Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$17.1M
-8.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
721K
$23.65 per claim
Patients
240K
100,727 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $17.1M for Morphine Sulfate in 2024, for 720,937 prescriptions and refills to 240,393 patients (down 8.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $23.65.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Morphine Sulfate in 2024: $1.7M for 64,882 claims, followed by California ($1.3M).
Ashraf Hanna, pain management in Clearwater, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Morphine Sulfate in 2024: 656 claims costing $22K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashraf Hanna Clearwater, FL | Pain Management | 656 | 86 | $22K |
| Medhat A Reheem Brooksville, FL | Anesthesiology | 521 | 55 | $22K |
| George S Sidhom |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 95,828 | 675,897 | 213,333 | $19.7M |
| 2023 | 96,999 | 683,746 | 220,749 | $18.5M |
| 2024 | 100,727 | 720,937 | 240,393 | $17.1M |
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.
| Anesthesiology |
| 706 |
| 95 |
| $17K |
| Eyad Alsabbagh Brooksville, FL | Interventional Pain Management | 920 | 119 | $15K |
| Chad Gorman New Port Richey, FL | Sports Medicine | 430 | 87 | $15K |
| Anuj Sharma Ocala, FL | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 427 | 73 | $15K |
| Anthony O Russell Tallahassee, FL | Addiction Medicine | 300 | 50 | $15K |
| Thomas M Ratino Fort Worth, TX | Interventional Pain Management | 414 | 64 | $14K |
| Vipul V Kabaria Tampa, FL | Interventional Pain Management | 455 | 50 | $14K |
| Velimir A Micovic Fort Myers, FL | Pain Management | 457 | 109 | $14K |
| Morey A Blinder Saint Louis, MO | Hematology | 491 | 33 | $14K |
| Robert Guirguis Tampa, FL | Pain Management | 389 | 76 | $13K |
| Alfred L McKee Jr. Springfield, MA | Anesthesiology | 262 | 32 | $13K |
| Alpesh D Patel Baton Rouge, LA | Interventional Pain Management | 447 | 53 | $13K |
| Jay I Freid Alexandria, VA | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 420 | 51 | $13K |
| Howard Libman Boston, MA | Internal Medicine | 24 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Nabil S Gerges Clearwater, FL | Anesthesiology | 428 | 64 | $13K |
| Randall P Brewer Shreveport, LA | Interventional Pain Management | 447 | 62 | $12K |
| Eugene D Mahaney Fort Myers, FL | Interventional Pain Management | 371 | 78 | $12K |
| Jennifer Holeman Oklahoma City, OK | Anesthesiology | 386 | 58 | $12K |
| Michael J Creamer Orlando, FL | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 418 | 66 | $12K |
| Daniel R Marsh Boise, ID | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 358 | 87 | $12K |
| Duby E Avila Kissimmee, FL | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 345 | 50 | $12K |
| Joanna L Katz Edmonds, WA | Nurse Practitioner | 228 | 32 | $12K |
| Nilusha T Fernando Lake Mary, FL | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 383 | 59 | $12K |