Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$9.1M
+20.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
153K
$59.59 per claim
Patients
44K
30,980 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$9.1M
$205.44 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $9.1M for Np Thyroid in 2024, for 152,914 prescriptions and refills to 44,348 patients (up 20.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $59.59.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Np Thyroid in 2024: $1.3M for 22,611 claims, followed by California ($948K).
Robert L Hogue, family practice in Brownwood, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Np Thyroid in 2024: 455 claims costing $21K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert L Hogue Brownwood, TX | Family Practice | 455 | 94 | $21K |
| Alan T Rauba Jefferson City, MO | Endocrinology | 227 | 63 | $20K |
| Gary N Sharpless |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 21,758 | 98,847 | 28,934 | $5.6M |
| 2023 | 24,449 | 116,220 | 33,036 | $7.6M |
| 2024 | 30,980 | 152,914 | 44,348 | $9.1M |
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 |
| 232 |
| 76 |
| $18K |
| Janine M Talty Roanoke, VA | Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine | 208 | 50 | $18K |
| Ashiq V Patel Lancaster, CA | Endocrinology | 179 | 47 | $17K |
| Denton W Combs Sioux Falls, SD | Nurse Practitioner | 135 | 24 | $16K |
| Gerald D Natzke Jr. Flint, MI | General Practice | 132 | 36 | $16K |
| Steven A Komadina Albuquerque, NM | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 208 | 75 | $15K |
| Sandra C Denton Anchorage, AK | Family Practice | 157 | 41 | $14K |
| Geoffrey T Bouc Beloit, WI | Family Practice | 100 | 38 | $13K |
| Timothy A McKnight Dennison, OH | Family Practice | 177 | 33 | $12K |
| Mark G Hertzberg Novi, MI | Internal Medicine | 223 | 53 | $11K |
| Walter R Woodhouse Temperance, MI | Family Practice | 114 | 34 | $11K |
| David M Goldstein Wexford, PA | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 154 | 37 | $11K |
| Nelson Kraucak The Villages, FL | Family Practice | 130 | 42 | $11K |
| Kelly A Fuhrman Sandpoint, ID | Nurse Practitioner | 118 | 38 | $11K |
| Bela S Kenessey Danville, CA | Family Practice | 139 | 41 | $10K |
| Edward J Linkner Ann Arbor, MI | Internal Medicine | 143 | 32 | $10K |
| Michael Z Kurtz Garden Grove, CA | Family Practice | 176 | 42 | $9,756 |
| Lacey D Meeks Farwell, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 185 | 37 | $9,720 |
| Jeremy E Kaslow Santa Ana, CA | Internal Medicine | 127 | 27 | $9,667 |
| Edmund H Lew Glendale, CA | Family Practice | 119 | 37 | $9,164 |
| Billy A May Jr. Baton Rouge, LA | General Practice | 224 | 44 | $8,955 |
| James L Ziobron Bruce, MI | Family Practice | 173 | 48 | $8,805 |
| Jonnalyn R Belocura El Paso, TX | Family Practice | 77 | 18 | $8,794 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Acella Pharmace | 152,986 | $9.1M |