Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$76.5M
+16.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
90K
$850.10 per claim
Patients
34K
9,903 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$76.6M
$2,232.89 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $76.5M for Cequa in 2024, for 90,019 prescriptions and refills to 34,272 patients (up 16.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $850.10.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Cequa in 2024: $15.7M for 20,333 claims, followed by Florida ($9.9M).
Arnulfo V Mansur, ophthalmology in Miami, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Cequa in 2024: 3,588 claims costing $3.7M.
Cequa is made by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (SUNPHARMA.NS), listed in the Medicare spending data as Sun Pharma Glob.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnulfo V Mansur Miami, FL | Ophthalmology | 3,588 | 1,268 | $3.7M |
| Triet M Nguyen Westminster, CA | Ophthalmology | 2,122 | 483 | $1.6M |
| Rodolfo L Rodriguez |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9,292 | 80,968 | 32,755 | $59.5M |
| 2023 | 8,775 | 72,947 | 28,827 | $65.6M |
| 2024 | 9,903 | 90,019 | 34,272 | $76.5M |
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.
| Optometry |
| 895 |
| 264 |
| $850K |
| Trung M Nguyen Fountain Valley, CA | Ophthalmology | 775 | 174 | $662K |
| David H Lee Flushing, NY | Ophthalmology | 418 | 131 | $407K |
| Alan D Mendelsohn Hollywood, FL | Ophthalmology | 490 | 182 | $405K |
| Amr Kouchouk Torrance, CA | Ophthalmology | 591 | 188 | $396K |
| Tri M Nguyen Fountain Valley, CA | Ophthalmology | 564 | 99 | $356K |
| Mai T Pham Columbia, MO | Ophthalmology | 303 | 150 | $351K |
| Thanh-Lan T Quan Westminster, CA | Ophthalmology | 416 | 62 | $292K |
| Tayson Delengocky Chula Vista, CA | Ophthalmology | 331 | 103 | $280K |
| Jennine M Cabanellas Wellington, FL | Ophthalmology | 246 | 112 | $259K |
| Jai G Parekh Woodland Park, NJ | Ophthalmology | 287 | 86 | $251K |
| Joshua J Hanen Minneapolis, MN | Optometry | 336 | 89 | $247K |
| Gee Hyun Chun New York, NY | Optometry | 294 | 91 | $244K |
| Arthur C Lu Westminster, CA | Ophthalmology | 394 | 70 | $243K |
| Jeffrey Tran Suwanee, GA | Ophthalmology | 170 | 73 | $239K |
| Puneet Panda Marietta, GA | Ophthalmology | 254 | 92 | $236K |
| Mario J Rojas Coral Gables, FL | Ophthalmology | 311 | 126 | $234K |
| Wallace F Goldban Palm Springs, CA | Ophthalmology | 191 | 81 | $228K |
| Christian A Morillo Newark, NJ | Optometry | 242 | 111 | $228K |
| Diego X Morillo Newark, NJ | Optometry | 185 | 79 | $198K |
| Loren J Vesselle Kirkland, WA | Ophthalmology | 297 | 120 | $196K |
| Diana Ilyasova Bronx, NY | Optometry | 304 | 85 | $190K |
| Hans H Kim Los Angeles, CA | Ophthalmology | 239 | 80 | $182K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Pharma Glob SUNPHARMA.NS | 90,056 | $76.6M |