Hydrochlorothiazide
Rank #281 of 500 drugs by total cost
Data: CMS Medicare Part D, 2023 (most current available) · Updated March 2026
$42.4M
Total Cost
7,879,021
Total Claims
$42.4M
Total Cost
108,281
Prescribers
$5
Cost per Claim
2,272,504
Beneficiaries
19,752,639
30-Day Fills
$392
Avg Cost/Provider
73
Avg Claims/Provider
Share of Medicare Part D Spending
0.02%
of total Medicare Part D spending
$42.4M of $275.65B
Top Prescribers by Cost
Top 10 prescribers of $42.4M total
🔎 Data Overview
At $5.00 per prescription, this is an affordable generic medication. Wider use of affordable generics like this could save Medicare billions annually.
Insights generated from CMS data analysis. Statistical patterns are not accusations — always consider clinical context.
Top Prescribers of Hydrochlorothiazide
| # | Provider | Specialty | Location | Claims | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Gomez | Internal Medicine | Ponce, PR | 1,503 | $8,709 |
| 2 | Humberto Machado | Cardiology | Coral Gables, FL | 1,328 | $7,595 |
| 3 | Miguel Rodriguez Burgos | Cardiology | Juncos, PR | 1,580 | $7,239 |
| 4 | Terence Frinks | Family Practice | Tucker, GA | 1,304 | $6,652 |
| 5 | Aleksey Kamenetsky | Cardiology | Brooklyn, NY | 1,082 | $6,433 |
| 6 | Gregory Singer | Cardiology | Rochester, NY | 754 | $6,374 |
| 7 | Ajay Meka | Internal Medicine | Santa Ana, CA | 889 | $6,320 |
| 8 | Najmuddin Karimjee | Internal Medicine | Houston, TX | 1,192 | $6,261 |
| 9 | Michael Satchell | Family Practice | Albany, GA | 1,345 | $6,106 |
| 10 | Ramon Perea | Cardiology | San Juan, PR | 764 | $5,864 |
| 11 | Tao Duong | Cardiology | Westminster, CA | 447 | $5,863 |
| 12 | David Hernandez-Rodriguez | Internal Medicine | Perris, CA | 497 | $5,168 |
| 13 | Anastasia Nikitina | Cardiology | New York, NY | 801 | $5,041 |
| 14 | Todd Fulcher | Family Practice | Jackson, MS | 1,074 | $4,982 |
| 15 | Elliot Melecio | Internal Medicine | Vega Alta, PR | 534 | $4,950 |
Top prescribers ranked by total cost for this drug in 2023.
Related Drugs by Cost
| # | Drug | Total Cost | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 278 | Hydralazine Hcl (Hydralazine Hcl) | $43.2M | 2,256,779 |
| 279 | Leuprolide Acetate (Lupron Depot) | $42.7M | 9,949 |
| 280 | Efgartigimod Alfa-Fcab (Vyvgart) | $42.6M | 1,005 |
| 281 | Hydrochlorothiazide (Hydrochlorothiazide) | $42.4M | 7,879,021 |
| 282 | Tadalafil (Tadalafil) | $42.3M | 91,082 |
| 283 | Topiramate (Topiramate) | $41.9M | 1,141,093 |
| 284 | Latanoprostene Bunod (Vyzulta) | $41.6M | 92,705 |
Related Analysis
Data from CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber-Drug Public Use File, 2023. Methodology