Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$18.7M
+25.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
638K
$29.35 per claim
Patients
605K
221,737 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$18.7M
$30.96 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $18.7M for Oseltamivir Phosphate in 2024, for 638,477 prescriptions and refills to 605,278 patients (up 25.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $29.35.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Oseltamivir Phosphate in 2024: $1.9M for 50,008 claims, followed by Texas ($1.7M).
Robert J Pearlstein, internal medicine in Plymouth Meeting, PA, had the highest Medicare cost for Oseltamivir Phosphate in 2024: 283 claims costing $20K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 283 | 271 | $20K |
| Brandon M Roscoe Du Bois, PA | Family Practice | 341 | 264 | $17K |
| Shannon L Duclos |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 211,144 | 611,316 | 580,155 | $26.4M |
| 2023 | 162,008 | 401,099 | 379,904 | $15.0M |
| 2024 | 221,737 | 638,477 | 605,278 | $18.7M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 183 |
| 115 |
| $13K |
| Lester L Himmelreich III Mechanicsburg, PA | Internal Medicine | 114 | 76 | $13K |
| Mazen I Madhoun Salem, VA | Family Practice | 154 | 112 | $13K |
| Yin Sun New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 370 | 267 | $13K |
| Wyatt K Blake Gray, GA | Emergency Medicine | 211 | 208 | $13K |
| Thomas E Dahlberg Springfield, MO | Family Practice | 190 | 180 | $13K |
| Naresh K Dasari Cranston, RI | Internal Medicine | 154 | 141 | $12K |
| Atul Bhasin Freehold, NJ | Internal Medicine | 119 | 98 | $12K |
| Anton Furman Levittown, PA | Family Practice | 158 | 154 | $12K |
| Boris Gurevich Northbrook, IL | Internal Medicine | 185 | 160 | $12K |
| Mickey P Sharma Garnerville, NY | Internal Medicine | 110 | 66 | $11K |
| Ana P Gomes Phillipsburg, NJ | Family Practice | 156 | 119 | $11K |
| Kari D Shields Ashland, KY | Family Practice | 227 | 176 | $11K |
| Kathryn E Beldowski Broomall, PA | Internal Medicine | 91 | 88 | $10K |
| Joseph Alessandro Danielson, CT | Geriatric Medicine | 165 | 150 | $10K |
| Vincent Law Alexander City, AL | Family Practice | 160 | 159 | $10K |
| Dalbir Chhabra New Hyde Park, NY | Internal Medicine | 143 | 131 | $10K |
| John G Selgestad Dixon, IL | Family Practice | 131 | 68 | $9,820 |
| James R Toothman Hurricane, WV | Internal Medicine | 130 | 129 | $9,760 |
| Philip J Ryan Martinsburg, WV | Endocrinology | 208 | 119 | $9,643 |
| Thomas M Yang Tucson, AZ | Physician Assistant | 188 | 101 | $9,543 |
| Scott A Keffer Ansted, WV | General Practice | 160 | 152 | $9,459 |
| Xiandong Shi Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 291 | 233 | $9,340 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Camber Pharmace | 108,894 | $3.3M |
| Lupin Pharmaceu LUPIN.NS | 83,138 | $3.1M |
| Novadoz Pharmac | 126,960 | $3.1M |
| Strides Pharma STAR.NS | 91,646 | $3.0M |
| Amneal Pharmace AMRX | 93,827 | $2.3M |
| Macleods Pharma | 46,765 | $1.5M |
| Alembic Pharmac | 38,471 | $917K |
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 30,282 | $874K |
| Alvogen Inc | 12,575 | $478K |
| Ajanta Pharma L AJANTPHARM.NS | 2,151 | $112K |
| Lannett Co. Inc | 2,777 | $71K |
| Teva USA TEVA | 446 | $21K |
| Avkare | 446 | $18K |
| Epic Pharma LLC | 213 | $5,780 |
| Exelan Pharmace | 104 | $1,464 |
| Precision Dose | 14 | $246 |