Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$4.9M
+423.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
4,122
$1,188.02 per claim
Patients
1,661
358 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$4.9M
$2,957.17 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $4.9M for Ertaczo in 2024, for 4,122 prescriptions and refills to 1,661 patients (up 423.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,188.02.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Ertaczo in 2024: $3.8M for 3,152 claims, followed by California ($409K).
Tyrone Johnson, podiatry in Brooklyn, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Ertaczo in 2024: 331 claims costing $387K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Johnson Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 331 | 116 | $387K |
| Gavriil Khaimov Fort Lee, NJ | Podiatry | 205 | 63 | $310K |
| Sadia R Shah Bronx, NY |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 84 | 265 | 136 | $293K |
| 2023 | 93 | 679 | 322 | $936K |
| 2024 | 358 | 4,122 | 1,661 | $4.9M |
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 |
| 182 |
| 61 |
| $254K |
| Haleh Nassiri New Hyde Park, NY | Podiatry | 106 | 100 | $239K |
| David Tetrokalashvili Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 141 | 31 | $188K |
| David C Mehl Forest Hills, NY | Podiatry | 159 | 24 | $149K |
| Natella Yagoudaeva Rego Park, NY | Physician Assistant | 77 | 36 | $134K |
| Payman Rabiei Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 88 | 20 | $131K |
| Insoo Om Bronx, NY | Physician Assistant | 132 | 30 | $117K |
| John A Debello Bronx, NY | Podiatry | 85 | 60 | $113K |
| Gerard A Leotaud Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 89 | 32 | $110K |
| Keith Y Ko Brooklyn, NY | Physician Assistant | 53 | 32 | $101K |
| Melvin B Hurt New York, NY | Podiatry | 89 | 22 | $97K |
| Andrew Cohen Far Rockaway, NY | Podiatry | 66 | 28 | $88K |
| Roosevelt Hazzard Queens Village, NY | Podiatry | 58 | 18 | $81K |
| Megan Robinson Buda, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 58 | 37 | $63K |
| Mark V Morano Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 26 | 19 | $62K |
| 1003131475 | Podiatry | 39 | Under 11 | $59K |
| Perry Z Goldenberg Bronx, NY | Podiatry | 37 | 34 | $58K |
| Victoria L Sully Brooklyn, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 48 | 19 | $53K |
| Curtis L Chen Bronx, NY | Physician Assistant | 56 | Under 11 | $52K |
| Abdul Shahin Brooklyn, NY | Physician Assistant | 50 | 25 | $48K |
| Amit Gandhi Queens Village, NY | Podiatry | 33 | 19 | $48K |
| Susan N Kinyanjui Forney, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 44 | 28 | $46K |
| Paul V Benites Bronx, NY | Physician Assistant | 52 | 36 | $44K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Bausch/Lacer | 4,137 | $4.9M |