Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$18.4M
-16.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
102K
$181.58 per claim
Patients
34K
17,555 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $18.4M for Cefepime Hcl in 2024, for 101,588 prescriptions and refills to 33,517 patients (down 16.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $181.58.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Cefepime Hcl in 2024: $3.0M for 16,019 claims, followed by Texas ($1.8M).
Cedric W Spak, infectious disease in Provo, UT, had the highest Medicare cost for Cefepime Hcl in 2024: 189 claims costing $41K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric W Spak Provo, UT | Infectious Disease | 189 | 52 | $41K |
| Ali A Hassoun Huntsville, AL | Infectious Disease | 217 | 55 | $40K |
| Kathryn A Ripley |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16,291 | 90,949 | 29,053 | $18.6M |
| 2023 | 16,849 | 97,510 | 31,645 | $22.0M |
| 2024 | 17,555 | 101,588 | 33,517 | $18.4M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 112 |
| Under 11 |
| $36K |
| Yama Osmanzai Myrtle Beach, SC | Internal Medicine | 102 | 23 | $34K |
| Phuong T Nguyen Zephyrhills, FL | Infectious Disease | 171 | 41 | $33K |
| Harrinarine Madhosingh Celebration, FL | Infectious Disease | 143 | 35 | $32K |
| Olusegun A Ogunlesi Mentor, OH | Infectious Disease | 138 | 27 | $32K |
| Jessica E Johnson Morgantown, WV | Internal Medicine | 148 | 50 | $32K |
| Edward A Hyndman III Mobile, AL | Infectious Disease | 208 | 39 | $30K |
| Thomas C Keeling Columbus, OH | Infectious Disease | 87 | 21 | $28K |
| Jo-Anne Passalacqua Fairfield, CT | Infectious Disease | 123 | 16 | $28K |
| Kamran Akhtar Louisville, KY | Infectious Disease | 57 | 12 | $27K |
| Patrick E Nolan Mobile, AL | Infectious Disease | 231 | 53 | $27K |
| Guesly J Delva Spring Hill, FL | Infectious Disease | 130 | 44 | $27K |
| Budder Siddiqui Gainesville, GA | Infectious Disease | 75 | 19 | $26K |
| Richard E Pieri El Paso, TX | Infectious Disease | 116 | 30 | $26K |
| Anthony T Dinh Beckley, WV | Infectious Disease | 94 | 24 | $25K |
| David N Chorley Bixby, OK | Family Practice | 51 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Jorge A Zuniga Houston, TX | Infectious Disease | 123 | 30 | $24K |
| Nouman Farooq Zanesville, OH | Infectious Disease | 67 | 17 | $24K |
| Kevin P Noon Ocala, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 134 | 52 | $23K |
| Zonaira Gul Beckley, WV | Infectious Disease | 95 | 26 | $23K |
| Ivan Soosaipillai Ocala, FL | Infectious Disease | 151 | 46 | $23K |
| Seema Shah Houston, TX | Infectious Disease | 82 | 18 | $23K |
| Steven D O'Marro Springfield, IL | Infectious Disease | 71 | 31 | $22K |