Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$13.6M
+0.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
100K
$136.19 per claim
Patients
56K
27,600 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $13.6M for Sps in 2024, for 100,210 prescriptions and refills to 55,757 patients (up 0.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $136.19.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Sps in 2024: $1.5M for 11,644 claims, followed by New York ($1.3M).
Olamide O Adeleye, nurse practitioner in Southaven, MS, had the highest Medicare cost for Sps in 2024: 66 claims costing $32K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olamide O Adeleye Southaven, MS | Nurse Practitioner | 66 | 24 | $32K |
| Lakshmi L Sodagum Newton, NJ | Nephrology | 86 | 33 | $31K |
| Michael E Feldman |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 31,309 | 110,440 | 61,489 | $11.6M |
| 2023 | 29,954 | 106,914 | 59,492 | $13.6M |
| 2024 | 27,600 | 100,210 | 55,757 | $13.6M |
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.
| Nephrology |
| 107 |
| 23 |
| $29K |
| Alfred G Ajise Natchitoches, LA | Nephrology | 79 | 20 | $27K |
| Romesh K Kohli Buffalo, NY | Internal Medicine | 41 | 11 | $27K |
| Wolfgang E Lohrmann Statesville, NC | Nephrology | 117 | 37 | $24K |
| Scott E Bowlin Shawnee, KS | Family Practice | 83 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Darleen Ng-Perez Kissimmee, FL | Physician Assistant | 38 | 17 | $23K |
| Yezina T Nigatu Stony Brook, NY | Nephrology | 18 | Under 11 | $23K |
| James H Liu San Gabriel, CA | Cardiology | 31 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Nathaniel D Ho Laguna Hills, CA | Nephrology | 72 | 25 | $23K |
| Vijay K Koka Pasadena, TX | Nephrology | 50 | 19 | $22K |
| Anila C Siddiqui Washington, DC | Internal Medicine | 26 | 13 | $22K |
| Subhasish Bose Lynchburg, VA | Nephrology | 49 | 16 | $20K |
| Jonathan Nestor Laurinburg, NC | Nephrology | 30 | 12 | $20K |
| Ronald O Gibbons Odessa, TX | Nephrology | 49 | 23 | $19K |
| Juan A de Jesus Kalil Belleview, FL | General Practice | 23 | 14 | $19K |
| Ernest Savransky Eatontown, NJ | Nephrology | 14 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Jose M Bermudez Miami, FL | General Practice | 13 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Mark A Lagatta Winter Park, FL | Nephrology | 19 | 14 | $18K |
| Sharon Mayes Gainesville, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Kimberly S Mohs Shiprock, NM | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $18K |
| S N Rahman Houston, TX | Nephrology | 43 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Mahesh K Vaghela Ocala, FL | Nephrology | 87 | 33 | $17K |
| Robert F Stahlkuppe Hiawassee, GA | Family Practice | 42 | Under 11 | $17K |