Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$2.2M
-23.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
38K
$56.26 per claim
Patients
8,858
8,602 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$2.2M
$243.15 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $2.2M for Propylthiouracil in 2024, for 38,292 prescriptions and refills to 8,858 patients (down 23.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $56.26.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Propylthiouracil in 2024: $263K for 5,134 claims, followed by New York ($188K).
Soo W Kang, internal medicine in Buena Park, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Propylthiouracil in 2024: 132 claims costing $4,777.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soo W Kang Buena Park, CA | Internal Medicine | 132 | 23 | $4,777 |
| Craig P Greenberg Kalamazoo, MI | Endocrinology | 51 | Under 11 | $4,744 |
| Narine Arutyounian |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8,500 | 39,437 | 8,785 | $3.0M |
| 2023 | 8,520 | 38,908 | 8,751 | $2.8M |
| 2024 | 8,602 | 38,292 | 8,858 | $2.2M |
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.
| Family Practice |
| 220 |
| 23 |
| $3,696 |
| Thomas L O'Connell Burlington, NC | Endocrinology | 12 | Under 11 | $3,433 |
| Ziad M Mamish Pensacola, FL | Endocrinology | 34 | 14 | $3,323 |
| Jeffrey S Freeman Philadelphia, PA | Endocrinology | 13 | Under 11 | $3,227 |
| Robert J Dobrzynski Jr. Providence, RI | Endocrinology | 28 | Under 11 | $3,147 |
| Daryl R Burrows Hot Springs, AR | Endocrinology | 41 | Under 11 | $3,018 |
| Donovan F Nembhard Deerfield Beach, FL | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $2,954 |
| Sleman A Khoury Southgate, MI | Endocrinology | 13 | Under 11 | $2,927 |
| Suzette Toro San German, PR | Endocrinology | 72 | 12 | $2,922 |
| Ayman Elkadry Huntington, WV | Endocrinology | 29 | Under 11 | $2,911 |
| Nellie V Go Fresno, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 136 | 17 | $2,901 |
| Mushtaq A Syed Indiana, PA | Internal Medicine | 16 | Under 11 | $2,879 |
| Shahzad Khurshid Daytona Beach, FL | Internal Medicine | 36 | Under 11 | $2,571 |
| Igor E Matwijiw Texarkana, TX | Endocrinology | 70 | 14 | $2,459 |
| Michelle K Cassara Arvada, CO | Endocrinology | 19 | Under 11 | $2,458 |
| Michael W Lin San Gabriel, CA | Endocrinology | 61 | 14 | $2,446 |
| Philip A Goldberg New Haven, CT | Endocrinology | 49 | 12 | $2,393 |
| Peter H McHugh Winston Salem, NC | Endocrinology | 21 | Under 11 | $2,285 |
| Nora K Tee Alhambra, CA | Family Practice | 49 | 11 | $2,253 |
| Floyd Pirtle Lubbock, TX | Internal Medicine | 23 | Under 11 | $2,226 |
| Stanley H Schwartz Moreno Valley, CA | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $2,211 |
| Thomas K Tan Honolulu, HI | Internal Medicine | 20 | Under 11 | $2,204 |
| Robert V Coleman Celebration, FL | Endocrinology | 26 | Under 11 | $2,180 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data