Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$2.7M
-2.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
20K
$133.06 per claim
Patients
4,029
3,263 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $2.7M for Ampicillin-Sulbactam in 2024, for 20,088 prescriptions and refills to 4,029 patients (down 2.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $133.06.
Pennsylvania had the highest Medicare cost for Ampicillin-Sulbactam in 2024: $340K for 2,898 claims, followed by California ($271K).
Rodrigo Hasbun, infectious disease in Houston, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Ampicillin-Sulbactam in 2024: 70 claims costing $26K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodrigo Hasbun Houston, TX | Infectious Disease | 70 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Marisa J Kennel Harrisburg, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 77 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Pardeep Kumari |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,097 | 18,003 | 3,758 | $2.8M |
| 2023 | 3,124 | 18,423 | 3,880 | $2.7M |
| 2024 | 3,263 | 20,088 | 4,029 | $2.7M |
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.
| Infectious Disease |
| 84 |
| 11 |
| $12K |
| Paula A McKenzie Danville, PA | Internal Medicine | 89 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Johnny J Huh Westerville, OH | Infectious Disease | 61 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Cory J Rings Pittsburgh, PA | Physician Assistant | 53 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Laura Felker Sylvania, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 39 | Under 11 | $9,230 |
| Wael Haidar Westerville, OH | Infectious Disease | 55 | Under 11 | $8,635 |
| Vivek Gupta Chicago, IL | Internal Medicine | 46 | Under 11 | $8,165 |
| Yama Osmanzai Myrtle Beach, SC | Internal Medicine | 59 | Under 11 | $7,774 |
| Aaron S Anderson Lehi, UT | Family Practice | 25 | Under 11 | $7,675 |
| Johnny A Liquete Moreno Valley, CA | Infectious Disease | 58 | Under 11 | $7,672 |
| Scott R Friedstrom Cincinnati, OH | Infectious Disease | 40 | Under 11 | $7,493 |
| Gus J Lewis Erie, PA | Infectious Disease | 37 | Under 11 | $7,259 |
| Bhaskar R Yeturu Elmhurst, NY | Internal Medicine | 47 | 25 | $7,173 |
| Tariq Iqbal Norfolk, VA | Infectious Disease | 66 | Under 11 | $6,912 |
| Steven D O'Marro Springfield, IL | Infectious Disease | 49 | Under 11 | $6,825 |
| Sara L Linstrom Louisville, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 57 | Under 11 | $6,626 |
| James H Galbraith Dayton, OH | Infectious Disease | 27 | Under 11 | $6,609 |
| Munawar Haider Bedford, TX | Family Practice | 30 | Under 11 | $6,510 |
| Purvaj M Patel Flint, MI | Internal Medicine | 22 | Under 11 | $6,501 |
| Adnan Siddiqui Bridgeton, MO | Infectious Disease | 26 | Under 11 | $6,428 |
| Deepika Buchupalli Joliet, IL | Infectious Disease | 65 | Under 11 | $6,427 |
| Mohammad O Almoujahed Fort Wayne, IN | Infectious Disease | 42 | Under 11 | $6,289 |
| Amr H Behiri Ashburn, VA | Internal Medicine | 26 | Under 11 | $6,126 |