Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$4.7M
-0.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
22K
$208.42 per claim
Patients
3,946
3,400 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $4.7M for Ampicillin Sodium in 2024, for 22,398 prescriptions and refills to 3,946 patients (down 0.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $208.42.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Ampicillin Sodium in 2024: $450K for 1,885 claims, followed by California ($420K).
Gelareh K Alavi, infectious disease in Fairfax, VA, had the highest Medicare cost for Ampicillin Sodium in 2024: 89 claims costing $19K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gelareh K Alavi Fairfax, VA | Infectious Disease | 89 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Timothy M Iliff Mobile, AL | Infectious Disease | 62 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Elizabeth Wootton |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,214 | 20,559 | 3,666 | $4.3M |
| 2023 | 3,357 | 20,829 | 3,859 | $4.7M |
| 2024 | 3,400 | 22,398 | 3,946 | $4.7M |
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.
| Physician Assistant |
| 38 |
| Under 11 |
| $16K |
| Ivan Soosaipillai Ocala, FL | Infectious Disease | 26 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Emily M Simpson Cincinnati, OH | Internal Medicine | 38 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Merin Varghese Gainesville, GA | Infectious Disease | 41 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Young S Kim Bryn Mawr, PA | Infectious Disease | 29 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Bronwen H Garner Atlanta, GA | Infectious Disease | 63 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Jessica E Johnson Morgantown, WV | Internal Medicine | 30 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Nathan M Bullington Louisville, KY | Infectious Disease | 27 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Evan D Robinson Indianapolis, IN | Infectious Disease | 23 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Edward A Hyndman III Mobile, AL | Infectious Disease | 42 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Sanil Thomas Gainesville, FL | Infectious Disease | 33 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Thomas M Math St Cloud, MN | Infectious Disease | 43 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Lauren Ibrahim Hartford, CT | Infectious Disease | 29 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Sachi Shah New Hyde Park, NY | Internal Medicine | 29 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Robert L Peskind North Chesterfield, VA | Infectious Disease | 32 | Under 11 | $9,534 |
| Kevin P Noon Ocala, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 17 | Under 11 | $9,451 |
| Ishak G Soliman Passaic, NJ | Family Practice | 22 | Under 11 | $8,724 |
| Molly F Caldwell-McMillan Bridgeton, MO | Infectious Disease | 62 | Under 11 | $8,623 |
| Shirish Jagga Sellersville, PA | Infectious Disease | 26 | Under 11 | $8,562 |
| Kevin W Shea Myrtle Beach, SC | Infectious Disease | 22 | Under 11 | $8,502 |
| Anthony P Zeimet Appleton, WI | Infectious Disease | 42 | Under 11 | $8,350 |
| Kanupriya Gulati Indianapolis, IN | Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine | 29 | Under 11 | $8,255 |
| James E Everhart Greenville, SC | Infectious Disease | 20 | Under 11 | $8,138 |