Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$4.4M
-17.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
929
$4,786.17 per claim
Patients
117
153 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$4.2M
$36,018.62 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $4.4M for Trientine Hcl in 2024, for 929 prescriptions and refills to 117 patients (down 17.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $4,786.17.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Trientine Hcl in 2024: $867K for 130 claims, followed by North Dakota ($465K).
Krishe Menezes, neurology in Los Angeles, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Trientine Hcl in 2024: 14 claims costing $506K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krishe Menezes Los Angeles, CA | Neurology | 14 | Under 11 | $506K |
| Kamrin L Macki Grand Forks, ND | Nurse Practitioner | 21 | Under 11 | $437K |
| Todd A Williams |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 149 | 882 | 109 | $5.6M |
| 2023 | 158 | 966 | 119 | $5.4M |
| 2024 | 153 | 929 | 117 | $4.4M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
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.
| Gastroenterology |
| 12 |
| Under 11 |
| $377K |
| Dale C Holly Winchester, VA | Gastroenterology | 15 | Under 11 | $147K |
| Angela Doddy Sulphur Springs, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $111K |
| Miguel H Malespin Tampa, FL | Gastroenterology | 14 | Under 11 | $90K |
| Valentina Medici Sacramento, CA | Gastroenterology | 12 | Under 11 | $50K |
| Carl D Mele Wyomissing, PA | Gastroenterology | 12 | Under 11 | $48K |
| Chathur Acharya Columbus, OH | Gastroenterology | 11 | Under 11 | $43K |
| Kenneth Rothstein Philadelphia, PA | Gastroenterology | 11 | Under 11 | $35K |
| Avinash D Shah Charlotte, NC | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $35K |
| Christian Vanderkaay Grand Rapids, MI | Family Practice | 25 | Under 11 | $30K |
| Michael L Schilsky New Haven, CT | Gastroenterology | 14 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Caleb Patee Fruitland, ID | Family Practice | 13 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Irphan E Gaslightwala Port Matilda, PA | Gastroenterology | 11 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Gerard Dynes Baton Rouge, LA | Neurology | 13 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Lori Hartley Wallace, NC | Physician Assistant | 11 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Jessica L Masser Johnstown, PA | Family Practice | 14 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Pramod K Mistry New Haven, CT | Gastroenterology | 12 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Anjana Mary Jacob Memphis, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Russell D Havranek San Antonio, TX | Gastroenterology | 12 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Richard L Wulfsberg Encino, CA | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $8,391 |
| Gabriel A de Erausquin San Antonio, TX | Neurology | 12 | Under 11 | $6,745 |
| Conrad J Ross Duluth, MN | Physician Assistant | 13 | Under 11 | $6,620 |
| Frederick K Askari Ann Arbor, MI | Gastroenterology | 11 | Under 11 | $6,555 |