 446 | 152 | $9,891 |
| Adamastor A Santos Belleview, FL | Physician Assistant | 1,417 | 1,235 | $9,872 |
| Nathan Warder Naples, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 421 | 210 | $9,786 |
| William F Reid Meridian, MS | Pulmonary Disease | 344 | 167 | $9,601 |
| Fernando J Lopez Rodriguez Canovanas, PR | Diagnostic Radiology | 1,243 | 1,146 | $9,575 |
| Shyamsunder Subramanian Tracy, CA | Pulmonary Disease | 525 | 289 | $8,640 |
| Roger R Wang San Francisco, CA | Allergy/ Immunology | 602 | 380 | $8,553 |
| Mohammad-Ali El-Harakeh Prescott, AZ | Internal Medicine | 371 | 159 | $8,274 |
| Jose R Ramirez-Vazquez San Juan, PR | Rheumatology | 508 | 94 | $8,177 |
| Wen Xiong Vauxhall, NJ | Rheumatology | 384 | 84 | $8,138 |
| Cicily Jeannette Vineland, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 421 | 123 | $8,125 |
| Pria Vattamparambil Pembroke Pines, FL | Physician Assistant | 477 | 252 | $8,063 |
| Truong Nguyen Philadelphia, PA | Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine | 1,074 | 555 | $8,011 |
| Steven J Colucci Lakeland, FL | Internal Medicine | 278 | 165 | $7,541 |
| Frederick T Murphy Duncansville, PA | Rheumatology | 373 | 188 | $7,461 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Epic Pharma LLC | 2,873,454 | $18.9M |
| Jubilant Cadist JUBLPHARMA.NS | 1,067,027 | $9.0M |
| Par Pharm. | 1,196,463 | $7.6M |
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 483,104 | $4.0M |
| Bluepoint Labor | 170,114 | $1.6M |
| Greenstone LLC. VTRS | 63,461 | $712K |
| Oakrum Pharma, | 1,590 | $14K |
| Sandoz SDZ.SW | 298 | $2,791 |
| Major Pharmaceu | 337 | $2,731 |
| Chartwell Rx Ll | 42 | $481 |
| AHP | 43 | $348 |