Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$4.1M
-42.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
49K
$84.35 per claim
Patients
13K
11,033 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$4.1M
$312.00 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $4.1M for Pioglitazone-Metformin in 2024, for 48,559 prescriptions and refills to 13,125 patients (down 42.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $84.35.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Pioglitazone-Metformin in 2024: $517K for 6,627 claims, followed by New York ($416K).
Francisco Monroig, internal medicine in Humacao, PR, had the highest Medicare cost for Pioglitazone-Metformin in 2024: 180 claims costing $20K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Monroig Humacao, PR | Internal Medicine | 180 | 60 | $20K |
| Ngoc An Phan Philadelphia, PA | Internal Medicine | 44 | 17 | $19K |
| Max E Mercado |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11,700 | 50,612 | 13,793 | $7.1M |
| 2023 | 11,016 | 47,776 | 12,964 | $7.1M |
| 2024 | 11,033 | 48,559 | 13,125 | $4.1M |
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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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 132 |
| 26 |
| $16K |
| Lisen Liu Flushing, NY | Endocrinology | 713 | 128 | $14K |
| John Kavcic Cheektowaga, NY | Internal Medicine | 67 | 17 | $11K |
| Peter C Miller Savannah, GA | Family Practice | 81 | 27 | $9,244 |
| Yuri O Bermudez Pharr, TX | Family Practice | 82 | 27 | $8,757 |
| Eric G Smith Grand Ledge, MI | Family Practice | 80 | 23 | $8,524 |
| Young W Kang Duluth, GA | Internal Medicine | 21 | Under 11 | $7,570 |
| David C Hart Morrow, GA | Internal Medicine | 51 | 20 | $7,084 |
| Dana P Anderson Gowanda, NY | Family Practice | 41 | 11 | $6,624 |
| Christopher M Ruthruff Ionia, MI | Family Practice | 59 | Under 11 | $6,350 |
| Shahed Quyyumi Staten Island, NY | Endocrinology | 35 | Under 11 | $6,175 |
| Philip J Ryan Martinsburg, WV | Endocrinology | 25 | Under 11 | $5,861 |
| Jeff Y the Plymouth, MI | Internal Medicine | 20 | Under 11 | $5,839 |
| Marco A Corchado Barreto Isabela, PR | Family Practice | 46 | 15 | $5,497 |
| Elvis A Tanson Stockton, CA | Family Practice | 93 | 20 | $5,426 |
| Trent W Wester Wilson, NC | Family Practice | 69 | 19 | $5,266 |
| Douglas Lipperd Birmingham, AL | Family Practice | 26 | Under 11 | $4,864 |
| Charles B Smith Granbury, TX | Family Practice | 23 | Under 11 | $4,838 |
| Guireida Rivera Colon Juana Diaz, PR | Endocrinology | 43 | Under 11 | $4,742 |
| Anthony Gunawan Houston, TX | Cardiology | 23 | Under 11 | $4,716 |
| Melissa Martinez-Diaz San Antonio, TX | Internal Medicine | 43 | 20 | $4,678 |
| Robert C Hood Beaumont, TX | Endocrinology | 25 | Under 11 | $4,645 |
| Michael A Mitchell Henrietta, TX | Family Practice | 21 | Under 11 | $4,610 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 28,225 | $2.2M |
| Macleods Pharma | 14,457 | $1.5M |
| Rising Pharm | 5,873 | $465K |
| Sandoz SDZ.SW | 21 | $1,065 |