Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$3.3M
-18.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
38K
$85.34 per claim
Patients
11K
11,387 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$3.3M
$291.63 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $3.3M for Paroxetine Cr in 2024, for 38,187 prescriptions and refills to 11,175 patients (down 18.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $85.34.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Paroxetine Cr in 2024: $318K for 3,356 claims, followed by Texas ($193K).
Zaleskie Ruiz, psychiatry & neurology in Cabo Rojo, PR, had the highest Medicare cost for Paroxetine Cr in 2024: 243 claims costing $17K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaleskie Ruiz Cabo Rojo, PR | Psychiatry & Neurology | 243 | 64 | $17K |
| Idalvis de la Noval Hialeah, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 127 | 15 | $11K |
| Samantha J Criste |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9,260 | 32,049 | 9,050 | $4.8M |
| 2023 | 9,411 | 29,620 | 9,340 | $4.0M |
| 2024 | 11,387 | 38,187 | 11,175 | $3.3M |
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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 |
| 12 |
| Under 11 |
| $7,480 |
| Irma Y Tauler Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 66 | Under 11 | $4,952 |
| Mark C Chandler Durham, NC | Psychiatry | 52 | Under 11 | $4,356 |
| Justo Rodriguez Maldonado Caguas, PR | Psychiatry | 72 | 21 | $4,274 |
| Francisco C Parra Manati, PR | Psychiatry | 65 | Under 11 | $4,000 |
| Karen Soto-Medina Manati, PR | Psychiatry | 43 | Under 11 | $3,716 |
| Javier F Martinez Edinburg, TX | Psychiatry | 42 | Under 11 | $3,343 |
| Diogenes O Adames Carolina, PR | Psychiatry | 47 | 14 | $3,190 |
| Michael M Kassur Charleston, SC | Psychiatry | 12 | Under 11 | $3,038 |
| Susan Finn Billings, MT | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $2,994 |
| Jared M Nelson Rialto, CA | Psychiatry & Neurology | 35 | Under 11 | $2,972 |
| Ruben Mendez Benabe Cidra, PR | General Practice | 29 | 13 | $2,802 |
| Jose R Vazquez-Maldonado Catano, PR | Psychiatry & Neurology | 49 | Under 11 | $2,775 |
| Claudio A Bet Burlingame, CA | Internal Medicine | 19 | Under 11 | $2,650 |
| Rashid Pervez Westerville, OH | Psychiatry | 23 | Under 11 | $2,492 |
| Benjamin del Valle Rodriguez Caguas, PR | Psychiatry | 43 | Under 11 | $2,479 |
| Theresa Poppe Canton, MI | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $2,403 |
| Alvaro J Altamirano Miami Lakes, FL | Family Practice | 25 | Under 11 | $2,402 |
| Francis B Moser Blackfoot, ID | Family Practice | 11 | Under 11 | $2,398 |
| Edelmiro Rodriguez Corozal, PR | Psychiatry | 37 | Under 11 | $2,364 |
| Richard M Williams Manchester, NH | Nurse Practitioner | 29 | Under 11 | $2,354 |
| Nadimpalli V Raju Detroit, MI | Psychiatry | 23 | Under 11 | $2,345 |
| Felix A Geller Toms River, NJ | Psychiatry | 26 | Under 11 | $2,260 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Apotex Corp | 38,204 | $3.3M |