Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$53.1M
-27.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
3.0M
$17.50 per claim
Patients
728K
298,317 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $53.1M for Propranolol Hcl in 2024, for 3,037,292 prescriptions and refills to 728,072 patients (down 27.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $17.50.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Propranolol Hcl in 2024: $6.6M for 311,952 claims, followed by Florida ($3.3M).
Robert O Morton, psychiatry in Ada, OK, had the highest Medicare cost for Propranolol Hcl in 2024: 1,821 claims costing $39K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert O Morton Ada, OK | Psychiatry | 1,821 | 206 | $39K |
| Rodney L Smith Gainesville, GA | General Practice | 1,042 | 263 | $17K |
| Jiong-Ming Hu |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 271,337 | 2,654,631 | 627,346 | $70.4M |
| 2023 | 284,138 | 2,811,392 | 671,533 | $73.1M |
| 2024 | 298,317 | 3,037,292 | 728,072 | $53.1M |
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.
| Cardiology |
| 1,361 |
| 253 |
| $16K |
| Janine Quinlan Lyons, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 610 | 63 | $15K |
| Shawn K Higuchi Riverside, CA | Neurology | 160 | 59 | $11K |
| Heidi H Vandeusen Gloversville, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 380 | 34 | $11K |
| Scott M Holbrook Marcy, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 361 | 46 | $11K |
| Thomas Scheidemantel Cleveland, OH | Psychiatry | 430 | 37 | $11K |
| Aijaz A Nanjiani Paramus, NJ | Psychiatry & Neurology | 554 | 64 | $10K |
| Mark Slaven Oneida, NY | Psychiatry | 422 | 56 | $10K |
| Abdrhman Hamo Beckley, WV | Cardiology | 621 | 195 | $10K |
| Brandon King Gore, OK | Family Practice | 406 | 39 | $10K |
| Sirisha Nandipati La Jolla, CA | Neurology | 132 | 47 | $10K |
| Martin B Gonzales Albuquerque, NM | Psychiatry | 297 | 25 | $9,856 |
| Angela Wang Madison, WI | Neurology | 134 | 43 | $9,320 |
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 665 | 71 | $9,116 |
| Bryan R Carleton Faribault, MN | Nurse Practitioner | 479 | 42 | $8,897 |
| Russell S Blackwelder Charleston, SC | Family Practice | 288 | 11 | $8,402 |
| Vinh Q Dang Orange, CA | Neurology | 215 | 74 | $8,249 |
| Daniel K Spencer Dublin, VA | Nurse Practitioner | 375 | 47 | $8,232 |
| Miriam Graham Westfield, MA | Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist | 264 | 20 | $8,192 |
| Rupa L Nanavati San Diego, CA | Neurology | 123 | 46 | $8,029 |
| Yuri Busi Glendale, CA | Cardiology | 966 | 182 | $7,997 |
| Puja Vora Hackensack, NJ | Neurology | 145 | 46 | $7,932 |
| Justin P Martello Newark, DE | Neurology | 141 | 43 | $7,881 |