Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$254.9M
-8.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
610K
$417.61 per claim
Patients
232K
124,043 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $254.9M for Premarin in 2024, for 610,369 prescriptions and refills to 231,793 patients (down 8.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $417.61.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Premarin in 2024: $27.8M for 64,209 claims, followed by Texas ($19.4M).
Nancy M Whitfield, nurse practitioner in Miami, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Premarin in 2024: 651 claims costing $281K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy M Whitfield Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 651 | 346 | $281K |
| Alberto Dominguez Bali Hialeah, FL | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 342 | 169 | $152K |
| Adrian A Santana Paracchini |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 122,428 | 683,187 | 252,156 | $281.5M |
| 2023 | 122,962 | 639,529 | 241,418 | $279.2M |
| 2024 | 124,043 | 610,369 | 231,793 | $254.9M |
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.
| Urology |
| 287 |
| 161 |
| $128K |
| Maria Rodriguez Delgado Hialeah, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 288 | 143 | $125K |
| Monica C Rosenberger Danville, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 253 | 113 | $120K |
| Jennifer J Hughes Lakeland, FL | Physician Assistant | 271 | 159 | $118K |
| Jimmy J Julia-Martinez Guaynabo, PR | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 252 | 189 | $112K |
| Shazia A Malik Phoenix, AZ | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 240 | 115 | $109K |
| Jose L Maymi Brownsville, TX | Urology | 251 | 94 | $108K |
| Felix CHI-Ming Yip Monterey Park, CA | Urology | 236 | 167 | $102K |
| Emilio J Gomez-Madrazo South Miami, FL | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 222 | 117 | $95K |
| Francisco G Tudela Jr. Hialeah, FL | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 195 | 166 | $87K |
| Soorena Fatehchehr Long Beach, CA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 200 | 135 | $85K |
| Lindsey A Hahn Lakeland, FL | Gynecological Oncology | 191 | 122 | $84K |
| Apurva Pancholy Houston, TX | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 174 | 118 | $75K |
| Jacqueline Meyers Lakeland, FL | Physician Assistant | 160 | 98 | $72K |
| Eva S Arkin Atlanta, GA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 162 | 76 | $72K |
| Peter H Park Los Angeles, CA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 170 | 101 | $70K |
| Raymond T Foster Sr. Columbia, MO | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 143 | 86 | $69K |
| Dayron Rodriguez Hialeah, FL | Urology | 152 | 72 | $67K |
| Yamila Batista Ramirez Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 144 | 67 | $64K |
| Douglas W Miyazaki Winston Salem, NC | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 133 | 70 | $64K |
| Catalina Dinu East Stroudsburg, PA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 144 | 80 | $63K |
| Edward L Gheiler Hialeah, FL | Urology | 139 | 78 | $62K |
| Richard F Ford Ashland, KY | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 184 | 44 | $61K |