Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$12.4M
-14.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
362K
$34.29 per claim
Patients
89K
48,168 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$12.4M
$139.70 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $12.4M for Pentoxifylline in 2024, for 361,691 prescriptions and refills to 88,784 patients (down 14.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $34.29.
Puerto Rico had the highest Medicare cost for Pentoxifylline in 2024: $3.2M for 79,809 claims, followed by Florida ($1.3M).
Angel Sanchez, nephrology in Fajardo, PR, had the highest Medicare cost for Pentoxifylline in 2024: 862 claims costing $43K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angel Sanchez Fajardo, PR | Nephrology | 862 | 209 | $43K |
| Luis M Siaca Colon San Lorenzo, PR | General Practice | 1,259 | 160 | $33K |
| Ramon A Pastrana Maldonado |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 47,976 | 362,120 | 88,618 | $13.7M |
| 2023 | 47,866 | 359,732 | 88,662 | $14.5M |
| 2024 | 48,168 | 361,691 | 88,784 | $12.4M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 761 |
| 132 |
| $33K |
| Eduardo Trejo Derivet Naguabo, PR | General Practice | 1,007 | 160 | $29K |
| Edgar J Ramos Mendez Barceloneta, PR | Family Practice | 709 | 97 | $24K |
| David M Remedios Alexandria, LA | General Surgery | 505 | 71 | $22K |
| Edwin O Figueroa Delgado Caguas, PR | General Practice | 654 | 103 | $21K |
| Claude A McLelland Corpus Christi, TX | Otolaryngology | 936 | 209 | $21K |
| Juan A de la Rosa Vega Baja, PR | General Practice | 730 | 77 | $20K |
| Jose R Villamil Rodriguez Bayamon, PR | Internal Medicine | 422 | 99 | $18K |
| Miguel J Morales -Vales Fajardo, PR | General Practice | 194 | 59 | $18K |
| Francisco Correa Jusino Canovanas, PR | General Practice | 334 | 69 | $17K |
| Maria I Perez del Rio Vega Alta, PR | General Practice | 183 | 49 | $16K |
| Jose W Valle-Oliveras Naguabo, PR | Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine | 176 | 46 | $16K |
| Jose E Rivera Irizarry Arroyo, PR | Cardiology | 158 | 73 | $16K |
| David W Colon-Golderos Rio Grande, PR | General Practice | 269 | 55 | $15K |
| Scott D Smoller Plantation, FL | Nephrology | 364 | 118 | $15K |
| Jose A Torres San Lorenzo, PR | General Practice | 359 | 67 | $14K |
| Juan C Ramos Martinez San Juan, PR | General Practice | 193 | 57 | $14K |
| Michael Babilonia Roman Mayaguez, PR | Internal Medicine | 476 | 79 | $14K |
| Jose A Torres Torres Guaynabo, PR | Internal Medicine | 240 | 79 | $14K |
| Tawhid A Shuaib McAllen, TX | Cardiology | 384 | 130 | $14K |
| Jordan F Vaughn Birmingham, AL | Internal Medicine | 376 | 174 | $13K |
| Juan L Ortiz Matos Corozal, PR | Internal Medicine | 248 | 40 | $13K |
| William T Su Hagerstown, MD | Vascular Surgery | 383 | 130 | $13K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Apotex Corp | 247,822 | $8.5M |
| Ani Pharmaceuti ANIP | 97,092 | $3.5M |
| Major Pharmaceu | 16,060 | $416K |
| Rising Pharm | 392 | $11K |
| Oceanside Pharm | 465 | $10K |