Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$486.1M
-37.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
619K
$785.01 per claim
Patients
157K
102,722 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$486.3M
$3,089.79 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $486.1M for Spiriva Handihaler in 2024, for 619,225 prescriptions and refills to 157,319 patients (down 37.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $785.01.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Spiriva Handihaler in 2024: $27.4M for 36,515 claims, followed by Ohio ($25.4M).
Jorge Sanchez-Masiques, pulmonary disease in Miami, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Spiriva Handihaler in 2024: 1,302 claims costing $676K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Sanchez-Masiques Miami, FL | Pulmonary Disease | 1,302 | 229 | $676K |
| Raed A Hamed Milwaukee, WI | Internal Medicine | 310 | 60 | $184K |
| Joshiah R Gordon |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 149,215 | 1,180,830 | 280,504 | $935.2M |
| 2023 | 134,398 | 946,216 | 236,837 | $782.5M |
| 2024 | 102,722 | 619,225 | 157,319 | $486.1M |
Amount reimbursed by state Medicaid programs, all states
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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.
| Pulmonary Disease |
| 188 |
| 38 |
| $169K |
| Dragos G Zanchi Brandon, FL | Pulmonary Disease | 194 | 62 | $166K |
| Omesh G Toolsie Eau Claire, WI | Pulmonary Disease | 298 | 53 | $166K |
| Rafael A Martinez Tampa, FL | Pulmonary Disease | 180 | 57 | $158K |
| Amelita Marton Morgantown, WV | Nurse Practitioner | 187 | 41 | $154K |
| Ursula N Grant High Point, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 175 | 45 | $143K |
| John H Rowlands Tacoma, WA | Pulmonary Disease | 131 | 35 | $131K |
| Dima Adl Milwaukee, WI | Pulmonary Disease | 139 | 33 | $129K |
| Dominique J Pepper Olympia, WA | Pulmonary Disease | 144 | 34 | $125K |
| Hummayun Ismail Newark, DE | Pulmonary Disease | 182 | 41 | $124K |
| Ketan Jani Prescott, AZ | Pulmonary Disease | 130 | 33 | $123K |
| Hazen H Tuck Jr. Janesville, WI | Pulmonary Disease | 191 | 30 | $123K |
| Irina Zolotarevskaya Rego Park, NY | Pulmonary Disease | 232 | 28 | $118K |
| Farah Sagheer Brooksville, FL | Pulmonary Disease | 226 | 59 | $118K |
| Muhammad T Akbar Milwaukee, WI | Pulmonary Disease | 176 | 30 | $117K |
| Jorge A Villalpando Salazar San Antonio, TX | Pulmonary Disease | 186 | 42 | $117K |
| Eric J Olafsson Milwaukee, WI | Pulmonary Disease | 154 | 32 | $115K |
| Mohammad-Ali El-Harakeh Prescott, AZ | Internal Medicine | 147 | 43 | $114K |
| Santpal S Mavi Gallipolis, OH | Pulmonary Disease | 160 | 32 | $110K |
| Laura A Ludlow Lakewood, CO | Physician Assistant | 109 | 35 | $109K |
| Venkata R Dodda Bloomington, IL | Pulmonary Disease | 105 | 34 | $109K |
| Stephen P Caminiti Bristol, CT | Pulmonary Disease | 90 | 25 | $107K |
| Steven Johnson Racine, WI | Pulmonary Disease | 152 | 27 | $106K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Boehringer Ing. | 619,477 | $486.3M |