Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$2.7M
+16.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
285
$9,370.38 per claim
Patients
30
29 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$2.7M
$89,018.58 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $2.7M for Cystadrops in 2024, for 285 prescriptions and refills to 30 patients (up 16.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $9,370.38.
Indiana had the highest Medicare cost for Cystadrops in 2024: $285K for 31 claims, followed by Georgia ($231K).
Laurence Greenbaum, pediatric medicine in Atlanta, GA, had the highest Medicare cost for Cystadrops in 2024: 25 claims costing $231K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence Greenbaum Atlanta, GA | Pediatric Medicine | 25 | Under 11 | $231K |
| Emily S Kenner Edgewood, KY | Nephrology | 24 | Under 11 | $222K |
| Daniel E Neely |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 50 | 345 | 49 | $2.9M |
| 2023 | 30 | 263 | 30 | $2.3M |
| 2024 | 29 | 285 | 30 | $2.7M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
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 |
| 22 |
| Under 11 |
| $203K |
| Michael R Christensen Provo, UT | Ophthalmology | 13 | Under 11 | $124K |
| Melissa K Le Chesapeake, VA | Optometry | 13 | Under 11 | $120K |
| Robert S Gillespie Fort Worth, TX | Nephrology | 13 | Under 11 | $120K |
| Karen B Fernandez Charleston, SC | Ophthalmology | 13 | Under 11 | $116K |
| Matthew I Gembala Flagstaff, AZ | Nephrology | 12 | Under 11 | $111K |
| Jordan S Masters Asheville, NC | Ophthalmology | 12 | Under 11 | $110K |
| Mary Jo Dimilia New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $110K |
| Paul C Grimm Palo Alto, CA | Nephrology | 12 | Under 11 | $108K |
| Paul M Henry Fayetteville, AR | Ophthalmology | 11 | Under 11 | $102K |
| Umar Farooq Hershey, PA | Nephrology | 11 | Under 11 | $102K |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Recordati Rare | 285 | $2.7M |