Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$86.1M
-16.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
3.3M
$26.40 per claim
Patients
1.4M
229,721 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $86.1M for Azelastine Hcl in 2024, for 3,262,448 prescriptions and refills to 1,381,681 patients (down 16.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $26.40.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Azelastine Hcl in 2024: $11.0M for 467,780 claims, followed by New York ($7.8M).
Jorge Sanchez-Masiques, pulmonary disease in Miami, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Azelastine Hcl in 2024: 3,899 claims costing $84K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Sanchez-Masiques Miami, FL | Pulmonary Disease | 3,899 | 837 | $84K |
| Alexander C Wu Flushing, NY | Ophthalmology | 4,147 | 823 | $76K |
| Jingtao J Guo |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 200,301 | 2,515,207 | 1,081,434 | $107.0M |
| 2023 | 212,094 | 2,784,497 | 1,194,413 | $103.1M |
| 2024 | 229,721 | 3,262,448 | 1,381,681 | $86.1M |
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 |
| 1,244 |
| 576 |
| $76K |
| Garlan G Lo Hacienda Heights, CA | Ophthalmology | 4,036 | 1,307 | $73K |
| Salomon Esquenazi Miami, FL | Ophthalmology | 2,515 | 834 | $64K |
| Gee Hyun Chun New York, NY | Optometry | 3,273 | 840 | $58K |
| Manuel Medina Suarez Palmetto Bay, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 4,663 | 1,348 | $57K |
| Lan T Nguyen San Jose, CA | Ophthalmology | 4,436 | 1,384 | $56K |
| Ramon B Ruffy Goshen, NY | Ophthalmology | 2,384 | 838 | $56K |
| Todd C Morehouse Naples, FL | Otolaryngology | 1,692 | 647 | $44K |
| Ngoc An Phan Philadelphia, PA | Internal Medicine | 703 | 188 | $43K |
| Ravi Menghani Long Beach, CA | Ophthalmology | 1,931 | 526 | $40K |
| James R Haden Fort Worth, TX | Allergy/ Immunology | 1,023 | 395 | $40K |
| Joan Li Flushing, NY | Ophthalmology | 2,215 | 460 | $39K |
| Alberto D Fernandez South Miami, FL | Otolaryngology | 1,145 | 503 | $38K |
| Cuong-Dung T DO Westminster, CA | Ophthalmology | 2,127 | 505 | $38K |
| Paul C Lee Garden Grove, CA | Ophthalmology | 3,272 | 739 | $37K |
| Joseph T Fan Monterey Park, CA | Ophthalmology | 2,404 | 642 | $36K |
| Samarjit Singh Fountain Valley, CA | Pulmonary Disease | 1,010 | 442 | $34K |
| Luis G Izquierdo Winter Park, FL | Otolaryngology | 1,230 | 652 | $34K |
| Vincent P Devlin Jr. Rancho Mirage, CA | Allergy/ Immunology | 1,073 | 392 | $33K |
| Calvin Eng Monterey Park, CA | Ophthalmology | 2,142 | 637 | $32K |
| Brett E Stanaland Naples, FL | Allergy/ Immunology | 842 | 423 | $32K |
| Hung H Le Houston, TX | Ophthalmology | 1,333 | 502 | $32K |
| Priyanka Jain Merced, CA | Ophthalmology | 941 | 374 | $32K |