Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$12.4M
-9.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
451K
$27.54 per claim
Patients
112K
47,953 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$12.4M
$110.59 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $12.4M for Sulfasalazine in 2024, for 450,906 prescriptions and refills to 112,270 patients (down 9.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $27.54.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Sulfasalazine in 2024: $1.4M for 42,117 claims, followed by Texas ($1.0M).
Elvin R Garcia, rheumatology in McAllen, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Sulfasalazine in 2024: 2,712 claims costing $59K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvin R Garcia McAllen, TX | Rheumatology | 2,712 | 741 | $59K |
| Ya Ju Chang New York, NY | Rheumatology | 1,563 | 220 | $23K |
| Kayvan Kamali Longview, TX |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 49,112 | 485,763 | 115,939 | $15.1M |
| 2023 | 47,946 | 468,082 | 112,179 | $13.7M |
| 2024 | 47,953 | 450,906 | 112,270 | $12.4M |
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.
| Rheumatology |
| 900 |
| 245 |
| $23K |
| Gerald Y Ho La Palma, CA | Rheumatology | 877 | 268 | $23K |
| Sharon M Ing Riverside, CA | Internal Medicine | 376 | 152 | $21K |
| Steven J Cohen Tyler, TX | Rheumatology | 805 | 190 | $19K |
| Hajra I Tily Modesto, CA | Rheumatology | 458 | 126 | $19K |
| Meera A Reddy Woodland Hills, CA | Rheumatology | 298 | 116 | $17K |
| Roberto D Alvarez Aibonito, PR | Rheumatology | 1,222 | 248 | $17K |
| Vishala Chindalore Anniston, AL | Rheumatology | 921 | 210 | $16K |
| Shriram A Lokare Peoria, IL | Rheumatology | 693 | 179 | $16K |
| Sheri W Hsu La Quinta, CA | Rheumatology | 413 | 138 | $14K |
| Susan R Jones Longview, TX | Physician Assistant | 519 | 168 | $14K |
| Babak Zamiri Riverside, CA | Rheumatology | 357 | 113 | $14K |
| George T Kelly Las Vegas, NV | Rheumatology | 415 | 150 | $14K |
| Sandhya K Adusumilli Lancaster, PA | Rheumatology | 394 | 83 | $13K |
| Lillian E Bezares Caguas, PR | Rheumatology | 1,365 | 270 | $13K |
| Sian Yik Lim Aiea, HI | Rheumatology | 449 | 161 | $12K |
| Carla Fulgham Marshall, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 466 | 142 | $12K |
| Mark P Diehl Gettysburg, PA | Rheumatology | 379 | 96 | $12K |
| Jolanta Sobotka-Czarnecki Flint, MI | Rheumatology | 268 | 91 | $11K |
| Sunita Chadha Williamsville, NY | Rheumatology | 306 | 65 | $11K |
| Robin K Dore Tustin, CA | Rheumatology | 373 | 103 | $10K |
| Anne Marie Holly Rochester, NY | Physician Assistant | 346 | 145 | $10K |
| Jennifer K Malin Lafayette, LA | Rheumatology | 421 | 107 | $10K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data