Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$6.8M
-36.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
30K
$223.85 per claim
Patients
20K
2,821 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$6.8M
$340.41 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $6.8M for Besivance in 2024, for 30,306 prescriptions and refills to 19,928 patients (down 36.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $223.85.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Besivance in 2024: $1.3M for 5,915 claims, followed by New York ($1.2M).
Wilson Ko, ophthalmology in Flushing, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Besivance in 2024: 1,271 claims costing $282K.
Besivance is made by Bausch + Lomb Corporation (BLCO), listed in the Medicare spending data as Bausch & Lomb I.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Ko Flushing, NY | Ophthalmology | 1,271 | 700 | $282K |
| Daniel B Driscoll Hilo, HI | Ophthalmology | 752 | 446 | $167K |
| Kevin Lai New York, NY |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4,983 | 66,512 | 44,975 | $14.2M |
| 2023 | 3,608 | 46,210 | 30,712 | $10.6M |
| 2024 | 2,821 | 30,306 | 19,928 | $6.8M |
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 |
| 466 |
| 255 |
| $103K |
| Zsolt C Bansagi Panama City, FL | Ophthalmology | 409 | 259 | $90K |
| Andrea Jue Daly City, CA | Ophthalmology | 393 | 271 | $88K |
| Bradley A Sacher Wheaton, IL | Ophthalmology | 371 | 270 | $82K |
| Mitchell C Shultz Northridge, CA | Ophthalmology | 370 | 192 | $82K |
| Jordan M Garelick Bethpage, NY | Ophthalmology | 349 | 218 | $76K |
| Joseph A Clever St Charles, MO | Ophthalmology | 303 | 185 | $68K |
| Gregory C Hazen Saginaw, MI | Ophthalmology | 299 | 213 | $64K |
| Wade A Graham Lubbock, TX | Ophthalmology | 278 | 214 | $60K |
| Tin-Cheu Wong Monterey Park, CA | Ophthalmology | 263 | 114 | $57K |
| Reid M Wainess Arcadia, CA | Ophthalmology | 251 | 232 | $55K |
| Jennifer H Merritt Little River, SC | Ophthalmology | 233 | 194 | $51K |
| Andrew Spinak Pearl River, NY | Ophthalmology | 227 | 110 | $50K |
| Austin R Henkel Destin, FL | Ophthalmology | 223 | 134 | $50K |
| Ilan Cohen Ridgewood, NY | Ophthalmology | 220 | 124 | $48K |
| James J Song Fremont, CA | Ophthalmology | 218 | 95 | $48K |
| Shawn C Putman Wilson, NC | Ophthalmology | 196 | 149 | $43K |
| Vipul K Lakhani Toms River, NJ | Ophthalmology | 189 | 144 | $42K |
| Murray L Friedberg Bradenton, FL | Ophthalmology | 191 | 114 | $42K |
| Matthew J Marano Jr. Livingston, NJ | Ophthalmology | 189 | 127 | $42K |
| Jacqueline Dauhajre Jackson Heights, NY | Ophthalmology | 194 | 83 | $42K |
| Eric S Collier Saginaw, MI | Ophthalmology | 187 | 141 | $40K |
| Judy Y Chang Strepka Houston, TX | Ophthalmology | 182 | 114 | $40K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Bausch & Lomb I BLCO | 30,315 | $6.8M |