Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$4.4M
-16.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
82K
$53.26 per claim
Patients
20K
11,143 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $4.4M for Cefazolin Sodium in 2024, for 82,032 prescriptions and refills to 20,062 patients (down 16.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $53.26.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Cefazolin Sodium in 2024: $352K for 5,562 claims, followed by Texas ($327K).
null, infectious disease, had the highest Medicare cost for Cefazolin Sodium in 2024: 155 claims costing $16K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891742706 | Infectious Disease | 155 | 34 | $16K |
| Donald B Plummer Foley, AL | Internal Medicine | 167 | 33 | $15K |
| David H Chansolme Oklahoma City, OK |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10,739 | 74,587 | 18,190 | $4.8M |
| 2023 | 11,238 | 80,153 | 19,628 | $5.2M |
| 2024 | 11,143 | 82,032 | 20,062 | $4.4M |
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.
| Infectious Disease |
| 148 |
| 29 |
| $13K |
| Thomas R Gallaher Greenville, NC | Infectious Disease | 277 | 39 | $9,559 |
| William I Lapidus Birmingham, AL | Infectious Disease | 71 | 14 | $8,778 |
| Richard R Yates Tyler, TX | Infectious Disease | 133 | 30 | $8,046 |
| Palaniandy K Kogulan Saginaw, MI | Infectious Disease | 174 | 30 | $7,556 |
| Daniel Young Rogers, AR | Infectious Disease | 81 | 21 | $7,028 |
| James H Smith III Columbus, OH | Infectious Disease | 150 | 24 | $6,609 |
| Rex Justin G Lim Erie, PA | Infectious Disease | 86 | 18 | $6,482 |
| Colleen G Cannon Jackson, MS | Nurse Practitioner | 98 | 18 | $6,265 |
| Amy M Christeleit Harrisburg, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 44 | 11 | $5,759 |
| Bryan Youree Fort Worth, TX | Infectious Disease | 64 | 17 | $5,580 |
| Steven L Hickerson Tyler, TX | Infectious Disease | 81 | 20 | $5,350 |
| Nella H Peacock Clifton Springs, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 41 | Under 11 | $5,347 |
| Swati Patolia St Louis, MO | Internal Medicine | 92 | 23 | $5,304 |
| Stephanie L Cobb Austin, TX | Infectious Disease | 104 | 28 | $5,154 |
| Nathan M Bullington Louisville, KY | Infectious Disease | 40 | Under 11 | $4,964 |
| Trisha C Stetzler Champaign, IL | Nurse Practitioner | 63 | 15 | $4,949 |
| Harpreet K Arora Birmingham, AL | Internal Medicine | 33 | Under 11 | $4,855 |
| Matthew S Miles Redding, CA | Infectious Disease | 42 | Under 11 | $4,797 |
| Lee K Yong Saint Charles, MO | Infectious Disease | 63 | 14 | $4,783 |
| Francisco M Pherez St Louis, MO | Internal Medicine | 70 | 11 | $4,761 |
| Gus J Lewis Erie, PA | Infectious Disease | 65 | 16 | $4,729 |
| Kevin Garnepudi Kingwood, TX | Infectious Disease | 55 | 14 | $4,727 |