Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$43.7M
-38.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
4.7M
$9.37 per claim
Patients
854K
255,528 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$43.7M
$51.18 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $43.7M for Warfarin Sodium in 2024, for 4,664,402 prescriptions and refills to 854,142 patients (down 38.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $9.37.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Warfarin Sodium in 2024: $3.1M for 274,058 claims, followed by Pennsylvania ($3.0M).
Vanessa L Millsaps, nurse practitioner in York, PA, had the highest Medicare cost for Warfarin Sodium in 2024: 4,703 claims costing $61K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanessa L Millsaps York, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 4,703 | 1,355 | $61K |
| Musa I Dahu Grand Rapids, MI | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 2,978 | 828 | $60K |
| Max Chau |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 273,857 | 5,824,867 | 1,064,992 | $76.0M |
| 2023 | 262,993 | 5,114,072 | 941,757 | $70.9M |
| 2024 | 255,528 | 4,664,402 | 854,142 | $43.7M |
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.
| Pharmacist |
| 3,659 |
| 1,367 |
| $57K |
| Tamara Hetler Vallejo, CA | Pharmacist | 3,500 | 1,211 | $55K |
| Robert F Manges Fort Wayne, IN | Medical Oncology | 6,753 | 1,913 | $55K |
| Goldie M Yip Oakland, CA | Pharmacist | 3,245 | 1,166 | $53K |
| Katherine C Tanalega-Gor San Bruno, CA | Pharmacist | 3,294 | 1,141 | $52K |
| Michael W McNamara Wyoming, MI | Cardiology | 2,577 | 714 | $52K |
| Matthew R Wolff Madison, WI | Interventional Cardiology | 3,524 | 731 | $46K |
| Vincent Man San Francisco, CA | Pharmacist | 2,489 | 853 | $43K |
| Stephen Jenkins Salt Lake City, UT | Internal Medicine | 3,895 | 990 | $37K |
| Kathleen G Halka Temple, TX | Hematology | 1,612 | 477 | $34K |
| Melissa A Breault Troy, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 2,331 | 787 | $30K |
| Karena A Sauser Dubuque, IA | Nurse Practitioner | 3,371 | 646 | $27K |
| Susan Collazo Winfield, IL | Nurse Practitioner | 2,213 | 631 | $26K |
| Kelie A Mercier Redding, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 2,042 | 529 | $26K |
| Todd E Hecht Philadelphia, PA | Hospitalist | 1,809 | 539 | $25K |
| Mark S Christman Burlington, WI | Nurse Practitioner | 1,955 | 390 | $23K |
| Micheal S Dawson Roy, UT | Physician Assistant | 1,698 | 612 | $22K |
| Valerie A Rupp Allentown, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 1,539 | 434 | $22K |
| Anjlee Mahajan Sacramento, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 1,224 | 394 | $22K |
| Johna Beard Provo, UT | Nurse Practitioner | 1,343 | 498 | $21K |
| Karina Huerter Rochester, MN | Physician Assistant | 1,349 | 450 | $21K |
| Meredith N Mucha Columbus, OH | Hospice and Palliative Care | 2,100 | 594 | $21K |
| Elaine M Hylek Boston, MA | Internal Medicine | 1,454 | 268 | $20K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Teva USA TEVA | 2,056,305 | $20.6M |
| Taro Pharm USA | 1,285,642 | $12.1M |
| Amneal Pharmace AMRX | 1,249,525 | $10.4M |
| Rising Pharm | 71,138 | $585K |
| Exelan Pharmace | 1,436 | $10K |
| AHP | 994 | $3,482 |
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 179 | $1,232 |
| Camber Pharmace | 120 | $1,040 |
| Proficient Rx L | 50 | $258 |
| Gsms, Inc. | 13 | $93.65 |