Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$330K
+40.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
14K
$23.42 per claim
Patients
8,496
4,227 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $330K for Solu-Medrol in 2024, for 14,090 prescriptions and refills to 8,496 patients (up 40.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $23.42.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Solu-Medrol in 2024: $51K for 2,183 claims, followed by Florida ($50K).
Manuel E Marcano Rivera, general practice in Arecibo, PR, had the highest Medicare cost for Solu-Medrol in 2024: 16 claims costing $3,024.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel E Marcano Rivera Arecibo, PR | General Practice | 16 | Under 11 | $3,024 |
| Charles A Longo Sioux Falls, SD | Endocrinology | 13 | Under 11 | $2,287 |
| Jason Ford |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,155 | 8,745 | 5,389 | $236K |
| 2023 | 3,280 | 9,142 | 5,733 | $235K |
| 2024 | 4,227 | 14,090 | 8,496 | $330K |
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 |
| 59 |
| 36 |
| $2,095 |
| Clifton L Gooch Tampa, FL | Neurology | 18 | Under 11 | $1,660 |
| Edison N Tan Clearwater, FL | Internal Medicine | 35 | 11 | $1,610 |
| John H Potomski Jr. Melbourne, FL | Geriatric Medicine | 104 | 66 | $1,439 |
| Fernando Cavero Sparta, MO | Internal Medicine | 39 | 27 | $1,403 |
| Raam Sambandam Clermont, FL | Neurology | 54 | Under 11 | $1,386 |
| Igor Gutnik Middle Island, NY | Internal Medicine | 23 | Under 11 | $1,357 |
| 1225205297 | Internal Medicine | 15 | Under 11 | $1,332 |
| Manuel A Ojeda Miami Beach, FL | Internal Medicine | 50 | 32 | $1,324 |
| Sudeep Pramanik Towson, MD | Ophthalmology | 16 | Under 11 | $1,285 |
| Atul P Lalani Scottsdale, AZ | Endocrinology | 11 | Under 11 | $1,258 |
| Erica S Knotts Fairmont, WV | Physician Assistant | 20 | Under 11 | $1,184 |
| Andrea Woodcock Bowling Green, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 18 | 11 | $1,147 |
| Jonnel R Constantino Orange, CA | Hospitalist | 17 | 17 | $1,127 |
| Thomas W Pollard Peoria, AZ | Pulmonary Disease | 25 | Under 11 | $1,072 |
| Ijagha Eme Fort Campbell, KY | Internal Medicine | 63 | 53 | $1,045 |
| Ion Oltean Bayside, NY | Internal Medicine | 71 | 51 | $1,033 |
| Abiola O Familusi Blanchester, OH | Internal Medicine | 43 | 30 | $1,028 |
| Josmi Joseph Cortlandt Manor, NY | Internal Medicine | 27 | 20 | $991 |
| Polina Khanina Far Rockaway, NY | Internal Medicine | 67 | 45 | $980 |
| Tamara E Chittenden Charlotte, NC | Internal Medicine | 62 | 51 | $926 |
| Sandor A Romero Miami, FL | Internal Medicine | 49 | 28 | $900 |
| Brandon M Roscoe Du Bois, PA | Family Practice | 46 | 35 | $876 |