Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$2.7M
Prescriptions
1,404
$1,910.88 per claim
Patients
582
168 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$2.7M
$4,614.30 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $2.7M for Tolmetin Sodium in 2024, for 1,404 prescriptions and refills to 582 patients. The average cost per claim was $1,910.88.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Tolmetin Sodium in 2024: $1.5M for 852 claims, followed by New York ($441K).
Michael Bazel, emergency medicine in Bell, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Tolmetin Sodium in 2024: 305 claims costing $547K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bazel Bell, CA | Emergency Medicine | 305 | 87 | $547K |
| Sachchida N Sinha Riverside, CA | Internal Medicine | 152 | 51 | $273K |
| Vlad Nusinovich |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 168 | 1,404 | 582 | $2.7M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Atland Pharmace | 1,359 | $2.7M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 118 |
| 31 |
| $206K |
| Eric R George Metairie, LA | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 62 | 47 | $134K |
| Allen Massihi Glendale, CA | Podiatry | 54 | 16 | $131K |
| William A Cenac New Iberia, LA | Orthopedic Surgery | 51 | 20 | $124K |
| Abdul Shahin Brooklyn, NY | Physician Assistant | 31 | 18 | $98K |
| Salvador Plasencia Encino, CA | Internal Medicine | 70 | 30 | $91K |
| Zinovy N Lekht Sun Valley, CA | Internal Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $55K |
| Rivka Fischer Brooklyn, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 32 | Under 11 | $54K |
| Mikhail Chilingaryan Pittsburgh, PA | General Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $36K |
| Mariama Diallo Decatur, GA | Nurse Practitioner | 24 | 18 | $36K |
| Susan N Kinyanjui Forney, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | 12 | $35K |
| Perry Z Goldenberg Bronx, NY | Podiatry | 24 | 21 | $35K |
| Armen Kazanchian Glendale, CA | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Clyde O Green Macon, GA | Family Practice | 13 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Maged S Hamza Gainesville, GA | Pain Management | 14 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Rosalie Alcantara Maywood, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 20 | Under 11 | $7,067 |
| Rising Pharm | 49 | $13K |