Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$157K
-34.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
884
$177.58 per claim
Patients
52
81 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$157K
$3,011.29 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $157K for Milrinone Lactate in 2024, for 884 prescriptions and refills to 52 patients (down 34.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $177.58.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Milrinone Lactate in 2024: $65K for 333 claims, followed by Texas ($37K).
Jennifer L Mockus, nurse practitioner in Des Moines, IA, had the highest Medicare cost for Milrinone Lactate in 2024: 49 claims costing $11K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer L Mockus Des Moines, IA | Nurse Practitioner | 49 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Jose C Iturrizaga Murrieta Galveston, TX | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | 27 | Under 11 | $9,561 |
| Melissa M Topel |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 142 | 1,831 | 120 | $1.0M |
| 2023 | 97 | 1,244 | 82 | $241K |
| 2024 | 81 | 884 | 52 | $157K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
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 |
| 29 |
| Under 11 |
| $7,735 |
| Tamra L Ward Hollywood, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 26 | Under 11 | $7,729 |
| Desirae M Sheppard Tampa, FL | Physician Assistant | 34 | Under 11 | $6,960 |
| Shahid Qamar Orlando, FL | Cardiology | 23 | Under 11 | $6,927 |
| Kimberly Vessels Louisville, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 29 | Under 11 | $6,673 |
| Eric Eichhorn Dallas, TX | Cardiology | 30 | Under 11 | $6,524 |
| Aasim Afzal Plano, TX | Cardiology | 18 | Under 11 | $5,330 |
| Karen M Kislingbury Galveston, TX | Physician Assistant | 24 | Under 11 | $4,452 |
| Loan Truong Galveston, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 15 | Under 11 | $4,050 |
| Kaneez Salbia Lynchburg, VA | Family Practice | 16 | Under 11 | $3,916 |
| Sandra Valencia Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 21 | Under 11 | $3,283 |
| Khaled Chatila Galveston, TX | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | 12 | Under 11 | $3,202 |
| Joanna Baginski Sacramento, CA | Internal Medicine | 17 | Under 11 | $3,062 |
| David F Snipelisky Weston, FL | Cardiology | 28 | Under 11 | $2,901 |
| Ari Hadar Tampa, FL | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 34 | Under 11 | $2,566 |
| William R Pitts Waco, TX | Interventional Cardiology | 25 | Under 11 | $2,419 |
| Cindy A Peters Long Beach, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | Under 11 | $2,187 |
| Stefanos Pantagis Hackensack, NJ | Geriatric Medicine | 45 | Under 11 | $2,171 |
| Jannelle J Urrutia Miami, FL | Hospitalist | 26 | Under 11 | $2,127 |
| Barbara Sardanopoli-Heber Hackensack, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $2,104 |
| Shanthi Subbiah Laurel Springs, NJ | Internal Medicine | 44 | Under 11 | $1,926 |
| Elizabeth B Juneman Tucson, AZ | Cardiology | 14 | Under 11 | $1,833 |
| David A Baran Weston, FL | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | 15 | Under 11 | $1,584 |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| West-Ward/Hikma HIK.L | 247 | $64K |
| App/Fresenius K | 285 | $44K |
| Hospira/Pfizer | 135 | $26K |
| Meitheal Pharma | 98 | $16K |
| Somerset Therap | 116 | $7,224 |