Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$13.2M
-20.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
1.3M
$10.14 per claim
Patients
494K
197,285 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $13.2M for Promethazine Hcl in 2024, for 1,303,954 prescriptions and refills to 493,522 patients (down 20.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $10.14.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Promethazine Hcl in 2024: $1.3M for 105,832 claims, followed by Florida ($955K).
Abigail M Stocker, gastroenterology in Louisville, KY, had the highest Medicare cost for Promethazine Hcl in 2024: 908 claims costing $123K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abigail M Stocker Louisville, KY | Gastroenterology | 908 | 152 | $123K |
| April B Grudell Coon Rapids, MN | Gastroenterology | 362 | 52 | $24K |
| Gregg L Wendorf |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 206,708 | 1,430,535 | 538,293 | $17.5M |
| 2023 | 204,042 | 1,396,260 | 523,465 | $16.5M |
| 2024 | 197,285 | 1,303,954 | 493,522 | $13.2M |
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.
| Gastroenterology |
| 306 |
| 32 |
| $20K |
| Anthony A Perszyk Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | Medical Genetics and Genomics | 101 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Thomas V Nowak Indianapolis, IN | Gastroenterology | 187 | 42 | $10K |
| Kwesi Grant-Acquah Springfield, IL | Internal Medicine | 650 | 41 | $10K |
| Lindsay B McElmurray Louisville, KY | Physician Assistant | 403 | 90 | $9,896 |
| Eli S Djebiyan Englewood, NJ | Internal Medicine | 88 | 35 | $9,047 |
| Stephen A Ziller III Pensacola, FL | Gastroenterology | 230 | 78 | $9,046 |
| Ritesh Kalra Fair Lawn, NJ | Internal Medicine | 1,136 | 71 | $8,837 |
| Patricia D Salvato Houston, TX | Internal Medicine | 312 | 81 | $8,810 |
| Joseph A Fedrick Bronx, NY | Internal Medicine | 361 | 24 | $8,501 |
| Carmelita Y Moppins Louisville, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 328 | 81 | $8,422 |
| Cleveland Williams Washington, DC | General Surgery | 529 | 58 | $7,876 |
| Emily S Himebaugh West Jordan, UT | Nurse Practitioner | 22 | Under 11 | $7,838 |
| Carver A Hills Philadelphia, PA | Internal Medicine | 720 | 61 | $7,733 |
| Michelle Garber Coshocton, OH | Physician Assistant | 16 | Under 11 | $7,499 |
| Loren W Hunt Jr. Athens, GA | Allergy/ Immunology | 51 | Under 11 | $7,479 |
| David Levinthal Pittsburgh, PA | Gastroenterology | 38 | Under 11 | $7,457 |
| Lucy A Buencamino Houston, TX | Internal Medicine | 23 | Under 11 | $7,341 |
| James S Atkins Jr. Celebration, FL | Otolaryngology | 908 | 317 | $7,196 |
| David M Headley Port Gibson, MS | Family Practice | 455 | 162 | $6,750 |
| Sukanya Subramanian New York, NY | General Surgery | 101 | Under 11 | $6,724 |
| Rebecca N Teagarden Akron, OH | Family Practice | 52 | Under 11 | $6,377 |
| Micah R Davis Dayton, OH | General Practice | 24 | Under 11 | $5,896 |