Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$2.4M
-20.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
3,953
$603.15 per claim
Patients
1,422
1,250 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$2.4M
$1,676.02 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $2.4M for Aztreonam in 2024, for 3,953 prescriptions and refills to 1,422 patients (down 20.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $603.15.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Aztreonam in 2024: $316K for 483 claims, followed by California ($255K).
Ali A Hassoun, infectious disease in Huntsville, AL, had the highest Medicare cost for Aztreonam in 2024: 80 claims costing $41K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali A Hassoun Huntsville, AL | Infectious Disease | 80 | Under 11 | $41K |
| Dora Y Ho Stanford, CA | Infectious Disease | 54 | Under 11 | $35K |
| Richard T Sokolov |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,212 | 3,874 | 1,363 | $2.8M |
| 2023 | 1,299 | 4,078 | 1,451 | $3.0M |
| 2024 | 1,250 | 3,953 | 1,422 | $2.4M |
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.
| Infectious Disease |
| 26 |
| Under 11 |
| $28K |
| Joanne L Billings Minneapolis, MN | Pulmonary Disease | 18 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Cindy J Poehls Minneapolis, MN | Physician Assistant | 21 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Doreen Addrizzo-Harris New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Ahmed O Farooq Venice, FL | Infectious Disease | 14 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Joseph W Ofisi Chicago, IL | Family Practice | 17 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Ahmed A Khan Springfield, IL | Infectious Disease | 14 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Robert R Kempainen Minneapolis, MN | Critical Care (Intensivists) | 16 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Miguel E Morilla Holguin McAllen, TX | Infectious Disease | 21 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Hawazin K Abbas Auburn Hills, MI | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Jordan M Dunitz Minneapolis, MN | Pulmonary Disease | 16 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Kevin P Noon Ocala, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 21 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Tanmay P Patwa Joliet, IL | Infectious Disease | 16 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Philip B Antiporta Fort Worth, TX | Infectious Disease | 17 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Chelsea L Thompson Jonesboro, AR | Family Practice | 14 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Katherine Krantz Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 14 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Thomas E Mandat Parma, OH | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Toni L Clark Hernando, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 23 | Under 11 | $9,702 |
| Donald B Plummer Foley, AL | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $9,558 |
| Ahmed Elebiary Alexandria, VA | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $9,128 |
| Rory Carrera Boise, ID | Internal Medicine | 38 | Under 11 | $8,957 |
| Seema D Rai Westbury, NY | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $8,852 |
| Zohra S Chaudhry Atlanta, GA | Infectious Disease | 15 | Under 11 | $8,601 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Fresenius Kabi | 2,532 | $1.7M |
| Hospira/Pfizer | 1,199 | $569K |
| Fresenius-Premi | 149 | $83K |
| Fresenius-Novap | 79 | $44K |