Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$4.9M
-3.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
13K
$391.06 per claim
Patients
3,518
3,623 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$4.9M
$1,396.05 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $4.9M for Striverdi Respimat in 2024, for 12,562 prescriptions and refills to 3,518 patients (down 3.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $391.06.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Striverdi Respimat in 2024: $1.0M for 2,096 claims, followed by New York ($293K).
Beau V Duwe, internal medicine in San Diego, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Striverdi Respimat in 2024: 52 claims costing $19K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beau V Duwe San Diego, CA | Internal Medicine | 52 | 14 | $19K |
| Jason B Karp Lake Success, NY | Pulmonary Disease | 25 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Smita A Desai |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,698 | 13,315 | 3,588 | $5.0M |
| 2023 | 3,594 | 12,817 | 3,474 | $5.1M |
| 2024 | 3,623 | 12,562 | 3,518 | $4.9M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 28 |
| 12 |
| $12K |
| Berj G Demirjian Los Angeles, CA | Internal Medicine | 25 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Francis V Adams New York, NY | Pulmonary Disease | 22 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Kenneth J Fuquay Jupiter, FL | Internal Medicine | 22 | Under 11 | $9,466 |
| Razvan Hurezeanu Port Jefferson, NY | Internal Medicine | 18 | Under 11 | $9,255 |
| Joy Stashonsky Zanesville, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 28 | Under 11 | $8,414 |
| Chia-Yi J Lee Los Angeles, CA | Internal Medicine | 16 | Under 11 | $8,390 |
| David M Levine San Diego, CA | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $8,060 |
| Tsering Y Tenzing New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 25 | Under 11 | $7,765 |
| David R Brush Chicago, IL | Critical Care (Intensivists) | 18 | Under 11 | $7,638 |
| Joseph M Korah Farmington, NM | Pulmonary Disease | 15 | Under 11 | $7,320 |
| Luiza Iancu Los Angeles, CA | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $7,013 |
| Sameer Shah Salem, MA | Pulmonary Disease | 20 | Under 11 | $6,849 |
| Angela C Wang San Diego, CA | Pulmonary Disease | 17 | Under 11 | $6,753 |
| Marc S Schultz Baldwin Park, CA | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $6,734 |
| Jennifer R Gardner Oxford, MS | Pulmonary Disease | 20 | Under 11 | $6,482 |
| Sean T Powell La Mesa, CA | Family Practice | 11 | Under 11 | $6,210 |
| Guido M Molina-Pallete Detroit, MI | Pulmonary Disease | 14 | Under 11 | $6,100 |
| Matthew D Suskin Denver, CO | Pulmonary Disease | 12 | Under 11 | $5,965 |
| Jennifer P Kanaan Farmington, CT | Pulmonary Disease | 22 | Under 11 | $5,921 |
| Joy Griffith Bozeman, MT | Nurse Practitioner | 20 | Under 11 | $5,888 |
| John M Pope Moriarty, NM | Nurse Practitioner | 15 | Under 11 | $5,795 |
| Tu-Anh Nguyen Gardena, CA | Family Practice | 16 | Under 11 | $5,771 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Boehringer Ing. | 12,563 | $4.9M |