Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$17.2M
-29.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
1.5M
$11.18 per claim
Patients
378K
155,858 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$17.2M
$45.52 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $17.2M for Ramipril in 2024, for 1,538,830 prescriptions and refills to 377,875 patients (down 29.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $11.18.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Ramipril in 2024: $2.4M for 212,834 claims, followed by Texas ($1.3M).
Michael C Casciello, cardiology in New Bern, NC, had the highest Medicare cost for Ramipril in 2024: 1,055 claims costing $8,454.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael C Casciello New Bern, NC | Cardiology | 1,055 | 297 | $8,454 |
| Ronald D D'Agostino Lake Success, NY | Cardiology | 597 | 183 | $6,903 |
| John V Borders |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 157,160 | 1,657,451 | 404,561 | $22.7M |
| 2023 | 155,706 | 1,581,836 | 388,551 | $24.4M |
| 2024 | 155,858 | 1,538,830 | 377,875 | $17.2M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 561 |
| 153 |
| $6,773 |
| Richard Prewitt Naples, FL | Cardiology | 490 | 155 | $6,709 |
| Jason O Hall Bridgewater, NJ | Cardiology | 462 | 123 | $6,185 |
| Robert L Schubert III Hilton Head Island, SC | Family Practice | 302 | 93 | $6,107 |
| Hector Urrutia McAllen, TX | Cardiology | 666 | 243 | $5,945 |
| Bruce D Richman Quakertown, PA | Family Practice | 498 | 128 | $5,559 |
| Deryck W Brown Dushore, PA | Family Practice | 600 | 67 | $5,374 |
| Arminder Singh Springfield, MA | Internal Medicine | 529 | 120 | $5,141 |
| Aamir Hameed Oklahoma City, OK | Interventional Cardiology | 395 | 96 | $5,114 |
| Robert S Thompson Mt Pleasant, SC | Internal Medicine | 370 | 101 | $5,022 |
| Clark A Gray McCalla, AL | Internal Medicine | 378 | 105 | $4,995 |
| Lee B Taylor Jr. Spartanburg, SC | Family Practice | 288 | 80 | $4,818 |
| Thomas B Coss Elmira, NY | Physician Assistant | 351 | 80 | $4,809 |
| William E Parrish Bremen, GA | Family Practice | 454 | 115 | $4,605 |
| Esther Cahn Baltimore, MD | Physician Assistant | 225 | 97 | $4,400 |
| Michael E Merhige Tonawanda, NY | Cardiology | 239 | 50 | $4,176 |
| Howard L Brazil Fairhope, AL | Cardiology | 316 | 96 | $4,104 |
| Ronald B Cohen Great Neck, NY | Cardiology | 250 | 70 | $4,092 |
| Carl K Yorita Honolulu, HI | Internal Medicine | 207 | 58 | $4,055 |
| Amy L Doneen Spokane, WA | Nurse Practitioner | 364 | 99 | $3,796 |
| Albert T Tripodi Camillus, NY | Internal Medicine | 230 | 66 | $3,741 |
| Christian D Lates Elma, NY | Internal Medicine | 285 | 75 | $3,721 |
| Alan M Shorofsky Towson, MD | Internal Medicine | 196 | 106 | $3,719 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 544,764 | $6.9M |
| Rising Pharm | 399,936 | $4.1M |
| Lupin Pharmaceu LUPIN.NS | 363,443 | $3.9M |
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 157,797 | $1.5M |
| Bluepoint Labor | 70,228 | $760K |
| Exelan Pharmace | 2,487 | $23K |
| Accord Healthca | 295 | $3,082 |
| Camber Pharmace | 226 | $2,212 |
| Chartwell Rx Ll | 100 | $1,200 |