Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$3.6M
-20.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
7,161
$502.39 per claim
Patients
1,843
1,844 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$3.6M
$1,952.04 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $3.6M for Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate in 2024, for 7,161 prescriptions and refills to 1,843 patients (down 20.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $502.39.
Pennsylvania had the highest Medicare cost for Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate in 2024: $309K for 765 claims, followed by Texas ($295K).
Paul R Schroeder, family practice in Rockford, IL, had the highest Medicare cost for Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate in 2024: 141 claims costing $137K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul R Schroeder Rockford, IL | Family Practice | 141 | Under 11 | $137K |
| Matthew S Barton Lees Summit, MO | Internal Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $51K |
| Stephen P Schindler |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,780 | 6,948 | 1,830 | $4.7M |
| 2023 | 1,832 | 6,899 | 1,859 | $4.5M |
| 2024 | 1,844 | 7,161 | 1,843 | $3.6M |
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 |
| 62 |
| Under 11 |
| $36K |
| Marc D Makhani Los Angeles, CA | Internal Medicine | 55 | 31 | $35K |
| Marilyn Pena Tampa, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $33K |
| Lang Nolen Denton, TX | Family Practice | 28 | Under 11 | $31K |
| Eidi K Millington Waxahachie, TX | Internal Medicine | 17 | Under 11 | $30K |
| Samir Azzam Anaheim, CA | Family Practice | 52 | Under 11 | $28K |
| Alice P Watkins Winchester, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 25 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Paul M Oczypok Pittsburgh, PA | Internal Medicine | 101 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Shawn M Laird Poway, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 31 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Tyler P Black Durham, NC | Gastroenterology | 17 | Under 11 | $24K |
| David Levinthal Pittsburgh, PA | Gastroenterology | 66 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Kelly L Baker-Neel Pollok, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 20 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Marion S Sarjo Grand Rapids, MI | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Corrie A Harris Louisville, KY | Pediatric Medicine | 27 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Roger Felix Albuquerque, NM | Family Practice | 17 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Brian Wolfman Brick, NJ | Gastroenterology | 35 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Cooper Stewart Kansas City, MO | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Stacie L Stutzman Logansport, IN | Nurse Practitioner | 38 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Christopher D Andres Tunkhannock, PA | Family Practice | 20 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Lauren Shaw Tampa, FL | Physician Assistant | 12 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Daniel L Raines Kenner, LA | Gastroenterology | 15 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Mark Rodig Sioux Falls, SD | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Stuart C Weinberger Fishkill, NY | Gastroenterology | 11 | Under 11 | $18K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data