Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$308.3M
-22.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
21.6M
$14.29 per claim
Patients
5.5M
533,748 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$308.4M
$56.08 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $308.3M for Tamsulosin Hcl in 2024, for 21,579,298 prescriptions and refills to 5,497,859 patients (down 22.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $14.29.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Tamsulosin Hcl in 2024: $32.5M for 2,187,325 claims, followed by New York ($21.4M).
Emily A Levandusky, physician assistant in Cheektowaga, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Tamsulosin Hcl in 2024: 9,184 claims costing $209K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily A Levandusky Cheektowaga, NY | Physician Assistant | 9,184 | 2,892 | $209K |
| Felix CHI-Ming Yip Monterey Park, CA | Urology | 8,324 | 2,718 | $127K |
| Glenn E Kershen |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 493,480 | 18,763,063 | 4,768,594 | $359.8M |
| 2023 | 512,207 | 19,856,872 | 5,072,417 | $396.0M |
| 2024 | 533,748 | 21,579,298 | 5,497,859 | $308.3M |
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.
| Urology |
| 4,201 |
| 1,383 |
| $123K |
| Brian C Crotzer Cheektowaga, NY | Physician Assistant | 5,001 | 1,993 | $118K |
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 8,277 | 864 | $116K |
| Nancy L Wilcox Rochester, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 6,301 | 2,035 | $103K |
| Igor Ryndin Brooklyn, NY | Urology | 4,914 | 1,519 | $94K |
| Natakom N Chulamorkodt Yuma, AZ | Urology | 2,299 | 716 | $81K |
| Steven L Jensen Saginaw, MI | Urology | 3,561 | 1,178 | $69K |
| Christopher H Chon Houston, TX | Urology | 1,149 | 413 | $67K |
| Leonard G Renfer Salinas, CA | Urology | 2,909 | 953 | $65K |
| David B Lillie Kenmore, NY | Urology | 2,585 | 689 | $57K |
| Ian Kirkpatrick Talihina, OK | Family Practice | 919 | 107 | $56K |
| Brandon M Roscoe Du Bois, PA | Family Practice | 2,680 | 481 | $55K |
| David Y Chan New Hyde Park, NY | Urology | 3,671 | 1,101 | $51K |
| Benjamin N Hendin Sugar Land, TX | Urology | 826 | 275 | $50K |
| Victor J Ferlise Toms River, NJ | Urology | 2,145 | 675 | $50K |
| Isaac Madeb Brooklyn, NY | Urology | 4,933 | 1,043 | $50K |
| Luis M Muniz San German, PR | Urology | 3,328 | 1,310 | $49K |
| Scott Wilkinson Saint Clair Shores, MI | Urology | 2,027 | 610 | $49K |
| Louis L Glass Chambersburg, PA | Urology | 2,398 | 689 | $49K |
| Christopher Hobaugh Shenandoah, TX | Urology | 755 | 280 | $49K |
| Aditya D Bulusu Saginaw, MI | Urology | 2,002 | 723 | $48K |
| David L Taylor Morristown, NJ | Urology | 1,845 | 575 | $48K |
| Ilan Waldman Eatontown, NJ | Urology | 1,930 | 587 | $47K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 8,361,357 | $118.2M |
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 7,585,356 | $104.9M |
| Rising Pharm | 3,799,314 | $58.9M |
| Northstar Rx Ll | 982,665 | $12.3M |
| Quallent Pharma | 443,747 | $9.4M |
| Ascend Laborato ALKEM.NS | 184,035 | $2.3M |
| Sun Pharmaceuti SUNPHARMA.NS | 63,846 | $827K |
| Macleods Pharma | 68,974 | $673K |
| Actavis/Teva TEVA | 41,618 | $442K |
| Sandoz SDZ.SW | 21,147 | $199K |
| Major Pharmaceu | 22,946 | $112K |
| Wockhardt USA L | 4,348 | $45K |
| AHP | 1,967 | $18K |
| Exelan Pharmace | 1,138 | $13K |
| Mckesson Packag | 469 | $2,578 |
| Chartwell Rx Ll | 168 | $1,849 |
| Avpak | 183 | $1,598 |