Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$305.1M
+19.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
744K
$409.94 per claim
Patients
278K
66,189 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $305.1M for Cyclosporine in 2024, for 744,273 prescriptions and refills to 277,823 patients (up 19.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $409.94.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Cyclosporine in 2024: $74.7M for 216,856 claims, followed by New York ($29.8M).
Benjamin Mandel, ophthalmology in Montebello, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Cyclosporine in 2024: 2,769 claims costing $1.1M.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Mandel Montebello, CA | Ophthalmology | 2,769 | 1,028 | $1.1M |
| Alejandra Uchio Buena Park, CA | Ophthalmology | 1,497 | 601 | $826K |
| Andrew S Cho |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 37,372 | 188,108 | 96,604 | $113.0M |
| 2023 | 55,132 | 472,237 | 188,629 | $255.8M |
| 2024 | 66,189 | 744,273 | 277,823 | $305.1M |
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.
| Ophthalmology |
| 1,745 |
| 685 |
| $822K |
| Joseph T Fan Monterey Park, CA | Ophthalmology | 1,428 | 474 | $796K |
| Garlan G Lo Hacienda Heights, CA | Ophthalmology | 1,106 | 395 | $638K |
| Grant Lee Los Angeles, CA | Ophthalmology | 1,371 | 427 | $611K |
| Nicholas A Stathopoulos Tonawanda, NY | Ophthalmology | 926 | 493 | $605K |
| Jai G Parekh Woodland Park, NJ | Ophthalmology | 968 | 281 | $573K |
| Lilit Ablabutyan Glendale, CA | Ophthalmology | 1,709 | 293 | $545K |
| Tin-Cheu Wong Monterey Park, CA | Ophthalmology | 861 | 315 | $542K |
| Edward W Lee Los Angeles, CA | Ophthalmology | 1,169 | 472 | $536K |
| Christine V Nguyen Fountain Valley, CA | Ophthalmology | 904 | 281 | $501K |
| Kenneth Cohn South Gate, CA | Ophthalmology | 860 | 282 | $497K |
| Yun J Kim Buena Park, CA | Ophthalmology | 1,486 | 492 | $494K |
| Arthur C Lu Westminster, CA | Ophthalmology | 1,380 | 312 | $473K |
| Tri M Nguyen Fountain Valley, CA | Ophthalmology | 780 | 170 | $469K |
| Tayson Delengocky Chula Vista, CA | Ophthalmology | 815 | 267 | $463K |
| Cuong-Dung T DO Westminster, CA | Ophthalmology | 1,362 | 289 | $427K |
| Joseph Kerendian Northridge, CA | Ophthalmology | 1,020 | 255 | $409K |
| Emilio A Baez Rivera Caguas, PR | Ophthalmology | 1,844 | 583 | $397K |
| Kelvin Mai Santa Ana, CA | Internal Medicine | 822 | 274 | $392K |
| Sunil G Bhandarkar Los Angeles, CA | Ophthalmology | 679 | 313 | $367K |
| Tuyet-Mai M Phan Westminster, CA | Ophthalmology | 1,054 | 262 | $367K |
| Thanh-Lan T Quan Westminster, CA | Ophthalmology | 763 | 200 | $348K |
| Casimiro Gonzalez Cudahy, CA | Ophthalmology | 1,222 | 514 | $339K |