Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$44.6M
-37.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
715K
$62.32 per claim
Patients
604K
153,024 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $44.6M for Naloxone Hcl in 2024, for 715,153 prescriptions and refills to 604,103 patients (down 37.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $62.32.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Naloxone Hcl in 2024: $6.5M for 114,447 claims, followed by Florida ($2.5M).
Natasha Bagdasarian, internal medicine in Ann Arbor, MI, had the highest Medicare cost for Naloxone Hcl in 2024: 5,115 claims costing $382K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natasha Bagdasarian Ann Arbor, MI | Internal Medicine | 5,115 | 2,977 | $382K |
| Debra Bogen Pittsburgh, PA | Specialist | 4,687 | 3,161 | $375K |
| Elizabeth C Tilson |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 130,250 | 605,491 | 530,953 | $51.8M |
| 2023 | 171,478 | 887,017 | 744,021 | $71.5M |
| 2024 | 153,024 | 715,153 | 604,103 | $44.6M |
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.
| Pediatric Medicine |
| 4,089 |
| 3,254 |
| $273K |
| Tao Sheng C Kwan-Gett Seattle, WA | Pediatric Medicine | 3,117 | 2,437 | $216K |
| Cedric E Davis II Parker, AZ | Family Practice | 3,410 | 3,166 | $213K |
| Kathleen E Toomey Atlanta, GA | Preventive Medicine | 2,894 | 2,412 | $202K |
| Sameer S Vohra Springfield, IL | Pediatric Medicine | 2,454 | 2,238 | $157K |
| Heidi Miller Saint Louis, MO | Internal Medicine | 2,306 | 2,129 | $143K |
| James V McDonald Albany, NY | Preventive Medicine | 2,051 | 1,752 | $141K |
| Bala M Simon Little Rock, AR | Family Practice | 1,939 | 1,622 | $132K |
| Alejandra Moscoso-Agosto McKinney, TX | Family Practice | 2,237 | 2,170 | $128K |
| Alexander Y Walley Boston, MA | Internal Medicine | 1,727 | 1,251 | $117K |
| David P Wright Austin, TX | Family Practice | 1,666 | 525 | $105K |
| Lisa R Villarroel Phoenix, AZ | Family Practice | 1,568 | 1,434 | $90K |
| Laura Herrera Baltimore, MD | Internal Medicine | 1,247 | 776 | $89K |
| Wendy E Braund Harrisburg, PA | Preventive Medicine | 1,075 | 701 | $81K |
| Weslin Thomas Des Plaines, IL | Family Practice | 1,379 | 1,349 | $79K |
| Christopher P Novak Santa Fe, NM | Preventive Medicine | 1,192 | 1,080 | $76K |
| Lindsay M Weaver Indianapolis, IN | Emergency Medicine | 1,251 | 1,155 | $72K |
| Timothy F Jones Nashville, TN | Family Practice | 1,057 | 863 | $67K |
| Jason A McElyea McAlester, OK | Emergency Medicine | 1,132 | 1,099 | $67K |
| Laura G Forlano Richmond, VA | Preventive Medicine | 1,082 | 1,034 | $65K |
| David J Remmer Lakeland, FL | Family Practice | 1,059 | 1,040 | $64K |
| Judith A Theriot Louisville, KY | Pediatric Medicine | 973 | 899 | $57K |
| Shantel Hebert-Magee Orlando, FL | Pathology | 818 | 727 | $55K |