Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$45.6M
-11.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
3.4M
$13.53 per claim
Patients
692K
261,754 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$45.6M
$65.95 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $45.6M for Paroxetine Hcl in 2024, for 3,370,613 prescriptions and refills to 691,505 patients (down 11.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $13.53.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Paroxetine Hcl in 2024: $3.6M for 252,063 claims, followed by California ($3.1M).
Allan J McCorkle, psychiatry in Lubbock, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Paroxetine Hcl in 2024: 1,382 claims costing $23K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan J McCorkle Lubbock, TX | Psychiatry | 1,382 | 270 | $23K |
| Jonathan Falletta Amherst, NY | Physician Assistant | 257 | 29 | $21K |
| Sandeep N Gaonkar |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 255,864 | 3,465,507 | 708,215 | $51.6M |
| 2023 | 258,499 | 3,399,830 | 696,745 | $51.4M |
| 2024 | 261,754 | 3,370,613 | 691,505 | $45.6M |
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.
| Psychiatry |
| 155 |
| 32 |
| $19K |
| Benjamin S Ramsey Columbia, SC | Psychiatry | 22 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Padmanand Y Solanki Youngstown, OH | Internal Medicine | 29 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Marc C Harvey Mint Hill, NC | Family Practice | 28 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Mark G Swedenburg Goldsboro, NC | Preventive Medicine | 31 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Milagros Ortiz Humacao, PR | Psychiatry | 1,971 | 252 | $15K |
| Andrew Levine McAllen, TX | Nephrology | 148 | 15 | $14K |
| Katherine E Whittington Alcoa, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 55 | 11 | $14K |
| Naveed J Mirza Dexter, MO | Psychiatry | 333 | 50 | $14K |
| 1720089386 | Psychiatry | 1,660 | 197 | $13K |
| Arturo L Arroba Carpio Manati, PR | Psychiatry | 1,511 | 170 | $13K |
| Jose A Alonso Alonso San Juan, PR | Psychiatry | 1,626 | 213 | $13K |
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 1,100 | 98 | $13K |
| Mark R Ogle Indianapolis, IN | Psychiatry | 140 | 21 | $12K |
| Antonio A Sanchez New York, NY | Psychiatry | 12 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Michelle K Wood Harrisonburg, VA | Nurse Practitioner | 55 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Raja S Abbas Lehighton, PA | Geriatric Psychiatry | 63 | 12 | $12K |
| Herminia D Rosas Boston, MA | Neurology | 26 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Michael A Lynam Lacey, WA | Family Practice | 22 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Hoover M Royals Jr. Dover, NC | Family Practice | 252 | 25 | $11K |
| Christopher R Harmon Chelsea, MA | Psychiatry | 90 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Dorothy Liu-Barbaro La Jolla, CA | Psychiatry & Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Matthew M Ryan Oklahoma City, OK | Neurology | 21 | Under 11 | $11K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 1,861,809 | $22.2M |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 699,577 | $10.8M |
| Solco Healthcar | 432,084 | $5.6M |
| Northstar Rx Ll | 289,582 | $4.2M |
| Novitium/Ani Ph ANIP | 4,568 | $1.9M |
| Apotex Corp | 62,765 | $634K |
| Mylan VTRS | 19,849 | $207K |
| Major Pharmaceu | 1,046 | $8,974 |
| AHP | 322 | $2,543 |
| Oxford Pharmace | 148 | $1,431 |
| Chartwell Rx Ll | 100 | $1,213 |
| Sky Pharmaceuti | 32 | $20.41 |