Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$32.7M
-16.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
4.9M
$6.72 per claim
Patients
3.5M
588,933 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $32.7M for Ciprofloxacin Hcl in 2024, for 4,855,251 prescriptions and refills to 3,540,302 patients (down 16.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $6.72.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Ciprofloxacin Hcl in 2024: $3.9M for 542,033 claims, followed by Texas ($3.0M).
Mark D Oberlander, ophthalmology in Pinellas Park, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Ciprofloxacin Hcl in 2024: 1,724 claims costing $25K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark D Oberlander Pinellas Park, FL | Ophthalmology | 1,724 | 1,104 | $25K |
| Mehran Taban Torrance, CA | Ophthalmology | 1,413 | 562 | $23K |
| Antonio Prado |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 564,978 | 4,686,602 | 3,409,216 | $36.2M |
| 2023 | 581,289 | 4,823,935 | 3,518,025 | $39.0M |
| 2024 | 588,933 | 4,855,251 | 3,540,302 | $32.7M |
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.
| Ophthalmology |
| 1,535 |
| 1,035 |
| $21K |
| David Castillejos Chula Vista, CA | Ophthalmology | 736 | 418 | $17K |
| William Martin Palm Springs, FL | Ophthalmology | 784 | 510 | $16K |
| Gregory H Scimeca Willingboro, NJ | Ophthalmology | 1,393 | 707 | $15K |
| Faisel Ahmad Marion, IL | Ophthalmology | 1,304 | 802 | $15K |
| David B Hair Bakersfield, CA | Ophthalmology | 1,384 | 1,093 | $15K |
| Raymond Fong New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 821 | 464 | $14K |
| Heriberto Martinez Lebron Guayama, PR | Ophthalmology | 792 | 250 | $13K |
| Peter B McKernan Tampa, FL | Otolaryngology | 455 | 266 | $13K |
| Michael G Woodcock Fayetteville, NC | Ophthalmology | 1,137 | 707 | $13K |
| Omar Hamoui Brooksville, FL | Urology | 2,134 | 1,276 | $12K |
| Gustavo A Hernandez San Juan, PR | Ophthalmology | 729 | 382 | $12K |
| John J Costello Jr. Oneida, NY | Ophthalmology | 838 | 602 | $11K |
| Dennis C Lu Plattsburgh, NY | Ophthalmology | 914 | 407 | $11K |
| Constantine A Balouris Butler, PA | Ophthalmology | 1,227 | 806 | $11K |
| James H Peace II Inglewood, CA | Ophthalmology | 928 | 383 | $11K |
| Michael P Graham Orlando, FL | Ophthalmology | 859 | 605 | $11K |
| Jansen Colberg Cabo Rojo, PR | Ophthalmology | 673 | 494 | $10K |
| Ephraim S Atwal Cheektowaga, NY | Ophthalmology | 821 | 517 | $10K |
| Eric H Wigton Swansea, IL | Ophthalmology | 579 | 455 | $10K |
| Frances J Acosta Brandon, FL | Ophthalmology | 512 | 415 | $9,954 |
| Bart A Jones Swansea, IL | Ophthalmology | 852 | 648 | $9,797 |
| Steven M Silverstein Kansas City, MO | Ophthalmology | 932 | 600 | $9,768 |