Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$3.4M
-17.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
15K
$235.46 per claim
Patients
4,131
3,076 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$3.4M
$830.70 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $3.4M for Risedronate Sodium Dr in 2024, for 14,574 prescriptions and refills to 4,131 patients (down 17.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $235.46.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Risedronate Sodium Dr in 2024: $460K for 2,006 claims, followed by California ($405K).
Patrick B Cacchio, physician assistant in Durham, NC, had the highest Medicare cost for Risedronate Sodium Dr in 2024: 302 claims costing $82K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick B Cacchio Durham, NC | Physician Assistant | 302 | 98 | $82K |
| Thomas J Weber Durham, NC | Endocrinology | 213 | 49 | $47K |
| Alan Dresner |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,403 | 16,415 | 4,480 | $4.6M |
| 2023 | 3,119 | 14,935 | 4,167 | $4.2M |
| 2024 | 3,076 | 14,574 | 4,131 | $3.4M |
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.
| Endocrinology |
| 140 |
| 44 |
| $37K |
| Bosheng Qiu Alhambra, CA | Internal Medicine | 206 | 26 | $24K |
| George J Halko Somers Point, NJ | Rheumatology | 75 | 23 | $23K |
| Yelena Chuzhin Livingston, NJ | Rheumatology | 67 | 19 | $17K |
| Marco A Gomez Garcia Glendale, CA | Internal Medicine | 91 | 18 | $16K |
| Elena Velazquez-Ortiz Bayamon, PR | Rheumatology | 100 | 27 | $16K |
| Yuan-Fei F Chang City of Industry, CA | Family Practice | 58 | 21 | $16K |
| Shaikh Ali Tomball, TX | Rheumatology | 52 | 14 | $15K |
| Manvel M Mazmanyan Glendale, CA | General Practice | 118 | 19 | $14K |
| Catherine M Diebold Thibodaux, LA | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 62 | 13 | $14K |
| Adam S Kelman Ridgewood, NJ | Endocrinology | 33 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Eleonora Fedonenko Los Angeles, CA | Internal Medicine | 95 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Stuart Weinerman New Hyde Park, NY | Endocrinology | 42 | 14 | $11K |
| Freda B Hannafon Rochester, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 34 | 11 | $11K |
| Dennis S Strittmatter Port Jefferson, NY | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 32 | 14 | $11K |
| Elana R Rosman Forest Hills, NY | Endocrinology | 37 | 12 | $10K |
| Deirdre A Reid-Fighera Meadowbrook, PA | Rheumatology | 42 | Under 11 | $9,507 |
| Ladislas Lazaro IV Lafayette, LA | Rheumatology | 27 | Under 11 | $9,233 |
| Faryal S Mirza Farmington, CT | Endocrinology | 36 | 15 | $8,945 |
| Henrik Khatchatourian Glendale, CA | General Practice | 89 | Under 11 | $8,677 |
| Maria E Justiniano Mayaguez, PR | Rheumatology | 54 | 14 | $8,577 |
| Gevork J Maissian Glendale, CA | Internal Medicine | 80 | Under 11 | $8,556 |
| Iftikhar A Chowdhry Dallas, TX | Rheumatology | 41 | Under 11 | $8,299 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Greenstone LLC. VTRS | 12,299 | $2.9M |
| Sun Pharmaceuti SUNPHARMA.NS | 1,304 | $321K |
| Northstar Rx Ll | 983 | $214K |