Spironolactone
Rank #296 of 500 drugs by total cost
Data: CMS Medicare Part D, 2023 (most current available) · Updated March 2026
$39.4M
Total Cost
3,126,938
Total Claims
$39.4M
Total Cost
72,776
Prescribers
$13
Cost per Claim
711,591
Beneficiaries
6,895,142
30-Day Fills
$541
Avg Cost/Provider
43
Avg Claims/Provider
Share of Medicare Part D Spending
0.01%
of total Medicare Part D spending
$39.4M of $275.65B
Top Prescribers by Cost
Top 10 prescribers of $39.4M total
🔎 Data Overview
At $13.00 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 Spironolactone
| # | Provider | Specialty | Location | Claims | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philip Woodall | Family Practice | Round Rock, TX | 848 | $14K |
| 2 | Carla Wilson | Nurse Practitioner | Somerset, KY | 12 | $13K |
| 3 | Jonathan Holtz | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Altoona, PA | 782 | $13K |
| 4 | Brad Burlew | Cardiology | Elko, NV | 847 | $13K |
| 5 | Michael Ahearn | Hospitalist | Kewanee, IL | 1,118 | $12K |
| 6 | Kandarp Patel | Cardiology | Jackson, TN | 940 | $12K |
| 7 | Donald Vollmer | Family Practice | Hendersonville, TN | 1,484 | $12K |
| 8 | Hanumandla Reddy | Cardiology | Hanford, CA | 721 | $12K |
| 9 | Rajesh Agarwal | Internal Medicine | Mayfield Heights, OH | 1,019 | $12K |
| 10 | Arshdeep Tindni | Nephrology | Cincinnati, OH | 569 | $11K |
| 11 | R White | Pulmonary Disease | Rochester, NY | 374 | $11K |
| 12 | Ashar Luqman | Nephrology | Sioux City, IA | 1,679 | $11K |
| 13 | Prajapathi Lakireddy | Cardiology | Chico, CA | 812 | $11K |
| 14 | Robert Gordon | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Evanston, IL | 959 | $11K |
| 15 | Christopher Longnecker | Cardiology | Joplin, MO | 837 | $10K |
Top prescribers ranked by total cost for this drug in 2023.
Related Drugs by Cost
| # | Drug | Total Cost | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 293 | Doxycycline Hyclate (Doxycycline Hyclate) | $40.5M | 2,023,357 |
| 294 | Carbamazepine (Carbamazepine) | $40.4M | 389,090 |
| 295 | Methylnaltrexone Bromide (Relistor) | $39.8M | 16,356 |
| 296 | Spironolactone (Spironolactone) | $39.4M | 3,126,938 |
| 297 | Varenicline Tartrate (Varenicline Tartrate) | $38.8M | 87,274 |
| 298 | Propranolol Hcl (Propranolol Hcl) | $38.7M | 1,168,547 |
| 299 | Icatibant Acetate (Icatibant) | $38.4M | 831 |
Related Analysis
Data from CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber-Drug Public Use File, 2023. Methodology