Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$4.1M
-10.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
4,525
$900.83 per claim
Patients
1,921
1,138 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$4.1M
$2,120.16 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $4.1M for Colistimethate in 2024, for 4,525 prescriptions and refills to 1,921 patients (down 10.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $900.83.
Louisiana had the highest Medicare cost for Colistimethate in 2024: $989K for 484 claims, followed by Arkansas ($408K).
Todd H Allain, podiatry in New Orleans, LA, had the highest Medicare cost for Colistimethate in 2024: 15 claims costing $52K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd H Allain New Orleans, LA | Podiatry | 15 | 14 | $52K |
| Joseph Pilewski Pittsburgh, PA | Pulmonary Disease | 40 | 14 | $43K |
| Summer B Zettlemoyer |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,011 | 4,093 | 1,442 | $4.0M |
| 2023 | 1,095 | 4,440 | 1,654 | $4.5M |
| 2024 | 1,138 | 4,525 | 1,921 | $4.1M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 21 |
| 20 |
| $41K |
| Roger K Pons Herrin, IL | Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine | 22 | 18 | $39K |
| Jennifer V Bartholomew Covington, LA | Nurse Practitioner | 15 | 14 | $31K |
| Manuela Cernadas Boston, MA | Pulmonary Disease | 36 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Steven E Lommatzsch Denver, CO | Pulmonary Disease | 36 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Charles Mercer Alexandria, LA | Nurse Practitioner | 14 | 12 | $25K |
| Maggie Bethell Forrest City, AR | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | 12 | $24K |
| Brooke C Gautreaux Thibodaux, LA | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Daniel T Layish Orlando, FL | Pulmonary Disease | 30 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Kimberly A McBennett Cleveland, OH | Pediatric Medicine | 30 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Nathan Garrett Lexington, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 103 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Gregory Tino Philadelphia, PA | Pulmonary Disease | 25 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Jaclyn E Geronimo Toledo, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 14 | Under 11 | $21K |
| April M Ferguson Olympia, WA | Infectious Disease | 11 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Keith B Armitage Cleveland, OH | Infectious Disease | 22 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Timothy R Aksamit Rochester, MN | Pulmonary Disease | 38 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Douglas B Hornick Iowa City, IA | Pulmonary Disease | 31 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Odalys Rodriguez Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 26 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Mary-Katherine Wainwright Birmingham, AL | Nurse Practitioner | 18 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Joanne L Billings Minneapolis, MN | Pulmonary Disease | 22 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Kapilkumar N Patel Winston Salem, NC | Pulmonary Disease | 20 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Beth S Zha San Francisco, CA | Pulmonary Disease | 37 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Alex H Gifford Cleveland, OH | Pulmonary Disease | 20 | Under 11 | $15K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Xellia Pharmace | 2,768 | $2.9M |
| Avet Pharmaceut | 1,087 | $814K |
| App/Fresenius K | 666 | $356K |