Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$6.4M
-41.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
17K
$375.74 per claim
Patients
8,290
5,051 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$6.4M
$766.00 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $6.4M for Alrex in 2024, for 16,903 prescriptions and refills to 8,290 patients (down 41.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $375.74.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Alrex in 2024: $1.3M for 3,137 claims, followed by California ($1.1M).
Mark L Hornfeld, ophthalmology in New York, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Alrex in 2024: 477 claims costing $235K.
Alrex is made by Bausch + Lomb Corporation (BLCO), listed in the Medicare spending data as Bausch & Lomb I.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark L Hornfeld New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 477 | 127 | $235K |
| Cuong-Dung T DO Westminster, CA | Ophthalmology | 747 | 219 | $227K |
| David M Greenberg |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7,472 | 28,385 | 13,890 | $10.7M |
| 2023 | 7,277 | 26,604 | 13,220 | $10.9M |
| 2024 | 5,051 | 16,903 | 8,290 | $6.4M |
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 |
| 242 |
| 39 |
| $100K |
| Richard H Havunjian Glendale, CA | Ophthalmology | 241 | 65 | $72K |
| Raphael L Vazquez New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 83 | 32 | $39K |
| Stanley Bykov Brooklyn, NY | Ophthalmology | 129 | 97 | $37K |
| Pranav A Amin Yuba City, CA | Ophthalmology | 82 | 55 | $33K |
| Edward W Lee Los Angeles, CA | Ophthalmology | 88 | 30 | $30K |
| Sally Chetrit Brooklyn, NY | Optometry | 87 | 34 | $30K |
| Charles I Gold New York, NY | Optometry | 62 | 16 | $28K |
| Tin-Cheu Wong Monterey Park, CA | Ophthalmology | 63 | 33 | $27K |
| Alex Tarnarider Brooklyn, NY | Optometry | 70 | 50 | $27K |
| Anil S Vedula Plantation, FL | Ophthalmology | 48 | 45 | $26K |
| Wilson Ko Flushing, NY | Ophthalmology | 59 | 33 | $25K |
| Pezhman Hourizadeh Corona, NY | Optometry | 54 | 31 | $25K |
| Steven Givner Little Neck, NY | Optometry | 72 | 30 | $23K |
| Garlan G Lo Hacienda Heights, CA | Ophthalmology | 39 | 15 | $23K |
| Amir Yamani Mount Vernon, NY | Ophthalmology | 50 | 20 | $23K |
| Bradley D Fouraker Brandon, FL | Ophthalmology | 56 | 18 | $23K |
| Peter S McKay Norwich, CT | Ophthalmology | 23 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Yun J Kim Buena Park, CA | Ophthalmology | 60 | 49 | $22K |
| Emad Nakkash Hazel Park, MI | Ophthalmology | 53 | 19 | $20K |
| Yuri S Oleynikov Los Angeles, CA | Ophthalmology | 64 | 22 | $19K |
| Matthew Palmer Mesa, AZ | Optometry | 57 | 31 | $19K |
| Haroon Ilyas Brandon, FL | Ophthalmology | 32 | 12 | $18K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Bausch & Lomb I BLCO | 16,908 | $6.4M |