Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$9.6M
-35.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
59K
$161.41 per claim
Patients
17K
4,814 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$9.6M
$577.63 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $9.6M for Bepotastine Besilate in 2024, for 59,486 prescriptions and refills to 16,625 patients (down 35.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $161.41.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Bepotastine Besilate in 2024: $6.3M for 40,862 claims, followed by California ($824K).
Bingjing Z Roberts, ophthalmology in New York, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Bepotastine Besilate in 2024: 2,760 claims costing $331K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bingjing Z Roberts New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 2,760 | 582 | $331K |
| Kevin Lai New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 1,494 | 380 | $286K |
| Spencer T Moy |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7,474 | 85,401 | 26,263 | $21.0M |
| 2023 | 5,504 | 59,655 | 19,667 | $14.8M |
| 2024 | 4,814 | 59,486 | 16,625 | $9.6M |
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.
| Optometry |
| 1,381 |
| 393 |
| $278K |
| Keith C Chang New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 1,596 | 321 | $205K |
| Ted T Du Flushing, NY | Ophthalmology | 1,539 | 290 | $198K |
| Nancy N Tsai New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 1,029 | 269 | $186K |
| Raymond Fong New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 922 | 276 | $169K |
| Lisa K Law New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 1,206 | 170 | $156K |
| Joan Li Flushing, NY | Ophthalmology | 1,111 | 216 | $144K |
| Wilson Ko Flushing, NY | Ophthalmology | 634 | 170 | $121K |
| Kathy K Man-Wong Brooklyn, NY | Ophthalmology | 1,030 | 249 | $115K |
| Xiangsheng Zheng Birmingham, AL | Internal Medicine | 792 | 134 | $97K |
| Gary G Chen Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 869 | 112 | $95K |
| Timothy Ip Fresh Meadows, NY | Optometry | 549 | 164 | $92K |
| Baoen Jiang New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 572 | 136 | $85K |
| Harold Hsu Rosemead, CA | Internal Medicine | 618 | 98 | $82K |
| Rumei Yuan Flushing, NY | Ophthalmology | 461 | 131 | $81K |
| David Yip New York, NY | Optometry | 383 | 123 | $73K |
| Maryam Yamani Mount Vernon, NY | Ophthalmology | 413 | 122 | $73K |
| Steven Kong Brooklyn, NY | Physician Assistant | 321 | 75 | $72K |
| York Sing Chan Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 341 | 69 | $70K |
| Seung-Hee Choi Palisades Park, NJ | Optometry | 476 | 97 | $67K |
| Nancy Cheng Flushing, NY | Ophthalmology | 544 | 119 | $66K |
| Andrea Jue Daly City, CA | Ophthalmology | 365 | 118 | $66K |
| Victor Lin Brooklyn, NY | Optometry | 476 | 140 | $59K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Bausch & Lomb I BLCO | 35,900 | $5.6M |
| Alembic Pharmac | 11,407 | $2.2M |
| Mylan VTRS | 12,067 | $1.9M |
| Apotex Corp | 154 | $21K |