Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$88.1M
-3.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
12.9M
$6.81 per claim
Patients
4.0M
539,821 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$88.1M
$22.02 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $88.1M for Tramadol Hcl in 2024, for 12,935,011 prescriptions and refills to 4,001,852 patients (down 3.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $6.81.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Tramadol Hcl in 2024: $8.2M for 1,166,813 claims, followed by Florida ($7.6M).
Murali M Angirekula, pain management in Beverly Hills, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Tramadol Hcl in 2024: 3,933 claims costing $40K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murali M Angirekula Beverly Hills, FL | Pain Management | 3,933 | 706 | $40K |
| Anuj Sharma Ocala, FL | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 1,877 | 354 | $28K |
| Li-Herng Liu |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 525,709 | 12,633,339 | 3,756,366 | $94.2M |
| 2023 | 533,605 | 12,671,585 | 3,882,608 | $91.6M |
| 2024 | 539,821 | 12,935,011 | 4,001,852 | $88.1M |
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.
| Pain Management |
| 1,808 |
| 360 |
| $28K |
| Oliver C James II Lexington, KY | Pain Management | 2,542 | 297 | $25K |
| Ilze Hicks New Smyrna Beach, FL | General Practice | 1,893 | 376 | $25K |
| 1598738262 | Rheumatology | 2,521 | 655 | $25K |
| Kayvan Kamali Longview, TX | Rheumatology | 2,432 | 509 | $25K |
| Terence A Frinks Tucker, GA | Family Practice | 1,660 | 367 | $23K |
| Raul V Chao South Miami, FL | Interventional Pain Management | 3,453 | 855 | $21K |
| Patrick G Goodman Tifton, GA | Anesthesiology | 2,287 | 322 | $20K |
| Fernando Cavero Sparta, MO | Internal Medicine | 1,487 | 189 | $20K |
| Enrique Murciano South Miami, FL | Anesthesiology | 3,273 | 856 | $20K |
| George D Bojrab Fort Wayne, IN | Interventional Pain Management | 1,586 | 325 | $19K |
| Robert F Benson Bradenton, FL | Anesthesiology | 2,326 | 548 | $19K |
| Steven M Lobel Canton, GA | Interventional Pain Management | 1,773 | 344 | $18K |
| Gabriel Lopez Corpus Christi, TX | Pain Management | 1,419 | 262 | $18K |
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 1,403 | 467 | $17K |
| Mitchell P Engle Houston, TX | Anesthesiology | 1,201 | 258 | $17K |
| Norman J Dozier Abilene, TX | Pain Management | 1,159 | 177 | $17K |
| Wyatt K Blake Gray, GA | Emergency Medicine | 1,967 | 221 | $17K |
| James P Chudleigh Jr. Luling, TX | Family Medicine | 1,131 | 224 | $17K |
| Khoren Hekimian Troup, TX | Family Practice | 1,315 | 256 | $16K |
| David Heise Port Orange, FL | Family Practice | 1,229 | 223 | $16K |
| Harsha Rajashekar The Villages, FL | Interventional Pain Management | 1,364 | 328 | $16K |
| Mohamed A Aldaher Sylacauga, AL | Internal Medicine | 1,263 | 204 | $15K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Amneal Pharmace AMRX | 5,207,819 | $35.0M |
| Unichem Pharmac UNICHEMLAB.NS | 3,304,300 | $20.8M |
| Advagen Pharma | 1,695,295 | $16.5M |
| Teva USA TEVA | 1,363,923 | $7.1M |
| Aci Healthcare | 592,106 | $3.8M |
| Caraco/Sun Phar | 579,536 | $3.6M |
| Rising Pharm | 189,199 | $1.2M |
| Trupharma, LLC. | 2,028 | $220K |
| Major Pharmaceu | 3,411 | $20K |
| AHP | 1,598 | $7,782 |
| Macleods Pharma | 51 | $693 |
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 38 | $193 |
| Gsms, Inc. | 26 | $145 |