Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$8.9M
-10.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
280K
$32.00 per claim
Patients
154K
70,003 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$8.9M
$57.99 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $8.9M for Betamethasone Valerate in 2024, for 279,502 prescriptions and refills to 154,205 patients (down 10.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $32.00.
Puerto Rico had the highest Medicare cost for Betamethasone Valerate in 2024: $1.1M for 32,350 claims, followed by California ($784K).
Lymarie I Aguila Gonzalez, dermatology in Manati, PR, had the highest Medicare cost for Betamethasone Valerate in 2024: 1,508 claims costing $68K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lymarie I Aguila Gonzalez Manati, PR | Dermatology | 1,508 | 650 | $68K |
| Jerry C Charneco Humacao, PR | Dermatology | 633 | 246 | $33K |
| Karen A Heidelberg |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 66,485 | 265,071 | 146,106 | $10.8M |
| 2023 | 66,378 | 264,315 | 145,570 | $10.0M |
| 2024 | 70,003 | 279,502 | 154,205 | $8.9M |
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.
| Dermatology |
| 863 |
| 388 |
| $26K |
| Alfredo J Bou Prieto Bayamon, PR | Dermatology | 646 | 286 | $23K |
| Dmitry Khasak New York, NY | Dermatology | 131 | 53 | $23K |
| Rocio M Cardona Munoz Carolina, PR | Dermatology | 471 | 194 | $21K |
| Nicole M Candelario Caguas, PR | Dermatology | 639 | 286 | $20K |
| Marely Santiago Vazquez Palmas del Mar, Humacao, PR | Dermatology | 456 | 217 | $18K |
| Moises Acevedo Bronx, NY | Physician Assistant | 103 | 60 | $18K |
| Elena M Nogales Perez Carolina, PR | Dermatology | 500 | 228 | $17K |
| Gabriel Eduardo Arias Berrios Bayamon, PR | Dermatology | 345 | 156 | $15K |
| Bertram D Kaplan Memphis, TN | Dermatology | 505 | 221 | $15K |
| Damaris Torres Paoli Rio Piedras, PR | Dermatology | 426 | 225 | $14K |
| Rosbel Gonzalez Rivera Bayamon, PR | Dermatology | 340 | 196 | $14K |
| Amarylis Rosado Rodriguez Corozal, PR | Dermatology | 317 | 217 | $14K |
| Luis J Ortiz-Espinosa Carolina, PR | Dermatology | 223 | 164 | $13K |
| Jeffrey Tuazon Jersey City, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 130 | 62 | $12K |
| Helen Chernovets-Vergilis Brooklyn, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 64 | 31 | $12K |
| Nidia Camacho Padilla Dorado, PR | Dermatology | 427 | 352 | $12K |
| Samuel Sanchez Rivera Caguas, PR | Dermatology | 295 | 153 | $12K |
| Scott W Wyrick Texarkana, TX | Family Practice | 375 | 146 | $11K |
| Paul M Segal Beloit, WI | Dermatology | 419 | 216 | $11K |
| Anthony Cardellio Warren, MI | Dermatology | 194 | 91 | $11K |
| Bobbi Edwards Southfield, MI | Dermatology | 317 | 118 | $9,976 |
| Dennis Polley II Fayetteville, NC | Physician Assistant | 363 | 154 | $9,885 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data