Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$80.9M
-15.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
365K
$221.31 per claim
Patients
88K
45,459 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$80.9M
$923.71 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $80.9M for Tadalafil in 2024, for 365,478 prescriptions and refills to 87,570 patients (down 15.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $221.31.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Tadalafil in 2024: $10.9M for 29,777 claims, followed by California ($9.0M).
R J White, pulmonary disease in Rochester, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Tadalafil in 2024: 1,115 claims costing $1.6M.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R J White Rochester, NY | Pulmonary Disease | 1,115 | 124 | $1.6M |
| Daniel J Lachant Rochester, NY | Pulmonary Disease | 666 | 84 | $944K |
| Frank Cefali New York, NY |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 36,333 | 289,870 | 65,295 | $103.4M |
| 2023 | 40,647 | 316,284 | 74,622 | $95.2M |
| 2024 | 45,459 | 365,478 | 87,570 | $80.9M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 537 |
| 74 |
| $562K |
| Jean M Elwing Cincinnati, OH | Pulmonary Disease | 466 | 90 | $552K |
| Denise G Sese Charleston, SC | Pulmonary Disease | 587 | 66 | $552K |
| Murali M Chakinala Saint Louis, MO | Pulmonary Disease | 594 | 68 | $481K |
| Emily Fedewa San Francisco, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 384 | 64 | $384K |
| Vallerie V McLaughlin Ann Arbor, MI | Cardiology | 354 | 53 | $341K |
| Sandeep Sahay Houston, TX | Pulmonary Disease | 281 | 44 | $338K |
| Eric G Roberts Milwaukee, WI | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | 666 | 89 | $335K |
| Hooman D Poor New York, NY | Pulmonary Disease | 271 | 48 | $309K |
| Robert J Schilz Cleveland, OH | Pulmonary Disease | 452 | 53 | $308K |
| Michael Mathier Pittsburgh, PA | Cardiology | 272 | 34 | $302K |
| Joseph P Stevenson Reno, NV | Cardiology | 309 | 37 | $297K |
| Elie L Homsy Columbus, OH | Pulmonary Disease | 260 | 36 | $296K |
| Elizabeth Huffaker Bronx, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 236 | 34 | $291K |
| Shelley M Shapiro Los Angeles, CA | Cardiology | 277 | 42 | $290K |
| Simone Hannah-Clark New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 286 | 57 | $284K |
| Scarlett H Harden Dallas, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 444 | 61 | $282K |
| Rajan Saggar Los Angeles, CA | Pulmonary Disease | 217 | 33 | $277K |
| Raj D Parikh Hartford, CT | Pulmonary Disease | 297 | 52 | $269K |
| Lillian M Hansen Tucson, AZ | Nurse Practitioner | 337 | 44 | $259K |
| Carlton G Cauthen Columbia, SC | Pulmonary Disease | 248 | 40 | $257K |
| Rahul G Argula Charleston, SC | Pulmonary Disease | 264 | 43 | $251K |
| Victor J Test Lubbock, TX | Pulmonary Disease | 151 | 28 | $247K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Cipla USA, Inc. CIPLA.NS | 19,923 | $21.9M |
| Quallent Pharma | 30,987 | $20.3M |
| Torrent Pharmac TORNTPHARM.NS | 31,659 | $8.0M |
| Dr.Reddy'S Lab RDY | 50,651 | $6.5M |
| Solco Healthcar | 54,755 | $5.2M |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 7,491 | $4.3M |
| Ajanta Pharma L AJANTPHARM.NS | 38,731 | $3.3M |
| Unichem Pharmac UNICHEMLAB.NS | 40,399 | $2.6M |
| Burel Pharmaceu | 29,372 | $2.4M |
| Macleods Pharma | 4,132 | $2.1M |
| Alembic Pharmac | 24,463 | $1.5M |
| Northstar Rx Ll | 10,091 | $1.1M |
| Camber Pharmace | 8,157 | $796K |
| Amneal Pharmace AMRX | 2,310 | $211K |
| Twi/Upsher | 7,381 | $188K |
| Teva USA TEVA | 1,669 | $162K |
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 1,395 | $125K |
| Accord Healthca | 763 | $65K |
| Teva Pharm TEVA | 245 | $31K |
| Nivagen Pharmac | 374 | $29K |
| Sun Pharma Glob SUNPHARMA.NS | 272 | $26K |
| Avkare | 221 | $16K |
| Eci Pharmaceuti | 30 | $5,251 |
| Lupin Pharmaceu LUPIN.NS | 13 | $637 |
| Prasco Labs | 57 | $375 |