Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$136.2M
-28.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
12.5M
$10.93 per claim
Patients
3.2M
362,032 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$136.3M
$42.89 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $136.2M for Montelukast Sodium in 2024, for 12,457,031 prescriptions and refills to 3,175,893 patients (down 28.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $10.93.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Montelukast Sodium in 2024: $11.7M for 1,080,874 claims, followed by Florida ($10.4M).
Ppluis Echegaray, internal medicine in Guaynabo, PR, had the highest Medicare cost for Montelukast Sodium in 2024: 4,558 claims costing $48K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ppluis Echegaray Guaynabo, PR | Internal Medicine | 4,558 | 1,218 | $48K |
| Jorge Sanchez-Masiques Miami, FL | Pulmonary Disease | 8,736 | 1,917 | $37K |
| Theodore M Rutledge |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 345,417 | 11,520,208 | 2,936,045 | $201.5M |
| 2023 | 354,426 | 11,931,030 | 3,062,343 | $190.7M |
| 2024 | 362,032 | 12,457,031 | 3,175,893 | $136.2M |
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 |
| 319 |
| 35 |
| $35K |
| Shawn Bridwell Purcell, OK | Physician Assistant | 412 | 46 | $35K |
| Jahaira L Serrano Dominguez Arecibo, PR | Pulmonary Disease | 3,955 | 766 | $31K |
| Mitchell R Davis Ada, OK | Family Practice | 302 | 33 | $31K |
| Phillip A Haddad Shawnee, OK | Pulmonary Disease | 1,824 | 495 | $29K |
| Theodossis Zacharis New Smyrna Beach, FL | Pulmonary Disease | 1,789 | 635 | $29K |
| Nedal A Elass Kingston, OK | Family Practice | 290 | 35 | $28K |
| Tammy K Jarvis Ada, OK | Family Practice | 328 | 63 | $27K |
| Abigail S Harada Honolulu, HI | Allergy/ Immunology | 710 | 226 | $26K |
| Armando O Cardona-Ramirez Mayaguez, PR | Pulmonary Disease | 3,440 | 733 | $25K |
| Natalie A Brixey Tishomingo, OK | Family Practice | 244 | 26 | $25K |
| Raul A Rios Mollineda Bayamon, PR | Pulmonary Disease | 2,413 | 690 | $24K |
| Shoab Nazir Oklahoma City, OK | Pulmonary Disease | 1,335 | 461 | $24K |
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 1,971 | 212 | $24K |
| Huan A Le San Diego, CA | Pulmonary Disease | 5,162 | 878 | $23K |
| Stuart Sugihara Honolulu, HI | Pulmonary Disease | 555 | 174 | $23K |
| James R Haden Fort Worth, TX | Allergy/ Immunology | 2,284 | 608 | $23K |
| William Villanueva-Bosque Arecibo, PR | Pulmonary Disease | 2,545 | 487 | $22K |
| Carol A Demond Miami, OK | Nurse Practitioner | 344 | 40 | $22K |
| Jason B Karp Lake Success, NY | Pulmonary Disease | 1,796 | 573 | $22K |
| Thomas K Chan New York, NY | Pulmonary Disease | 4,655 | 629 | $22K |
| Dillon Gillespie Ada, OK | Family Practice | 248 | 26 | $21K |
| Rikki J Scoggin Ada, OK | Family Practice | 220 | 26 | $20K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Camber Pharmace | 4,553,054 | $50.0M |
| Unichem Pharmac UNICHEMLAB.NS | 2,700,426 | $26.2M |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 1,877,271 | $22.3M |
| Dr.Reddy'S Lab RDY | 1,398,609 | $16.1M |
| Torrent Pharmac TORNTPHARM.NS | 607,308 | $7.5M |
| Bluepoint Labor | 490,429 | $4.4M |
| Quallent Pharma | 278,638 | $4.2M |
| Rising Pharm | 250,761 | $2.8M |
| Macleods Pharma | 163,659 | $1.6M |
| Accord Healthca | 77,786 | $615K |
| Westminster Pha | 35,058 | $372K |
| Ajanta Pharma L AJANTPHARM.NS | 847 | $86K |
| Legacy Pharmace | 6,804 | $64K |
| Major Pharmaceu | 6,953 | $55K |
| Xlcare Pharmace | 12,579 | $46K |
| AHP | 839 | $8,325 |
| Kremers/Lannett | 971 | $2,848 |
| Sandoz SDZ.SW | 45 | $789 |