Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$7.7M
+30.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
11K
$696.64 per claim
Patients
4,308
3,888 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$7.7M
$1,781.42 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $7.7M for Nicotrol Ns in 2024, for 11,018 prescriptions and refills to 4,308 patients (up 30.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $696.64.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Nicotrol Ns in 2024: $971K for 1,546 claims, followed by New Jersey ($955K).
Clifford L Tenley, internal medicine in Boise, ID, had the highest Medicare cost for Nicotrol Ns in 2024: 19 claims costing $61K.
Nicotrol Ns is made by Pfizer Inc. (PFE), listed in the Medicare spending data as Pharmacia-Upjhn.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford L Tenley Boise, ID | Internal Medicine | 19 | Under 11 | $61K |
| Humberto C Machado Jr. Coral Gables, FL | Cardiology | 12 | Under 11 | $57K |
| Elizabeth Logan |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,788 | 10,120 | 2,913 | $7.3M |
| 2023 | 2,824 | 7,967 | 2,890 | $5.9M |
| 2024 | 3,888 | 11,018 | 4,308 | $7.7M |
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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.
| Family Practice |
| 35 |
| Under 11 |
| $50K |
| Kathleen A Huegel-Capro Toms River, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 22 | Under 11 | $48K |
| Vicente M Lim Roselle, NJ | Psychiatry & Neurology | 26 | Under 11 | $47K |
| Tzivya Kownat Lakewood, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 20 | Under 11 | $47K |
| April O Gunn Chattanooga, TN | Family Practice | 19 | Under 11 | $36K |
| Amitab K Puri Tucson, AZ | Pulmonary Disease | 15 | Under 11 | $31K |
| David Lorenz Trumbull, CT | Cardiology | 14 | Under 11 | $30K |
| Yola Sara Philadelphia, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 18 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Misha Basalaev East Brunswick, NJ | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Harry L Faust Jr. Big Spring, TX | Psychiatry | 12 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Francis Fluet Hanover, MA | Nurse Practitioner | 15 | Under 11 | $24K |
| John A Fritz Jersey City, NJ | Family Practice | 20 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Joseph C Huang Yardley, PA | Family Practice | 11 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Ira L Berger Rockville, MD | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Sara V Tello Lubbock, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 27 | 27 | $21K |
| Marsha Y Blakeslee Severna Park, MD | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Trasi L Crumrin Williams, AZ | Family Practice | 14 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Neil Levin Sewell, NJ | Family Practice | 20 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Larider Ruffin Linwood, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Mark P Lewis Mountain View, CA | Internal Medicine | 16 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Raja G Ogirala Astoria, NY | Internal Medicine | 21 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Pranay J Bhatt Bloomfield, NJ | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Jon O Ebbert Rochester, MN | Internal Medicine | 35 | 22 | $19K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacia-Upjhn PFE | 11,019 | $7.7M |