Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$8.3M
-13.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
213K
$39.03 per claim
Patients
60K
36,101 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$8.3M
$139.01 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $8.3M for Spironolactone-Hctz in 2024, for 213,383 prescriptions and refills to 59,910 patients (down 13.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $39.03.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Spironolactone-Hctz in 2024: $700K for 15,729 claims, followed by New York ($660K).
Juan Z Montes, internal medicine in Whittier, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Spironolactone-Hctz in 2024: 290 claims costing $12K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Z Montes Whittier, CA | Internal Medicine | 290 | 102 | $12K |
| Olga Sandel Baltimore, MD | Physician Assistant | 332 | 52 | $10K |
| George J Vettiankal |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 35,478 | 215,747 | 60,006 | $10.8M |
| 2023 | 35,498 | 213,005 | 59,684 | $9.6M |
| 2024 | 36,101 | 213,383 | 59,910 | $8.3M |
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.
| Cardiology |
| 307 |
| 93 |
| $9,786 |
| Xiandong Shi Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 477 | 72 | $9,338 |
| Chris B Cianci Denton, TX | Interventional Cardiology | 239 | 90 | $8,765 |
| Edgar H Willard Winter Haven, FL | Cardiology | 281 | 90 | $8,629 |
| Daniel G Wallace La Mesa, CA | Internal Medicine | 64 | 19 | $7,804 |
| Steven J Reiter Oklahoma City, OK | Interventional Cardiology | 209 | 67 | $7,718 |
| Robert L Daniels Grand Rapids, MI | Otolaryngology | 126 | 47 | $7,347 |
| Mukesh K Sharma Knoxville, TN | Cardiology | 194 | 57 | $7,342 |
| Kenneth A Jamerson Ann Arbor, MI | Cardiology | 158 | 54 | $7,311 |
| Christopher T Labonte Town and Country, MO | Internal Medicine | 254 | 34 | $7,180 |
| Robert M Cleary Jr. Flint, MI | Cardiology | 130 | 54 | $6,853 |
| John A Jernigan Montgomery, AL | Internal Medicine | 146 | 48 | $6,615 |
| Daljit Singh Pittsburgh, PA | Internal Medicine | 169 | 50 | $6,579 |
| Thomas J Madejski Medina, NY | Internal Medicine | 177 | 43 | $6,437 |
| Ali Mohammed Flint, MI | Nephrology | 126 | 49 | $6,348 |
| Lou V Ivanovic Phoenix, AZ | Cardiology | 145 | 55 | $6,313 |
| Mahesh Krishnamoorthy Hagerstown, MD | Internal Medicine | 185 | 59 | $6,306 |
| Howard D Noveck Edison, NJ | Cardiology | 198 | 68 | $6,279 |
| James O Patterson III Memphis, TN | Cardiology | 158 | 47 | $6,264 |
| George Marinides Amherst, NY | Nephrology | 139 | 42 | $6,153 |
| Philip B Mellen Gulfport, MS | Internal Medicine | 185 | 52 | $6,071 |
| Joseph J Albanese Brick, NJ | Nephrology | 108 | 39 | $5,964 |
| Gerard Abreo Webster, TX | Cardiology | 166 | 58 | $5,961 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data