Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$22.3M
-17.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
268K
$83.48 per claim
Patients
80K
43,558 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$22.3M
$279.57 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $22.3M for Risedronate Sodium in 2024, for 267,539 prescriptions and refills to 79,885 patients (down 17.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $83.48.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Risedronate Sodium in 2024: $2.2M for 27,109 claims, followed by New York ($2.1M).
Stuart Weinerman, endocrinology in New Hyde Park, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Risedronate Sodium in 2024: 354 claims costing $37K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Weinerman New Hyde Park, NY | Endocrinology | 354 | 131 | $37K |
| Julia E Aburto-Erazo Baldwin Park, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 320 | 186 | $36K |
| Ruben Mendez Benabe |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 40,008 | 229,820 | 66,516 | $31.5M |
| 2023 | 41,262 | 242,755 | 71,949 | $27.2M |
| 2024 | 43,558 | 267,539 | 79,885 | $22.3M |
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.
| General Practice |
| 323 |
| 103 |
| $28K |
| Jacob B Webster Mobile, AL | Internal Medicine | 163 | 62 | $25K |
| Mubashir Mahmood Knoxville, TN | Endocrinology | 212 | 105 | $24K |
| Ronald W Orso Birmingham, AL | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 114 | 42 | $23K |
| Thomas J Weber Durham, NC | Endocrinology | 267 | 79 | $23K |
| Harold Hsu Rosemead, CA | Internal Medicine | 413 | 45 | $22K |
| Mirna Maldonado Vega Manati, PR | Endocrinology | 222 | 63 | $21K |
| Sameer Stas Newton, NJ | Endocrinology | 205 | 68 | $21K |
| Josefina Ortiz Rivera Corozal, PR | General Practice | 606 | 85 | $20K |
| Enrique Rodriguez Lubbock, TX | Internal Medicine | 219 | 21 | $20K |
| Patrick B Cacchio Durham, NC | Physician Assistant | 320 | 97 | $20K |
| Gregory L Jewell Saint Louis, MO | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 166 | 59 | $20K |
| Roy K Aaron East Providence, RI | Orthopedic Surgery | 270 | 77 | $19K |
| Ramon M Garcia-Septien Hialeah, FL | Family Practice | 137 | 65 | $18K |
| Dennis Suarez Mayaguez, PR | Rheumatology | 403 | 84 | $18K |
| Christopher D Andres Tunkhannock, PA | Family Practice | 13 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Lillian C Pecache Chula Vista, CA | Physician Assistant | 160 | 80 | $16K |
| Bhavin Shastri Menomonee Falls, WI | Endocrinology | 155 | 52 | $16K |
| Chitravathi Yerrapareddy Waterloo, IA | Endocrinology | 146 | 66 | $16K |
| Karen J Mockler Dadeville, AL | Family Practice | 116 | 27 | $15K |
| Swarna Varma Pittsburgh, PA | Endocrinology | 189 | 66 | $15K |
| Gina C Delgiudice Lawrenceville, NJ | Rheumatology | 142 | 68 | $14K |
| Juan A Carmona Cape Coral, FL | General Practice | 121 | 35 | $14K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 74,629 | $7.0M |
| Apotex Corp | 69,731 | $5.7M |
| Macleods Pharma | 75,825 | $5.4M |
| Sun Pharma Glob SUNPHARMA.NS | 18,715 | $1.7M |
| Greenstone LLC. VTRS | 16,399 | $1.5M |
| Sun Pharmaceuti SUNPHARMA.NS | 10,943 | $754K |
| Teva USA TEVA | 1,421 | $287K |