Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$18.5M
-7.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
1.5M
$12.55 per claim
Patients
879K
208,672 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$18.5M
$21.01 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $18.5M for Dexamethasone in 2024, for 1,471,755 prescriptions and refills to 879,143 patients (down 7.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $12.55.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Dexamethasone in 2024: $1.8M for 121,993 claims, followed by Florida ($1.4M).
Gerald A Cioffi, oral surgery (dentist only) in Orange Park, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Dexamethasone in 2024: 1,357 claims costing $31K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald A Cioffi Orange Park, FL | Oral Surgery (Dentist only) | 1,357 | 279 | $31K |
| George P Fahed Ponce, PR | Pulmonary Disease | 653 | 347 | $22K |
| Bryan G Trump |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 223,759 | 1,549,935 | 994,461 | $24.2M |
| 2023 | 205,120 | 1,407,804 | 849,327 | $20.0M |
| 2024 | 208,672 | 1,471,755 | 879,143 | $18.5M |
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.
| Pathology |
| 271 |
| 85 |
| $14K |
| Seena Patel Phoenix, AZ | Oral Surgery (Dentist only) | 68 | 35 | $12K |
| Jesus M Roman Mayaguez, PR | Pulmonary Disease | 490 | 273 | $12K |
| Drore Eisen Cincinnati, OH | Dermatology | 303 | 136 | $11K |
| Rafael Soto Toa Baja, PR | General Practice | 457 | 271 | $11K |
| Armando O Cardona-Ramirez Mayaguez, PR | Pulmonary Disease | 670 | 394 | $11K |
| Maximo C Blondet Passalacqua San Juan, PR | Pulmonary Disease | 608 | 238 | $11K |
| Raul A Rios Mollineda Bayamon, PR | Pulmonary Disease | 394 | 255 | $10K |
| Lan Su Westlake Village, CA | Dentist | 178 | 64 | $9,858 |
| Ricardo J Padilla Chapel Hill, NC | Oral Surgery (Dentist only) | 85 | 20 | $8,532 |
| Jesus M Vazquez Santos Florida, PR | General Practice | 941 | 385 | $8,393 |
| Wesley S Sherrell Duluth, GA | Maxillofacial Surgery | 257 | 123 | $7,876 |
| 1427279884 | General Practice | 315 | 159 | $7,773 |
| Jephte Rodriguez Martinez Mayaguez, PR | General Practice | 256 | 134 | $7,661 |
| Candy Miranda Loma Linda, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 75 | 44 | $7,083 |
| Charles P Cole Meadville, PA | Internal Medicine | 315 | 159 | $6,792 |
| Carlos R Garcia Rodriguez San Juan, PR | Pulmonary Disease | 403 | 164 | $6,347 |
| Arnaldo Gerena Quebradillas, PR | General Practice | 231 | 88 | $5,858 |
| Nancy Bravo San Bernardino, CA | Physician Assistant | 488 | 473 | $5,858 |
| Takako Tanaka Philadelphia, PA | Maxillofacial Surgery | 210 | 90 | $5,855 |
| Omar H Butt Saint Louis, MO | Medical Oncology | 280 | 85 | $5,783 |
| Thomas P Sollecito Radnor, PA | Maxillofacial Surgery | 126 | 61 | $5,719 |
| Jessica L Wollenberg Randolph, NJ | Oral Surgery (Dentist only) | 173 | 67 | $5,711 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| West-Ward/Hikma HIK.L | 368,331 | $4.4M |
| Novitium/Ani Ph ANIP | 300,380 | $3.8M |
| Roxane/West-War | 150,176 | $2.2M |
| Amneal Pharmace AMRX | 185,418 | $2.2M |
| Rising Pharm | 60,691 | $2.0M |
| Apotex Corp | 87,033 | $900K |
| Northstar Rx Ll | 64,510 | $754K |
| Prasco Labs | 43,983 | $597K |
| Hikma Pharmaceu HIK.L | 104,684 | $469K |
| Alvogen Inc | 38,184 | $413K |
| Bionpharma Inc. | 33,144 | $389K |
| Morton Grove Ph | 9,959 | $217K |
| Viona Pharmaceu | 13,007 | $125K |
| Novitium Pharma | 9,792 | $54K |
| STI Pharma, LLC | 2,311 | $34K |
| Larken Labs | 255 | $23K |
| Chartwell Rx Ll | 259 | $8,547 |
| Avkare | 51 | $1,427 |
| Major Pharmaceu | 60 | $814 |