Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$5.6M
-27.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
54K
$104.56 per claim
Patients
18K
10,905 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$5.6M
$310.22 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $5.6M for Piroxicam in 2024, for 53,614 prescriptions and refills to 18,069 patients (down 27.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $104.56.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Piroxicam in 2024: $731K for 3,463 claims, followed by Georgia ($650K).
Kim L Stearns, orthopedic surgery in Cleveland, OH, had the highest Medicare cost for Piroxicam in 2024: 416 claims costing $202K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim L Stearns Cleveland, OH | Orthopedic Surgery | 416 | 147 | $202K |
| Karen H Self Conover, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 119 | 35 | $65K |
| Andrew T McGown |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11,123 | 52,159 | 16,697 | $5.9M |
| 2023 | 10,961 | 54,299 | 17,651 | $7.7M |
| 2024 | 10,905 | 53,614 | 18,069 | $5.6M |
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.
| Sports Medicine |
| 102 |
| 18 |
| $55K |
| Rosa Zissimos Kissimmee, FL | Pain Management | 93 | 24 | $50K |
| Jeffrey A Weber Kinston, NC | Physician Assistant | 87 | 15 | $50K |
| Christoper D Huiet Florence, SC | Physician Assistant | 73 | 14 | $41K |
| Brandon T McDonald Florence, SC | Sports Medicine | 70 | 24 | $39K |
| Leigh Ann G Harrigan Hartsville, SC | Physician Assistant | 70 | 13 | $37K |
| Ugonna C Onwunali Wylie, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 70 | 29 | $35K |
| Wilson L Velazquez Corpus Christi, TX | Pain Management | 63 | Under 11 | $35K |
| Emily Birdsong Macon, GA | Nurse Practitioner | 57 | 21 | $31K |
| Russell C Miller Greer, SC | Physician Assistant | 56 | 13 | $31K |
| Princess C Ukachukwu Bronx, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 177 | 59 | $30K |
| Kevin P McCarthy Baton Rouge, LA | Orthopedic Surgery | 54 | 19 | $30K |
| Consuela M Williams-Holliday Macon, GA | Podiatry | 51 | Under 11 | $29K |
| Don T Smith Jr. Cordele, GA | Anesthesiology | 50 | 11 | $29K |
| Susie N Sant Anna New Bern, NC | Podiatry | 46 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Jordan Brecher Clermont, FL | Physician Assistant | 47 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Florence Shum Brooklyn, NY | Neurology | 145 | 60 | $25K |
| Hunter C Jackson Warner Robins, GA | Nurse Practitioner | 41 | 11 | $23K |
| Craig J Paul Port St Lucie, FL | Podiatry | 43 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Bessaliea A Griffin Smithfield, NC | Podiatry | 42 | 13 | $23K |
| Holly Lang Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 51 | 16 | $22K |
| Aimee Worzalla Winter Park, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 48 | 15 | $21K |
| Jose R Rodriguez Santurce, PR | Rheumatology | 575 | 161 | $21K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Strides Pharma STAR.NS | 16,244 | $3.5M |
| Micro Labs USA, | 34,821 | $2.0M |
| Nostrum Laborat | 1,659 | $65K |
| Teva USA TEVA | 529 | $19K |
| Greenstone LLC. VTRS | 298 | $12K |
| Unichem Pharmac UNICHEMLAB.NS | 70 | $2,781 |