Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$147.5M
-15.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
16.1M
$9.14 per claim
Patients
3.2M
439,567 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$147.5M
$46.12 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $147.5M for Sertraline Hcl in 2024, for 16,142,248 prescriptions and refills to 3,197,917 patients (down 15.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $9.14.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Sertraline Hcl in 2024: $9.9M for 1,035,611 claims, followed by Pennsylvania ($9.5M).
Robert J Pearlstein, internal medicine in Plymouth Meeting, PA, had the highest Medicare cost for Sertraline Hcl in 2024: 10,750 claims costing $98K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 10,750 | 914 | $98K |
| Brandon M Roscoe Du Bois, PA | Family Practice | 3,856 | 545 | $54K |
| Donald E Vollmer II |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 411,799 | 14,731,590 | 2,939,215 | $161.7M |
| 2023 | 425,125 | 15,245,522 | 3,039,534 | $173.5M |
| 2024 | 439,567 | 16,142,248 | 3,197,917 | $147.5M |
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 |
| 4,816 |
| 306 |
| $42K |
| Andrew E Graf Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 4,268 | 381 | $41K |
| Terence A Frinks Tucker, GA | Family Practice | 3,773 | 336 | $39K |
| Leon E Butler Jr. Louisville, KY | Internal Medicine | 3,238 | 446 | $35K |
| Michael A Ahearn Kewanee, IL | Hospitalist | 2,809 | 391 | $34K |
| Rajesh Agarwal Mayfield Heights, OH | Internal Medicine | 2,803 | 334 | $33K |
| James Murrey Jonesboro, AR | Family Practice | 827 | 104 | $33K |
| Timothy D Estes Jackson, MS | Family Practice | 3,752 | 282 | $33K |
| Wyatt K Blake Gray, GA | Emergency Medicine | 5,920 | 167 | $32K |
| Kermys Rodriguez Roche Santa Isabel, PR | General Practice | 4,364 | 692 | $32K |
| Akindele Majekodunmi North Andover, MA | Internal Medicine | 1,795 | 261 | $31K |
| Daniel Miller Columbus, OH | Internal Medicine | 2,303 | 347 | $31K |
| Mary T Folk Crown Point, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 1,729 | 229 | $30K |
| Shahzad Khurshid Daytona Beach, FL | Internal Medicine | 1,501 | 210 | $29K |
| Srinath Tadakamalla Harrisonville, MO | Family Practice | 2,281 | 379 | $29K |
| Nicholas Morrow Cave Spring, GA | Family Practice | 4,192 | 206 | $29K |
| Todd L Fulcher Jackson, MS | Family Practice | 2,850 | 253 | $28K |
| Rachel L Hunter Kettering, OH | Geriatric Medicine | 2,179 | 293 | $28K |
| Patrick J O'Brien Raleigh, NC | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2,318 | 233 | $28K |
| Susan E Berner Oakwood, OH | Geriatric Medicine | 2,391 | 306 | $28K |
| Ramses Normandia San Juan, PR | Psychiatry & Neurology | 4,247 | 726 | $27K |
| Kari D Shields Ashland, KY | Family Practice | 1,887 | 274 | $27K |
| Pamela K Lanfair Crown Point, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 1,882 | 221 | $27K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 5,362,041 | $46.7M |
| Lupin Pharmaceu LUPIN.NS | 3,493,903 | $28.2M |
| Northstar Rx Ll | 1,949,809 | $17.1M |
| Cipla USA, Inc. CIPLA.NS | 2,099,065 | $16.9M |
| Granules Pharma GRANULES.NS | 1,353,582 | $13.7M |
| Legacy Pharmace | 996,493 | $9.6M |
| Almatica Pharma | 37,279 | $5.4M |
| Camber Pharmace | 335,674 | $3.5M |
| Quallent Pharma | 194,702 | $2.3M |
| Accord Healthca | 159,577 | $1.9M |
| Avet Pharmaceut | 85,709 | $1.1M |
| Rising Pharm | 11,638 | $795K |
| Aci Healthcare | 3,505 | $215K |
| Exelan Pharmace | 58,846 | $140K |
| Greenstone LLC. VTRS | 1,310 | $83K |
| Major Pharmaceu | 4,950 | $31K |
| AHP | 349 | $1,534 |
| Marlex Pharm. | 17 | $687 |
| Xlcare Pharmace | 13 | $51.37 |