Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$13.7M
-5.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
2.6M
$5.26 per claim
Patients
1.7M
233,954 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$13.7M
$8.24 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $13.7M for Chlorhexidine Gluconate in 2024, for 2,599,877 prescriptions and refills to 1,659,040 patients (down 5.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $5.26.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Chlorhexidine Gluconate in 2024: $2.5M for 296,904 claims, followed by New York ($1.5M).
Or Simel, oral surgery (dentist only) in Sunnyvale, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Chlorhexidine Gluconate in 2024: 860 claims costing $11K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Or Simel Sunnyvale, CA | Oral Surgery (Dentist only) | 860 | 784 | $11K |
| Willard Osibin III Bronx, NY | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 703 | 581 | $10K |
| Andre V Guerrero Fernandes |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 216,859 | 2,295,911 | 1,427,852 | $14.5M |
| 2023 | 224,783 | 2,435,592 | 1,548,113 | $14.5M |
| 2024 | 233,954 | 2,599,877 | 1,659,040 | $13.7M |
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.
| Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery |
| 621 |
| 426 |
| $9,080 |
| Doris A Barizo Northridge, CA | Dentist | 1,057 | 178 | $8,986 |
| Michael Knutson Rocklin, CA | Oral Surgery (Dentist only) | 573 | 517 | $8,225 |
| Eduardo E Rodes Mayaguez, PR | Dentist | 829 | 587 | $8,063 |
| Yandresco Quintana New York, NY | Oral Surgery (Dentist only) | 1,396 | 989 | $7,897 |
| Thomas E Gretz Sr. Scottdale, PA | Dentist | 574 | 160 | $7,846 |
| Sheng Ji Carmichael, CA | Oral Surgery (Dentist only) | 521 | 453 | $7,071 |
| Cristina Ortiz-Diaz Vega Alta, PR | Oral Surgery (Dentist only) | 691 | 590 | $6,415 |
| Richard M Rosenthal Voorhees, NJ | Dentist | 579 | 91 | $6,246 |
| Mahr F Elder Novato, CA | Oral Surgery (Dentist only) | 411 | 361 | $6,200 |
| Pedram A Marhabi Valencia, CA | Oral Surgery (Dentist only) | 696 | 645 | $5,950 |
| Hoover M Royals Jr. Dover, NC | Family Practice | 431 | 76 | $5,852 |
| Anna Viron New York, NY | Dentist | 575 | 105 | $5,844 |
| Xian Min Li Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 830 | 296 | $5,785 |
| Darryl Wu New York, NY | Dentist | 1,152 | 561 | $5,761 |
| Wilfredo Quinones San Juan, PR | Oral Surgery (Dentist only) | 545 | 486 | $5,215 |
| Mark J Kunihira Upland, CA | Dentist | 511 | 261 | $5,119 |
| Jeanne M Badillo San Juan, PR | Dentist | 537 | 417 | $5,019 |
| Justin Nassiri Baltimore, MD | Oral Surgery (Dentist only) | 476 | 440 | $5,000 |
| Rafic Jarrah Washington, DC | Internal Medicine | 281 | 31 | $4,898 |
| Sepehr Golboo Laguna Hills, CA | Geriatric Medicine | 387 | 70 | $4,836 |
| Mohammed Tabel Orange, CA | Oral Surgery (Dentist only) | 483 | 447 | $4,579 |
| Khoi D Tran Northridge, CA | Dentist | 701 | 660 | $4,543 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Xttrium Labs. | 2,230,756 | $12.0M |
| Rising Pharm | 343,100 | $1.5M |
| Pai Holding, Ll | 26,332 | $171K |
| Dash/Natco Phar | 393 | $1,503 |
| Chartwell Rx Ll | 167 | $1,023 |
| Major Pharmaceu | 70 | $782 |
| Mckesson Packag | 67 | $511 |
| Vistapharm/Pai | 37 | $134 |
| Kesin Pharma | 11 | $75.12 |