Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$820K
-12.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
2,820
$290.72 per claim
Patients
978
766 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$820K
$838.28 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $820K for Cefepime in 2024, for 2,820 prescriptions and refills to 978 patients (down 12.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $290.72.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Cefepime in 2024: $128K for 485 claims, followed by Texas ($115K).
Melvin Cherry, internal medicine in Lansing, MI, had the highest Medicare cost for Cefepime in 2024: 37 claims costing $11K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melvin Cherry Lansing, MI | Internal Medicine | 37 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Dhiraj K Kotwal Frisco, TX | Infectious Disease | 23 | Under 11 | $9,756 |
| Mouhamad Addas |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 864 | 3,306 | 1,137 | $979K |
| 2023 | 807 | 3,309 | 1,061 | $937K |
| 2024 | 766 | 2,820 | 978 | $820K |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 24 |
| Under 11 |
| $9,491 |
| Srivalli Adari Plano, TX | Infectious Disease | 14 | Under 11 | $6,472 |
| Claire E Brenner Garland, TX | Infectious Disease | 12 | Under 11 | $6,333 |
| Prasanthi Jasty Desoto, TX | Infectious Disease | 16 | Under 11 | $6,023 |
| Matthew Feely Bel Air, MD | Family Practice | 19 | Under 11 | $5,788 |
| 1073520607 | Internal Medicine | 17 | Under 11 | $5,682 |
| Randall S Slaybaugh Columbus, OH | Internal Medicine | 17 | Under 11 | $5,546 |
| Julie A Moran Deer Park, WA | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $5,241 |
| Yatish Goyal Medina, OH | Internal Medicine | 17 | Under 11 | $5,192 |
| Segismundo Pares Ocala, FL | Geriatric Medicine | 16 | Under 11 | $5,019 |
| Joseph A Carlucci Winter Haven, FL | Internal Medicine | 17 | Under 11 | $4,868 |
| Clinton M Anderson Henderson, NV | Physician Assistant | 20 | Under 11 | $4,748 |
| Kimberly A Miller Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $4,696 |
| Maya Berdzenishvili Cambridge, MA | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $4,549 |
| Purvaj M Patel Flint, MI | Internal Medicine | 20 | Under 11 | $4,237 |
| Mark R Britton Tavares, FL | Internal Medicine | 17 | Under 11 | $4,228 |
| Lowell F Clark Bushnell, FL | Internal Medicine | 21 | Under 11 | $4,200 |
| Jason J Van Eyk Asheboro, NC | Internal Medicine | 17 | Under 11 | $4,155 |
| Jignesh R Patel St Augustine, FL | Internal Medicine | 17 | Under 11 | $4,066 |
| Seema Shah Houston, TX | Infectious Disease | 12 | Under 11 | $3,836 |
| Khoa D Nguyen Houston, TX | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $3,667 |
| Atique Ahmad Spokane, WA | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $3,662 |
| Garret Seiler Wichita, KS | Infectious Disease | 11 | Under 11 | $3,638 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Baxter Healthca | 2,820 | $820K |