Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$4.2M
-0.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
49K
$85.51 per claim
Patients
27K
18,190 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$4.2M
$154.30 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $4.2M for Clobetasol Emollient in 2024, for 48,608 prescriptions and refills to 26,934 patients (down 0.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $85.51.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Clobetasol Emollient in 2024: $905K for 10,172 claims, followed by Florida ($527K).
Gary G Chen, internal medicine in Brooklyn, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Clobetasol Emollient in 2024: 860 claims costing $94K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary G Chen Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 860 | 87 | $94K |
| Mariano Sapien El Paso, TX | Podiatry | 105 | 76 | $57K |
| Rebecca J Rosado El Paso, TX |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15,328 | 36,010 | 20,811 | $4.0M |
| 2023 | 16,804 | 40,513 | 23,150 | $4.2M |
| 2024 | 18,190 | 48,608 | 26,934 | $4.2M |
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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.
| Podiatry |
| 97 |
| 65 |
| $54K |
| Amy L Blevins Knoxville, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 170 | 21 | $49K |
| Hong Chen Brooklyn, NY | Physician Assistant | 223 | 72 | $40K |
| Sean M O'Meara El Paso, TX | Podiatry | 73 | 52 | $40K |
| Wei Wang Brooklyn, NY | Family Practice | 341 | 56 | $38K |
| John G Taylor El Paso, TX | Podiatry | 65 | 33 | $35K |
| Keith R Johnson El Paso, TX | Orthopedic Surgery | 75 | 52 | $34K |
| Ricky P Lockett Saint Petersburg, FL | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 72 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Sean Kennedy Denver, CO | Podiatry | 44 | 33 | $25K |
| Maria C Lema Rigual Boynton Beach, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 133 | 77 | $22K |
| Robert Guirguis Tampa, FL | Pain Management | 38 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Yat Fan Chau Staten Island, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 154 | 74 | $16K |
| Nader W Said New Port Richey, FL | Anesthesiology | 135 | 67 | $16K |
| Simon Li Brooklyn, NY | Family Practice | 144 | 29 | $16K |
| Matthew J Grimm Gray, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 50 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Anna Chan Flushing, NY | Family Practice | 99 | 17 | $12K |
| Melissa R Huff Nashville, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 35 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Steven Kong Brooklyn, NY | Physician Assistant | 96 | 20 | $10K |
| Laurence Landau Bethpage, NY | Podiatry | 40 | 28 | $9,995 |
| Audrey M Wohl Knoxville, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 31 | Under 11 | $9,689 |
| Gerald J Fitzgerald Largo, FL | Family Practice | 26 | Under 11 | $9,276 |
| Kianfa Martinez-Lu Hialeah, FL | Anesthesiology | 68 | 37 | $9,122 |
| Marissa Madigan Knoxville, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 27 | Under 11 | $9,049 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data