Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$77.5M
-20.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
488K
$158.64 per claim
Patients
111K
64,069 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$77.5M
$695.94 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $77.5M for Ursodiol in 2024, for 488,341 prescriptions and refills to 111,310 patients (down 20.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $158.64.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Ursodiol in 2024: $8.2M for 50,239 claims, followed by California ($7.7M).
Daisy Vo, nurse practitioner in Las Vegas, NV, had the highest Medicare cost for Ursodiol in 2024: 268 claims costing $263K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daisy Vo Las Vegas, NV | Nurse Practitioner | 268 | 53 | $263K |
| Dae S Rheem Los Angeles, CA | Gastroenterology | 1,279 | 278 | $216K |
| Naim Alkhouri Westlake, OH |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 56,321 | 414,450 | 94,657 | $107.6M |
| 2023 | 59,923 | 444,060 | 101,968 | $97.7M |
| 2024 | 64,069 | 488,341 | 111,310 | $77.5M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 193 |
| 43 |
| $195K |
| Gary G Chen Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 226 | 55 | $168K |
| Viplove Senadhi Montgomery, AL | Gastroenterology | 37 | 22 | $149K |
| Vicki B McIntyre Tucson, AZ | Nurse Practitioner | 97 | 27 | $144K |
| Rafael Yaakobov Forest Hills, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $137K |
| Deepak Venkat Detroit, MI | Gastroenterology | 633 | 166 | $118K |
| Edward A Mena Pasadena, CA | Undefined Physician type | 796 | 175 | $115K |
| Muhammad T Selevany Clifton, NJ | Internal Medicine | 41 | 19 | $113K |
| Daniel S Pratt Boston, MA | Gastroenterology | 392 | 106 | $112K |
| Giovanni Dugay New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $105K |
| Jeffrey S Crippin Saint Louis, MO | Gastroenterology | 600 | 121 | $103K |
| Xianyang Yio Flushing, NY | Gastroenterology | 40 | Under 11 | $99K |
| Andrea A Gossard Rochester, MN | Nurse Practitioner | 354 | 91 | $95K |
| Ashraf H Malek Camden, NJ | Internal Medicine | 161 | 36 | $94K |
| Joven P Dungo Jersey City, NJ | Internal Medicine | 30 | Under 11 | $93K |
| Morgan M Pomeranz Las Vegas, NV | General Surgery | 27 | Under 11 | $93K |
| Emma Abbey Tucson, AZ | Nurse Practitioner | 93 | 21 | $87K |
| Flordelis C Reyes New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 121 | 29 | $84K |
| Mark Wong Phoenix, AZ | Gastroenterology | 240 | 56 | $83K |
| Sing Chan Flushing, NY | Gastroenterology | 20 | Under 11 | $82K |
| Li Q Zhang New York, NY | Physician Assistant | 450 | 86 | $79K |
| Victor H Wu Los Angeles, CA | Internal Medicine | 306 | 101 | $73K |
| Kidist K Yimam San Francisco, CA | Internal Medicine | 336 | 84 | $72K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Strides Pharma STAR.NS | 81,957 | $12.6M |
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 58,874 | $10.7M |
| Amneal Pharmace AMRX | 78,396 | $9.9M |
| Glenmark Pharma GLENMARK.NS | 53,953 | $9.9M |
| Epic Pharma LLC | 61,103 | $9.7M |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 69,812 | $9.1M |
| Par Pharm. | 26,805 | $4.2M |
| Actavis/Teva TEVA | 31,520 | $4.1M |
| Fh2 Pharma LLC | 905 | $3.8M |
| Bluepoint Labor | 9,211 | $1.4M |
| KVK-Tech, Inc. | 6,248 | $713K |
| Lannett Co. Inc | 6,348 | $684K |
| Vgyaan Pharmace | 2,353 | $519K |
| Laurus Labs Lim LAURUSLABS.NS | 517 | $158K |
| Major Pharmaceu | 94 | $12K |
| Eywa Pharma Inc | 192 | $10K |
| AHP | 77 | $9,648 |
| Tagi Pharma | 30 | $4,369 |
| Chartwell Rx Ll | 57 | $4,167 |
| Marlex Pharm. | 34 | $2,816 |
| Puracap Laborat | 14 | $1,847 |