Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$951K
-15.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
28K
$33.54 per claim
Patients
16K
11,277 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$952K
$60.07 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $951K for Erythromycin in 2024, for 28,366 prescriptions and refills to 15,835 patients (down 15.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $33.54.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Erythromycin in 2024: $155K for 4,723 claims, followed by California ($110K).
David L Cohen, dermatology in Hewlett, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Erythromycin in 2024: 151 claims costing $5,785.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David L Cohen Hewlett, NY | Dermatology | 151 | 48 | $5,785 |
| Anays Suarez Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 112 | 49 | $4,599 |
| Victoria Lasala |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11,144 | 27,666 | 15,454 | $1.2M |
| 2023 | 10,781 | 26,555 | 15,088 | $1.1M |
| 2024 | 11,277 | 28,366 | 15,835 | $951K |
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.
| Physician Assistant |
| 102 |
| 23 |
| $3,878 |
| Sarah Abdou Larchmont, NY | Podiatry | 187 | 41 | $2,760 |
| Christopher A Orlando Hartsdale, NY | Podiatry | 82 | 20 | $2,541 |
| Lymarie I Aguila Gonzalez Manati, PR | Dermatology | 50 | 21 | $2,051 |
| Emilio A Goez Freeport, NY | Podiatry | 102 | 66 | $1,853 |
| Deandrea Y Duffus Debary, FL | Podiatry | 34 | 24 | $1,845 |
| Matthew Kalmar Huntington, NY | Podiatry | 36 | 19 | $1,584 |
| Win Y Tcheung Durham, NC | Dermatology | 52 | 15 | $1,515 |
| Huachen Wei Elmhurst, NY | Dermatology | 66 | 43 | $1,473 |
| Inessa Kramerman Forest Hills, NY | Physician Assistant | 24 | Under 11 | $1,441 |
| Javier Flores Coral Gables, FL | Dermatology | 66 | 40 | $1,413 |
| Anisa Prasad Richmond Hills, NY | Podiatry | 44 | 14 | $1,379 |
| Rebecca W Short Cincinnati, OH | Dermatology | 31 | 19 | $1,326 |
| Deborah D Moore Macon, GA | Physician Assistant | 49 | 16 | $1,321 |
| Bruce S Park Fullerton, CA | Dermatology | 58 | 43 | $1,286 |
| Carrie R Mallen Hackensack, NJ | Physician Assistant | 70 | 23 | $1,254 |
| Angela G Weatherall Delray Beach, FL | Dermatology | 50 | 30 | $1,234 |
| Adriana Fernandez Baez Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 70 | 34 | $1,220 |
| John H Kwon Slidell, LA | Dermatology | 17 | Under 11 | $1,187 |
| Greg S Chance Yuba City, CA | Physician Assistant | 42 | 26 | $1,168 |
| Charles C Kwak Elmhurst, NY | Dermatology | 23 | 12 | $1,167 |
| Igor Romanov Brooklyn, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 27 | Under 11 | $1,144 |
| Michelle Collazo Castro Manati, PR | Dermatology | 17 | 12 | $1,129 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data