Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$5.0M
-15.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
192K
$25.99 per claim
Patients
162K
74,866 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$5.0M
$30.65 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $5.0M for Clarithromycin in 2024, for 191,542 prescriptions and refills to 162,429 patients (down 15.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $25.99.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Clarithromycin in 2024: $601K for 18,057 claims, followed by California ($578K).
Denisea K Mount, nurse practitioner in Springboro, OH, had the highest Medicare cost for Clarithromycin in 2024: 114 claims costing $13K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denisea K Mount Springboro, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 114 | 59 | $13K |
| Eugene S Eskow Flemington, NJ | Family Practice | 67 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Ivan Soosaipillai |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 77,744 | 203,090 | 170,959 | $7.0M |
| 2023 | 77,547 | 198,790 | 168,766 | $5.9M |
| 2024 | 74,866 | 191,542 | 162,429 | $5.0M |
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 |
| 62 |
| 18 |
| $8,972 |
| Rebecca Keith Minong, WI | Nurse Practitioner | 131 | 41 | $7,889 |
| James D Wolfe San Jose, CA | Allergy/ Immunology | 135 | 105 | $7,453 |
| Jay Kumar Brooksville, FL | Pulmonary Disease | 36 | 11 | $7,341 |
| Rande H Lazar Memphis, TN | Otolaryngology | 249 | 206 | $6,476 |
| Hemwattie S Jaimangal Lady Lake, FL | Infectious Disease | 58 | 23 | $6,264 |
| Brittany Galusha Madison, WI | Internal Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $6,153 |
| Rex G Carr Sewickley, PA | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 73 | 24 | $5,487 |
| Lynn Durand Hopkinton, NH | Family Practice | 37 | 11 | $4,814 |
| Muhammad T Selevany Clifton, NJ | Internal Medicine | 291 | 182 | $4,723 |
| Abdi Abbassi Jacksonville, FL | Gastroenterology | 156 | 155 | $4,676 |
| Paul A Stewart Las Vegas, NV | Pulmonary Disease | 68 | 28 | $4,497 |
| Babak Behin Jersey City, NJ | Otolaryngology | 143 | 138 | $4,079 |
| Jason M Haffizulla Tamarac, FL | Internal Medicine | 259 | 209 | $3,950 |
| James L Schaller Naples, FL | Neuropsychiatry | 47 | 15 | $3,823 |
| Fernando Alvarado Altamonte Springs, FL | Infectious Disease | 35 | Under 11 | $3,708 |
| Raphael Stricker San Francisco, CA | Internal Medicine | 82 | 24 | $3,707 |
| Herman B Bell Anaheim, CA | Family Practice | 200 | 144 | $3,595 |
| Steven Streit Howell, NJ | Internal Medicine | 96 | 37 | $3,487 |
| Harry J Rodriguez-McDougall Coto Laurel, PR | Gastroenterology | 132 | 132 | $3,408 |
| Charles P Theivagt Harlingen, TX | Otolaryngology | 82 | 82 | $3,401 |
| Matthew T Braddock Jacksonville, FL | Family Practice | 24 | Under 11 | $3,342 |
| Maria C Verne Pembroke Pines, FL | Dentist | 14 | Under 11 | $3,290 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 101,857 | $2.7M |
| Sandoz SDZ.SW | 43,810 | $1.3M |
| Rising Pharm | 21,745 | $496K |
| Lannett Co. Inc | 24,052 | $480K |
| Strides Pharma STAR.NS | 86 | $2,055 |
| Chartwell Rx Ll | 21 | $885 |
| Alembic Pharmac | 28 | $584 |
| Major Pharmaceu | 18 | $506 |