Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$743K
+45.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
3,093
$240.38 per claim
Patients
1,353
971 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$743K
$549.51 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $743K for Cefepime-Dextrose in 2024, for 3,093 prescriptions and refills to 1,353 patients (up 45.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $240.38.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Cefepime-Dextrose in 2024: $131K for 395 claims, followed by Illinois ($54K).
Hammad Raza, hospitalist in Paoli, PA, had the highest Medicare cost for Cefepime-Dextrose in 2024: 55 claims costing $16K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammad Raza Paoli, PA | Hospitalist | 55 | 21 | $16K |
| Victor M Martinez-Soria San Antonio, TX | Internal Medicine | 30 | 15 | $14K |
| Marwan A Mustaklem |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 516 | 1,470 | 698 | $287K |
| 2023 | 714 | 2,203 | 989 | $510K |
| 2024 | 971 | 3,093 | 1,353 | $743K |
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 |
| 31 |
| Under 11 |
| $9,426 |
| Robert Gries Honolulu, HI | Geriatric Medicine | 35 | 22 | $9,066 |
| Michael G McPherson Lubbock, TX | Internal Medicine | 20 | Under 11 | $8,790 |
| Aleksandra Vargas Lombard, IL | Nurse Practitioner | 34 | Under 11 | $7,681 |
| Brij M Singh Rome, GA | Family Practice | 13 | Under 11 | $7,013 |
| Garrett N Bennett Colquitt, GA | Family Practice | 23 | 18 | $6,702 |
| Benjamin H Maeck III San Francisco, CA | Internal Medicine | 27 | Under 11 | $5,831 |
| Rajiv K Sood Hoffman Estates, IL | Internal Medicine | 24 | Under 11 | $5,785 |
| Housam I Haddad Liberty, KY | Internal Medicine | 17 | Under 11 | $5,586 |
| Mehran Jamali Sunnyvale, CA | Internal Medicine | 21 | Under 11 | $4,844 |
| Briana Massetti Philadelphia, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 16 | Under 11 | $4,754 |
| Herbert A Stone Jr. Spanish Fort, AL | Family Practice | 21 | Under 11 | $4,472 |
| Piotr Kulikowski Saint Louis, MO | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $4,249 |
| Saad A Hafidh Indianapolis, IN | Internal Medicine | 27 | Under 11 | $4,067 |
| Dalbir Chhabra New Hyde Park, NY | Internal Medicine | 17 | Under 11 | $3,979 |
| Van S Breeding Whitesburg, KY | Family Practice | 16 | Under 11 | $3,935 |
| Vivek Gupta Chicago, IL | Internal Medicine | 18 | Under 11 | $3,714 |
| Edward C Phillips Bronx, NY | Internal Medicine | 39 | Under 11 | $3,566 |
| Muhammad I Masroor Jeffersonville, IN | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $3,535 |
| David Montgomery Marietta, OH | Family Practice | 14 | Under 11 | $3,531 |
| Jeremy D Luckett Owensboro, KY | Internal Medicine | 18 | Under 11 | $3,463 |
| Maher Al-Koubaytari Chicago, IL | Internal Medicine | 23 | Under 11 | $3,251 |
| Vaqar A Dar Dallas, TX | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $3,235 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| B.Braun | 3,093 | $743K |