Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$4.5M
-24.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
9,440
$471.54 per claim
Patients
1,933
1,882 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$4.4M
$2,300.92 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $4.5M for Demeclocycline Hcl in 2024, for 9,440 prescriptions and refills to 1,933 patients (down 24.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $471.54.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Demeclocycline Hcl in 2024: $743K for 1,422 claims, followed by Texas ($299K).
Navid Ezra, dermatology in Thousand Oaks, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Demeclocycline Hcl in 2024: 58 claims costing $40K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navid Ezra Thousand Oaks, CA | Dermatology | 58 | 37 | $40K |
| James V Rider Winchester, KS | Family Practice | 60 | Under 11 | $38K |
| Amanda L Eubanks |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,394 | 12,129 | 2,384 | $6.4M |
| 2023 | 2,133 | 10,679 | 2,086 | $5.9M |
| 2024 | 1,882 | 9,440 | 1,933 | $4.5M |
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 |
| 39 |
| Under 11 |
| $38K |
| Dina Rechthand Baltimore, MD | Physician Assistant | 37 | Under 11 | $37K |
| Pouya Afshar San Diego, CA | Internal Medicine | 15 | Under 11 | $31K |
| Leroy B Varney Lancaster, OH | Family Practice | 28 | Under 11 | $30K |
| Michael Brucculeri Clearwater, FL | Nephrology | 64 | 13 | $29K |
| Robert H Rivera Burbank, CA | Internal Medicine | 22 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Neelakantan Ramineni San Diego, CA | Internal Medicine | 19 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Peter T Le Garden Grove, CA | Physician Assistant | 50 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Heather D Foxworthy Carmel, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 55 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Mark D Borchelt Gulfport, MS | Endocrinology | 15 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Roger W Coomer Huntsville, AL | Nephrology | 20 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Kiho Woo Fullerton, CA | Internal Medicine | 24 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Larry R Levine Dunedin, FL | General Practice | 11 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Nancy S Hernandez Fullerton, CA | Nephrology | 29 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Arshad Aqil Caro, MI | Internal Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Mary Wildeman Nashville, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Thomas A Woodbury Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Kimberly S Williams Hammond, LA | Nephrology | 17 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Michael Z Pearson Johnson City, TN | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Rupinder K Chatha Houston, TX | Nephrology | 19 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Beverly S Gutierrez San Antonio, TX | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Najindra Maharjan North Kansas City, MO | Nephrology | 30 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Khaled M Abdelkader Palmer, MA | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $15K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Epic Pharma LLC | 5,589 | $2.9M |
| Amneal Pharmace AMRX | 3,849 | $1.6M |