Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$92.6M
-48.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
257K
$360.79 per claim
Patients
69K
24,546 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$92.7M
$1,336.67 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $92.6M for Alphagan P in 2024, for 256,771 prescriptions and refills to 69,303 patients (down 48.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $360.79.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Alphagan P in 2024: $13.5M for 37,454 claims, followed by New York ($11.2M).
Hamideh S Moayedpardazi, ophthalmology in Montebello, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Alphagan P in 2024: 824 claims costing $315K.
Alphagan P is made by AbbVie Inc. (ABBV), listed in the Medicare spending data as Allergan Inc..
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamideh S Moayedpardazi Montebello, CA | Ophthalmology | 824 | 231 | $315K |
| Scott H Schecter Fort Lauderdale, FL | Optometry | 559 | 235 | $236K |
| Howard J Kushnick |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 36,877 | 549,898 | 131,025 | $201.8M |
| 2023 | 34,573 | 467,532 | 118,735 | $181.1M |
| 2024 | 24,546 | 256,771 | 69,303 | $92.6M |
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.
| Ophthalmology |
| 480 |
| 131 |
| $236K |
| Steven T Simmons Slingerlands, NY | Ophthalmology | 368 | 111 | $185K |
| Ken C Lin Honolulu, HI | Ophthalmology | 304 | 81 | $171K |
| Leonard M Bley Brooklyn, NY | Ophthalmology | 452 | 148 | $170K |
| Houman Vosoghi Westlake Village, CA | Ophthalmology | 317 | 100 | $161K |
| Kathy K Man-Wong Brooklyn, NY | Ophthalmology | 765 | 119 | $154K |
| Ngoc Nguyen San Jose, CA | Ophthalmology | 403 | 117 | $151K |
| Irina Pankova Brooklyn, NY | Ophthalmology | 453 | 86 | $150K |
| William H Walton II Morganton, NC | Ophthalmology | 362 | 90 | $146K |
| Gregory A Christiansen Salt Lake City, UT | Ophthalmology | 314 | 76 | $140K |
| Robert E Edelman Bradenton, FL | Ophthalmology | 281 | 87 | $130K |
| Mehrdad Aghai Gardena, CA | Ophthalmology | 308 | 146 | $125K |
| Pooja Khator Bradenton, FL | Ophthalmology | 232 | 67 | $124K |
| Alfred M Solish Pasadena, CA | Ophthalmology | 334 | 98 | $124K |
| Sanjay N Smith South Miami, FL | Ophthalmology | 384 | 97 | $123K |
| Lourdes Casuso Miami, FL | Ophthalmology | 344 | 64 | $123K |
| Michelle L Robison Chattanooga, TN | Ophthalmology | 280 | 77 | $120K |
| Ilona Genis Brooklyn, NY | Ophthalmology | 375 | 70 | $116K |
| Gregory K Harmon New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 212 | 54 | $115K |
| Heriberto Martinez Lebron Guayama, PR | Ophthalmology | 549 | 115 | $115K |
| Edward Sung Wheaton, IL | Ophthalmology | 223 | 51 | $113K |
| Tung T Chu Flushing, NY | Ophthalmology | 425 | 98 | $113K |
| Linda Y Huang Rochelle Park, NJ | Ophthalmology | 265 | 78 | $111K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Allergan Inc. ABBV | 256,839 | $92.7M |