Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$29.1M
-11.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
1.5M
$19.49 per claim
Patients
1.0M
245,461 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $29.1M for Erythromycin in 2024, for 1,491,168 prescriptions and refills to 1,014,429 patients (down 11.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $19.49.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Erythromycin in 2024: $3.0M for 184,759 claims, followed by Florida ($2.2M).
Laura L Welborn, nurse practitioner in Topeka, KS, had the highest Medicare cost for Erythromycin in 2024: 222 claims costing $43K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura L Welborn Topeka, KS | Nurse Practitioner | 222 | 38 | $43K |
| Brian J Bansidhar Erie, PA | Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) | 91 | 40 | $41K |
| Magdy Z Rofail |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 213,856 | 1,297,646 | 860,450 | $34.0M |
| 2023 | 229,928 | 1,376,987 | 931,350 | $32.9M |
| 2024 | 245,461 | 1,491,168 | 1,014,429 | $29.1M |
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 |
| 76 |
| 21 |
| $38K |
| Marguerite B McDonald Oceanside, NY | Ophthalmology | 875 | 329 | $32K |
| Farid M Namin Independence, MO | Internal Medicine | 47 | 13 | $30K |
| Steven Dewey Colorado Springs, CO | Ophthalmology | 1,294 | 902 | $30K |
| Chad Vercio Loma Linda, CA | Pediatric Medicine | 24 | Under 11 | $29K |
| Carly W Sayers Athens, GA | Nurse Practitioner | 47 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Michael J Goldberg Tarzana, CA | Specialist | 51 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Jayda M Rupp Topeka, KS | Nurse Practitioner | 144 | 35 | $24K |
| Subhankar Chakraborty Columbus, OH | Gastroenterology | 29 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Alberto Ortiz-Arroyo Moca, PR | Ophthalmology | 1,474 | 611 | $23K |
| Susan D Beitzell Athens, GA | Nurse Practitioner | 16 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Michael Cline Warrensville Heights, OH | Gastroenterology | 33 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Scott B Arnett Prestonsburg, KY | Family Practice | 35 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Louise A Linke Rochester, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 75 | 24 | $19K |
| Jeung W AHN New Paris, OH | Family Practice | 49 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Kyle J Eliason Ogden, UT | Gastroenterology | 25 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Shahrad R Shamsi Santa Monica, CA | Gastroenterology | 66 | 26 | $18K |
| Edward W Lee Los Angeles, CA | Ophthalmology | 2,007 | 1,012 | $18K |
| Richard Panicco Washington, PA | Gastroenterology | 43 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Daniel A Beggs Amarillo, TX | Gastroenterology | 49 | 12 | $18K |
| Siva K Chockalingam Columbia, SC | Gastroenterology | 77 | 21 | $18K |
| Ngoc Nguyen San Jose, CA | Ophthalmology | 1,667 | 650 | $17K |
| Jolie R Chance Harrisonville, MO | Family Practice | 27 | 12 | $17K |