Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$10.0M
-27.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
584K
$17.09 per claim
Patients
213K
65,662 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$10.0M
$46.74 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $10.0M for Nabumetone in 2024, for 583,575 prescriptions and refills to 213,379 patients (down 27.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $17.09.
Puerto Rico had the highest Medicare cost for Nabumetone in 2024: $2.1M for 137,616 claims, followed by California ($1.1M).
Edgar J Ramos Mendez, family practice in Barceloneta, PR, had the highest Medicare cost for Nabumetone in 2024: 1,128 claims costing $26K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar J Ramos Mendez Barceloneta, PR | Family Practice | 1,128 | 185 | $26K |
| Roberto D Alvarez Aibonito, PR | Rheumatology | 853 | 179 | $21K |
| Michael Babilonia Roman |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 70,875 | 640,079 | 230,433 | $15.0M |
| 2023 | 67,942 | 609,708 | 222,300 | $13.8M |
| 2024 | 65,662 | 583,575 | 213,379 | $10.0M |
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 |
| 811 |
| 144 |
| $19K |
| Jose F Irizarry Rodriguez Bayamon, PR | Rheumatology | 759 | 174 | $19K |
| Edwin Valentin Bayamon, PR | Family Practice | 796 | 327 | $19K |
| Dennis Suarez Mayaguez, PR | Rheumatology | 704 | 174 | $16K |
| Hector S Miranda Delgado San Juan, PR | Neurology | 615 | 141 | $15K |
| Lumen Vera Colon Aibonito, PR | Internal Medicine | 630 | 269 | $14K |
| Carlos A Pantojas San Juan, PR | Rheumatology | 195 | 113 | $12K |
| Hector A Tirado Davila Sr. Bayamon, PR | General Practice | 580 | 93 | $11K |
| Christine A Phillips Easton, MD | Rheumatology | 547 | 129 | $10K |
| Alpesh D Patel Baton Rouge, LA | Interventional Pain Management | 862 | 260 | $9,676 |
| Jose F Figueroa Vieques, PR | General Practice | 278 | 119 | $7,660 |
| Christopher T Labonte Town and Country, MO | Internal Medicine | 202 | 36 | $7,209 |
| Carl M Gauthier Jr. Hammond, LA | Rheumatology | 450 | 116 | $7,070 |
| John L Uhl Baton Rouge, LA | Interventional Pain Management | 692 | 201 | $7,038 |
| Eduardo Trejo Derivet Naguabo, PR | General Practice | 329 | 72 | $6,890 |
| Carlos L Lopez Asencio Yauco, PR | Family Practice | 307 | 116 | $6,819 |
| Sari Y Pomales San Juan, PR | Internal Medicine | 288 | 102 | $6,652 |
| Jose M Figueroa Robles Cayey, PR | General Practice | 268 | 76 | $6,373 |
| Manuel E Mateo Lopez Sr. Toa Alta, PR | Internal Medicine | 395 | 95 | $6,341 |
| Charles D Fowler Jr. Atlanta, GA | Internal Medicine | 224 | 80 | $6,274 |
| Laureano Garcia Jr. Philadelphia, PA | Family Practice | 385 | 97 | $6,222 |
| Pablo A Casares El Paso, TX | Internal Medicine | 183 | 92 | $6,220 |
| Carlos F Planell Dosal Lares, PR | General Practice | 519 | 180 | $6,210 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Sciegen Pharmac | 437,864 | $7.0M |
| Cipla USA, Inc. CIPLA.NS | 91,356 | $1.8M |
| Westminster Pha | 45,653 | $1.1M |
| Actavis/Teva TEVA | 7,696 | $129K |
| Exelan Pharmace | 1,142 | $18K |
| Chartwell Rx Ll | 24 | $421 |
| Impax/Amneal | 30 | $379 |