Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$14.5M
-33.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
30K
$474.90 per claim
Patients
8,964
5,499 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$14.5M
$1,615.03 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $14.5M for Azopt in 2024, for 30,482 prescriptions and refills to 8,964 patients (down 33.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $474.90.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Azopt in 2024: $3.0M for 6,368 claims, followed by Puerto Rico ($1.9M).
Ngoc Nguyen, ophthalmology in San Jose, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Azopt in 2024: 256 claims costing $147K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ngoc Nguyen San Jose, CA | Ophthalmology | 256 | 90 | $147K |
| Cuong-Dung T DO Westminster, CA | Ophthalmology | 185 | 44 | $67K |
| Juan C Maldonado-Melendez |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11,455 | 76,625 | 22,395 | $35.4M |
| 2023 | 7,006 | 45,037 | 12,381 | $21.8M |
| 2024 | 5,499 | 30,482 | 8,964 | $14.5M |
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 |
| 181 |
| 47 |
| $67K |
| Tae S Kim Cerritos, CA | Ophthalmology | 163 | 37 | $63K |
| Randal T Pham San Jose, CA | Ophthalmology | 163 | 27 | $60K |
| Hector J Villarrubia Bayamon, PR | Ophthalmology | 160 | 44 | $59K |
| Tuyet-Mai M Phan Westminster, CA | Ophthalmology | 123 | 25 | $56K |
| Jorge L Rivera Mayaguez, PR | Ophthalmology | 146 | 39 | $54K |
| Juan A Nevarez Marrero Guaynabo, PR | Ophthalmology | 125 | 33 | $46K |
| Maria G Velazquez Lamela Caguas, PR | Ophthalmology | 116 | 32 | $45K |
| Hiram Quinones- Ferrer Ponce, PR | Ophthalmology | 121 | 32 | $44K |
| Ramon R Berrios Guaynabo, PR | Ophthalmology | 117 | 28 | $44K |
| Omar N Piovanetti San Juan, PR | Ophthalmology | 113 | 33 | $42K |
| Jorge Hernandez Ruiz Ponce, PR | Ophthalmology | 114 | 30 | $42K |
| Leonard M Bley Brooklyn, NY | Ophthalmology | 92 | 24 | $41K |
| Natalio Izquierdo Encarnacion San Juan, PR | Ophthalmology | 95 | 27 | $36K |
| Irina Pankova Brooklyn, NY | Ophthalmology | 89 | 21 | $36K |
| Ilona Genis Brooklyn, NY | Ophthalmology | 90 | 18 | $36K |
| Jorge L Fernandez Bahamonde Sr. San Juan, PR | Ophthalmology | 96 | 23 | $35K |
| Harout Khanjian Van Nuys, CA | Optometry | 84 | 20 | $35K |
| Dana K Yuen Monterey Park, CA | Ophthalmology | 88 | 21 | $34K |
| Edward W Lee Los Angeles, CA | Ophthalmology | 87 | 29 | $33K |
| Andrew G Iwach San Francisco, CA | Ophthalmology | 73 | 17 | $33K |
| Jeffrey Liebmann New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 48 | 16 | $33K |
| Esteban M Vazquez-Valencia Dorado, PR | Ophthalmology | 84 | 23 | $31K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis/Sandoz | 28,938 | $13.8M |
| Sandoz SDZ.SW | 1,555 | $704K |