Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$8.9M
-2.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
215K
$41.63 per claim
Patients
122K
38,980 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $8.9M for Atropine Sulfate in 2024, for 214,858 prescriptions and refills to 122,370 patients (down 2.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $41.63.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Atropine Sulfate in 2024: $902K for 22,748 claims, followed by New York ($683K).
Khaled A Tawansy, ophthalmology in Los Angeles, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Atropine Sulfate in 2024: 392 claims costing $17K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khaled A Tawansy Los Angeles, CA | Ophthalmology | 392 | 212 | $17K |
| Chirag G Patel Terre Haute, IN | Ophthalmology | 438 | 429 | $13K |
| William A Townsend-Pico |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 35,412 | 180,914 | 106,482 | $9.3M |
| 2023 | 36,382 | 186,743 | 109,421 | $9.2M |
| 2024 | 38,980 | 214,858 | 122,370 | $8.9M |
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 |
| 303 |
| 147 |
| $11K |
| Brandon M Roscoe Du Bois, PA | Family Practice | 189 | 149 | $10K |
| Alan Markie Pasadena, CA | Psychiatry | 176 | 22 | $9,349 |
| Michael L Hopen Carmel, IN | Ophthalmology | 271 | 205 | $9,329 |
| Malik S Ali Milwaukee, WI | Internal Medicine | 191 | Under 11 | $7,957 |
| Drew J Packey Royal Oak, MI | Internal Medicine | 162 | 39 | $7,823 |
| Rachel D Ellyn Ladson, SC | Ophthalmology | 177 | 100 | $7,118 |
| Amit Kumar Cary, NC | Ophthalmology | 89 | 59 | $6,782 |
| Dilsher S Dhoot Santa Barbara, CA | Ophthalmology | 143 | 97 | $6,709 |
| Dennis M Marcus Augusta, GA | Ophthalmology | 169 | 93 | $6,658 |
| Satyesh Rana Fort Pierce, FL | Ophthalmology | 275 | 261 | $6,631 |
| D W Joiner Vestavia Hills, AL | Ophthalmology | 182 | 143 | $6,340 |
| Jason Chancer Akron, OH | Ophthalmology | 191 | 173 | $6,262 |
| Robert H Knox Rogers, AR | Ophthalmology | 197 | 136 | $6,029 |
| Ferdinand Rodriguez Agramonte Blue Ash, OH | Ophthalmology | 163 | 98 | $6,003 |
| Edward I Marcus New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 123 | 100 | $5,917 |
| Maria G Velazquez Lamela Caguas, PR | Ophthalmology | 172 | 118 | $5,814 |
| Ilan Cohen Ridgewood, NY | Ophthalmology | 268 | 191 | $5,805 |
| Peter A Rapoza Boston, MA | Ophthalmology | 286 | 191 | $5,740 |
| Carl F Sloan Myrtle Beach, SC | Ophthalmology | 142 | 98 | $5,678 |
| Vikas Chopra Arcadia, CA | Ophthalmology | 171 | 105 | $5,543 |
| Stephen S Couvillion Santa Barbara, CA | Ophthalmology | 111 | 83 | $5,538 |
| Alberto A Guardiola Mayaguez, PR | Ophthalmology | 159 | 46 | $5,523 |