Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$21.5M
-33.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
1.1M
$20.49 per claim
Patients
303K
60,408 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$21.5M
$70.97 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $21.5M for Dorzolamide Hcl in 2024, for 1,050,267 prescriptions and refills to 303,237 patients (down 33.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $20.49.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Dorzolamide Hcl in 2024: $2.1M for 101,191 claims, followed by Florida ($1.9M).
Frank Cotter, ophthalmology in Roanoke, VA, had the highest Medicare cost for Dorzolamide Hcl in 2024: 1,867 claims costing $30K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Cotter Roanoke, VA | Ophthalmology | 1,867 | 452 | $30K |
| Zuhair M Shihab Lubbock, TX | Ophthalmology | 1,311 | 420 | $26K |
| Hector J Villarrubia |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 57,266 | 1,003,699 | 278,745 | $30.9M |
| 2023 | 59,156 | 1,069,059 | 288,789 | $32.1M |
| 2024 | 60,408 | 1,050,267 | 303,237 | $21.5M |
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.
| Ophthalmology |
| 827 |
| 233 |
| $26K |
| Cesar R Quinones Caguas, PR | Ophthalmology | 853 | 206 | $24K |
| Juan C Maldonado-Melendez Arecibo, PR | Ophthalmology | 826 | 224 | $24K |
| Kirk A Sturridge Dothan, AL | Ophthalmology | 1,230 | 348 | $23K |
| Sarah Anis Providence, RI | Ophthalmology | 848 | 301 | $23K |
| John G McHenry Dallas, TX | Ophthalmology | 1,002 | 286 | $22K |
| Maria G Velazquez Lamela Caguas, PR | Ophthalmology | 767 | 196 | $22K |
| Danny D Wang Grand Rapids, MI | Ophthalmology | 553 | 187 | $22K |
| Mary E Price Wilmington, NC | Ophthalmology | 933 | 293 | $21K |
| Walfred Torres Davila Toa Alta, PR | Ophthalmology | 659 | 140 | $20K |
| Christina P Tam Toledo, OH | Ophthalmology | 906 | 254 | $20K |
| Michael B Minix Warner Robins, GA | Ophthalmology | 1,054 | 283 | $20K |
| Scott J Fudemberg Rehoboth Beach, DE | Ophthalmology | 897 | 282 | $19K |
| Les I Siegel Southfield, MI | Ophthalmology | 682 | 173 | $19K |
| Amber A Dobler-Dixon Amarillo, TX | Ophthalmology | 990 | 289 | $19K |
| Miguel A Garcia-Llorens Hatillo, PR | Ophthalmology | 628 | 170 | $18K |
| Richard B Moore Temple, TX | Ophthalmology | 583 | 177 | $18K |
| Jorge L Rivera Mayaguez, PR | Ophthalmology | 665 | 175 | $18K |
| Deborah W Alexander Weslaco, TX | Ophthalmology | 976 | 276 | $18K |
| Jose L Benitez Aponte Humacao, PR | Ophthalmology | 677 | 193 | $17K |
| Curtis M Graf Jr. Mobile, AL | Ophthalmology | 753 | 214 | $17K |
| Heriberto Martinez Lebron Guayama, PR | Ophthalmology | 574 | 128 | $17K |
| Timothy G Murray South Miami, FL | Ophthalmology | 919 | 261 | $17K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data