Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$19.4M
-14.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
52K
$372.74 per claim
Patients
13K
13,692 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$19.4M
$1,517.25 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $19.4M for Verapamil Er Pm in 2024, for 51,931 prescriptions and refills to 12,758 patients (down 14.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $372.74.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Verapamil Er Pm in 2024: $1.5M for 4,177 claims, followed by Florida ($1.3M).
Ricardo G Cigarroa, internal medicine in Laredo, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Verapamil Er Pm in 2024: 279 claims costing $83K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo G Cigarroa Laredo, TX | Internal Medicine | 279 | 75 | $83K |
| Kenneth A Jamerson Ann Arbor, MI | Cardiology | 82 | 23 | $29K |
| Felipe D Vaquera |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15,589 | 61,893 | 14,905 | $25.5M |
| 2023 | 14,270 | 55,465 | 13,437 | $22.6M |
| 2024 | 13,692 | 51,931 | 12,758 | $19.4M |
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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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 58 |
| 17 |
| $19K |
| Krishnan Ramani Fort Wayne, IN | Cardiology | 55 | 15 | $17K |
| Thomas H Kanegae Los Angeles, CA | Internal Medicine | 74 | 11 | $17K |
| Barry A Kusnick St Johns, FL | Interventional Cardiology | 33 | 13 | $14K |
| Steven M Lowry Williamstown, NJ | Family Practice | 22 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Mateo Reyes Laredo, TX | Family Practice | 29 | 12 | $12K |
| Prakash D Shah Milwaukee, WI | Cardiology | 28 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Dominic F Mazzocchi Point Pleasant Beach, NJ | Internal Medicine | 29 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Nicoleta Daraban Saratoga Springs, NY | Cardiology | 24 | 11 | $10K |
| Scott K Sanders Lafayette, IN | Neurology | 27 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Gilberto Garza Lozano Laredo, TX | Internal Medicine | 18 | Under 11 | $9,399 |
| Carlos O Rodriguez Caguas, PR | Cardiology | 30 | Under 11 | $9,369 |
| Cliff J Ireland Skokie, IL | Internal Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $9,300 |
| Michael A Matilsky East Setauket, NY | Cardiology | 17 | Under 11 | $9,139 |
| Joseph Blasiol Topton, PA | Family Practice | 23 | Under 11 | $9,021 |
| Sharon Lewis Cherry Hill, NJ | Neurology | 16 | Under 11 | $8,961 |
| Vijay U Rao Indianapolis, IN | Cardiology | 12 | Under 11 | $8,715 |
| Jon A Raso Mount Bethel, PA | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $8,602 |
| Armando R Hinojosa Laredo, TX | Internal Medicine | 26 | Under 11 | $8,210 |
| Jon Yeargan Newark, DE | Family Practice | 20 | Under 11 | $8,097 |
| Luis M Benavides Laredo, TX | Family Practice | 45 | Under 11 | $8,097 |
| Heather M Rohrs Maumee, OH | Physician Assistant | 19 | Under 11 | $7,923 |
| Victoria Strick Morgantown, WV | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $7,867 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Kremers/Lannett | 51,938 | $19.4M |