Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$320.8M
-16.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
25.6M
$12.53 per claim
Patients
6.7M
613,289 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $320.8M for Pantoprazole Sodium in 2024, for 25,592,145 prescriptions and refills to 6,690,566 patients (down 16.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $12.53.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Pantoprazole Sodium in 2024: $25.8M for 1,882,373 claims, followed by Florida ($22.3M).
Robert J Pearlstein, internal medicine in Plymouth Meeting, PA, had the highest Medicare cost for Pantoprazole Sodium in 2024: 8,368 claims costing $124K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 8,368 | 1,071 | $124K |
| Brandon M Roscoe Du Bois, PA | Family Practice | 4,108 | 733 | $101K |
| James Murrey |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 564,389 | 22,184,067 | 5,771,619 | $364.5M |
| 2023 | 587,909 | 23,641,040 | 6,188,143 | $383.8M |
| 2024 | 613,289 | 25,592,145 | 6,690,566 | $320.8M |
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.
| Family Practice |
| 1,677 |
| 190 |
| $81K |
| Philip Cacchione Erie, PA | Family Practice | 812 | 126 | $77K |
| Rajesh Agarwal Mayfield Heights, OH | Internal Medicine | 3,637 | 664 | $76K |
| Sepehr Golboo Laguna Hills, CA | Geriatric Medicine | 976 | 188 | $75K |
| Donald E Vollmer II Hendersonville, TN | Family Practice | 5,598 | 371 | $69K |
| Nedal A Elass Kingston, OK | Family Practice | 356 | 47 | $69K |
| Leon E Butler Jr. Louisville, KY | Internal Medicine | 2,836 | 492 | $67K |
| Tammy K Jarvis Ada, OK | Family Practice | 323 | 57 | $65K |
| Samantha N Hamer Coupon, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 288 | 59 | $64K |
| Tracy L Langley Ada, OK | Nurse Practitioner | 286 | 39 | $62K |
| Timothy D Estes Jackson, MS | Family Practice | 4,199 | 359 | $58K |
| Theresa A Macblane Indiana, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 244 | 55 | $58K |
| Lydia R Lloyd Johnstown, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 293 | 48 | $57K |
| Miranda L Harris Pittsburgh, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 281 | 42 | $53K |
| Abigail M Stocker Louisville, KY | Gastroenterology | 407 | 80 | $52K |
| Terence A Frinks Tucker, GA | Family Practice | 3,418 | 368 | $51K |
| Connie M Wilson Ada, OK | Emergency Medicine | 210 | 30 | $51K |
| Donald F Ratchford Cresson, PA | Family Practice | 807 | 163 | $50K |
| Rachel Voeghtly Altoona, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 202 | 50 | $49K |
| Phyllis D Amrick Allentown, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 240 | 43 | $48K |
| Eli S Djebiyan Englewood, NJ | Internal Medicine | 1,275 | 147 | $48K |
| Beth M May Ardmore, OK | Emergency Medicine | 332 | 38 | $48K |
| Le Anthony A Hardy Morrow, GA | Internal Medicine | 2,577 | 411 | $47K |