Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$2.6M
+40.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
4,534
$571.10 per claim
Patients
4,357
3,201 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$2.6M
$594.31 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $2.6M for Bismuth-Metronidazole-Tetracyc in 2024, for 4,534 prescriptions and refills to 4,357 patients (up 40.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $571.10.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Bismuth-Metronidazole-Tetracyc in 2024: $273K for 495 claims, followed by Florida ($231K).
Marwan Iskandarani, gastroenterology in North Miami Beach, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Bismuth-Metronidazole-Tetracyc in 2024: 29 claims costing $19K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marwan Iskandarani North Miami Beach, FL | Gastroenterology | 29 | 29 | $19K |
| Vanessa Delgado Detroit, MI | Physician Assistant | 17 | 16 | $12K |
| Abdi Abbassi |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,962 | 2,576 | 2,491 | $1.8M |
| 2024 | 3,201 | 4,534 | 4,357 | $2.6M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims |
|---|
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.
| Gastroenterology |
| 13 |
| 13 |
| $8,192 |
| Halina E Polek-Nowakowska Gonzales, LA | Gastroenterology | 12 | Under 11 | $7,782 |
| Kevin P Cowley Kenner, LA | Gastroenterology | 13 | 13 | $7,516 |
| Spending |
|---|
| Ingenus Pharmac | 2,689 | $1.6M |
| Par Pharm. | 1,750 | $1.0M |
| H2 Pharma LLC | 97 | $23K |