Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$26.7M
-11.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
2.2M
$12.04 per claim
Patients
374K
142,294 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$26.7M
$71.47 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $26.7M for Temazepam in 2024, for 2,217,759 prescriptions and refills to 373,530 patients (down 11.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $12.04.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Temazepam in 2024: $4.3M for 420,602 claims, followed by Puerto Rico ($3.4M).
Maritza Ortiz Acosta, psychiatry in Ponce, PR, had the highest Medicare cost for Temazepam in 2024: 6,463 claims costing $55K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maritza Ortiz Acosta Ponce, PR | Psychiatry | 6,463 | 923 | $55K |
| Ramses Normandia San Juan, PR | Psychiatry & Neurology | 5,085 | 812 | $48K |
| Pedro Oyola Nieves |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 149,362 | 2,476,682 | 426,947 | $32.1M |
| 2023 | 144,381 | 2,363,629 | 394,549 | $30.2M |
| 2024 | 142,294 | 2,217,759 | 373,530 | $26.7M |
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.
| Psychiatry |
| 4,823 |
| 615 |
| $44K |
| David A Flores Cayey, PR | Psychiatry | 5,025 | 651 | $44K |
| Luis C Rojas Sr. Rio Piedras, PR | Psychiatry | 4,698 | 608 | $41K |
| Reinaldo J Rodriguez Cruz Humacao, PR | Psychiatry | 4,826 | 591 | $39K |
| Kermys Rodriguez Roche Santa Isabel, PR | General Practice | 3,643 | 563 | $37K |
| Joseph Rodriguez Juana Diaz, PR | Psychiatry | 3,529 | 630 | $32K |
| Rolando Irizarry San Juan, PR | Psychiatry | 3,432 | 446 | $32K |
| Eduardo Rentas Jr. Kissimmee, FL | Psychiatry | 3,750 | 462 | $31K |
| Carlos J Gonzalez Degro Guayama, PR | Psychiatry | 3,411 | 413 | $31K |
| Jose R Vazquez-Maldonado Catano, PR | Psychiatry & Neurology | 2,670 | 379 | $30K |
| Norberto Pellot Bayamon, PR | Psychiatry | 3,162 | 415 | $29K |
| Manuel A Brignoni Roman Ponce, PR | Psychiatry | 3,010 | 376 | $29K |
| Melvin J Velazquez Munoz Humacao, PR | Psychiatry | 3,616 | 507 | $29K |
| Angel Loyola Humacao, PR | Psychiatry | 3,429 | 468 | $28K |
| Ruben L Bravo Valverde Sr. Bayamon, PR | Psychiatry | 2,792 | 341 | $26K |
| Vivian I Acevedo Toa Baja, PR | Psychiatry | 2,784 | 406 | $26K |
| Milagros Ortiz Humacao, PR | Psychiatry | 3,184 | 452 | $26K |
| Madeline Santos-Carlo Bayamon, PR | Psychiatry | 2,641 | 361 | $24K |
| Tsilya Bass West Hollywood, CA | Psychiatry | 857 | 117 | $24K |
| Jose A Alonso Alonso San Juan, PR | Psychiatry | 2,509 | 387 | $23K |
| Francisco C Parra Manati, PR | Psychiatry | 1,904 | 255 | $23K |
| Arturo L Arroba Carpio Manati, PR | Psychiatry | 2,727 | 346 | $23K |
| German L Serrano Cruet Ponce, PR | Neuropsychiatry | 2,321 | 342 | $22K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Ascend Laborato ALKEM.NS | 1,163,170 | $12.0M |
| Mallinck-Specgx | 348,950 | $6.3M |
| Actavis/Teva TEVA | 536,115 | $5.0M |
| Alembic Pharmac | 157,144 | $3.2M |
| Solco Healthcar | 3,359 | $91K |
| Amneal Pharmace AMRX | 8,965 | $82K |
| Major Pharmaceu | 349 | $25K |
| Mutual Pharm Co | 137 | $11K |
| Bryant Ranch Pr | 70 | $3,481 |
| AHP | 33 | $2,485 |
| Mckesson Packag | 27 | $1,706 |