Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$57.5M
-10.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
7.5M
$7.68 per claim
Patients
5.3M
717,372 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$57.5M
$10.82 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $57.5M for Cephalexin in 2024, for 7,487,364 prescriptions and refills to 5,315,572 patients (down 10.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $7.68.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Cephalexin in 2024: $5.6M for 730,397 claims, followed by Florida ($4.6M).
Victor H Dinh, family practice in Garden Grove, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Cephalexin in 2024: 474 claims costing $25K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor H Dinh Garden Grove, CA | Family Practice | 474 | 261 | $25K |
| John Y Chung Dalton, GA | Dermatology | 2,390 | 2,008 | $17K |
| Daniel J Geha Leawood, KS |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 677,782 | 6,686,584 | 4,734,112 | $58.7M |
| 2023 | 697,131 | 7,109,186 | 5,049,440 | $64.2M |
| 2024 | 717,372 | 7,487,364 | 5,315,572 | $57.5M |
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 |
| 225 |
| 70 |
| $13K |
| Michele B Weiberg Kokomo, IN | Infectious Disease | 30 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Marissa C Belyea New Hartford, NY | Physician Assistant | 448 | 326 | $12K |
| Gayland D Yee Kihei, HI | Family Practice | 40 | 17 | $10K |
| Sultan Mirza Palm Harbor, FL | Dermatology | 2,005 | 1,335 | $9,784 |
| Norys A Castro Pena San Antonio, TX | Internal Medicine | 328 | 127 | $9,380 |
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 745 | 380 | $9,038 |
| David L Nathan Avon, IN | Dermatology | 378 | 211 | $8,522 |
| Paul W Hlavinka Bethlehem, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 50 | 31 | $8,243 |
| Samir Bhalla Hillside, IL | Geriatric Medicine | 92 | 26 | $8,155 |
| Scott D Warren Jacksonville, FL | Dermatology | 1,786 | 1,257 | $8,065 |
| Miguel Velazquez-Villanueva Guaynabo, PR | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 676 | 466 | $8,050 |
| Scott A Macdiarmid Greensboro, NC | Urology | 367 | 109 | $7,969 |
| Theodore T Wagner III Lafayette, IN | Urology | 777 | 389 | $7,655 |
| Brandon M Roscoe Du Bois, PA | Family Practice | 622 | 342 | $7,525 |
| Joseph C Zola Jr. Oxford, NC | Urology | 126 | 64 | $7,503 |
| Glenn E Kershen Saginaw, MI | Urology | 831 | 520 | $7,485 |
| John R Wallace Marquette, MI | Infectious Disease | 104 | 34 | $7,453 |
| Raymond M Miller Ogden, UT | Nurse Practitioner | 346 | 136 | $7,408 |
| Leland N Allen III Birmingham, AL | Infectious Disease | 134 | 36 | $7,267 |
| Dustin V Wilkes Weatherford, TX | Dermatology | 1,124 | 856 | $7,220 |
| Kara M Cooper Forest Grove, OR | Nurse Practitioner | 147 | 75 | $7,208 |
| Matthew P Hughes Marietta, GA | Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery | 1,375 | 1,221 | $7,181 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Teva USA TEVA | 2,701,583 | $26.5M |
| Ascend Laborato ALKEM.NS | 2,402,878 | $16.0M |
| Lupin Pharmaceu LUPIN.NS | 2,117,659 | $13.1M |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 257,269 | $1.9M |
| Avkare | 4,563 | $32K |
| AHP | 3,123 | $21K |
| Chartwell Rx Ll | 327 | $8,326 |
| Avpak | 881 | $4,088 |
| Sun Pharmaceuti SUNPHARMA.NS | 719 | $3,628 |
| Major Pharmaceu | 646 | $3,115 |
| Bryant Ranch Pr | 93 | $1,290 |
| TWI Pharmaceuti | 20 | $539 |
| Bi-Coastal Phar | 85 | $360 |
| Pd-Rx Pharm | 14 | $38.03 |