Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$25.9M
-9.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
677K
$38.25 per claim
Patients
346K
109,150 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $25.9M for Clindamycin Phosphate in 2024, for 677,445 prescriptions and refills to 345,834 patients (down 9.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $38.25.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Clindamycin Phosphate in 2024: $3.4M for 66,534 claims, followed by California ($2.6M).
Natella Yagoudaeva, physician assistant in Rego Park, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Clindamycin Phosphate in 2024: 126 claims costing $103K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natella Yagoudaeva Rego Park, NY | Physician Assistant | 126 | 64 | $103K |
| Paul V Benites Bronx, NY | Physician Assistant | 204 | 78 | $52K |
| Dmitry Khasak |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 96,513 | 531,772 | 274,143 | $30.6M |
| 2023 | 103,081 | 589,746 | 303,556 | $28.6M |
| 2024 | 109,150 | 677,445 | 345,834 | $25.9M |
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.
| Dermatology |
| 266 |
| 109 |
| $44K |
| David L Cohen Hewlett, NY | Dermatology | 523 | 171 | $43K |
| Keith Y Ko Brooklyn, NY | Physician Assistant | 64 | 39 | $37K |
| Abdul Wahid Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 229 | 39 | $34K |
| Laurence Landau Bethpage, NY | Podiatry | 264 | 174 | $24K |
| Jian Cui Flushing, NY | Dermatology | 541 | 216 | $22K |
| Salvatore J Milazzo New York, NY | Physician Assistant | 101 | 32 | $22K |
| Alejandro Pedrozo III Miami, FL | Dermatology | 377 | 200 | $20K |
| K. Andrew Cerveny Jr. Long Beach, NY | Dermatology | 250 | 89 | $20K |
| Monserrate Pabon Lopez Aibonito, PR | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 226 | 192 | $19K |
| Brianna Allain Elmhurst, NY | Internal Medicine | 40 | 26 | $18K |
| Gerhardt O Rivera Humacao, PR | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 227 | 203 | $18K |
| Pinkas E Lebovits New York, NY | Dermatology | 465 | 169 | $17K |
| Ali M Abdul Kareem McAllen, TX | Podiatry | 176 | 79 | $17K |
| Ari L Konheim Cleveland, OH | Dermatology | 365 | 233 | $17K |
| Peter Hu Brooklyn, NY | Physician Assistant | 71 | 32 | $16K |
| Rick J Lin McAllen, TX | Dermatology | 395 | 230 | $14K |
| Curtis L Chen Bronx, NY | Physician Assistant | 214 | 72 | $14K |
| Tamara Moss Forest Hills, NY | Dermatology | 96 | 56 | $13K |
| Karina Torres Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 415 | 146 | $13K |
| Kyle L Wagamon Warren, OH | Dermatology | 266 | 126 | $13K |
| Iffat A Sadique Jamaica, NY | Family Practice | 33 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Carmen M Ortiz Roque San Juan, PR | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 158 | 121 | $13K |