Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$58.2M
-11.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
1.9M
$30.35 per claim
Patients
248K
103,912 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$58.2M
$234.98 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $58.2M for Morphine Sulfate Er in 2024, for 1,917,860 prescriptions and refills to 247,692 patients (down 11.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $30.35.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Morphine Sulfate Er in 2024: $6.3M for 210,019 claims, followed by California ($5.8M).
Ashraf Hanna, pain management in Clearwater, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Morphine Sulfate Er in 2024: 2,436 claims costing $81K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashraf Hanna Clearwater, FL | Pain Management | 2,436 | 300 | $81K |
| Navnit Kaur-Jayaram Portland, OR | Pain Management | 1,900 | 209 | $62K |
| Kevin M Hibbard |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 105,823 | 2,105,475 | 260,829 | $83.0M |
| 2023 | 105,277 | 2,002,652 | 255,007 | $66.0M |
| 2024 | 103,912 | 1,917,860 | 247,692 | $58.2M |
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.
| Pain Management |
| 2,130 |
| 490 |
| $62K |
| Ricky P Lockett Saint Petersburg, FL | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 1,267 | 144 | $57K |
| Matthew J Lodico Wexford, PA | Pain Management | 1,913 | 482 | $55K |
| Chad Gorman New Port Richey, FL | Sports Medicine | 2,040 | 319 | $48K |
| Robert E Lentz Greenacres, FL | Anesthesiology | 1,226 | 185 | $46K |
| Gerald T Rosenberg San Antonio, TX | Rheumatology | 162 | 23 | $44K |
| Amitabh Goel Lakewood Ranch, FL | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 1,804 | 207 | $44K |
| Roberto L Duran Jupiter, FL | Pain Management | 569 | 55 | $44K |
| Nathan J Hanflink Eustis, FL | Interventional Pain Management | 1,188 | 122 | $43K |
| Anjan K Ghosh Trinity, FL | Anesthesiology | 1,433 | 191 | $43K |
| Robert Ulseth Inverness, FL | Pain Management | 1,601 | 205 | $42K |
| Chad D Kollas Orlando, FL | Hospice and Palliative Care | 419 | 54 | $42K |
| Abd Alrahman Benni Brandon, FL | Anesthesiology | 873 | 118 | $42K |
| Luis J Batlle Clearwater, FL | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 1,243 | 154 | $42K |
| Sadaf Bazargan Lutz, FL | Neuropsychiatry | 796 | 87 | $41K |
| John D Beelitz West Palm Beach, FL | Pain Management | 955 | 105 | $41K |
| Rene U Pulido Jacksonville, FL | Family Practice | 1,290 | 167 | $41K |
| Jay I Freid Alexandria, VA | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 999 | 98 | $39K |
| Ira D Chatman Mountain Home, AR | Anesthesiology | 1,217 | 154 | $37K |
| Ronald C Segura Covington, LA | Pain Management | 1,110 | 128 | $37K |
| Oliver C James II Lexington, KY | Pain Management | 1,193 | 125 | $37K |
| Eyad Alsabbagh Brooksville, FL | Interventional Pain Management | 1,713 | 205 | $37K |
| Karolina Cichocka Farmington, CT | Nurse Practitioner | 712 | 99 | $36K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data