Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$2.0M
-11.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
27K
$72.10 per claim
Patients
7,945
6,334 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$2.0M
$246.50 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $2.0M for Probenecid-Colchicine in 2024, for 27,161 prescriptions and refills to 7,945 patients (down 11.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $72.10.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Probenecid-Colchicine in 2024: $127K for 1,707 claims, followed by Texas ($115K).
Prem P Salhotra, internal medicine in Yucca Valley, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Probenecid-Colchicine in 2024: 267 claims costing $20K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prem P Salhotra Yucca Valley, CA | Internal Medicine | 267 | 63 | $20K |
| David M Headley Port Gibson, MS | Family Practice | 120 | 53 | $9,098 |
| Jeffrey A Clarke |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7,700 | 32,773 | 10,043 | $2.6M |
| 2023 | 6,880 | 29,544 | 8,788 | $2.2M |
| 2024 | 6,334 | 27,161 | 7,945 | $2.0M |
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.
| Physician Assistant |
| 72 |
| 18 |
| $6,262 |
| Lawrence T Williams Montgomery, AL | Internal Medicine | 73 | 19 | $5,196 |
| William C Haire Jr. Batesville, MS | General Practice | 73 | 16 | $4,866 |
| Dale R Stierwalt Fort Payne, AL | General Practice | 38 | 11 | $4,482 |
| Mark L Daniel Elberton, GA | Family Practice | 201 | 32 | $4,424 |
| Keith L Hutchins Jr. Roanoke Rapids, NC | Physician Assistant | 62 | 14 | $4,332 |
| Elvin R Garcia McAllen, TX | Rheumatology | 35 | 14 | $4,067 |
| Michael T Hood Newport, TN | Family Practice | 39 | 20 | $4,017 |
| Kishorkumar A Desai Hopkinsville, KY | Rheumatology | 62 | 16 | $3,550 |
| Julian de Bruyn Kops III Idaho Falls, ID | Family Practice | 40 | 12 | $3,476 |
| Steven J Cohen Tyler, TX | Rheumatology | 46 | Under 11 | $3,388 |
| Eugene Reynolds II Gastonia, NC | Family Practice | 56 | 11 | $3,345 |
| Merrit Cherry Conroe, TX | Physician Assistant | 40 | 14 | $3,270 |
| Vinh X Nguyen El Monte, CA | Internal Medicine | 49 | 13 | $3,237 |
| Don Blackwood Cleveland, MS | Family Practice | 28 | Under 11 | $3,001 |
| 1588617492 | General Practice | 30 | 12 | $2,920 |
| Michael P Dudenhoeffer Jefferson City, MO | Family Practice | 49 | 11 | $2,756 |
| Robert P Suer Muncie, IN | Internal Medicine | 45 | Under 11 | $2,698 |
| Kenneth L Loper Callaway, NE | Emergency Medicine | 34 | Under 11 | $2,691 |
| Kevin D Hale Hot Springs, AR | Family Practice | 25 | Under 11 | $2,690 |
| Raoul Perez Livingston, TX | Family Practice | 25 | Under 11 | $2,632 |
| Randy D Roberts Jonesboro, AR | Rheumatology | 56 | Under 11 | $2,620 |
| Jeffrey J Farnese Little Falls, NJ | Internal Medicine | 35 | Under 11 | $2,597 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Ingenus Pharmac | 17,098 | $1.3M |
| Rising Pharm | 7,671 | $600K |
| Actavis/Teva TEVA | 2,392 | $97K |