Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$876.9M
-5.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
1.3M
$687.45 per claim
Patients
327K
137,911 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$877.2M
$2,677.88 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $876.9M for Spiriva Respimat in 2024, for 1,275,653 prescriptions and refills to 327,474 patients (down 5.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $687.45.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Spiriva Respimat in 2024: $106.8M for 174,246 claims, followed by Ohio ($48.1M).
Irina Zolotarevskaya, pulmonary disease in Rego Park, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Spiriva Respimat in 2024: 2,053 claims costing $1.1M.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irina Zolotarevskaya Rego Park, NY | Pulmonary Disease | 2,053 | 282 | $1.1M |
| Jorge Sanchez-Masiques Miami, FL | Pulmonary Disease | 1,668 | 326 | $874K |
| Andres D Bermudez Caba |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 132,592 | 1,324,809 | 329,564 | $891.3M |
| 2023 | 137,582 | 1,312,524 | 333,738 | $923.1M |
| 2024 | 137,911 | 1,275,653 | 327,474 | $876.9M |
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.
| Pulmonary Disease |
| 947 |
| 201 |
| $509K |
| Andres A Redondo Miami, FL | Pulmonary Disease | 907 | 207 | $487K |
| Rafael A Martinez Tampa, FL | Pulmonary Disease | 685 | 176 | $445K |
| Nestor J Flores Guayama, PR | Pulmonary Disease | 803 | 193 | $430K |
| Rosa I Roman Carlo Mayaguez, PR | Pulmonary Disease | 805 | 145 | $430K |
| Hataya K Poonyagariyagorn Beaverton, OR | Pulmonary Disease | 561 | 115 | $400K |
| Dragos G Zanchi Brandon, FL | Pulmonary Disease | 570 | 150 | $361K |
| Sidharth Bagga Oroville, CA | Internal Medicine | 616 | 154 | $353K |
| Mildred Caro Ruiz Aguada, PR | Pulmonary Disease | 616 | 125 | $333K |
| Juan J Candelario Lanza Caguas, PR | Pulmonary Disease | 614 | 128 | $329K |
| Eldrige F Pineda Washington, DC | Internal Medicine | 535 | 190 | $328K |
| Ppluis Echegaray Guaynabo, PR | Internal Medicine | 604 | 168 | $327K |
| Leonard Buccellato Munster, IN | Internal Medicine | 413 | 164 | $323K |
| Jamie R Lujan Las Cruces, NM | Nurse Practitioner | 333 | 104 | $311K |
| Vamsi P Guntur Denver, CO | Pulmonary Disease | 395 | 93 | $310K |
| Luis F Nieves Garrastegui Rio Piedras, PR | Pulmonary Disease | 556 | 160 | $306K |
| Ernesto Mejia Morristown, TN | Pulmonary Disease | 467 | 121 | $296K |
| Clyde O Southwell Hendersonville, TN | Pulmonary Disease | 313 | 114 | $294K |
| Omesh G Toolsie Eau Claire, WI | Pulmonary Disease | 475 | 95 | $287K |
| Jason B Karp Lake Success, NY | Pulmonary Disease | 248 | 93 | $286K |
| Samer Alkhuja East Stroudsburg, PA | Pulmonary Disease | 347 | 80 | $281K |
| Jahaira L Serrano Dominguez Arecibo, PR | Pulmonary Disease | 512 | 88 | $281K |
| George W Bensch Stockton, CA | Allergy/ Immunology | 441 | 92 | $280K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Boehringer Ing. | 1,276,042 | $877.2M |