Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$80.6M
-20.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
9.1M
$8.88 per claim
Patients
2.4M
432,495 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$80.6M
$34.08 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $80.6M for Spironolactone in 2024, for 9,078,500 prescriptions and refills to 2,365,172 patients (down 20.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $8.88.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Spironolactone in 2024: $6.3M for 621,611 claims, followed by Texas ($5.2M).
Amy L Kriger, osteopathic manipulative medicine in Homer City, PA, had the highest Medicare cost for Spironolactone in 2024: 46 claims costing $56K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy L Kriger Homer City, PA | Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine | 46 | Under 11 | $56K |
| Michael A Ahearn Kewanee, IL | Hospitalist | 1,887 | 334 | $22K |
| Robert J Pearlstein |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 388,182 | 7,132,516 | 1,857,233 | $93.7M |
| 2023 | 409,805 | 7,951,999 | 2,080,713 | $101.7M |
| 2024 | 432,495 | 9,078,500 | 2,365,172 | $80.6M |
Amount reimbursed by state Medicaid programs, all states
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 |
| 1,868 |
| 242 |
| $15K |
| George Jabbour Altoona, PA | Cardiology | 1,625 | 377 | $14K |
| Denis Ruiz-Serrano Guaynabo, PR | Cardiology | 1,183 | 356 | $14K |
| Jonathan Holtz Altoona, PA | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | 922 | 267 | $12K |
| Branislav Schifferdecker Oklahoma City, OK | Interventional Cardiology | 1,222 | 415 | $11K |
| Philip M Woodall Round Rock, TX | Family Practice | 856 | 161 | $11K |
| Donald E Vollmer II Hendersonville, TN | Family Practice | 1,457 | 116 | $11K |
| Rajeev R Fernando Sioux Falls, SD | Cardiology | 1,667 | 539 | $11K |
| Rajesh Agarwal Mayfield Heights, OH | Internal Medicine | 1,201 | 264 | $10K |
| Drew E Baldwin Federal Way, WA | Interventional Cardiology | 838 | 265 | $10K |
| David G Brabham Amarillo, TX | Cardiology | 1,204 | 314 | $10K |
| Christopher T Labonte Town and Country, MO | Internal Medicine | 1,119 | 128 | $10K |
| Laura Givens Boerne, TX | Family Practice | 962 | 162 | $10K |
| Brad S Burlew Elko, NV | Cardiology | 919 | 286 | $10K |
| Kandarp B Patel Jackson, TN | Cardiology | 1,078 | 317 | $10K |
| Hector M Santiago Perez San German, PR | Internal Medicine | 723 | 156 | $9,657 |
| Gian-Carlo Giove Tallahassee, FL | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | 1,460 | 429 | $9,493 |
| Carla M Wilson Somerset, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $9,476 |
| Srinath Tadakamalla Harrisonville, MO | Family Practice | 892 | 176 | $9,364 |
| Andrew J Offerle Fort Wayne, IN | Emergency Medicine | 967 | 132 | $9,051 |
| Brandon M Roscoe Du Bois, PA | Family Practice | 900 | 170 | $9,030 |
| William R Pitts Waco, TX | Interventional Cardiology | 1,463 | 345 | $8,971 |
| Mischell E Schlosser Toledo, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 1,113 | 513 | $8,898 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Amneal Pharmace AMRX | 2,454,015 | $21.9M |
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 2,220,036 | $20.5M |
| Oxford Pharmace | 2,302,758 | $18.6M |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 1,211,942 | $11.6M |
| Northstar Rx Ll | 594,614 | $5.3M |
| Accord Healthca | 132,807 | $1.1M |
| Mutual Pharm Co | 83,797 | $757K |
| Mylan VTRS | 50,112 | $381K |
| Padagis | 623 | $271K |
| Sun Pharmaceuti SUNPHARMA.NS | 17,764 | $115K |
| Jubilant Cadist JUBLPHARMA.NS | 8,795 | $70K |
| Mylan Instituti VTRS | 1,623 | $13K |
| Major Pharmaceu | 1,832 | $9,464 |
| Mckesson Packag | 441 | $2,912 |
| Bryant Ranch Pr | 100 | $999 |
| AHP | 41 | $250 |
| Pd-Rx Pharm | 23 | $134 |