Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$2.8M
-28.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
232K
$12.17 per claim
Patients
59K
54,324 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $2.8M for Verapamil Hcl in 2024, for 232,484 prescriptions and refills to 59,173 patients (down 28.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $12.17.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Verapamil Hcl in 2024: $275K for 17,295 claims, followed by Florida ($237K).
Marc Moreau, interventional cardiology in Amarillo, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Verapamil Hcl in 2024: 494 claims costing $6,890.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Moreau Amarillo, TX | Interventional Cardiology | 494 | 130 | $6,890 |
| Nitza I Alvarez Torres Lady Lake, FL | Cardiology | 317 | 106 | $6,028 |
| Maheep S Birdi |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 56,228 | 246,775 | 62,640 | $4.0M |
| 2023 | 55,188 | 237,833 | 60,517 | $4.0M |
| 2024 | 54,324 | 232,484 | 59,173 | $2.8M |
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.
| Neurology |
| 358 |
| 97 |
| $3,037 |
| Julian Ambrus Jr. Williamsville, NY | Allergy/ Immunology | 163 | 54 | $2,211 |
| Carlos O Rodriguez Caguas, PR | Cardiology | 152 | 27 | $2,192 |
| Boris D Nunez Lake Wales, FL | Cardiology | 113 | 34 | $1,672 |
| Kristin M Haag Shelbyville, IL | Physician Assistant | 105 | 25 | $1,607 |
| Sharmila Suri Mohanram Jefferson City, MO | Neurology | 166 | 41 | $1,522 |
| Adam R Procunier Orlando, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 18 | Under 11 | $1,509 |
| Joel S Peck Aiea, HI | Psychiatry | 94 | Under 11 | $1,492 |
| Haroutioun D Mesrobian Glendale, CA | Cardiology | 127 | 18 | $1,299 |
| Alejandro A Medina Bayamon, PR | Family Practice | 46 | 14 | $1,129 |
| Jesus M Santos Elosegui Jr. Gurabo, PR | Cardiology | 106 | 24 | $1,119 |
| Maria D Marti Lon Caguas, PR | Cardiology | 51 | 15 | $1,109 |
| Constance L Anderson Ronceverte, WV | Family Practice | 128 | Under 11 | $1,100 |
| Lanny Y Xue Lawrence, MA | Neurology | 29 | Under 11 | $1,091 |
| Mitchell M Greenspan Sellersville, PA | Cardiology | 57 | 14 | $1,074 |
| Shathabish Kariyanna Ann Arbor, MI | Family Practice | 38 | Under 11 | $1,074 |
| James E Luckie Jr. Fitzgerald, GA | General Practice | 80 | 17 | $997 |
| Michele Degregorio Bloomfield Hills, MI | Interventional Cardiology | 43 | 13 | $980 |
| Alicia Quinones Acevedo San German, PR | Internal Medicine | 43 | 11 | $974 |
| Kandarp B Patel Jackson, TN | Cardiology | 100 | 32 | $955 |
| Jorge Miranda San German, PR | General Practice | 46 | 17 | $933 |
| Manisha S Garg Dearborn, MI | Internal Medicine | 23 | Under 11 | $901 |
| Hamid M Nia Hackensack, NJ | Cardiology | 58 | 15 | $883 |