Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$17.8M
-11.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
135K
$131.22 per claim
Patients
54K
29,729 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$17.8M
$330.97 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $17.8M for Azelastine-Fluticasone in 2024, for 135,320 prescriptions and refills to 53,645 patients (down 11.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $131.22.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Azelastine-Fluticasone in 2024: $2.4M for 16,480 claims, followed by California ($1.5M).
Carissa M Cruz Berrios, internal medicine in Humacao, PR, had the highest Medicare cost for Azelastine-Fluticasone in 2024: 1,247 claims costing $122K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carissa M Cruz Berrios Humacao, PR | Internal Medicine | 1,247 | 457 | $122K |
| Abigail S Harada Honolulu, HI | Allergy/ Immunology | 133 | 66 | $32K |
| Eduardo Fahme |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23,673 | 100,598 | 39,387 | $19.0M |
| 2023 | 25,908 | 110,822 | 43,663 | $20.1M |
| 2024 | 29,729 | 135,320 | 53,645 | $17.8M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 272 |
| 115 |
| $27K |
| Marc M Seelagy Bordentown, NJ | Pulmonary Disease | 186 | 80 | $26K |
| Jason B Karp Lake Success, NY | Pulmonary Disease | 137 | 77 | $25K |
| Gamil S Kostandy Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 234 | 33 | $25K |
| Yvette V Leslie Lithonia, GA | Otolaryngology | 152 | 69 | $24K |
| Bradley E Chipps Sacramento, CA | Pulmonary Disease | 145 | 45 | $24K |
| Anton R Dotson Chico, CA | Allergy/ Immunology | 188 | 52 | $23K |
| Vito A Brunetti Wayne, NJ | Otolaryngology | 231 | 118 | $23K |
| Hossam H Amin Brooklyn, NY | Pulmonary Disease | 244 | 40 | $23K |
| Vinay P Goswamy Sacramento, CA | Allergy/ Immunology | 152 | 50 | $21K |
| Agnieszka Palecki Forked River, NJ | Pulmonary Disease | 81 | 44 | $20K |
| Matthew C Wilson Huntington, WV | Allergy/ Immunology | 127 | 46 | $20K |
| Paul W Loeffler Corpus Christi, TX | Otolaryngology | 175 | 63 | $19K |
| Michael Schatz San Diego, CA | Allergy/ Immunology | 83 | 30 | $19K |
| Alexeiv Perez Miami, FL | Family Practice | 121 | 25 | $17K |
| Timothy P Dao Grand Prairie, TX | Internal Medicine | 63 | 32 | $17K |
| Carlos R Garcia Rodriguez San Juan, PR | Pulmonary Disease | 180 | 84 | $17K |
| Tapas Bandyopadhyay West Hartford, CT | Pulmonary Disease | 201 | 67 | $17K |
| Ningxi Zhu Corpus Christi, TX | Pediatric Medicine | 113 | 32 | $16K |
| George A Belecanech Voorhees, NJ | Allergy/ Immunology | 55 | 28 | $16K |
| Grace D Medestomas Naguabo, PR | General Practice | 160 | 55 | $15K |
| Yerma Valdes Gonzalez Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 106 | 50 | $15K |
| Kimberly Pasquale Chesapeake, VA | Otolaryngology | 92 | 49 | $15K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Apotex Corp | 83,813 | $12.0M |
| Padagis | 50,203 | $5.6M |
| Mylan VTRS | 1,351 | $139K |