Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$8.3M
-20.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
1.1M
$7.57 per claim
Patients
408K
199,635 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $8.3M for Metoclopramide Hcl in 2024, for 1,092,577 prescriptions and refills to 408,388 patients (down 20.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $7.57.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Metoclopramide Hcl in 2024: $791K for 99,127 claims, followed by Texas ($590K).
Miguel D Rodriguez, gastroenterology in Miami, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Metoclopramide Hcl in 2024: 530 claims costing $8,659.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel D Rodriguez Miami, FL | Gastroenterology | 530 | 177 | $8,659 |
| Philip Cacchione Erie, PA | Family Practice | 190 | 15 | $6,403 |
| Jose A Rios Collazo |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 190,403 | 1,094,856 | 397,876 | $10.1M |
| 2023 | 194,127 | 1,085,651 | 401,835 | $10.4M |
| 2024 | 199,635 | 1,092,577 | 408,388 | $8.3M |
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.
| Gastroenterology |
| 803 |
| 218 |
| $6,252 |
| Maria Luisa D Corpuz Toledo, OH | Family Practice | 180 | Under 11 | $6,226 |
| April E Bowers Ludlow, MA | Nurse Practitioner | 503 | 77 | $6,030 |
| Luis R Davila Statesboro, GA | Gastroenterology | 666 | 220 | $5,886 |
| Housein M Wazaz Meriden, CT | Gastroenterology | 1,098 | 282 | $5,486 |
| Erich W Smith La Grange, NC | Physician Assistant | 98 | Under 11 | $5,335 |
| Stavros R Karatsoridis Defiance, OH | Internal Medicine | 147 | Under 11 | $5,296 |
| Ahmad Irfan Waycross, GA | Gastroenterology | 510 | 175 | $5,206 |
| David J Samara Jacksonville, FL | Geriatric Medicine | 68 | Under 11 | $5,102 |
| Vlastimil Smetka Walterboro, SC | Hospitalist | 433 | 53 | $4,535 |
| Hoover M Royals Jr. Dover, NC | Family Practice | 181 | 16 | $4,476 |
| Ahmed Morales Jorge Coto Laurel, PR | Gastroenterology | 411 | 97 | $4,408 |
| Naga P Madireddy Piqua, OH | Internal Medicine | 107 | 14 | $4,225 |
| Phillip J Goldstein Greenville, NC | Internal Medicine | 885 | 245 | $4,038 |
| Daniel Miller Columbus, OH | Internal Medicine | 154 | 36 | $3,997 |
| Albert Warren Jr. Columbia, SC | Family Practice | 521 | 42 | $3,974 |
| Terence A Frinks Tucker, GA | Family Practice | 232 | 31 | $3,945 |
| Mohamad K Moughrabieh Memphis, TN | Internal Medicine | 399 | 25 | $3,876 |
| Onyema E Amakiri El Paso, TX | Internal Medicine | 262 | 38 | $3,730 |
| Rodolfo Perez Jr. Montclair, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 163 | 29 | $3,717 |
| Wilson Ortiz Cotti Manati, PR | Gastroenterology | 305 | 76 | $3,550 |
| Vincent Le San Jose, CA | Family Practice | 48 | Under 11 | $3,491 |
| David C Chua Oakbrook Terrace, IL | Gastroenterology | 985 | 291 | $3,443 |