Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$456K
+8.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
21K
$21.86 per claim
Patients
9,855
5,257 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$456K
$46.27 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $456K for Dextrose In Water in 2024, for 20,864 prescriptions and refills to 9,855 patients (up 8.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $21.86.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Dextrose In Water in 2024: $190K for 4,786 claims, followed by California ($51K).
Muhammad Farhan, internal medicine in Louisville, KY, had the highest Medicare cost for Dextrose In Water in 2024: 78 claims costing $3,648.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Farhan Louisville, KY | Internal Medicine | 78 | Under 11 | $3,648 |
| Wei K Kao Ronkonkoma, NY | Internal Medicine | 50 | 28 | $3,258 |
| Abiola O Familusi |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4,715 | 16,947 | 8,029 | $377K |
| 2023 | 4,735 | 18,332 | 8,502 | $419K |
| 2024 | 5,257 | 20,864 | 9,855 | $456K |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 54 |
| 26 |
| $3,176 |
| Polina Khanina Far Rockaway, NY | Internal Medicine | 48 | 31 | $3,123 |
| Cindy A Peters Long Beach, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 38 | Under 11 | $3,011 |
| Olusegun Ogunfowora Far Rockaway, NY | Internal Medicine | 43 | 28 | $2,943 |
| Edgar A Pimentel New York, NY | Family Practice | 28 | Under 11 | $2,898 |
| Daniel Griffin Plainview, NY | Infectious Disease | 34 | Under 11 | $2,889 |
| Matthew Siegenthaler Vernon, NY | Family Practice | 51 | Under 11 | $2,669 |
| Bhaskar R Yeturu Elmhurst, NY | Internal Medicine | 47 | 24 | $2,511 |
| Jyothi R Jasti Bronx, NY | Internal Medicine | 35 | 16 | $1,948 |
| Olaf Butchma Westhampton, NY | Internal Medicine | 31 | 18 | $1,910 |
| Bernard F Perutti Paramus, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 23 | 12 | $1,891 |
| Neil D Jaglall Wading River, NY | Internal Medicine | 39 | 23 | $1,885 |
| Deborah R Flomenhoft Lexington, KY | Gastroenterology | 51 | Under 11 | $1,850 |
| Hemalatha Murugan Chino, CA | Family Practice | 14 | Under 11 | $1,822 |
| Gina Scanlon Deer Park, NY | Physician Assistant | 21 | 20 | $1,800 |
| Claudio Ginebra Medford, NY | Physician Assistant | 25 | 12 | $1,766 |
| Amber R Kirk Ashland, KY | Nurse Practitioner | 56 | Under 11 | $1,743 |
| Ashok C Chopra New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 103 | 50 | $1,739 |
| Larry T Suk Gardena, CA | Internal Medicine | 33 | 26 | $1,723 |
| Vimalson Monickam Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 17 | 11 | $1,694 |
| Zvi J Batash Fresh Meadows, NY | Internal Medicine | 64 | 41 | $1,673 |
| Raymonde Ernest-Jean New York, NY | Pulmonary Disease | 18 | Under 11 | $1,671 |
| Dinesh Sethi Wyandanch, NY | Internal Medicine | 34 | 27 | $1,563 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Baxter Healthca | 17,589 | $418K |
| B.Braun | 2,936 | $35K |
| Fresenius Kabi | 326 | $2,571 |
| Hospira/Pfizer | 14 | $403 |