Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$127.7M
-13.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
4.7M
$27.22 per claim
Patients
1.2M
283,692 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$127.7M
$106.44 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $127.7M for Valsartan in 2024, for 4,690,125 prescriptions and refills to 1,199,340 patients (down 13.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $27.22.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Valsartan in 2024: $12.0M for 412,700 claims, followed by Florida ($10.2M).
Xiaoguang Huang, internal medicine in Oakland, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Valsartan in 2024: 1,283 claims costing $33K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xiaoguang Huang Oakland, CA | Internal Medicine | 1,283 | 335 | $33K |
| Ajit S Khaira Fresno, CA | Internal Medicine | 1,004 | 257 | $30K |
| Rakesh Shah Langhorne, PA |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 239,467 | 3,396,212 | 876,892 | $132.4M |
| 2023 | 260,397 | 3,938,828 | 1,011,412 | $147.6M |
| 2024 | 283,692 | 4,690,125 | 1,199,340 | $127.7M |
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.
| Cardiology |
| 538 |
| 176 |
| $29K |
| Michael P Boyle Ocean View, DE | Nurse Practitioner | 594 | 226 | $27K |
| Jesus Vazquez Arcadia, CA | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 786 | 260 | $25K |
| John B Cage Nashville, TN | Cardiology | 519 | 168 | $25K |
| David H Montgomery Oakland, NJ | Cardiology | 677 | 196 | $24K |
| Laura Share Immordino Bryn Mawr, PA | Cardiology | 445 | 121 | $24K |
| Kent Y Chen Phoenix, AZ | Cardiology | 726 | 215 | $24K |
| Raymond Raut Danbury, CT | Nephrology | 735 | 218 | $24K |
| Richard P Abben Houma, LA | Interventional Cardiology | 891 | 242 | $23K |
| Jorge F Robles Sr. El Centro, CA | Family Practice | 861 | 226 | $23K |
| Jerry B Williams Sheffield, AL | Cardiology | 546 | 164 | $23K |
| Madjid Mirzaitehrane Houston, TX | Cardiology | 342 | 116 | $22K |
| Ali N Rizvi Shenandoah, TX | Interventional Cardiology | 778 | 250 | $22K |
| Zoheir A Abdelbaki Lima, OH | Cardiology | 829 | 286 | $22K |
| Manuel Franco Miami, FL | Cardiology | 1,022 | 365 | $21K |
| Albert H Fink Jr. Media, PA | Internal Medicine | 566 | 160 | $21K |
| Shehzad Sami Baytown, TX | Cardiology | 772 | 246 | $21K |
| James T Alderfer Sellersville, PA | Cardiology | 340 | 100 | $20K |
| Vlastimil Smetka Walterboro, SC | Hospitalist | 1,746 | 161 | $20K |
| Mounir Y Borno Lubbock, TX | Cardiology | 800 | 240 | $20K |
| Shu May Lee Daly City, CA | Internal Medicine | 343 | 102 | $20K |
| Edwin Alejandro Bayamon, PR | Cardiology | 628 | 212 | $20K |
| Philip A Romm Lawrenceville, GA | Interventional Cardiology | 736 | 239 | $20K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Solco Healthcar | 2,006,727 | $54.4M |
| Camber Pharmace | 1,054,706 | $27.8M |
| Dr.Reddy'S Lab RDY | 551,712 | $13.8M |
| Mylan VTRS | 445,061 | $13.4M |
| Alembic Pharmac | 417,189 | $12.8M |
| Ascend Laborato ALKEM.NS | 118,147 | $3.3M |
| Macleods Pharma | 47,079 | $1.1M |
| Ohm Labs. | 16,761 | $277K |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 7,921 | $186K |
| Avkare | 6,282 | $162K |
| Archis Pharma L | 12,301 | $139K |
| Amneal Pharmace AMRX | 3,903 | $90K |
| Ani Pharmaceuti ANIP | 40 | $66K |
| Sandoz SDZ.SW | 2,317 | $64K |
| Lifsa Drugs LLC | 12 | $37K |
| Viona Pharmaceu | 1,235 | $29K |
| Unichem Pharmac UNICHEMLAB.NS | 184 | $5,811 |
| Marlex Pharm. | 27 | $345 |