Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$29.3M
-14.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
9.5M
$3.10 per claim
Patients
6.5M
664,011 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$29.3M
$4.52 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $29.3M for Amoxicillin in 2024, for 9,460,153 prescriptions and refills to 6,483,832 patients (down 14.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $3.10.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Amoxicillin in 2024: $3.9M for 919,544 claims, followed by Florida ($2.4M).
Miguel Pastrana Laborde, oral surgery (dentist only) in San Sebastian, PR, had the highest Medicare cost for Amoxicillin in 2024: 976 claims costing $5,406.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Pastrana Laborde San Sebastian, PR | Oral Surgery (Dentist only) | 976 | 940 | $5,406 |
| Cristina Ortiz-Diaz Vega Alta, PR | Oral Surgery (Dentist only) | 611 | 511 | $4,938 |
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| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 622,537 | 8,335,944 | 5,726,991 | $34.9M |
| 2023 | 648,741 | 9,023,192 | 6,200,038 | $34.4M |
| 2024 | 664,011 | 9,460,153 | 6,483,832 | $29.3M |
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.
| Dentist |
| 1,430 |
| 1,146 |
| $4,307 |
| Or Simel Sunnyvale, CA | Oral Surgery (Dentist only) | 713 | 661 | $4,196 |
| Marvin Alameda San Juan, PR | Dentist | 554 | 476 | $3,545 |
| Eliezer Brecher Bronx, NY | Oral Surgery (Dentist only) | 1,144 | 1,016 | $3,508 |
| Willard Osibin III Bronx, NY | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 558 | 484 | $3,505 |
| Mahr F Elder Novato, CA | Oral Surgery (Dentist only) | 449 | 379 | $3,454 |
| Yu Y Zhou Flushing, NY | Dentist | 1,111 | 872 | $3,431 |
| Wai-Ming K Young Brooklyn, NY | Dentist | 1,245 | 882 | $3,406 |
| Dee A Lacy Fresno, CA | Infectious Disease | 51 | 22 | $3,385 |
| Paul R Waldron Stanford, CA | Infectious Disease | 52 | 22 | $3,267 |
| Jose A Velazquez Arecibo, PR | Dentist | 353 | 280 | $3,237 |
| Maria A Honrado Bronx, NY | Oral Surgery (Dentist only) | 1,363 | 1,195 | $3,235 |
| Oz Simel Los Angeles, CA | Oral Surgery (Dentist only) | 430 | 390 | $3,219 |
| Miguel A Frontera-Philippi Isabela, PR | Oral Surgery (Dentist only) | 535 | 511 | $3,093 |
| Michael Knutson Rocklin, CA | Oral Surgery (Dentist only) | 479 | 437 | $3,076 |
| Daniel J Smith Lackland A F B, TX | Maxillofacial Surgery | 901 | 736 | $2,960 |
| Claudia M Ancira Laredo, TX | Dentist | 713 | 447 | $2,944 |
| Joseph T Joseph Hermitage, PA | Internal Medicine | 190 | 82 | $2,944 |
| Justin Tin San Francisco, CA | Dentist | 720 | 558 | $2,887 |
| Jose J Tolosa San Juan, PR | Dentist | 446 | 316 | $2,849 |
| Hatshepsut M Oshun Denton, TX | Physician Assistant | 1,067 | 956 | $2,825 |
| James E Lee Flushing, NY | Dentist | 821 | 520 | $2,795 |
| Sing Chan Flushing, NY | Gastroenterology | 465 | 313 | $2,794 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 3,549,819 | $11.0M |
| Rising Pharm | 1,465,969 | $5.3M |
| Sandoz SDZ.SW | 1,260,349 | $4.8M |
| Teva USA TEVA | 1,928,946 | $4.6M |
| Northstar Rx Ll | 823,334 | $2.0M |
| West-Ward/Hikma HIK.L | 362,079 | $1.4M |
| USAntibiotics, | 66,521 | $177K |
| Micro Labs USA, | 6,359 | $16K |
| Bi-Coastal Phar | 124 | $368 |
| American Antibi | 30 | $152 |