Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$13.8M
-33.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
45K
$304.69 per claim
Patients
10K
7,064 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$13.8M
$1,362.19 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $13.8M for Acitretin in 2024, for 45,242 prescriptions and refills to 10,122 patients (down 33.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $304.69.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Acitretin in 2024: $1.4M for 6,005 claims, followed by New York ($1.0M).
Joan Guitart, dermatology in Chicago, IL, had the highest Medicare cost for Acitretin in 2024: 193 claims costing $33K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joan Guitart Chicago, IL | Dermatology | 193 | 36 | $33K |
| Stephen Marshall Hutchinson, KS | Dermatology | 56 | Under 11 | $31K |
| Bernard N Robinowitz |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6,536 | 40,523 | 9,066 | $20.9M |
| 2023 | 6,562 | 41,292 | 9,203 | $20.8M |
| 2024 | 7,064 | 45,242 | 10,122 | $13.8M |
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.
| Dermatology |
| 82 |
| 21 |
| $29K |
| Keith A Choate New Haven, CT | Dermatology | 69 | Under 11 | $27K |
| George J Murakawa Troy, MI | Dermatology | 54 | 12 | $27K |
| Robin B Septon Bay Shore, NY | Dermatology | 40 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Theodore Rosen Houston, TX | Dermatology | 32 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Charles E Mount III Pittsburgh, PA | Dermatology | 69 | 26 | $23K |
| Mark A Mazak Lakewood, NJ | Physician Assistant | 17 | Under 11 | $22K |
| David S Greenstein Beverly, MA | Dermatology | 23 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Sara Samimi Philadelphia, PA | Dermatology | 68 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Tracey N Liebman New York, NY | Dermatology | 23 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Foday Koroma New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 30 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Melodi J Whitley Durham, NC | Dermatology | 62 | 16 | $21K |
| Phillip K Hall Dayton, OH | Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery | 24 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Eric R Howell Greenville, NC | Dermatology | 53 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Daniel J Allen Middleton, ID | Family Practice | 18 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Peter T Demos Springfield, MA | Dermatology | 79 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Jonathan S Leventhal New Haven, CT | Dermatology | 78 | 25 | $19K |
| William D Aughenbaugh Madison, WI | Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery | 35 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Ashley Lundgren Spokane, WA | Dermatology | 35 | Under 11 | $19K |
| David E Kent Macon, GA | Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery | 27 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Hans E Von Weiss Onalaska, WI | Dermatology | 24 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Heather W Goff Dallas, TX | Dermatology | 114 | 37 | $19K |
| Benjamin J Workman Midland, MI | Dermatology | 46 | 12 | $19K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data