Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$726K
-13.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
44K
$16.68 per claim
Patients
16K
10,187 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$726K
$46.79 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $726K for Sodium Chloride in 2024, for 43,504 prescriptions and refills to 15,505 patients (down 13.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $16.68.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Sodium Chloride in 2024: $121K for 5,884 claims, followed by California ($70K).
Daniel I Branovan, otolaryngology in Brooklyn, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Sodium Chloride in 2024: 1,521 claims costing $45K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel I Branovan Brooklyn, NY | Otolaryngology | 1,521 | 469 | $45K |
| Amir H Fahid Coronado, CA | Internal Medicine | 181 | 23 | $19K |
| Srinivas R Kaza |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12,091 | 48,612 | 18,142 | $899K |
| 2023 | 10,696 | 44,377 | 16,092 | $840K |
| 2024 | 10,187 | 43,504 | 15,505 | $726K |
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.
| Otolaryngology |
| 114 |
| 14 |
| $7,029 |
| Katherine T Anderson Rochester, MN | Urology | 99 | 22 | $4,807 |
| Neiman T Odeh Oregon, OH | Family Practice | 388 | Under 11 | $4,379 |
| Karen B Saylor Mount Vernon, KY | Internal Medicine | 119 | 28 | $4,264 |
| Joel Lee Boston, MA | Physician Assistant | 39 | Under 11 | $4,117 |
| Vincent Le San Jose, CA | Family Practice | 72 | Under 11 | $3,829 |
| Douglas J Watkins Saint Cloud, MN | Family Medicine | 39 | Under 11 | $3,671 |
| Christopher Chermansky Pittsburgh, PA | Urology | 25 | Under 11 | $2,990 |
| Carolyn J Agresti West Palm Beach, FL | Otolaryngology | 191 | 71 | $2,948 |
| Kristina L Beck Marshalltown, IA | Nurse Practitioner | 78 | 19 | $2,910 |
| Edward B Hill III Benton, AR | Internal Medicine | 60 | Under 11 | $2,722 |
| Alexander Ovchinsky Brooklyn, NY | Otolaryngology | 71 | 26 | $2,712 |
| Blake R Smith Duluth, GA | Otolaryngology | 21 | Under 11 | $2,465 |
| Juletta Chisholm Whitfield, MS | Nurse Practitioner | 41 | Under 11 | $2,273 |
| Kathleen B Yappel Sinkko Cleveland, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 95 | 27 | $2,214 |
| Boris Bentsianov Brooklyn, NY | Otolaryngology | 78 | 43 | $2,081 |
| Helen H Kim Staten Island, NY | Otolaryngology | 134 | 60 | $2,075 |
| Ann M Aspera Honolulu, HI | Urology | 20 | Under 11 | $1,996 |
| Daniel L Degroot Green Bay, WI | Urology | 76 | Under 11 | $1,994 |
| Ramnik K Josan Fair Oaks, CA | Internal Medicine | 32 | Under 11 | $1,934 |
| Susan M Szimonisz Williamsville, NY | Internal Medicine | 46 | Under 11 | $1,928 |
| Mitchell C Kaye Phoenix, AZ | Urology | 15 | Under 11 | $1,902 |
| Shubha Shastry Rochester, NY | Nephrology | 11 | Under 11 | $1,890 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Baxter Healthca | 28,518 | $457K |
| B.Braun | 14,935 | $267K |
| Icu Medical Inc | 63 | $1,987 |