Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$37.6M
-28.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
193K
$194.87 per claim
Patients
57K
21,324 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$37.7M
$657.21 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $37.6M for Brinzolamide in 2024, for 193,196 prescriptions and refills to 57,281 patients (down 28.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $194.87.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Brinzolamide in 2024: $6.3M for 32,156 claims, followed by New York ($4.6M).
Ngoc Nguyen, ophthalmology in San Jose, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Brinzolamide in 2024: 667 claims costing $162K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ngoc Nguyen San Jose, CA | Ophthalmology | 667 | 200 | $162K |
| Andrew M Prince Oradell, NJ | Ophthalmology | 363 | 98 | $81K |
| Anthony F Devincentis III |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 19,303 | 158,486 | 44,489 | $52.8M |
| 2023 | 18,975 | 164,464 | 43,917 | $52.7M |
| 2024 | 21,324 | 193,196 | 57,281 | $37.6M |
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.
| Ophthalmology |
| 296 |
| 99 |
| $80K |
| Hamideh S Moayedpardazi Montebello, CA | Ophthalmology | 425 | 126 | $71K |
| Kathy K Man-Wong Brooklyn, NY | Ophthalmology | 462 | 92 | $69K |
| Anthony Liu San Mateo, CA | Ophthalmology | 179 | 65 | $62K |
| Amish B Doshi Walnut Creek, CA | Ophthalmology | 171 | 67 | $59K |
| Kouros Nourimahdavi Los Angeles, CA | Ophthalmology | 308 | 105 | $51K |
| Matthew L Hecht Lawndale, CA | Ophthalmology | 358 | 117 | $51K |
| Mamdouh L Nakla Harbor City, CA | Ophthalmology | 171 | 50 | $50K |
| Troy M Tanji Waipahu, HI | Ophthalmology | 205 | 72 | $50K |
| Alan D Baribeau San Antonio, TX | Ophthalmology | 216 | 54 | $49K |
| Lourdes Casuso Miami, FL | Ophthalmology | 378 | 87 | $49K |
| Farnaz Memarzadeh Los Angeles, CA | Ophthalmology | 187 | 57 | $48K |
| Asher Weiner Albany, NY | Ophthalmology | 203 | 51 | $48K |
| Rohit Varma Los Angeles, CA | Ophthalmology | 306 | 88 | $46K |
| Michael J Pokabla Pittsburgh, PA | Ophthalmology | 181 | 57 | $45K |
| Michael Koval Farmington, CT | Ophthalmology | 227 | 63 | $45K |
| Jerry N Shuster Maitland, FL | Ophthalmology | 191 | 55 | $45K |
| Saad Ahmad Elmhurst, IL | Ophthalmology | 281 | 101 | $45K |
| Kirk A Sturridge Dothan, AL | Ophthalmology | 258 | 94 | $44K |
| Paul S Fellenbaum Albany, NY | Ophthalmology | 204 | 52 | $44K |
| Omar Mobin-Uddin New Brunswick, NJ | Ophthalmology | 153 | 49 | $43K |
| Craig H Marcus Bethpage, NY | Ophthalmology | 162 | 46 | $42K |
| Christina P Tam Toledo, OH | Ophthalmology | 193 | 77 | $42K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data