Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$16.2M
-34.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
163K
$99.18 per claim
Patients
36K
25,202 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$16.2M
$453.45 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $16.2M for Theophylline Er in 2024, for 163,465 prescriptions and refills to 35,753 patients (down 34.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $99.18.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Theophylline Er in 2024: $1.1M for 12,874 claims, followed by Puerto Rico ($1.1M).
Jorge M Mestas, pulmonary disease in Fort Myers, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Theophylline Er in 2024: 1,164 claims costing $84K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge M Mestas Fort Myers, FL | Pulmonary Disease | 1,164 | 325 | $84K |
| Azmi Draw Prospect, KY | Pulmonary Disease | 1,402 | 280 | $76K |
| Arun Adlakha Rock Hill, SC |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 18,643 | 107,079 | 23,600 | $25.6M |
| 2023 | 27,210 | 178,910 | 39,042 | $24.9M |
| 2024 | 25,202 | 163,465 | 35,753 | $16.2M |
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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.
| Pulmonary Disease |
| 446 |
| 136 |
| $75K |
| Salam H Rajjoub Bridgeport, WV | Pulmonary Disease | 665 | 177 | $69K |
| Johnathan R Grant Vincennes, IN | Pulmonary Disease | 1,099 | 201 | $62K |
| Bharat Jain Greensburg, PA | Sleep Medicine | 650 | 118 | $56K |
| Kenneth K Sha Flushing, NY | Pulmonary Disease | 766 | 110 | $44K |
| Luis A Garcia Barreto Ponce, PR | Internal Medicine | 282 | 59 | $38K |
| Axel W Velez Santiago San German, PR | Pulmonary Disease | 244 | 54 | $30K |
| Fidencio H Davalos Lake Charles, LA | Internal Medicine | 228 | 65 | $30K |
| Steven M Koenig Morehead, KY | Pulmonary Disease | 367 | 71 | $29K |
| Mohammad-Ali El-Harakeh Prescott, AZ | Internal Medicine | 425 | 120 | $26K |
| Rajeev Mehta Muncie, IN | Pulmonary Disease | 269 | 64 | $25K |
| Frederick T Duggan Meridian, MS | Pulmonary Disease | 178 | 45 | $24K |
| Thomas P Hooker Hendersonville, NC | Pulmonary Disease | 229 | 51 | $23K |
| Robert A Pensler Wyandotte, MI | Pulmonary Disease | 134 | 44 | $23K |
| Manuel E Marcano Rivera Arecibo, PR | General Practice | 342 | 163 | $22K |
| Magendra Thakur Potsdam, NY | Sleep Medicine | 311 | 87 | $21K |
| James C Carruth Huntingdon, TN | Pulmonary Disease | 314 | 56 | $20K |
| Zulfiqar Ahmed Glendale, CA | Pulmonary Disease | 752 | 117 | $20K |
| Aparna Das Long Beach, CA | Pulmonary Disease | 156 | 37 | $19K |
| Brodie W McAlpin Jr. Corinth, MS | Pulmonary Disease | 370 | 74 | $19K |
| Lisandra Perez Colon Ponce, PR | Pulmonary Disease | 185 | 36 | $19K |
| Hassan A Abouhouli Tulsa, OK | Hospitalist | 293 | 57 | $18K |
| George P Fahed Ponce, PR | Pulmonary Disease | 253 | 96 | $18K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Glenmark Pharma GLENMARK.NS | 74,319 | $5.3M |
| Alembic Pharmac | 26,657 | $4.0M |
| Leading Pharma | 14,521 | $1.9M |
| Teva Pharm TEVA | 9,429 | $1.4M |
| Nostrum Laborat | 21,454 | $1.1M |
| Amneal Pharmace AMRX | 6,799 | $1.1M |
| Avet Pharmaceut | 5,149 | $829K |
| Bionpharma Inc. | 2,293 | $380K |
| Viona Pharmaceu | 958 | $124K |
| Camber Pharmace | 438 | $57K |
| Rhodes Pharmace | 1,060 | $40K |
| Sun Pharmaceuti SUNPHARMA.NS | 401 | $23K |
| Chartwell Rx Ll | 27 | $4,493 |
| Strides Pharma STAR.NS | 13 | $1,250 |