Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$8.2M
+8.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
345K
$23.85 per claim
Patients
122K
37,321 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $8.2M for Sodium Chloride in 2024, for 345,300 prescriptions and refills to 121,691 patients (up 8.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $23.85.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Sodium Chloride in 2024: $1.3M for 35,481 claims, followed by California ($1.1M).
Abigail M Stocker, gastroenterology in Louisville, KY, had the highest Medicare cost for Sodium Chloride in 2024: 520 claims costing $46K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abigail M Stocker Louisville, KY | Gastroenterology | 520 | 90 | $46K |
| Jason Ford Mineola, NY | Internal Medicine | 760 | 267 | $41K |
| Zvi J Batash Fresh Meadows, NY |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 32,516 | 259,126 | 93,046 | $6.2M |
| 2023 | 34,987 | 303,702 | 109,128 | $7.6M |
| 2024 | 37,321 | 345,300 | 121,691 | $8.2M |
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 |
| 508 |
| 249 |
| $19K |
| Sepehr Golboo Laguna Hills, CA | Geriatric Medicine | 778 | 273 | $18K |
| Ibrar F Paracha Indianapolis, IN | Hospitalist | 378 | 107 | $16K |
| Karen B Saylor Mount Vernon, KY | Internal Medicine | 302 | 63 | $15K |
| Amr H Behiri Ashburn, VA | Internal Medicine | 520 | 244 | $13K |
| Ronald L Gross Bronx, NY | General Practice | 244 | 72 | $13K |
| Benjamin D Parker St Cloud, MN | Nephrology | 67 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Arif Mahmood Wichita Falls, TX | Family Practice | 273 | 104 | $13K |
| Shamla Kalyan Pontiac, MI | Infectious Disease | 18 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Wei K Kao Ronkonkoma, NY | Internal Medicine | 215 | 94 | $12K |
| Khalid A Noori North Babylon, NY | Internal Medicine | 242 | 111 | $11K |
| Mohammud Alam Amityville, NY | Internal Medicine | 194 | 71 | $11K |
| Bhaskar R Yeturu Elmhurst, NY | Internal Medicine | 158 | 76 | $11K |
| Peyman Younesi Staten Island, NY | Internal Medicine | 393 | 192 | $11K |
| Gurwinder Sidhu Brookhaven, NY | Internal Medicine | 187 | 67 | $11K |
| Manuel A Ojeda Miami Beach, FL | Internal Medicine | 190 | 61 | $11K |
| Elesha B Draeger Cherryvale, KS | Nurse Practitioner | 38 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Polina Khanina Far Rockaway, NY | Internal Medicine | 183 | 91 | $10K |
| John D McCarthy Staten Island, NY | Internal Medicine | 205 | 38 | $9,953 |
| Dinesh Sethi Wyandanch, NY | Internal Medicine | 202 | 99 | $9,811 |
| Robert Flowers Burkesville, KY | Family Practice | 94 | 30 | $9,192 |
| Daniel K Martin Peoria, IL | Gastroenterology | 154 | Under 11 | $9,186 |
| Dev V Shah Manhasset, NY | Internal Medicine | 189 | 59 | $9,128 |