Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$436K
-7.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
16K
$26.57 per claim
Patients
6,149
3,654 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $436K for Methylprednisolone Sodium Succ in 2024, for 16,397 prescriptions and refills to 6,149 patients (down 7.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $26.57.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Methylprednisolone Sodium Succ in 2024: $44K for 1,881 claims, followed by New York ($43K).
Joseph B Guarnaccia, neurology in Derby, CT, had the highest Medicare cost for Methylprednisolone Sodium Succ in 2024: 158 claims costing $9,222.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph B Guarnaccia Derby, CT | Neurology | 158 | 21 | $9,222 |
| Andrew W Wong San Antonio, TX | Neurology | 100 | Under 11 | $3,928 |
| Manuel S Vergara |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,951 | 12,056 | 4,754 | $496K |
| 2023 | 3,498 | 14,172 | 5,646 | $471K |
| 2024 | 3,654 | 16,397 | 6,149 | $436K |
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.
| Neurology |
| 36 |
| Under 11 |
| $2,190 |
| Beth L Tacca Amherst, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 61 | 14 | $2,152 |
| Clinton Walker Jackson, MS | Nurse Practitioner | 54 | Under 11 | $2,116 |
| Jeffrey B English Atlanta, GA | Neurology | 35 | 17 | $2,101 |
| Laura F Helminen Iron Mountain, MI | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $2,059 |
| John F Nogueira Hackensack, NJ | Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $2,052 |
| Amanda L Witt Jackson, MS | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 42 | Under 11 | $2,009 |
| Ruth K Fredericks Jackson, MS | Neurology | 43 | 23 | $1,968 |
| Christopher C Laganke Cullman, AL | Neurology | 21 | 17 | $1,933 |
| Jose A Carrillo Santa Monica, CA | Neurology | 11 | Under 11 | $1,880 |
| Charles S Markle Mobile, AL | Neurology | 21 | 15 | $1,871 |
| Philip H Lee Burbank, CA | Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine | 23 | 19 | $1,768 |
| James A Scott Ormond Beach, FL | Neurology | 18 | 12 | $1,763 |
| John E Mateer State College, PA | Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $1,761 |
| Swee Y Lim Providence, RI | Neurology | 31 | Under 11 | $1,735 |
| Matthew Schelke New York, NY | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $1,649 |
| Natalie Moreo Tampa, FL | Neurology | 16 | Under 11 | $1,627 |
| Amanda B Greene Ridgeland, MS | Nurse Practitioner | 82 | 40 | $1,625 |
| Robert L Archer Little Rock, AR | Neurology | 38 | 14 | $1,602 |
| Shantel L Polchlopek Philadelphia, PA | Physician Assistant | 15 | Under 11 | $1,538 |
| Stephen Sacks Plymouth Meeting, PA | Neurology | 30 | Under 11 | $1,516 |
| Manish B Viradia Annandale, NJ | Neurology | 50 | Under 11 | $1,515 |
| 1245320506 | Neurology | 42 | Under 11 | $1,488 |