Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$20.0M
-13.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
1.3M
$15.60 per claim
Patients
310K
156,578 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$20.0M
$64.38 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $20.0M for Nortriptyline Hcl in 2024, for 1,279,283 prescriptions and refills to 309,970 patients (down 13.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $15.60.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Nortriptyline Hcl in 2024: $2.3M for 132,461 claims, followed by New York ($1.1M).
June Yin, neurology in Flushing, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Nortriptyline Hcl in 2024: 4,911 claims costing $30K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June Yin Flushing, NY | Neurology | 4,911 | 901 | $30K |
| Anna D Hohler Brockton, MA | Neurology | 139 | 29 | $18K |
| Michael T Teixido Newark, DE |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 151,633 | 1,248,968 | 300,984 | $22.2M |
| 2023 | 153,224 | 1,251,999 | 302,849 | $23.1M |
| 2024 | 156,578 | 1,279,283 | 309,970 | $20.0M |
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.
| Otolaryngology |
| 883 |
| 286 |
| $18K |
| Gulshan S Oberoi Laurel, MS | Neurology | 1,061 | 342 | $16K |
| Julius F Deiparine Beaumont, TX | Neurology | 801 | 218 | $16K |
| Ernesto R Marrero Bayamon, PR | Psychiatry | 1,403 | 250 | $14K |
| Habib Rizk Charleston, SC | Otolaryngology | 399 | 136 | $11K |
| Zachary Potter Burlington, NC | Neurology | 694 | 165 | $11K |
| Alicia V Cabrera Altamonte Springs, FL | Neurology | 499 | 174 | $11K |
| Michael Sanson Ypsilanti, MI | Internal Medicine | 245 | 79 | $9,651 |
| Sara Bailey Paw Paw, MI | Nurse Practitioner | 15 | Under 11 | $9,536 |
| Mayer J Hasbani New Haven, CT | Neurology | 474 | 130 | $9,206 |
| Reinaldo D Verson Columbus, GA | Neurology | 250 | 93 | $8,598 |
| Scott K Sanders Lafayette, IN | Neurology | 712 | 173 | $8,488 |
| Marlind A Stiles Philadelphia, PA | Oral Surgery (Dentist only) | 268 | 66 | $8,246 |
| Michael E Davis Montgomery, AL | Orthopedic Surgery | 834 | 388 | $8,129 |
| Mark Landis Newark, DE | Nurse Practitioner | 314 | 98 | $7,982 |
| Ryan K Edwards Sedalia, MO | Orthopedic Surgery | 898 | 290 | $7,848 |
| David L Taragin Silver Spring, MD | Neurology | 298 | 123 | $7,791 |
| Antonio R Morales-Lopez Caguas, PR | Internal Medicine | 755 | 96 | $7,625 |
| Antoine E Mitri Downey, CA | Neurology | 477 | 151 | $7,301 |
| Kelley L Gossage De Pere, WI | Nurse Practitioner | 65 | 15 | $7,130 |
| Billie J Anderson Laconia, NH | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $6,942 |
| Eva D Larson Orange, CA | Physician Assistant | 215 | 78 | $6,789 |
| Brian D Jenkins Neenah, WI | Neurology | 408 | 99 | $6,761 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data