Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$120.6M
-9.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
153K
$790.10 per claim
Patients
35K
15,081 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$120.7M
$3,412.77 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $120.6M for Daptomycin in 2024, for 152,645 prescriptions and refills to 35,350 patients (down 9.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $790.10.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Daptomycin in 2024: $12.6M for 16,897 claims, followed by Texas ($12.3M).
Alan J Chapman Jr., infectious disease in Houston, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Daptomycin in 2024: 429 claims costing $797K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan J Chapman Jr. Houston, TX | Infectious Disease | 429 | 67 | $797K |
| Jessica E Johnson Morgantown, WV | Internal Medicine | 331 | 85 | $538K |
| Naima Zaheer |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11,955 | 112,470 | 25,329 | $137.3M |
| 2023 | 13,317 | 129,924 | 29,591 | $132.8M |
| 2024 | 15,081 | 152,645 | 35,350 | $120.6M |
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.
| Infectious Disease |
| 177 |
| 41 |
| $398K |
| James H Smith III Columbus, OH | Infectious Disease | 198 | 32 | $397K |
| J. D Duke II Dothan, AL | General Surgery | 575 | 96 | $358K |
| Shamla Kalyan Pontiac, MI | Infectious Disease | 44 | Under 11 | $350K |
| Harrinarine Madhosingh Celebration, FL | Infectious Disease | 180 | 41 | $318K |
| Andrew M Ebers Rogers, AR | Infectious Disease | 178 | 44 | $301K |
| Brian J Lipman Henderson, NV | Infectious Disease | 135 | 30 | $285K |
| Traci M Motes Little Rock, AR | Nurse Practitioner | 132 | 28 | $281K |
| Jihad M El-Hayek Shreveport, LA | Infectious Disease | 111 | 21 | $274K |
| Cara Fanning Las Vegas, NV | Infectious Disease | 177 | 36 | $272K |
| Ameera W Siddiqi Fayetteville, GA | Infectious Disease | 193 | 39 | $270K |
| Javier A Aguilar Aragon Burr Ridge, IL | Infectious Disease | 31 | Under 11 | $269K |
| Athanasios G Papastamelos Linwood, NJ | Infectious Disease | 135 | 19 | $268K |
| Colleen G Cannon Jackson, MS | Nurse Practitioner | 262 | 48 | $267K |
| Ronald A Shockley Las Vegas, NV | Infectious Disease | 151 | 28 | $264K |
| Thomas C Keeling Columbus, OH | Infectious Disease | 100 | 23 | $253K |
| Yama Osmanzai Myrtle Beach, SC | Internal Medicine | 175 | 40 | $250K |
| Allen T Griffin II Louisville, KY | Infectious Disease | 90 | 17 | $246K |
| Dwight A Lindley Little Rock, AR | Infectious Disease | 112 | 23 | $232K |
| William V Fattig Alliance, NE | Internal Medicine | 49 | Under 11 | $228K |
| Halim S Abou-Faycal Shreveport, LA | Infectious Disease | 121 | 26 | $221K |
| Amir Z Qureshi Las Vegas, NV | Infectious Disease | 146 | 42 | $218K |
| Bazgha Siddiqui Joliet, IL | Infectious Disease | 119 | 37 | $218K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Apotex Corp | 51,738 | $46.9M |
| Xellia Pharmace | 35,150 | $31.7M |
| Be Pharmaceutic | 23,919 | $18.0M |
| Northstar Rx Ll | 6,534 | $11.4M |
| Dr.Reddy'S Lab RDY | 5,924 | $2.8M |
| Meitheal Pharma | 11,755 | $2.2M |
| Camber Pharmace | 1,340 | $2.0M |
| Mylan Instituti VTRS | 2,905 | $1.9M |
| Hospira/Pfizer | 2,821 | $973K |
| Sagent Pharmace | 2,729 | $799K |
| Accord Healthca | 293 | $430K |
| Xellia-Premierp | 2,533 | $375K |
| Fresenius Kabi | 87 | $325K |
| Meitheal-Novapl | 2,395 | $320K |
| Eugia US LLC | 706 | $173K |
| Sagent-Novaplus | 221 | $83K |
| West-Ward/Hikma HIK.L | 363 | $78K |
| Sintetica US Ll | 409 | $71K |
| Meitheal-Health | 498 | $70K |
| Civica, Inc. | 271 | $42K |
| Bluepoint Labor | 82 | $39K |