Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$3.0M
+2.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
62K
$48.40 per claim
Patients
44K
12,037 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $3.0M for Tranexamic Acid in 2024, for 61,622 prescriptions and refills to 44,335 patients (up 2.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $48.40.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Tranexamic Acid in 2024: $344K for 4,728 claims, followed by Texas ($191K).
James R Gossage, critical care (intensivists) in Augusta, GA, had the highest Medicare cost for Tranexamic Acid in 2024: 149 claims costing $30K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James R Gossage Augusta, GA | Critical Care (Intensivists) | 149 | 22 | $30K |
| Raj S Kasthuri Chapel Hill, NC | Hematology-Oncology | 103 | 15 | $21K |
| Andrew B Wickline |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7,878 | 25,953 | 14,862 | $2.6M |
| 2023 | 9,613 | 32,834 | 19,506 | $2.9M |
| 2024 | 12,037 | 61,622 | 44,335 | $3.0M |
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.
| Orthopedic Surgery |
| 368 |
| 348 |
| $18K |
| Christian P Christensen Lexington, KY | Orthopedic Surgery | 540 | 508 | $15K |
| Andrew D Leavitt San Francisco, CA | Internal Medicine | 37 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Sarah A Feider New Albany, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 291 | 266 | $12K |
| Jose C Lopez-Puebla San Juan, PR | Hematology-Oncology | 25 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Alice D Ma Chapel Hill, NC | Hematology | 83 | 36 | $10K |
| Joseph W Greene Louisville, KY | Orthopedic Surgery | 399 | 359 | $10K |
| Timothy Kavanaugh Scottsdale, AZ | Orthopedic Surgery | 512 | 455 | $9,953 |
| Jonathan G Yerasimides Louisville, KY | Orthopedic Surgery | 364 | 351 | $9,584 |
| Yazan Madanat Dallas, TX | Hematology-Oncology | 19 | Under 11 | $9,416 |
| Julie A Day Hoquiam, WA | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $8,333 |
| Matthew D Barber Mobile, AL | Orthopedic Surgery | 144 | 138 | $8,323 |
| Sally Stabler Aurora, CO | Hematology | 34 | Under 11 | $8,184 |
| Marshall A Mazepa Minneapolis, MN | Hematology-Oncology | 25 | Under 11 | $8,082 |
| Andrew J Bloom Sacramento, CA | Physician Assistant | 25 | 17 | $7,905 |
| Nicolas Gallastegui Crestani Columbus, OH | Hematology | 52 | 37 | $7,696 |
| Kevin Denehy Lexington, KY | Orthopedic Surgery | 279 | 261 | $7,691 |
| Brian C Fuller Carrollton, TX | Orthopedic Surgery | 183 | 165 | $7,324 |
| Colin E Poole Boise, ID | Orthopedic Surgery | 322 | 278 | $6,882 |
| Kelsey Coates Winston Salem, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | Under 11 | $6,756 |
| Paul B Jacob Oklahoma City, OK | Orthopedic Surgery | 241 | 229 | $6,468 |
| Ohad Sheffy Virginia Beach, VA | Family Practice | 41 | Under 11 | $6,261 |
| Yogesh Mittal Tulsa, OK | Orthopedic Surgery | 429 | 409 | $6,130 |