Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$3.5M
-46.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
46K
$75.51 per claim
Patients
26K
17,499 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$3.5M
$133.91 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $3.5M for Desoximetasone in 2024, for 46,029 prescriptions and refills to 25,954 patients (down 46.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $75.51.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Desoximetasone in 2024: $626K for 5,256 claims, followed by Texas ($255K).
Tyrone Johnson, podiatry in Brooklyn, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Desoximetasone in 2024: 328 claims costing $70K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Johnson Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 328 | 120 | $70K |
| Laura Marquis-Dusauzay Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 88 | 34 | $35K |
| Emmanuel Agnant |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 21,599 | 62,453 | 33,923 | $8.9M |
| 2023 | 18,328 | 49,726 | 27,752 | $6.5M |
| 2024 | 17,499 | 46,029 | 25,954 | $3.5M |
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.
| Physician Assistant |
| 165 |
| 42 |
| $29K |
| Michael J Chandler New York, NY | Allergy/ Immunology | 86 | 31 | $22K |
| Parminder S Chawla Leesburg, VA | Neurology | 27 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Inessa Borochov Rego Park, NY | Podiatry | 53 | 21 | $16K |
| Kenneth M Warnock Wichita Falls, TX | General Surgery | 57 | 12 | $12K |
| Hannah Okocha Humble, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 27 | 14 | $11K |
| Leonid Bukhman New York, NY | Family Practice | 41 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Paul M Koslow Rego Park, NY | Podiatry | 40 | 12 | $11K |
| Olatunde Osofisan Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 31 | 13 | $8,763 |
| John A Debello Bronx, NY | Podiatry | 33 | 17 | $8,014 |
| Joshua Vacik Sheffield, AL | Internal Medicine | 25 | Under 11 | $7,569 |
| Robert E Agee Jr. Birmingham, AL | Family Practice | 15 | Under 11 | $6,749 |
| Elizabeth B Curtis Baton Rouge, LA | Family Practice | 18 | Under 11 | $6,575 |
| Duc H Phan Houston, TX | Internal Medicine | 37 | 12 | $6,430 |
| Martin Perlin Mount Kisco, NY | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $6,271 |
| York Sing Chan Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 26 | Under 11 | $5,856 |
| Francis J Gialanella Orange, NJ | Internal Medicine | 35 | 15 | $5,820 |
| Kenneth W Neal Jr. Arlington, VA | Dermatology | 28 | 14 | $5,690 |
| John D Curtis Jr. Bessemer, AL | Orthopedic Surgery | 12 | Under 11 | $5,400 |
| Manjunath S Vadmal Burbank, CA | Pathology | 37 | 23 | $5,283 |
| Nghia C Nguyen Houston, TX | Internal Medicine | 44 | 12 | $5,001 |
| David F Dieteman Erie, PA | Dermatology | 87 | 33 | $4,857 |
| Emil Lavian New York, NY | Podiatry | 16 | Under 11 | $4,680 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Lupin Pharmaceu LUPIN.NS | 12,579 | $1.6M |
| Taro Pharm USA | 3,959 | $641K |
| Viona Pharmaceu | 12,510 | $589K |
| Padagis | 13,571 | $534K |
| Actavis/Teva TEVA | 3,399 | $131K |
| Glenmark Pharma GLENMARK.NS | 12 | $1,303 |