Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$31.7M
-13.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
1.1M
$29.73 per claim
Patients
267K
153,450 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$31.7M
$118.56 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $31.7M for Verapamil Er in 2024, for 1,064,957 prescriptions and refills to 267,055 patients (down 13.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $29.73.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Verapamil Er in 2024: $2.5M for 71,824 claims, followed by Florida ($2.2M).
Hector M Mendez-Rivera, internal medicine in Carolina, PR, had the highest Medicare cost for Verapamil Er in 2024: 529 claims costing $18K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hector M Mendez-Rivera Carolina, PR | Internal Medicine | 529 | 126 | $18K |
| Ricardo G Cigarroa Laredo, TX | Internal Medicine | 973 | 301 | $15K |
| Layne M Reusser |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 155,704 | 1,154,576 | 284,984 | $42.7M |
| 2023 | 148,424 | 1,028,251 | 258,346 | $36.7M |
| 2024 | 153,450 | 1,064,957 | 267,055 | $31.7M |
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 |
| 526 |
| 130 |
| $12K |
| Julio M Baez Suarez Caguas, PR | Cardiology | 446 | 111 | $10K |
| Dalpinder Sandhu Fresno, CA | Cardiology | 214 | 67 | $8,089 |
| Venkata Subbarao C Boppana Wichita, KS | Cardiology | 571 | 120 | $7,992 |
| Radhika Menon Hudson, FL | Internal Medicine | 200 | 48 | $7,813 |
| Daniel P Morin San Francisco, CA | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 141 | 50 | $7,708 |
| Selvakumar Chockalingam Rochester, NY | Cardiology | 253 | 83 | $7,581 |
| Wiley K Livingston Jr. Bessemer, AL | Internal Medicine | 141 | 39 | $7,557 |
| Matthew T Talarico Templeton, CA | Family Practice | 196 | 62 | $7,196 |
| Miguel A Rodriguez Burgos Juncos, PR | Cardiology | 377 | 67 | $6,916 |
| Andrew R Waxler Wyomissing, PA | Cardiology | 230 | 67 | $6,779 |
| Katharine M Ammons Rome, GA | Internal Medicine | 178 | 53 | $6,766 |
| Michael Balderas Harlingen, TX | Cardiology | 132 | 47 | $6,728 |
| Alfonso F Prieto Albany, NY | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 235 | 65 | $6,463 |
| Prakash D Shah Milwaukee, WI | Cardiology | 179 | 51 | $6,413 |
| David H Iansmith Memphis, TN | Cardiology | 112 | 42 | $6,281 |
| Edward Szabo Latrobe, PA | Cardiology | 74 | 24 | $5,804 |
| Mischell E Schlosser Toledo, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 185 | 78 | $5,701 |
| Maria D Marti Lon Caguas, PR | Cardiology | 149 | 45 | $5,587 |
| Michael S Heinle Beaver, PA | Internal Medicine | 114 | 34 | $5,491 |
| Alexander F Castellanos Templeton, CA | Family Practice | 141 | 44 | $5,423 |
| Pamela Geary Johnstown, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 176 | 57 | $5,395 |
| Reid S Christopher Bessemer, AL | Internal Medicine | 199 | 56 | $5,320 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Glenmark Pharma GLENMARK.NS | 529,798 | $14.9M |
| Nivagen Pharmac | 452,211 | $9.4M |
| Mylan VTRS | 83,156 | $7.4M |
| Mylan Instituti VTRS | 110 | $7,801 |