Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$55.9M
-35.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
1.7M
$32.67 per claim
Patients
448K
163,647 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$55.9M
$124.74 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $55.9M for Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide in 2024, for 1,711,318 prescriptions and refills to 448,197 patients (down 35.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $32.67.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide in 2024: $4.6M for 150,869 claims, followed by Texas ($4.4M).
Sanjeev K Mittal, nephrology in Memphis, TN, had the highest Medicare cost for Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide in 2024: 839 claims costing $37K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanjeev K Mittal Memphis, TN | Nephrology | 839 | 283 | $37K |
| Hector Perez New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 491 | 144 | $23K |
| Robert C Woods |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 151,616 | 1,565,788 | 407,317 | $79.9M |
| 2023 | 156,119 | 1,612,601 | 422,300 | $87.2M |
| 2024 | 163,647 | 1,711,318 | 448,197 | $55.9M |
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 |
| 350 |
| 132 |
| $21K |
| Rafael Rodriguez Jackson Heights, NY | Internal Medicine | 519 | 140 | $21K |
| Carlos M Acevedo Rego Guayama, PR | General Practice | 451 | 146 | $21K |
| Quocdai D Park Sugar Land, TX | Interventional Cardiology | 302 | 121 | $20K |
| Juan C Vila Carolina, PR | Cardiology | 738 | 148 | $20K |
| Branislav Schifferdecker Oklahoma City, OK | Interventional Cardiology | 460 | 161 | $19K |
| Pedro M Lopez Lopez Guayama, PR | General Practice | 393 | 95 | $19K |
| Porfirio E Diaz Romero San Juan, PR | Internal Medicine | 333 | 108 | $19K |
| Sachin Kumar Amruthlal Jain Yonkers, NY | Cardiology | 440 | 163 | $18K |
| Edwin Alejandro Bayamon, PR | Cardiology | 453 | 171 | $18K |
| Robert F Palguta Jr. Beaver Falls, PA | Family Practice | 433 | 123 | $17K |
| Jorge X Rodriguez Manati, PR | Internal Medicine | 328 | 91 | $17K |
| Philip J Patel Rancho Mirage, CA | Cardiology | 297 | 91 | $17K |
| Hani Salti Vernon Hills, IL | Cardiology | 426 | 144 | $17K |
| Albert Janke Blue Bell, PA | Cardiology | 264 | 85 | $17K |
| Louis J Saddler Canton, MS | Internal Medicine | 653 | 184 | $17K |
| Jaime F Roman Jackson Heights, NY | Internal Medicine | 342 | 132 | $16K |
| James C Hall Union City, TN | Cardiology | 389 | 93 | $15K |
| Jacob B Webster Mobile, AL | Internal Medicine | 392 | 107 | $15K |
| Aaron J Gindea Manhasset, NY | Cardiology | 443 | 139 | $15K |
| Jigar A Patel Robbinsville, NJ | Cardiology | 255 | 66 | $15K |
| Michael P Boyle Ocean View, DE | Nurse Practitioner | 303 | 101 | $15K |
| Pablo Lozano Houston, TX | Cardiology | 194 | 70 | $15K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Mylan VTRS | 658,398 | $22.5M |
| Solco Healthcar | 654,931 | $20.5M |
| Macleods Pharma | 367,058 | $11.9M |
| Alembic Pharmac | 23,138 | $739K |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 7,332 | $207K |
| Sandoz SDZ.SW | 1,040 | $30K |