Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$11K
-12.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
174
$65.37 per claim
Patients
40
42 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$11K
$359.03 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $11K for Sodium Chloride in 2024, for 174 prescriptions and refills to 40 patients (down 12.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $65.37.
Georgia had the highest Medicare cost for Sodium Chloride in 2024: $4,606 for 31 claims, followed by Massachusetts ($2,855).
Victor E Okeh, internal medicine in Riverdale, GA, had the highest Medicare cost for Sodium Chloride in 2024: 30 claims costing $4,581.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor E Okeh Riverdale, GA | Internal Medicine | 30 | Under 11 | $4,581 |
| David L Burns Burlington, MA | Gastroenterology | 39 | Under 11 | $2,052 |
| Kathryn Broyles |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 30 | 90 | 35 | $2,780 |
| 2023 | 32 | 206 | 31 | $13K |
| 2024 | 42 | 174 | 40 | $11K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 15 |
| Under 11 |
| $803 |
| Mitesh H Parekh Columbus, OH | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 11 | Under 11 | $780 |
| Shirley C Paski Cleveland, OH | Gastroenterology | 11 | Under 11 | $638 |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Baxter Healthca | 142 | $9,941 |
| B.Braun | 22 | $1,189 |