Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$532K
-11.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
9,347
$56.94 per claim
Patients
5,411
4,244 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$532K
$98.34 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $532K for Cefaclor in 2024, for 9,347 prescriptions and refills to 5,411 patients (down 11.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $56.94.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Cefaclor in 2024: $46K for 864 claims, followed by Texas ($44K).
Norys A Castro Pena, internal medicine in San Antonio, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Cefaclor in 2024: 103 claims costing $11K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norys A Castro Pena San Antonio, TX | Internal Medicine | 103 | 39 | $11K |
| Ivan Soosaipillai Ocala, FL | Infectious Disease | 79 | 31 | $8,707 |
| Cedrice Howard |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4,146 | 9,506 | 5,723 | $659K |
| 2023 | 3,977 | 9,066 | 5,292 | $601K |
| 2024 | 4,244 | 9,347 | 5,411 | $532K |
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.
| Physician Assistant |
| 43 |
| 20 |
| $4,699 |
| Carlos M Otero Rivera I Ciales, PR | Family Practice | 39 | 33 | $3,620 |
| Sarah K Tucci Shreveport, LA | Physician Assistant | 19 | Under 11 | $3,128 |
| Jun Garcia Port Huron, MI | Family Practice | 13 | Under 11 | $2,810 |
| Stephanie R Johnson Redmond, WA | Nurse Practitioner | 53 | Under 11 | $2,800 |
| William S Bundrick Jr. Bossier City, LA | Urology | 13 | Under 11 | $2,641 |
| Nicole A Bazzetta Federal Way, WA | Nurse Practitioner | 24 | 16 | $2,537 |
| Patrick L Murphy Jr. Mobile, AL | Family Practice | 11 | Under 11 | $2,379 |
| Amy D Meusborn Manhattan, KS | Nurse Practitioner | 49 | 21 | $2,141 |
| Vallari S Patel Rancho Mirage, CA | Infectious Disease | 24 | Under 11 | $2,035 |
| Jesus R Amparo Bayamon, PR | Internal Medicine | 41 | 40 | $2,001 |
| Julia M Willingham Fort Worth, TX | Urology | 26 | Under 11 | $1,928 |
| Andrew L Simon Brick, NJ | Urology | 25 | Under 11 | $1,755 |
| John P Cusack Lafayette, IN | Family Practice | 37 | 33 | $1,733 |
| Leroy B Vaughan Jr. Richmond, VA | Internal Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $1,645 |
| Amy D Strassburg Mobile, AL | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $1,588 |
| Tasha A Kerr Fayetteville, AR | Nurse Practitioner | 28 | Under 11 | $1,516 |
| Nicholas R Tokarski Maywood, IL | Dentist | 12 | Under 11 | $1,390 |
| Priya Venkataraman Winfield, IL | Hospitalist | 35 | 34 | $1,387 |
| Ada L Penate Miami, FL | Dentist | 17 | Under 11 | $1,305 |
| Samuel S Krengel Hinsdale, IL | Urology | 13 | Under 11 | $1,286 |
| Brian J Cormier Escalon, CA | Physician Assistant | 25 | 14 | $1,275 |
| Luis A Duharte Vidaurre Bryan, TX | Infectious Disease | 15 | Under 11 | $1,261 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Carlsbad Tech | 9,351 | $532K |