Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$53K
-5.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
1,233
$43.36 per claim
Patients
430
172 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$53K
$124.34 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $53K for Dextrose In Lactated Ringers in 2024, for 1,233 prescriptions and refills to 430 patients (down 5.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $43.36.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Dextrose In Lactated Ringers in 2024: $25K for 468 claims, followed by New Jersey ($3,440).
Heesoo Jeong, internal medicine in Los Angeles, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Dextrose In Lactated Ringers in 2024: 120 claims costing $6,810.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heesoo Jeong Los Angeles, CA | Internal Medicine | 120 | 73 | $6,810 |
| Sonwoo Lee Los Angeles, CA | Internal Medicine | 65 | 53 | $3,849 |
| Susan H Morrison |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 172 | 1,086 | 370 | $43K |
| 2023 | 129 | 1,168 | 377 | $56K |
| 2024 | 172 | 1,233 | 430 | $53K |
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.
| Allergy/ Immunology |
| 17 |
| Under 11 |
| $3,367 |
| Eddie C Pyune Garden Grove, CA | Family Practice | 54 | 43 | $3,020 |
| Loren M Wilkes Lino Lakes, MN | Family Practice | 39 | Under 11 | $2,388 |
| Chaewon Song Garden Grove, CA | Internal Medicine | 40 | 25 | $2,338 |
| Nikhil Banerjee Saint Louis, MO | Gastroenterology | 27 | Under 11 | $2,216 |
| Matthew K Mo Alhambra, CA | Family Practice | 39 | 29 | $1,667 |
| Adeeti J Chiplunker Hilliard, OH | Gastroenterology | 16 | Under 11 | $1,581 |
| Syed A Asghar McKinney, TX | Internal Medicine | 36 | Under 11 | $1,517 |
| Liran R Barda Miami, FL | General Surgery | 15 | Under 11 | $1,410 |
| Donald F Kirby Cleveland, OH | Gastroenterology | 30 | Under 11 | $1,323 |
| Colleen E Johnson Rochester, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 49 | Under 11 | $1,127 |
| Taewan Kim Oswego, NY | General Surgery | 16 | Under 11 | $1,037 |
| Larry T Suk Gardena, CA | Internal Medicine | 19 | 16 | $1,036 |
| James B Tribble Columbia, SC | General Surgery | 23 | Under 11 | $959 |
| Abigail M Stocker Louisville, KY | Gastroenterology | 16 | Under 11 | $897 |
| Peter J Kim Los Angeles, CA | Internal Medicine | 18 | 15 | $844 |
| Thomas L Rogers Campbellsville, KY | Internal Medicine | 28 | Under 11 | $827 |
| Thomas R Ziegler Atlanta, GA | Endocrinology | 49 | Under 11 | $728 |
| Caryn Berkowitz Iowa City, IA | Gastroenterology | 51 | Under 11 | $670 |
| Ronald Daoud Orange, CA | Internal Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $546 |
| Patrick F Reilly Pensacola, FL | Gastroenterology | 34 | Under 11 | $521 |
| Steven Minter Columbia, SC | Hematology-Oncology | 16 | Under 11 | $377 |
| Allison O Windels Washington, DC | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $341 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Baxter Healthca | 685 | $29K |
| B.Braun | 548 | $25K |