Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$22.4M
-8.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
354K
$63.44 per claim
Patients
158K
44,241 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $22.4M for Ceftriaxone in 2024, for 353,566 prescriptions and refills to 158,386 patients (down 8.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $63.44.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Ceftriaxone in 2024: $2.1M for 25,471 claims, followed by Florida ($2.1M).
Jagadeesh C Reddy, infectious disease in Laguna Beach, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Ceftriaxone in 2024: 299 claims costing $52K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jagadeesh C Reddy Laguna Beach, CA | Infectious Disease | 299 | 87 | $52K |
| Eric H Kajioka Honolulu, HI | Infectious Disease | 91 | 22 | $42K |
| Traci M Motes |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 43,731 | 302,897 | 139,359 | $21.3M |
| 2023 | 43,556 | 325,346 | 148,506 | $24.5M |
| 2024 | 44,241 | 353,566 | 158,386 | $22.4M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 183 |
| 36 |
| $39K |
| 1891742706 | Infectious Disease | 209 | 55 | $38K |
| Anne K Jinbo Honolulu, HI | Nurse Practitioner | 15 | Under 11 | $34K |
| Benjamin S Thomas Honolulu, HI | Infectious Disease | 124 | 29 | $33K |
| Hiren B Patel Huntersville, NC | Infectious Disease | 75 | 18 | $29K |
| Colleen G Cannon Jackson, MS | Nurse Practitioner | 181 | 36 | $28K |
| Laila E Woc-Colburn Houston, TX | Infectious Disease | 158 | 38 | $26K |
| 1245320506 | Neurology | 53 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Makondo Shimukowa Delmar, DE | Internal Medicine | 68 | 25 | $26K |
| Jignesh Modi Decatur, IL | Infectious Disease | 214 | 51 | $26K |
| Sarfraz Aly Sugar Land, TX | Infectious Disease | 180 | 62 | $24K |
| Allen T Griffin II Louisville, KY | Infectious Disease | 87 | 21 | $24K |
| Patrick B Vickers Ocala, FL | Infectious Disease | 123 | 33 | $23K |
| Jessica E Johnson Morgantown, WV | Internal Medicine | 207 | 62 | $23K |
| Michael R Scoma Mineola, NY | Infectious Disease | 147 | 25 | $23K |
| Yasmine A Mathews Washington, DC | Nurse Practitioner | 50 | 13 | $22K |
| Vijay K Kolli Oklahoma City, OK | Infectious Disease | 106 | 29 | $22K |
| Donald B Plummer Foley, AL | Internal Medicine | 274 | 95 | $22K |
| Farhan Siddiqui Macon, GA | Internal Medicine | 122 | 49 | $22K |
| Zaher Shebib Pasadena, TX | Infectious Disease | 196 | 39 | $22K |
| Ammar Tayara Jeffersonville, IN | Internal Medicine | 120 | 37 | $20K |
| Brian C Pien Honolulu, HI | Infectious Disease | 85 | 18 | $20K |
| Leland N Allen III Birmingham, AL | Infectious Disease | 168 | 36 | $20K |