Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$49.9M
-22.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
530K
$94.08 per claim
Patients
145K
69,652 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$49.9M
$343.19 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $49.9M for Potassium Citrate Er in 2024, for 530,151 prescriptions and refills to 145,328 patients (down 22.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $94.08.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Potassium Citrate Er in 2024: $4.4M for 47,501 claims, followed by California ($4.4M).
Steven L Jensen, urology in Saginaw, MI, had the highest Medicare cost for Potassium Citrate Er in 2024: 455 claims costing $79K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven L Jensen Saginaw, MI | Urology | 455 | 168 | $79K |
| Mantu Gupta New York, NY | Urology | 543 | 171 | $66K |
| Margaret S Pearle Dallas, TX |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 63,451 | 466,531 | 124,807 | $67.5M |
| 2023 | 65,606 | 482,313 | 131,715 | $64.0M |
| 2024 | 69,652 | 530,151 | 145,328 | $49.9M |
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.
| Urology |
| 435 |
| 145 |
| $64K |
| Sarah Y Martin Durham, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 327 | 110 | $51K |
| David M Hoenig Lake Success, NY | Urology | 307 | 100 | $44K |
| Scott M Herfel Setauket, NY | Physician Assistant | 272 | 89 | $42K |
| Raymond Raut Danbury, CT | Nephrology | 280 | 86 | $40K |
| Glenn M Preminger Durham, NC | Urology | 267 | 93 | $39K |
| Ganesh B Shidham Columbus, OH | Nephrology | 270 | 80 | $36K |
| David S Goldfarb New York, NY | Nephrology | 199 | 57 | $36K |
| Wei Y Sun New York, NY | Nephrology | 1,563 | 223 | $34K |
| Anna G Smith New Hyde Park, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 230 | 95 | $34K |
| Noah Canvasser Sacramento, CA | Urology | 145 | 49 | $34K |
| Tiffany S Loboda Cleveland, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 302 | 125 | $33K |
| Biren G Patel Surprise, AZ | Urology | 221 | 76 | $32K |
| Gary G Chen Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 391 | 95 | $32K |
| Patrick W Mufarrij Washington, DC | Urology | 139 | 53 | $31K |
| Ann K Chinnakotla St Louis Park, MN | Nurse Practitioner | 356 | 126 | $31K |
| Julio G Davalos Glen Burnie, MD | Urology | 352 | 90 | $30K |
| Zeph Okeke New Hyde Park, NY | Urology | 166 | 65 | $29K |
| Areeba Sadiq New York, NY | Urology | 168 | 67 | $28K |
| Thomas P Bergman Maplewood, MN | Physician Assistant | 187 | 58 | $28K |
| Shane O'Donohue Cleveland, OH | Physician Assistant | 276 | 101 | $28K |
| Ojas Shah New York, NY | Urology | 227 | 65 | $26K |
| Siddharth P Shah Philadelphia, PA | Nephrology | 168 | 48 | $26K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 191,549 | $17.2M |
| Camber Pharmace | 140,250 | $12.8M |
| Strides Pharma STAR.NS | 75,055 | $7.8M |
| Ani Pharmaceuti ANIP | 56,317 | $4.9M |
| Upsher-Smith La | 44,197 | $4.8M |
| Biocomp Pharma, | 14,506 | $1.8M |
| Teva USA TEVA | 6,155 | $460K |
| Eywa Pharma Inc | 2,139 | $160K |
| Bionpharma Inc. | 74 | $5,046 |
| Xlcare Pharmace | 31 | $1,962 |
| AHP | 26 | $1,102 |
| Gsms, Inc. | 21 | $689 |