Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$18.7M
-30.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
595K
$31.47 per claim
Patients
102K
81,836 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$18.7M
$184.42 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $18.7M for Phenytoin Sodium Extended in 2024, for 595,003 prescriptions and refills to 101,523 patients (down 30.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $31.47.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Phenytoin Sodium Extended in 2024: $1.9M for 52,033 claims, followed by Texas ($1.4M).
Luis E Gaitan, neurology in Brownsville, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Phenytoin Sodium Extended in 2024: 314 claims costing $13K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis E Gaitan Brownsville, TX | Neurology | 314 | 70 | $13K |
| Richard G Diethelm Birmingham, AL | Neurology | 196 | 46 | $9,763 |
| Ruy Mireles Quintanilla |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 92,344 | 714,410 | 119,405 | $31.5M |
| 2023 | 87,479 | 654,032 | 110,256 | $26.9M |
| 2024 | 81,836 | 595,003 | 101,523 | $18.7M |
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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.
| Neurology |
| 147 |
| 41 |
| $8,886 |
| Munther A Hijazin Downey, CA | Neurology | 280 | 48 | $8,574 |
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 274 | 26 | $8,091 |
| Kalina A Bidjov Amherst, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 233 | 37 | $7,639 |
| Baldev K Singh Valhalla, NY | Neurology | 212 | 20 | $7,075 |
| Brandon M Roscoe Du Bois, PA | Family Practice | 237 | 31 | $6,674 |
| Michael T Peacock Eastman, GA | Internal Medicine | 239 | 26 | $6,623 |
| Edwin A Cruz Sacramento, CA | Neurology | 257 | 33 | $6,588 |
| Peterkin Lee-Kwen West Seneca, NY | Neurology | 127 | 35 | $6,576 |
| Todd L Fulcher Jackson, MS | Family Practice | 231 | 22 | $6,373 |
| Virginia Edwards Cleveland, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 188 | 29 | $6,369 |
| Syed A Shah Centralia, IL | Neurology | 207 | 53 | $6,224 |
| Antoine E Mitri Downey, CA | Neurology | 188 | 38 | $6,131 |
| Camthuy Q Tran Los Angeles, CA | Neurology | 103 | 29 | $6,101 |
| Todd A Farrer Bakersfield, CA | Family Practice | 270 | 18 | $6,078 |
| Maricela Hernandez Weslaco, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 200 | 30 | $5,884 |
| Kelli A Rice Wichita, KS | Nurse Practitioner | 202 | 30 | $5,857 |
| Mukhtair S Kundi West Covina, CA | Neurology | 145 | 33 | $5,790 |
| Clay W Ferguson Nashville, AR | Family Practice | 147 | 26 | $5,702 |
| Albert Warren Jr. Columbia, SC | Family Practice | 505 | 16 | $5,654 |
| Victor Biton Little Rock, AR | Neurology | 253 | 42 | $5,539 |
| Laura A Buck Patchogue, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 200 | 31 | $5,506 |
| Danny R Bartel Wichita Falls, TX | Neurology | 138 | 28 | $5,194 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 265,015 | $9.1M |
| Taro Pharm USA | 249,495 | $7.7M |
| Sun Pharmaceuti SUNPHARMA.NS | 72,312 | $1.7M |
| Amneal Pharmace AMRX | 7,251 | $200K |
| Major Pharmaceu | 748 | $15K |
| Marlex Pharm. | 186 | $5,957 |
| AHP | 145 | $4,515 |
| Avkare | 83 | $2,152 |