Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$41.4M
+9.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
1.1M
$37.01 per claim
Patients
282K
99,993 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$41.4M
$146.96 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $41.4M for Testosterone Cypionate in 2024, for 1,118,052 prescriptions and refills to 281,572 patients (up 9.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $37.01.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Testosterone Cypionate in 2024: $5.1M for 124,850 claims, followed by Texas ($4.5M).
Anthony B Balchunas, physician assistant in Waco, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Testosterone Cypionate in 2024: 2,057 claims costing $83K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony B Balchunas Waco, TX | Physician Assistant | 2,057 | 512 | $83K |
| Emily A Levandusky Cheektowaga, NY | Physician Assistant | 672 | 276 | $47K |
| Harry M Matschke |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 85,886 | 826,331 | 214,323 | $40.3M |
| 2023 | 92,087 | 935,273 | 242,746 | $38.0M |
| 2024 | 99,993 | 1,118,052 | 281,572 | $41.4M |
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.
| Urology |
| 675 |
| 184 |
| $36K |
| Nelson R Ploch North Charleston, SC | Urology | 958 | 178 | $36K |
| Charles S Teeple Amarillo, TX | Urology | 482 | 206 | $35K |
| Martin M Miner Providence, RI | Hematology-Oncology | 1,025 | 185 | $34K |
| Paul E Perito Coral Gables, FL | Urology | 676 | 192 | $33K |
| Evan Appelbaum Chestnut Hill, MA | Cardiology | 865 | 173 | $33K |
| Brian S Christine Homewood, AL | Urology | 970 | 203 | $29K |
| Christopher P Steidle Corbin, KY | Urology | 362 | 105 | $28K |
| Alexander R del Rosario Palm Springs, CA | Internal Medicine | 707 | 129 | $27K |
| Edward L Gheiler Hialeah, FL | Urology | 1,279 | 228 | $27K |
| Brian C Crotzer Cheektowaga, NY | Physician Assistant | 409 | 224 | $27K |
| Dominique Swain Colorado Springs, CO | Physician Assistant | 359 | 122 | $23K |
| Philip P Brodak Murrieta, CA | Urology | 388 | 117 | $22K |
| John R Case San Antonio, TX | Urology | 241 | 110 | $21K |
| Andrew R McCullough Albany, NY | Urology | 578 | 124 | $20K |
| Morgan L Wilburn Houston, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 329 | 130 | $19K |
| Charity L Gardner Amarillo, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 248 | 132 | $19K |
| Gregory J Lowe Columbus, OH | Urology | 279 | 99 | $18K |
| Benjamin J Haylett Williamsville, NY | Physician Assistant | 193 | 74 | $18K |
| David W Goldfarb Houston, TX | Urology | 442 | 98 | $17K |
| James A McBride Durango, CO | Urology | 293 | 115 | $17K |
| Nathan L Bryant Peoria, IL | Nurse Practitioner | 271 | 83 | $17K |
| Randall B Rigdon Merritt Island, FL | Internal Medicine | 370 | 83 | $17K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| West-Ward/Hikma HIK.L | 346,979 | $12.8M |
| Hospira/Pfizer | 227,035 | $8.2M |
| Perrigo/Padagis PRGO | 140,139 | $5.7M |
| Cipla USA, Inc. CIPLA.NS | 134,504 | $4.5M |
| Padagis | 99,318 | $3.8M |
| Wilshire Pharma | 79,310 | $3.2M |
| Xiromed, LLC | 47,567 | $1.8M |
| Eugia US LLC | 20,419 | $724K |
| Alvogen Inc | 21,068 | $615K |
| Sun Pharmaceuti SUNPHARMA.NS | 1,054 | $34K |
| Actavis/Teva TEVA | 364 | $20K |
| West-Ward/Hi-No | 407 | $10K |
| Hosp/Pfiz-Premi | 72 | $1,575 |
| Amer. Regent | 17 | $656 |