Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$1.0M
-15.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
13K
$83.80 per claim
Patients
2,694
1,979 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$1.0M
$389.44 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $1.0M for Amikacin Sulfate in 2024, for 12,519 prescriptions and refills to 2,694 patients (down 15.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $83.80.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Amikacin Sulfate in 2024: $177K for 2,004 claims, followed by California ($94K).
Ashley E Nance, nurse practitioner in Columbus, OH, had the highest Medicare cost for Amikacin Sulfate in 2024: 17 claims costing $9,729.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley E Nance Columbus, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 17 | Under 11 | $9,729 |
| Thomas A Allingham Crossville, TN | Anesthesiology | 153 | Under 11 | $9,368 |
| Pamela J McShane |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,988 | 11,414 | 2,827 | $1.1M |
| 2023 | 2,041 | 12,088 | 2,797 | $1.2M |
| 2024 | 1,979 | 12,519 | 2,694 | $1.0M |
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.
| Pulmonary Disease |
| 130 |
| 12 |
| $9,051 |
| Rabeeya K Sabzwari Maywood, IL | Infectious Disease | 40 | Under 11 | $7,251 |
| Mena Botros Houston, TX | Pulmonary Disease | 17 | Under 11 | $6,458 |
| Christina T Fiske Nashville, TN | Infectious Disease | 114 | Under 11 | $5,601 |
| Odalys Rodriguez Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 38 | Under 11 | $5,442 |
| Courtney Nichols Columbus, OH | Infectious Disease | 38 | Under 11 | $5,411 |
| Patrick A Flume Charleston, SC | Pulmonary Disease | 43 | Under 11 | $5,393 |
| Iass El Lakkis Evansville, IN | Infectious Disease | 18 | Under 11 | $5,079 |
| Christina M Mingora Charleston, SC | Pulmonary Disease | 41 | 11 | $5,046 |
| Mary L Daniels Chapel Hill, NC | Pulmonary Disease | 63 | Under 11 | $4,956 |
| Anne E O'Donnell Washington, DC | Pulmonary Disease | 15 | Under 11 | $4,529 |
| Bryan Garcia Birmingham, AL | Pulmonary Disease | 47 | Under 11 | $4,490 |
| Ahmad Goodarzi Houston, TX | Pulmonary Disease | 19 | Under 11 | $4,371 |
| Andres Rivero Hialeah, FL | Infectious Disease | 19 | Under 11 | $4,244 |
| Amber E Davis Lexington, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 238 | Under 11 | $4,167 |
| Sahrish Ilyas Philadelphia, PA | Infectious Disease | 47 | Under 11 | $4,084 |
| Amy L Springer New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 33 | Under 11 | $3,888 |
| Sandra Y Elliott Charleston, WV | Infectious Disease | 22 | Under 11 | $3,840 |
| Tara Vijayan Los Angeles, CA | Infectious Disease | 45 | Under 11 | $3,785 |
| Mathew C Finniss Kingsport, TN | Infectious Disease | 31 | Under 11 | $3,693 |
| Michael R Morgan Winston Salem, NC | Infectious Disease | 32 | Under 11 | $3,654 |
| Lyssette L Cardona-Bonet Stuart, FL | Infectious Disease | 51 | Under 11 | $3,469 |
| Archana Shah Winter Park, FL | Infectious Disease | 82 | Under 11 | $3,462 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Avet Pharmaceut | 10,033 | $867K |
| Fresenius Kabi | 803 | $71K |
| Sagent Pharmace | 932 | $60K |
| West-Ward/Hikma HIK.L | 410 | $31K |
| Avet-Novaplus | 362 | $21K |