Metformin Hcl
Rank #85 of 500 drugs by total cost
Data: CMS Medicare Part D, 2023 (most current available) · Updated March 2026
$218.8M
Total Cost
14,222,346
Total Claims
$218.8M
Total Cost
180,553
Prescribers
$15
Cost per Claim
3,926,782
Beneficiaries
34,270,848
30-Day Fills
$1,212
Avg Cost/Provider
79
Avg Claims/Provider
Share of Medicare Part D Spending
0.08%
of total Medicare Part D spending
$218.8M of $275.65B
Top Prescribers by Cost
Top 10 prescribers of $218.8M total
🔎 Data Overview
At $15.00 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 Metformin Hcl
| # | Provider | Specialty | Location | Claims | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vlad Nusinovich | Internal Medicine | West Hollywood, CA | 476 | $1.5M |
| 2 | Mikhail Chilingaryan | General Practice | Pittsburgh, PA | 411 | $1.4M |
| 3 | Ilya Rachman | Internal Medicine | Reseda, CA | 530 | $1.4M |
| 4 | Samira Javaherifar | Nurse Practitioner | Tarzana, CA | 111 | $895K |
| 5 | Suzanne Rizkalla | Internal Medicine | Loma Linda, CA | 203 | $854K |
| 6 | Arkady Stern | Family Practice | Los Angeles, CA | 244 | $762K |
| 7 | Zarmen Israelian | Endocrinology | Glendale, CA | 174 | $756K |
| 8 | Arthur Karaguezian | Family Practice | Northridge, CA | 221 | $755K |
| 9 | Steven Kong | Physician Assistant | Brooklyn, NY | 312 | $732K |
| 10 | Hakop Oganyan | General Practice | North Hollywood, CA | 119 | $690K |
| 11 | Kyi Yu | Family Practice | Rockaway Beach, NY | 99 | $676K |
| 12 | Eric Oak | Pharmacist | Lancaster, CA | 110 | $645K |
| 13 | Anahit Blikian | General Practice | Glendale, CA | 171 | $628K |
| 14 | Rozaliya Ostrovskaya | Internal Medicine | Brooklyn, NY | 91 | $611K |
| 15 | Leon Kujmanian | Endocrinology | Glendale, CA | 99 | $587K |
Top prescribers ranked by total cost for this drug in 2023.
Related Drugs by Cost
| # | Drug | Total Cost | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Immun Glob G(Igg)/Gly/Iga Ov50 (Gammagard Liquid) | $222.1M | 22,768 |
| 83 | Immun Glob G(Igg)/Pro/Iga 0-50 (Hizentra) | $222.0M | 21,722 |
| 84 | Pimavanserin Tartrate (Nuplazid) | $219.0M | 51,053 |
| 85 | Metformin Hcl (Metformin Hcl) | $218.8M | 14,222,346 |
| 86 | Diclofenac Sodium (Diclofenac Sodium) | $216.8M | 3,418,852 |
| 87 | Abatacept (Orencia) | $216.6M | 36,753 |
| 88 | Losartan Potassium (Losartan Potassium) | $213.4M | 14,466,748 |
Related Analysis
Data from CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber-Drug Public Use File, 2023. Methodology