Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$16.8M
+32.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
629K
$26.72 per claim
Patients
227K
82,414 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$16.8M
$74.19 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $16.8M for Alcohol Prep Pads in 2024, for 629,406 prescriptions and refills to 226,635 patients (up 32.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $26.72.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Alcohol Prep Pads in 2024: $3.8M for 200,584 claims, followed by California ($1.9M).
Samantha Davis, pharmacist in Little Rock, AR, had the highest Medicare cost for Alcohol Prep Pads in 2024: 674 claims costing $67K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samantha Davis Little Rock, AR | Pharmacist | 674 | 140 | $67K |
| Xiaoqin S Yin Flushing, NY | Family Practice | 1,145 | 194 | $46K |
| Mario E Guerrero Paneque |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 69,579 | 502,898 | 176,928 | $15.2M |
| 2023 | 70,254 | 486,412 | 178,272 | $12.7M |
| 2024 | 82,414 | 629,406 | 226,635 | $16.8M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 437 |
| 132 |
| $45K |
| Lisen Liu Flushing, NY | Endocrinology | 926 | 221 | $40K |
| Henrik Khatchatourian Glendale, CA | General Practice | 870 | 108 | $36K |
| Abdul Wahid Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 1,283 | 200 | $32K |
| Bin Wang Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 860 | 231 | $31K |
| Christopher Chow New York, NY | Podiatry | 897 | 428 | $29K |
| Mario I Quintana Martinez Hialeah, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 333 | 107 | $29K |
| Ayssa Grillo Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 296 | 93 | $28K |
| Mileydys Dorta Homestead, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 1,180 | 163 | $27K |
| Andrew Harp Little Rock, AR | Pharmacist | 455 | 78 | $27K |
| Cesar L Goya Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 290 | 91 | $25K |
| Yun Feng New York, NY | Endocrinology | 683 | 180 | $25K |
| Anthony H Jung Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 676 | 174 | $25K |
| Stella Ilyayeva Rego Park, NY | Internal Medicine | 1,494 | 473 | $24K |
| Leigh A Ross Trumann, AR | Pharmacist | 345 | 72 | $23K |
| Jeffrey S Shapiro Anaheim, CA | Internal Medicine | 154 | 143 | $23K |
| Walfrido Roque Hialeah, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 242 | 81 | $22K |
| Anait Galfaian Glendale, CA | Family Practice | 435 | 58 | $22K |
| Rosalie Alcantara Maywood, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 201 | 73 | $21K |
| Yuqing Zhang Flushing, NY | Family Practice | 589 | 131 | $20K |
| Hangjun Jang Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 304 | 115 | $20K |
| Xiandong Shi Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 620 | 142 | $19K |
| Omar Abreu-Pino Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 203 | 62 | $18K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Simple Diagnost | 190,963 | $13.0M |
| Phoenix Healthc | 17,602 | $1.1M |
| Rugby | 234,413 | $830K |
| Arise Medical L | 61,698 | $698K |
| Xpress Medical | 23,487 | $481K |
| Diabetic Supply | 3,064 | $210K |
| Home Aide Diagn | 5,587 | $207K |
| Sdi USA, Inc. | 14,646 | $70K |
| Dynarex Corp. | 29,692 | $69K |
| US Diagnostics | 1,180 | $64K |
| CVS | 23,590 | $57K |
| Hm-Strategic So | 11,246 | $20K |
| Sm-Strategic So | 8,974 | $20K |
| Raya Pharmaceut | 80 | $9,166 |
| Walgreen Co. | 1,790 | $6,752 |
| Specialty Med | 371 | $4,329 |
| Fifty50 Pharmac | 631 | $2,017 |
| Kroger Co | 608 | $996 |
| One Pharmaceuti | 42 | $829 |