Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$320.6M
+15.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
311K
$1,032.22 per claim
Patients
71K
32,850 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$320.7M
$4,518.89 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $320.6M for Synjardy Xr in 2024, for 310,602 prescriptions and refills to 70,948 patients (up 15.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,032.22.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Synjardy Xr in 2024: $50.2M for 44,640 claims, followed by California ($32.1M).
Phong H Bui, internal medicine in Fountain Valley, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Synjardy Xr in 2024: 1,141 claims costing $1.1M.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phong H Bui Fountain Valley, CA | Internal Medicine | 1,141 | 214 | $1.1M |
| Manuel Alegre-Hernandez San Juan, PR | Endocrinology | 867 | 229 | $966K |
| Eugenio Angueira-Serrano |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 22,760 | 202,111 | 47,110 | $206.9M |
| 2023 | 27,723 | 252,535 | 58,849 | $278.3M |
| 2024 | 32,850 | 310,602 | 70,948 | $320.6M |
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.
| Endocrinology |
| 919 |
| 205 |
| $779K |
| Iraklii Buziashvili Brooklyn, NY | Endocrinology | 1,022 | 196 | $739K |
| Benjamin D Prohaska Reno, NV | Physician Assistant | 481 | 146 | $632K |
| Edwin A Torres New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 563 | 144 | $609K |
| Piseth Suor Stockton, CA | Physician Assistant | 865 | 130 | $605K |
| Himani Chandra Cortlandt Manor, NY | Endocrinology | 474 | 119 | $562K |
| Juan D Palacios Merchan Edinburg, TX | Endocrinology | 477 | 127 | $545K |
| Jessica I Rosa Carolina, PR | Endocrinology | 629 | 127 | $532K |
| Sergio F Rovner El Paso, TX | Endocrinology | 486 | 142 | $525K |
| Sheila Mercado Manati, PR | Endocrinology | 812 | 128 | $525K |
| Duc H Phan Houston, TX | Internal Medicine | 445 | 101 | $470K |
| Wasim E Deeb Jacksonville, FL | Endocrinology | 688 | 179 | $454K |
| Michael K Lai Santa Maria, CA | Endocrinology | 393 | 89 | $430K |
| Enrique J Griego McAllen, TX | Family Practice | 320 | 110 | $381K |
| Dalitza M Alvarez Valentin San Juan, PR | Endocrinology | 396 | 100 | $376K |
| Pamela Lopez Weslaco, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 307 | 86 | $371K |
| Alex N Gonzalez Bossolo San Juan, PR | Endocrinology | 392 | 100 | $353K |
| Amir A Hassan Houston, TX | Endocrinology | 258 | 78 | $336K |
| Ifeoma A Egbuonu El Paso, TX | Endocrinology | 284 | 106 | $332K |
| Omar Manlapaz Duncanville, TX | Endocrinology | 292 | 78 | $329K |
| Leila Chaychi San Carlos, CA | Endocrinology | 261 | 57 | $318K |
| Jerry L Jurado Union City, NJ | Family Practice | 240 | 97 | $318K |
| Norma I Vergne Santiago Juana Diaz, PR | Internal Medicine | 500 | 103 | $313K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Boehringer Ing. | 310,733 | $320.7M |