Methotrexate Sodium

Brand name: Methotrexate

Rank #330 of 500 drugs by total cost

Data: CMS Medicare Part D, 2023 (most current available) · Updated March 2026

$32.4M

Total Cost

911,965

Total Claims

$32.4M

Total Cost

10,058

Prescribers

$36

Cost per Claim

226,818

Beneficiaries

1,753,268

30-Day Fills

$3,225

Avg Cost/Provider

Avg Claims/Provider

Share of Medicare Part D Spending

0.01%

of total Medicare Part D spending

$32.4M of $275.65B

Top 10 prescribers of $32.4M total

#	Provider	Specialty	Location	Claims	Cost
1	Bharath Manu Akkara Veetil	Internal Medicine	Saint Cloud, MN	1,295	$89K
2	Gerald Ho	Rheumatology	La Palma, CA	1,431	$65K
3	Frederick Murphy	Rheumatology	Duncansville, PA	1,017	$58K
4	Andrew Head	Rheumatology	Grand Rapids, MI	799	$56K
5	Mark Pearson	Rheumatology	Brookfield, WI	1,149	$56K
6	Anne Marie Holly	Physician Assistant	Rochester, NY	1,297	$54K
7	Hing-Sheung Fung	Internal Medicine	Waco, TX	1,375	$54K
8	Paul Utrie	Rheumatology	Green Bay, WI	1,051	$52K
9	Mujeeb Ranginwala	Rheumatology	Springfield, OH	1,963	$52K
10	Isam Diab	Rheumatology	Middleburg Hts, OH	914	$51K
11	Peter Kent	Rheumatology	St Louis Park, MN	863	$51K
12	Richard Martin	Rheumatology	Grand Rapids, MI	765	$51K
13	Maria Vintimilla	Rheumatology	New Smyrna Beach, FL	1,856	$50K
14	Sheila Albuquerque	Rheumatology	Houston, TX	567	$50K
15	William Surbeck	Rheumatology	Tulsa, OK	1,136	$49K

Top prescribers ranked by total cost for this drug in 2023.

#	Drug	Total Cost	Claims
327	Budesonide (Budesonide Dr)	$33.1M	120,202
328	Mavacamten (Camzyos)	$32.8M	3,969
329	Empagliflozin/Linagliptin (Glyxambi)	$32.6M	34,331
330	Methotrexate Sodium (Methotrexate)	$32.4M	911,965
331	Bumetanide (Bumetanide)	$32.4M	735,077
332	Voxelotor (Oxbryta)	$31.5M	2,707
333	Rivastigmine (Rivastigmine)	$31.4M	118,567

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Data from CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber-Drug Public Use File, 2023. Methodology