Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$18.4M
+22.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
29K
$644.31 per claim
Patients
8,490
2,374 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$18.5M
$2,172.94 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $18.4M for Diflorasone Diacetate in 2024, for 28,634 prescriptions and refills to 8,490 patients (up 22.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $644.31.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Diflorasone Diacetate in 2024: $8.8M for 13,157 claims, followed by New York ($6.7M).
Michael Bazel, emergency medicine in Bell, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Diflorasone Diacetate in 2024: 1,189 claims costing $712K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bazel Bell, CA | Emergency Medicine | 1,189 | 121 | $712K |
| Vlad Nusinovich West Hollywood, CA | Internal Medicine | 917 | 109 | $523K |
| Walter H Perez |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,226 | 21,193 | 7,543 | $19.4M |
| 2023 | 1,977 | 19,049 | 6,651 | $15.1M |
| 2024 | 2,374 | 28,634 | 8,490 | $18.4M |
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.
| Podiatry |
| 622 |
| 155 |
| $413K |
| Allen Massihi Glendale, CA | Podiatry | 541 | 145 | $336K |
| Payman Rabiei Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 469 | 118 | $330K |
| Lourdie Honore Brooklyn, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 206 | 42 | $306K |
| Thoi H Lien Rosemead, CA | Family Practice | 267 | 132 | $289K |
| Mikhail Chilingaryan Pittsburgh, PA | General Practice | 427 | 47 | $274K |
| Navid Ezra Thousand Oaks, CA | Dermatology | 420 | 195 | $264K |
| Gavriil Khaimov Fort Lee, NJ | Podiatry | 438 | 151 | $248K |
| Huynh Tran Rosemead, CA | Internal Medicine | 171 | 102 | $225K |
| Carlos F Driggs Bronx, NY | Internal Medicine | 748 | 209 | $217K |
| Yelena Voronova Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 247 | 54 | $211K |
| Roosevelt Hazzard Queens Village, NY | Podiatry | 297 | 134 | $207K |
| Huy Q Le Houston, TX | Family Practice | 431 | 150 | $194K |
| David Tetrokalashvili Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 226 | 42 | $167K |
| Roberto Carpio North Hills, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 192 | 123 | $151K |
| Zinovy N Lekht Sun Valley, CA | Internal Medicine | 209 | 31 | $137K |
| Calvin T Sung Monterey Park, CA | Dermatology | 177 | 87 | $131K |
| Amanda M Berzins Glendale, CA | Physician Assistant | 138 | 73 | $129K |
| Arkady Stern Los Angeles, CA | Family Practice | 224 | 26 | $126K |
| Sadia R Shah Bronx, NY | Podiatry | 202 | 76 | $125K |
| Armen Kazanchian Glendale, CA | Internal Medicine | 170 | 37 | $122K |
| Tsovinar Tekkelian Glendale, CA | Internal Medicine | 195 | 30 | $116K |
| Gerard A Leotaud Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 208 | 52 | $114K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Taro Pharm USA | 14,957 | $9.3M |
| Rising Pharm | 13,593 | $9.1M |
| Emerald Therape | 92 | $78K |