Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$735K
-15.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
4,809
$152.80 per claim
Patients
929
889 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$735K
$790.95 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $735K for Pentazocine-Naloxone Hcl in 2024, for 4,809 prescriptions and refills to 929 patients (down 15.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $152.80.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Pentazocine-Naloxone Hcl in 2024: $121K for 867 claims, followed by Indiana ($68K).
Donna L Metz-Dunn, family practice in Louisville, KY, had the highest Medicare cost for Pentazocine-Naloxone Hcl in 2024: 33 claims costing $7,880.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donna L Metz-Dunn Louisville, KY | Family Practice | 33 | Under 11 | $7,880 |
| Martin H Grotheer Miami, OK | Family Practice | 45 | Under 11 | $6,981 |
| Drew D Schnyder |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,017 | 5,256 | 998 | $922K |
| 2023 | 879 | 4,784 | 906 | $872K |
| 2024 | 889 | 4,809 | 929 | $735K |
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 |
| 12 |
| Under 11 |
| $6,681 |
| Steven A Currieo Tallahassee, FL | Family Practice | 11 | Under 11 | $6,097 |
| Kamal C Kabakibou Atlanta, GA | Pain Management | 26 | Under 11 | $5,746 |
| Vivek Mehta Arlington, TX | Anesthesiology | 13 | Under 11 | $5,463 |
| Todd P Stachowiak Marysville, MI | Physician Assistant | 13 | Under 11 | $5,405 |
| Rebecca L Butcher Charleston, WV | Nurse Practitioner | 18 | Under 11 | $4,945 |
| Peter M Fernandez Sarasota, FL | Pain Management | 15 | Under 11 | $4,814 |
| Penny W Mitchell Hickory, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 35 | Under 11 | $4,659 |
| Michael Bacon New Orleans, LA | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $4,465 |
| Carlos M Torres Columbia, SC | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $4,436 |
| Nicolaus D Winters Evansville, IN | Pain Management | 33 | 13 | $4,271 |
| Stephanie Kowalski Amherst, NY | Physician Assistant | 12 | Under 11 | $4,237 |
| David A McLain Birmingham, AL | Rheumatology | 20 | Under 11 | $4,126 |
| Douglas W Brant Sr. Bethany, OK | Family Practice | 18 | Under 11 | $4,066 |
| Kirtida N Ringwala Oshkosh, WI | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $4,056 |
| Katherine Williams Evansville, IN | Pain Management | 36 | 12 | $3,995 |
| James R Wolfe Mansfield, OH | Anesthesiology | 30 | Under 11 | $3,966 |
| Martha M Maturi Annandale, VA | Internal Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $3,966 |
| Charlotte A Kermode Reno, NV | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $3,912 |
| Lance W Barton Greenwood, AR | Family Practice | 13 | Under 11 | $3,836 |
| Massanu A Sirleaf El Cajon, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $3,784 |
| Nouriel Niamehr Reseda, CA | Family Practice | 46 | 11 | $3,763 |
| Zachary J Weaver Fort Wayne, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 16 | Under 11 | $3,699 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data