Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$126.8M
-16.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
2.8M
$45.94 per claim
Patients
1.5M
268,108 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$126.9M
$86.17 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $126.8M for Clobetasol Propionate in 2024, for 2,760,432 prescriptions and refills to 1,471,884 patients (down 16.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $45.94.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Clobetasol Propionate in 2024: $18.0M for 240,927 claims, followed by California ($12.4M).
Sharene B Nubani, podiatry in Dorchester, MA, had the highest Medicare cost for Clobetasol Propionate in 2024: 1,704 claims costing $551K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharene B Nubani Dorchester, MA | Podiatry | 1,704 | 432 | $551K |
| Jimmy Van Brooklyn, NY | Orthopaedic Surgery | 1,975 | 427 | $404K |
| John A Debello |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 226,630 | 1,962,433 | 1,048,386 | $134.5M |
| 2023 | 248,524 | 2,323,537 | 1,250,474 | $152.2M |
| 2024 | 268,108 | 2,760,432 | 1,471,884 | $126.8M |
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.
| Podiatry |
| 736 |
| 188 |
| $390K |
| Jian Cui Flushing, NY | Dermatology | 5,206 | 1,845 | $353K |
| Eustace Allen Brooklyn, NY | Specialist | 536 | 124 | $285K |
| Carlos F Driggs Bronx, NY | Internal Medicine | 565 | 159 | $270K |
| Xiangsheng Zheng Birmingham, AL | Internal Medicine | 1,443 | 242 | $250K |
| Mohammed A Yousuf Bronx, NY | Podiatry | 704 | 237 | $228K |
| Xiandong Shi Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 1,093 | 190 | $217K |
| Praveen Kumrah Bronx, NY | Podiatry | 667 | 159 | $215K |
| Mazda Alaie Bronx, NY | Podiatry | 591 | 221 | $191K |
| Mark V Morano Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 297 | 79 | $177K |
| Xiaoqin S Yin Flushing, NY | Family Practice | 858 | 223 | $167K |
| Karina Torres Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 1,973 | 509 | $164K |
| Olatunde Osofisan Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 294 | 95 | $138K |
| Wei Wang Brooklyn, NY | Family Practice | 876 | 266 | $135K |
| Junior R King Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 251 | 76 | $134K |
| Karl Cirincione Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 305 | 88 | $124K |
| Anna Chan Flushing, NY | Family Practice | 516 | 72 | $115K |
| Casey A Pidich New York, NY | Podiatry | 353 | 99 | $114K |
| Anto Vincetic Bronx, NY | Podiatry | 213 | 62 | $109K |
| Venkata L Durbhaka Bronx, NY | Podiatry | 241 | 82 | $107K |
| Tamira Vannoy Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 393 | 120 | $106K |
| Ella Peppe Bronx, NY | Podiatry | 229 | 116 | $103K |
| Marshall B Kurtz Scarsdale, NY | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 542 | 109 | $99K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Encube Ethicals | 1,168,749 | $51.6M |
| Taro Pharm USA | 587,771 | $27.6M |
| Micro Labs USA, | 225,184 | $8.6M |
| Xiromed, LLC | 180,855 | $7.8M |
| Amneal Pharmace AMRX | 138,329 | $7.5M |
| Lupin Pharmaceu LUPIN.NS | 122,847 | $5.6M |
| Macleods Pharma | 108,162 | $4.6M |
| Alembic Pharmac | 64,403 | $3.7M |
| Cosette Pharmac | 54,902 | $2.5M |
| Padagis | 22,358 | $1.6M |
| Glenmark Pharma GLENMARK.NS | 15,096 | $1.4M |
| Fougera/Sandoz SDZ.SW | 26,546 | $1.3M |
| Actavis/Teva TEVA | 6,833 | $838K |
| Quagen Pharmace | 12,036 | $577K |
| Northstar Rx Ll | 5,617 | $556K |
| Avkare | 12,188 | $539K |
| Viona Pharmaceu | 2,362 | $282K |
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 2,641 | $195K |
| Hi-Tech/Akorn C | 1,785 | $89K |
| Torrent Pharmac TORNTPHARM.NS | 789 | $34K |
| Mayne Pharma In | 542 | $22K |
| Morton Grove Ph | 468 | $22K |
| Akorn Inc. | 111 | $15K |
| Teligent Pharma | 291 | $14K |
| Prasco Labs | 82 | $13K |
| Ipg Pharmaceuti | 88 | $4,133 |
| Gsms, Inc. | 292 | $3,688 |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 70 | $2,836 |
| Rising Pharm | 53 | $1,566 |