Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$68.8M
+19.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
4.2M
$16.48 per claim
Patients
2.3M
463,173 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $68.8M for Ondansetron Hcl in 2024, for 4,178,737 prescriptions and refills to 2,251,648 patients (up 19.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $16.48.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Ondansetron Hcl in 2024: $7.8M for 315,703 claims, followed by Kentucky ($5.6M).
Bachar Malek, internal medicine in Evansville, IN, had the highest Medicare cost for Ondansetron Hcl in 2024: 177 claims costing $512K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachar Malek Evansville, IN | Internal Medicine | 177 | 131 | $512K |
| Abbie R Steiner Evansville, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 144 | 101 | $353K |
| Shawna E Dellay |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 430,646 | 3,558,812 | 1,879,518 | $69.0M |
| 2023 | 450,044 | 3,907,285 | 2,092,909 | $57.5M |
| 2024 | 463,173 | 4,178,737 | 2,251,648 | $68.8M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 98 |
| 52 |
| $265K |
| Megan A Seifert Newburgh, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 96 | 50 | $232K |
| Humberto J Hernandez Hialeah, FL | Internal Medicine | 202 | 39 | $213K |
| Mohammad A Dwary Zephyrhills, FL | Internal Medicine | 143 | 41 | $188K |
| Teresa K Cole Manchester, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 621 | 45 | $180K |
| Aisha S Havill Sebree, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 70 | 43 | $170K |
| Melissa Hernandez Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 111 | 20 | $128K |
| Krista Hollingsworth Evansville, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 64 | 33 | $116K |
| Amber L Graber Evansville, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 52 | 38 | $114K |
| Haley Daniel Evansville, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 38 | 26 | $106K |
| James M McGinnis Wheelersburg, OH | Pain Management | 206 | 49 | $94K |
| Emily K Reynolds Evansville, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 41 | 20 | $88K |
| Amanda Graber Cornish, ME | Nurse Practitioner | 23 | 23 | $87K |
| Sam G Vorkpor Manchester, KY | Emergency Medicine | 481 | 37 | $80K |
| Jackie D Hatten Jr. Tampa, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 277 | 158 | $78K |
| William J Gay Beattyville, KY | Family Practice | 133 | 34 | $75K |
| Joseph S Saleeb Bayonne, NJ | Internal Medicine | 154 | 40 | $58K |
| Joseph H Beaven Charlestown, IN | Internal Medicine | 243 | 92 | $53K |
| Desiree F Craig Tell City, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 79 | 39 | $52K |
| Spencer W Esplin Montpelier, ID | Physician Assistant | 173 | 153 | $51K |
| Carmelita Y Moppins Louisville, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 162 | 48 | $49K |
| Betty Sizemore Manchester, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 269 | 54 | $48K |
| Stephen T Anderson Maysville, KY | Hematology-Oncology | 158 | 88 | $44K |