Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$165.3M
-23.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
18.4M
$8.98 per claim
Patients
3.9M
473,957 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$165.4M
$41.93 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $165.3M for Trazodone Hcl in 2024, for 18,417,710 prescriptions and refills to 3,943,410 patients (down 23.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $8.98.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Trazodone Hcl in 2024: $14.7M for 1,492,029 claims, followed by Florida ($13.2M).
Robert J Pearlstein, internal medicine in Plymouth Meeting, PA, had the highest Medicare cost for Trazodone Hcl in 2024: 6,164 claims costing $56K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 6,164 | 658 | $56K |
| Marc N Raad Wolcott, CT | Internal Medicine | 5,513 | 370 | $48K |
| Irving R Restituyo |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 432,826 | 15,937,821 | 3,425,832 | $201.2M |
| 2023 | 453,622 | 17,032,783 | 3,663,946 | $216.3M |
| 2024 | 473,957 | 18,417,710 | 3,943,410 | $165.3M |
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 |
| 4,130 |
| 485 |
| $46K |
| Erik G Medina Mayaguez, PR | Psychiatry | 5,406 | 735 | $44K |
| Diogenes O Adames Carolina, PR | Psychiatry | 3,398 | 503 | $42K |
| Joseph Alessandro Danielson, CT | Geriatric Medicine | 2,493 | 441 | $41K |
| David Heise Port Orange, FL | Family Practice | 2,289 | 393 | $41K |
| Donald E Vollmer II Hendersonville, TN | Family Practice | 5,727 | 419 | $40K |
| Ajay J Anand Weston, MA | Internal Medicine | 5,058 | 398 | $39K |
| Brandon M Roscoe Du Bois, PA | Family Practice | 2,904 | 507 | $36K |
| Michael T Peacock Eastman, GA | Internal Medicine | 2,612 | 324 | $36K |
| Francisco C Parra Manati, PR | Psychiatry | 5,345 | 739 | $35K |
| Arturo L Arroba Carpio Manati, PR | Psychiatry | 4,262 | 586 | $34K |
| Hao Y Huang Cranston, RI | Internal Medicine | 1,915 | 303 | $34K |
| Akindele Majekodunmi North Andover, MA | Internal Medicine | 1,965 | 358 | $33K |
| Jack H Brown Jr. Sand Springs, OK | Family Practice | 2,405 | 436 | $32K |
| Mohsin Ikram Federal Way, WA | Nurse Practitioner | 1,944 | 275 | $31K |
| Terence A Frinks Tucker, GA | Family Practice | 3,206 | 316 | $31K |
| Jong G Oh Farmington, CT | Internal Medicine | 1,622 | 220 | $31K |
| Shahzad Khurshid Daytona Beach, FL | Internal Medicine | 1,963 | 357 | $29K |
| Naresh K Dasari Cranston, RI | Internal Medicine | 1,649 | 293 | $29K |
| Shahzad Zaki Wallingford, CT | Family Practice | 3,277 | 281 | $29K |
| Ruben L Bravo Valverde Sr. Bayamon, PR | Psychiatry | 3,906 | 494 | $29K |
| Michael A Ahearn Kewanee, IL | Hospitalist | 2,036 | 361 | $28K |
| Ralph F Santoro Cranston, RI | Internal Medicine | 1,598 | 283 | $28K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Teva USA TEVA | 8,111,232 | $71.8M |
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 6,002,198 | $49.2M |
| Torrent Pharmac TORNTPHARM.NS | 2,283,239 | $23.5M |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 1,763,235 | $15.0M |
| Apotex Corp | 197,659 | $5.3M |
| Accord Healthca | 29,229 | $297K |
| Granules Pharma GRANULES.NS | 13,664 | $102K |
| Major Pharmaceu | 11,707 | $59K |
| Mutual Pharm Co | 6,584 | $43K |
| Sun Pharmaceuti SUNPHARMA.NS | 4,846 | $20K |
| Avkare | 1,055 | $10K |
| AHP | 117 | $623 |