Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$501K
+24.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
56K
$9.01 per claim
Patients
30K
18,859 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$501K
$16.64 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $501K for Denta 5000 Plus in 2024, for 55,620 prescriptions and refills to 30,109 patients (up 24.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $9.01.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Denta 5000 Plus in 2024: $54K for 6,783 claims, followed by California ($32K).
Jiho Choi, family practice in Annandale, VA, had the highest Medicare cost for Denta 5000 Plus in 2024: 52 claims costing $3,797.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiho Choi Annandale, VA | Family Practice | 52 | 27 | $3,797 |
| Danielle Green Groton, CT | Dentist | 116 | 41 | $1,201 |
| Jamil H Abbasy Southampton, MA |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 14,672 | 39,605 | 21,313 | $421K |
| 2023 | 15,274 | 39,471 | 22,615 | $403K |
| 2024 | 18,859 | 55,620 | 30,109 | $501K |
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.
| Dentist |
| 97 |
| 29 |
| $1,085 |
| Ariel A Catalan Honolulu, HI | Dentist | 45 | 31 | $867 |
| Miguel A Roca Pawtucket, RI | Dentist | 50 | 32 | $763 |
| Steven S Oh Chevy Chase, MD | Dentist | 61 | 35 | $756 |
| David R Louis Woodbury, MN | Dentist | 51 | 26 | $756 |
| Reginald S Young Clarksville, VA | Dentist | 48 | 26 | $726 |
| Nestor M Santiago Hilo, HI | Dentist | 50 | 27 | $712 |
| Thomas R Ahlum Danville, PA | Oral Surgery (Dentist only) | 42 | 21 | $711 |
| William F McKenzie Mililani, HI | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 49 | Under 11 | $591 |
| Kenneth Ho Brooklyn, NY | Dentist | 53 | 24 | $589 |
| Kofeng Liu Flushing, NY | Dentist | 92 | 26 | $577 |
| Lisa Le Waipahu, HI | Dentist | 41 | 22 | $557 |
| John C Paris Arlington, TX | Dentist | 34 | 18 | $551 |
| Catherine M Concert New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 51 | 20 | $550 |
| Frank Y Chiu Flushing, NY | Dentist | 79 | 41 | $549 |
| Wei Wang Brooklyn, NY | Family Practice | 86 | 21 | $545 |
| Charles F Padula Albany, NY | Dentist | 37 | 18 | $517 |
| Yin Y Win New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 74 | 47 | $514 |
| Graig D Brown Tucson, AZ | Dentist | 26 | 18 | $504 |
| Earl T Elstner Jr. Fredericksburg, VA | Dentist | 33 | 14 | $489 |
| Deidre M Condon Newtown, CT | Dentist | 49 | 29 | $480 |
| Ken T Zeng New York, NY | Dentist | 66 | 42 | $479 |
| John K Kim Annandale, VA | Internal Medicine | 22 | Under 11 | $478 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Rising Pharm | 55,643 | $501K |