Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$4.5M
+12.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
4,602
$967.51 per claim
Patients
2,646
2,082 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$4.5M
$1,682.33 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $4.5M for Bicillin L-A in 2024, for 4,602 prescriptions and refills to 2,646 patients (up 12.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $967.51.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Bicillin L-A in 2024: $738K for 747 claims, followed by New York ($663K).
null, neurology, had the highest Medicare cost for Bicillin L-A in 2024: 31 claims costing $50K.
Bicillin L-A is made by Pfizer Inc. (PFE), listed in the Medicare spending data as Pfizer US Pharm.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1245320506 | Neurology | 31 | Under 11 | $50K |
| Bassam Al Homsi Deming, NM | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $41K |
| Jose M Lares-Guia New York, NY |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,534 | 5,262 | 3,120 | $3.7M |
| 2023 | 2,311 | 4,644 | 2,768 | $4.0M |
| 2024 | 2,082 | 4,602 | 2,646 | $4.5M |
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.
| General Practice |
| 23 |
| Under 11 |
| $38K |
| Liliana Cohen Thousand Oaks, CA | Neurology | 11 | Under 11 | $31K |
| Carrie A Chojnowski Amherst, NH | Naturopath | 13 | Under 11 | $31K |
| Juan C Cueto Miami, FL | Cardiology | 51 | 13 | $24K |
| Paul M Lopez Colton, CA | Internal Medicine | 14 | 14 | $22K |
| Miguel A Sierra-Hoffman Victoria, TX | Infectious Disease | 19 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Waref Azmeh Baton Rouge, LA | Infectious Disease | 27 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Alade B Afolabi North Miami Beach, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 15 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Jason Funaro Durham, NC | Pharmacist | 13 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Leonardo F Costa Providence, RI | Nurse Practitioner | 15 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Whitney T Jones Metairie, LA | Nurse Practitioner | 16 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Victoria Katz Brooklyn, NY | Rheumatology | 13 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Joseph T Joseph Hermitage, PA | Internal Medicine | 22 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Kristen M Foskett Warwick, RI | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Jonathan P Angel Cleburne, TX | Family Practice | 17 | Under 11 | $9,536 |
| Angela Sterling Lawrence, MA | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $8,177 |
| Alan B Kadet New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $7,635 |
| April M Ferguson Olympia, WA | Infectious Disease | 12 | Under 11 | $7,578 |
| Norma V Davis Yonkers, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 15 | Under 11 | $7,549 |
| Durga P Maganti Davenport, FL | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $7,374 |
| Aisha S Khan Safety Harbor, FL | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $7,065 |
| Andrew R Martin Margate, FL | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $7,045 |
| Olga Wildfeuer Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $7,032 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Pfizer US Pharm PFE | 4,605 | $4.5M |