Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$128.5M
-19.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
2.4M
$54.55 per claim
Patients
850K
284,537 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$128.5M
$151.22 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $128.5M for Sucralfate in 2024, for 2,354,844 prescriptions and refills to 849,553 patients (down 19.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $54.55.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Sucralfate in 2024: $9.5M for 156,695 claims, followed by Texas ($9.2M).
Alfred E McNair Jr., gastroenterology in Ocean Springs, MS, had the highest Medicare cost for Sucralfate in 2024: 1,121 claims costing $385K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred E McNair Jr. Ocean Springs, MS | Gastroenterology | 1,121 | 438 | $385K |
| Rubayat N Rahman Davenport, FL | Gastroenterology | 726 | 299 | $113K |
| Ruben Mendez Benabe |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 261,232 | 2,171,794 | 779,842 | $151.5M |
| 2023 | 271,270 | 2,218,790 | 800,437 | $160.2M |
| 2024 | 284,537 | 2,354,844 | 849,553 | $128.5M |
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.
| General Practice |
| 231 |
| 98 |
| $98K |
| Federico J Gregory-Gonzalez Guaynabo, PR | Gastroenterology | 684 | 208 | $95K |
| Harry Ruiz-Figueroa Caguas, PR | Gastroenterology | 339 | 94 | $79K |
| Jose C Jimenez San Juan, PR | Gastroenterology | 508 | 183 | $73K |
| Mohamadali S Eloubeidi Anniston, AL | Gastroenterology | 1,623 | 653 | $62K |
| Martin Ortiz San Juan, PR | Gastroenterology | 430 | 128 | $62K |
| Jose J Munoz Acaba San Juan, PR | Gastroenterology | 427 | 174 | $61K |
| Jaesoo Pak Cerritos, CA | Internal Medicine | 494 | 176 | $61K |
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 851 | 113 | $53K |
| Ramon A Marrero Bayamon, PR | Gastroenterology | 263 | 102 | $52K |
| Albert Warren Jr. Columbia, SC | Family Practice | 1,285 | 91 | $50K |
| Eli S Djebiyan Englewood, NJ | Internal Medicine | 188 | 22 | $50K |
| Dale C Pappas Springfield, MA | Physician Assistant | 220 | 55 | $48K |
| Clay W Ferguson Nashville, AR | Family Practice | 607 | 96 | $48K |
| Ana T Santos Cayey, PR | General Surgery | 127 | 58 | $47K |
| Conrado W Asenjo San Juan, PR | Gastroenterology | 215 | 112 | $46K |
| Ishan Bhattacharya West Jordan, UT | Gastroenterology | 214 | 56 | $44K |
| James B Krablin Lexington, OK | Geriatric Medicine | 523 | 68 | $42K |
| Rafael A Mosquera Fernandez Humacao, PR | Gastroenterology | 100 | 20 | $42K |
| Don S Heacock Macon, GA | Gastroenterology | 230 | 74 | $42K |
| Luan L Brown Ocean Springs, MS | Nurse Practitioner | 272 | 111 | $42K |
| Heidi Goldberg Seminole, FL | Gastroenterology | 241 | 118 | $38K |
| Ajit J Kokkat Willimantic, CT | Gastroenterology | 264 | 102 | $37K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Amneal Pharmace AMRX | 234,785 | $34.6M |
| Vistapharm/Pai | 102,957 | $22.8M |
| Teva USA TEVA | 680,720 | $17.9M |
| Greenstone LLC. VTRS | 640,069 | $15.8M |
| Pacific-Zydus ( | 59,417 | $11.8M |
| Nostrum Laborat | 441,622 | $10.4M |
| Mylan VTRS | 24,253 | $4.9M |
| Par Pharm. | 25,307 | $4.9M |
| Viona Pharmaceu | 126,303 | $2.9M |
| Trupharma, LLC. | 7,096 | $1.5M |
| Strides Pharma STAR.NS | 1,652 | $399K |
| Avkare | 1,424 | $276K |
| Mylan Instituti VTRS | 6,584 | $135K |
| Chartwell Rx Ll | 3,072 | $106K |
| Avpak | 137 | $39K |
| Pai Holding, Ll | 111 | $33K |
| Dash/Natco Phar | 74 | $15K |
| Ingenus Pharmac | 47 | $13K |
| Major Pharmaceu | 48 | $11K |
| AHP | 72 | $4,061 |
| Mckesson Packag | 14 | $192 |