Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$1.0M
-23.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
55K
$18.80 per claim
Patients
15K
14,447 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$1.0M
$67.41 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $1.0M for Norethindrone in 2024, for 54,731 prescriptions and refills to 15,263 patients (down 23.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $18.80.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Norethindrone in 2024: $72K for 3,833 claims, followed by Pennsylvania ($62K).
Laura Korin, family practice in Scarsdale, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Norethindrone in 2024: 48 claims costing $1,649.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Korin Scarsdale, NY | Family Practice | 48 | 14 | $1,649 |
| Ana Lisa Carr San Francisco, CA | Emergency Medicine | 53 | 21 | $1,223 |
| Timothy A Presnell |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11,911 | 43,438 | 12,738 | $1.2M |
| 2023 | 13,281 | 48,878 | 13,958 | $1.4M |
| 2024 | 14,447 | 54,731 | 15,263 | $1.0M |
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.
| Obstetrics & Gynecology |
| 57 |
| 17 |
| $1,216 |
| Carter C Fish Norwich, CT | Certified Nurse Midwife | 30 | Under 11 | $990 |
| Karla L Robinson Charlotte, NC | Family Practice | 52 | Under 11 | $855 |
| Theodore G Costich Williamsville, NY | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 32 | Under 11 | $851 |
| Ami Keatts Fishersville, VA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 19 | Under 11 | $737 |
| Allison P Hitchner Manahawkin, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 34 | Under 11 | $722 |
| Hyun-Joo Lee Philadelphia, PA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 40 | Under 11 | $692 |
| John G Shields West Point, MS | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 32 | Under 11 | $692 |
| Audrey A Lance Ann Arbor, MI | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 21 | Under 11 | $674 |
| May-Lynn Chu Gresham, OR | Family Practice | 27 | Under 11 | $670 |
| Crystal L Tate Ecru, MS | Family Practice | 31 | 11 | $656 |
| Philip J Ryan Martinsburg, WV | Endocrinology | 33 | 11 | $652 |
| Emma Argo Cincinnati, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 35 | Under 11 | $644 |
| Frances L Cooke Ahoskie, NC | Certified Nurse Midwife | 42 | Under 11 | $624 |
| Tracy Johnson Elizabethtown, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 19 | Under 11 | $623 |
| Monica W Rosen Ann Arbor, MI | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 14 | Under 11 | $616 |
| Chereese B Rowe Dublin, GA | Physician Assistant | 28 | Under 11 | $612 |
| Nancy R Church Oak Lawn, IL | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 14 | Under 11 | $612 |
| Melanie J Clark Louisville, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 26 | Under 11 | $612 |
| Robert L Tripp Jr. Wareham, MA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 17 | Under 11 | $610 |
| Alexander D Almeida Larrea Wilson, NC | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 15 | Under 11 | $600 |
| Heather Hissom East Liverpool, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 29 | Under 11 | $597 |
| Elizabeth Thompson Ada, OK | Physician Assistant | 23 | Under 11 | $592 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Myl-Via/Xiromed | 24,877 | $485K |
| Lupin Pharmaceu LUPIN.NS | 21,370 | $319K |
| Glenmark Pharma GLENMARK.NS | 8,529 | $226K |