Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$153.7M
+21.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
35K
$4,445.26 per claim
Patients
26K
25,318 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$153.8M
$5,909.11 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $153.7M for Dificid in 2024, for 34,582 prescriptions and refills to 26,013 patients (up 21.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $4,445.26.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Dificid in 2024: $14.2M for 3,242 claims, followed by New York ($12.2M).
Rosa Calderon, internal medicine in Passaic, NJ, had the highest Medicare cost for Dificid in 2024: 63 claims costing $296K.
Dificid is made by Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), listed in the Medicare spending data as Merck Sharp & D.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosa Calderon Passaic, NJ | Internal Medicine | 63 | 46 | $296K |
| Hemwattie S Jaimangal Lady Lake, FL | Infectious Disease | 24 | Under 11 | $284K |
| Andrew W Dupont |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 17,830 | 24,033 | 18,219 | $103.1M |
| 2023 | 21,200 | 28,642 | 21,546 | $127.1M |
| 2024 | 25,318 | 34,582 | 26,013 | $153.7M |
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.
| Gastroenterology |
| 43 |
| 11 |
| $257K |
| Ricardo E Nuila Houston, TX | Internal Medicine | 28 | 19 | $197K |
| Kathryn L Baumeister Angier, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | Under 11 | $164K |
| Deepa Mathur Columbus, OH | Family Practice | 43 | Under 11 | $110K |
| Chad Duffalo Newark, DE | Infectious Disease | 14 | Under 11 | $97K |
| William Muinos Miami, FL | Pediatric Medicine | 16 | Under 11 | $96K |
| Tiffany K Min New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 20 | Under 11 | $96K |
| Michael A Ankrom Baltimore, MD | Hospice and Palliative Care | 13 | Under 11 | $93K |
| Amit P Saha Oklahoma City, OK | Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) | 16 | Under 11 | $81K |
| Ari Grinspan New York, NY | Gastroenterology | 16 | Under 11 | $81K |
| Amirali Amjadi Greenbelt, MD | Infectious Disease | 11 | Under 11 | $77K |
| Michelle T Hecker Cleveland, OH | Infectious Disease | 14 | Under 11 | $66K |
| Autumn L Feazell Oak Hill, WV | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $65K |
| Pauline Ho Placentia, CA | Infectious Disease | 13 | Under 11 | $61K |
| Sathya Jaganmohan Shreveport, LA | Gastroenterology | 12 | Under 11 | $60K |
| Robert J Pearlstein Plymouth Meeting, PA | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $57K |
| Gina Luciano Greenvale, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | Under 11 | $54K |
| Anne P Swedlund Princeton, NJ | Gastroenterology | 11 | Under 11 | $53K |
| Geovanna Deese Charlotte, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | 11 | $53K |
| Brent N Barranco Birmingham, AL | Gastroenterology | 11 | 11 | $53K |
| Steven Naymagon New York, NY | Gastroenterology | 11 | Under 11 | $52K |
| Martin R Zamora Orlando, FL | Critical Care (Intensivists) | 15 | Under 11 | $49K |
| Kami Wasilewski Kingwood, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | Under 11 | $38K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Merck Sharp & D MRK | 34,589 | $153.8M |