Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$54.5M
-12.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
3.0M
$18.19 per claim
Patients
734K
234,507 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$54.5M
$74.31 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $54.5M for Torsemide in 2024, for 2,997,749 prescriptions and refills to 733,778 patients (down 12.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $18.19.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Torsemide in 2024: $4.4M for 285,892 claims, followed by Texas ($3.3M).
Kambiz Zandi-Nejad, nephrology in Boston, MA, had the highest Medicare cost for Torsemide in 2024: 1,068 claims costing $56K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kambiz Zandi-Nejad Boston, MA | Nephrology | 1,068 | 343 | $56K |
| Heather M Mosley Lincoln, NE | Nurse Practitioner | 806 | 223 | $24K |
| Larae A Lymer |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 209,375 | 2,505,537 | 624,438 | $59.0M |
| 2023 | 221,455 | 2,728,920 | 675,068 | $62.1M |
| 2024 | 234,507 | 2,997,749 | 733,778 | $54.5M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 737 |
| 202 |
| $21K |
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 1,548 | 132 | $21K |
| Jeffrey M Cohen Orlando, FL | Nephrology | 716 | 248 | $20K |
| Ali Mohammed Flint, MI | Nephrology | 1,303 | 463 | $19K |
| Ibrar F Paracha Indianapolis, IN | Hospitalist | 1,167 | 180 | $19K |
| Dalton S McLean Greensboro, NC | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | 537 | 155 | $19K |
| Gian-Carlo Giove Tallahassee, FL | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | 920 | 298 | $18K |
| Sanjeev K Mittal Memphis, TN | Nephrology | 994 | 349 | $18K |
| Ankush Gulati Lehigh Acres, FL | Nephrology | 841 | 326 | $18K |
| Jessica M Milford Greensboro, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 425 | 128 | $18K |
| Gary T Sniffen Grand Rapids, MI | Physician Assistant | 435 | 199 | $18K |
| Jany K Moussa Wichita, KS | Nephrology | 1,141 | 333 | $18K |
| Daniel C Wilson Grand Rapids, MI | Nurse Practitioner | 525 | 214 | $17K |
| Jeanne C Benoit Quincy, MA | Nurse Practitioner | 661 | 222 | $16K |
| Erica J Mountjoy Raleigh, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 485 | 146 | $16K |
| Charles F Carey Saint Louis, MO | Cardiology | 849 | 266 | $16K |
| Timothy R Malinowski Jr. Greenville, SC | Nurse Practitioner | 428 | 148 | $16K |
| Clemencia Rasquinha Golden Valley, MN | Geriatric Medicine | 779 | 139 | $15K |
| Brandon M Roscoe Du Bois, PA | Family Practice | 881 | 176 | $15K |
| Gaurav K Verma Terre Haute, IN | Internal Medicine | 441 | 118 | $15K |
| Rajesh Agarwal Mayfield Heights, OH | Internal Medicine | 923 | 188 | $15K |
| Mary Digate Naperville, IL | Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist | 400 | 144 | $15K |
| William K Winkelmeyer Columbia, MO | Nephrology | 919 | 224 | $15K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Teva USA TEVA | 1,396,204 | $28.2M |
| Camber Pharmace | 802,861 | $13.8M |
| Avet Pharmaceut | 361,404 | $6.2M |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 382,079 | $5.5M |
| Roxane/West-War | 53,700 | $865K |
| Rising Pharm | 1,019 | $12K |
| Major Pharmaceu | 787 | $8,331 |
| AHP | 281 | $1,866 |
| Chartwell Rx Ll | 80 | $1,300 |
| Avpak | 71 | $593 |
| Avkare | 15 | $403 |