Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$71.1M
-3.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
29K
$2,433.88 per claim
Patients
7,366
548 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$71.1M
$9,655.93 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $71.1M for Eylea in 2024, for 29,225 prescriptions and refills to 7,366 patients (down 3.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $2,433.88.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Eylea in 2024: $43.0M for 17,870 claims, followed by Texas ($9.2M).
Wilfredo C Lara, ophthalmology in Miami, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Eylea in 2024: 1,170 claims costing $2.6M.
Eylea is made by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (REGN), listed in the Medicare spending data as Regeneron Pharm.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilfredo C Lara Miami, FL | Ophthalmology | 1,170 | 223 | $2.6M |
| Charles D Brodrick San Antonio, TX | Ophthalmology | 709 | 138 | $2.0M |
| Larry M Perich |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 521 | 26,524 | 6,234 | $68.3M |
| 2023 | 539 | 28,713 | 7,021 | $73.8M |
| 2024 | 548 | 29,225 | 7,366 | $71.1M |
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.
| Ophthalmology |
| 879 |
| 303 |
| $2.0M |
| Sulaiman Alhumaid North Miami Beach, FL | Ophthalmology | 874 | 154 | $1.9M |
| Kenneth T Wals Coral Gables, FL | Ophthalmology | 774 | 168 | $1.7M |
| Haijiang Lin Kissimmee, FL | Ophthalmology | 619 | 174 | $1.6M |
| Felipe A Navas San Antonio, TX | Ophthalmology | 566 | 141 | $1.5M |
| Bilal Shaukat Pearland, TX | Ophthalmology | 635 | 133 | $1.4M |
| Samantha Xavier Ocoee, FL | Ophthalmology | 570 | 122 | $1.4M |
| Ahad Deen Coral Gables, FL | Ophthalmology | 531 | 173 | $1.3M |
| Khurram M Chaudhary East Setauket, NY | Ophthalmology | 547 | 81 | $1.3M |
| Jay H Levy North Miami Beach, FL | Ophthalmology | 514 | 119 | $1.2M |
| Pedro F Lopez Miami, FL | Ophthalmology | 369 | 71 | $1.2M |
| Zachary K Segal South Miami, FL | Ophthalmology | 435 | 76 | $1.2M |
| Andrea L Lusk Port Richey, FL | Ophthalmology | 460 | 74 | $1.2M |
| Walid Mangal Stuart, FL | Ophthalmology | 493 | 151 | $1.1M |
| Charles H Campbell Corpus Christi, TX | Ophthalmology | 466 | 99 | $1.0M |
| Akintomide Apara Hollywood, FL | Ophthalmology | 390 | 110 | $928K |
| Gawain Dyer San Antonio, TX | Ophthalmology | 375 | 98 | $873K |
| Farhad Safi Port Orange, FL | Ophthalmology | 342 | 93 | $836K |
| Drew P Bawcombe Deerfield Beach, FL | Ophthalmology | 343 | 90 | $830K |
| Joseph J Ross Crystal River, FL | Ophthalmology | 331 | 62 | $811K |
| Michael J Weiner Elmhurst, NY | Ophthalmology | 294 | 75 | $748K |
| Jason M Handza Pinellas Park, FL | Ophthalmology | 337 | 104 | $737K |
| Brian Madow Buffalo, NY | Ophthalmology | 282 | 61 | $717K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Regeneron Pharm REGN | 29,232 | $71.1M |