Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$79K
-3.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
27K
$2.90 per claim
Patients
24K
643 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$79K
$3.27 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $79K for Midazolam Hcl in 2024, for 27,272 prescriptions and refills to 24,213 patients (down 3.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $2.90.
Puerto Rico had the highest Medicare cost for Midazolam Hcl in 2024: $75K for 26,195 claims, followed by Florida ($2,108).
Victor J Colon-Vazquez, gastroenterology in Caguas, PR, had the highest Medicare cost for Midazolam Hcl in 2024: 691 claims costing $2,384.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor J Colon-Vazquez Caguas, PR | Gastroenterology | 691 | 567 | $2,384 |
| Joel J de Jesus Guayama, PR | Gastroenterology | 780 | 649 | $2,267 |
| Ignacio J Jaca Montijo |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 652 | 33,664 | 29,581 | $107K |
| 2023 | 541 | 25,854 | 23,442 | $82K |
| 2024 | 643 | 27,272 | 24,213 | $79K |
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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 |
| 642 |
| 448 |
| $1,663 |
| Jorge L Cortes-Ruiz Bayamon, PR | Gastroenterology | 570 | 389 | $1,563 |
| Harry J Rodriguez-McDougall Coto Laurel, PR | Gastroenterology | 551 | 532 | $1,558 |
| Miguel A de Varona Negron Caguas, PR | Gastroenterology | 470 | 455 | $1,396 |
| Henry de Jesus-de la Cruz Carolina, PR | Gastroenterology | 384 | 340 | $1,195 |
| Eladio Perez Cruz San Juan, PR | Gastroenterology | 418 | 376 | $1,174 |
| Wilfred I Hernandez Arecibo, PR | Internal Medicine | 404 | 356 | $1,163 |
| Roberto E Mera Lastra Rio Grande, PR | Gastroenterology | 394 | 393 | $1,148 |
| Hiram D Ortega Aguadilla, PR | Gastroenterology | 345 | 343 | $1,139 |
| Felipe A Velez Gonzalez Angeles, PR | Gastroenterology | 371 | 297 | $1,094 |
| Roberto E Osorio Manotas Bayamon, PR | Gastroenterology | 410 | 352 | $1,091 |
| Nestor S Aponte-Reyes Manati, PR | Gastroenterology | 385 | 320 | $1,080 |
| Javier I Arroyo Humacao, PR | Gastroenterology | 343 | 324 | $1,043 |
| Amarilys Santiago Rolon Salinas, PR | Gastroenterology | 359 | 288 | $1,038 |
| Pedro F Panelli Ponce, PR | Gastroenterology | 318 | 307 | $1,011 |
| Ekie G Vazquez-Maldonado Bayamon, PR | Gastroenterology | 373 | 345 | $1,007 |
| Ricardo J Marrero Miami Beach, FL | Gastroenterology | 338 | 276 | $963 |
| Rafael Solis-Mounier Bayamon, PR | Gastroenterology | 332 | 315 | $911 |
| Nelson R Medina Coto Laurel, PR | Gastroenterology | 300 | 258 | $872 |
| Rafael A Perez-Bartolomei Manati, PR | Gastroenterology | 306 | 229 | $853 |
| Carlos E Jimenez-Huyke Humacao, PR | Gastroenterology | 311 | 306 | $849 |
| Santiago Coste-Sibilia Bayamon, PR | Gastroenterology | 303 | 293 | $828 |
| Carmen L Santiago Munoz Ponce, PR | Gastroenterology | 271 | 258 | $828 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Hospira/Pfizer | 27,237 | $79K |
| Hospira-Novaplu | 40 | $140 |