Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$36.7M
-10.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
27K
$1,336.31 per claim
Patients
8,712
6,828 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$36.7M
$4,214.05 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $36.7M for Budesonide Er in 2024, for 27,480 prescriptions and refills to 8,712 patients (down 10.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,336.31.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Budesonide Er in 2024: $9.8M for 6,198 claims, followed by Florida ($4.3M).
James A Small Sr., podiatry in Brooklyn, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Budesonide Er in 2024: 343 claims costing $902K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James A Small Sr. Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 343 | 37 | $902K |
| Shivang Desai Scranton, PA | Pain Management | 227 | 31 | $787K |
| Shumail Haque Levittown, NY |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6,507 | 26,129 | 8,938 | $39.7M |
| 2023 | 6,450 | 25,774 | 8,019 | $41.1M |
| 2024 | 6,828 | 27,480 | 8,712 | $36.7M |
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.
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
| 189 |
| 31 |
| $643K |
| Alexander Weingarten Syosset, NY | Interventional Pain Management | 172 | 36 | $530K |
| Matthew Bristol New York, NY | Podiatry | 189 | 24 | $337K |
| David G Steiner Woodmere, NY | Neurology | 93 | 12 | $303K |
| Oleg Karpenko Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 147 | 40 | $292K |
| Larry M Neuman New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 218 | 89 | $286K |
| Jaideep Chopra Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 63 | Under 11 | $186K |
| Sergio Martinez Jackson Heights, NY | Pulmonary Disease | 47 | Under 11 | $174K |
| Julia Muradov Staten Island, NY | Podiatry | 66 | Under 11 | $163K |
| Leon Stepensky Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 36 | Under 11 | $132K |
| Yaacov Anziska Brooklyn, NY | Neurology | 34 | Under 11 | $126K |
| Naureen Kabani Houston, TX | Internal Medicine | 31 | Under 11 | $112K |
| Carlos F Driggs Bronx, NY | Internal Medicine | 113 | 33 | $99K |
| Nick N Nicoloff Brooklyn, NY | Physician Assistant | 41 | 14 | $95K |
| Joseph Micallef Ozone Park, NY | Podiatry | 25 | Under 11 | $93K |
| John A Debello Bronx, NY | Podiatry | 121 | 38 | $92K |
| Wai L Bong Flushing, NY | Physician Assistant | 41 | Under 11 | $90K |
| Jin Yi Kim Bronx, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 23 | Under 11 | $85K |
| Suzanne Braun Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 23 | Under 11 | $85K |
| Cerise Adams Syosset, NY | Podiatry | 38 | Under 11 | $83K |
| Alexander Yacobson Bronx, NY | Podiatry | 24 | 12 | $80K |
| Denise Ciardullo White Plains, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 20 | Under 11 | $80K |
| Stephen Erosa Yonkers, NY | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 21 | Under 11 | $79K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data