Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$37.9M
-8.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
3.8M
$10.08 per claim
Patients
2.2M
556,211 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$37.9M
$17.57 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $37.9M for Fluconazole in 2024, for 3,761,616 prescriptions and refills to 2,156,883 patients (down 8.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $10.08.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Fluconazole in 2024: $3.4M for 239,849 claims, followed by Texas ($2.8M).
Stephen M Schinker, nephrology in Phoenix, AZ, had the highest Medicare cost for Fluconazole in 2024: 799 claims costing $42K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen M Schinker Phoenix, AZ | Nephrology | 799 | 187 | $42K |
| Mark V Morano Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 56 | 24 | $34K |
| Olivia B Aranda Phoenix, AZ |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 505,502 | 3,261,887 | 1,851,316 | $45.0M |
| 2023 | 531,144 | 3,507,577 | 2,000,420 | $41.3M |
| 2024 | 556,211 | 3,761,616 | 2,156,883 | $37.9M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 560 |
| 133 |
| $26K |
| Erin K Ferguson Phoenix, AZ | Nurse Practitioner | 453 | 125 | $21K |
| Jong Won Choi Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 162 | 81 | $20K |
| Mark W Burns Phoenix, AZ | Nurse Practitioner | 143 | 50 | $17K |
| Edgar S Bekteshi Chandler, AZ | Pulmonary Disease | 135 | 63 | $16K |
| Romanita D Nica Prescott, AZ | Nephrology | 253 | 73 | $15K |
| Matrona Giakoumis New York, NY | Podiatry | 176 | 16 | $15K |
| Junior R King Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 43 | 24 | $14K |
| Pushpalatha V Arakere Fresno, CA | Infectious Disease | 115 | 42 | $14K |
| Craig M Rundbaken Sun City West, AZ | Pulmonary Disease | 197 | 66 | $13K |
| John A Debello Bronx, NY | Podiatry | 23 | 11 | $13K |
| Darko Vucicevic Los Angeles, CA | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | 196 | 48 | $13K |
| Kathryn Voight Mesa, AZ | Nurse Practitioner | 118 | 48 | $13K |
| Paramveer Bhugra Surprise, AZ | Pulmonary Disease | 122 | 45 | $13K |
| Christopher V Holland San Luis Obispo, CA | Infectious Disease | 80 | 20 | $13K |
| Janis E Blair Phoenix, AZ | Infectious Disease | 143 | 49 | $13K |
| Franco A Felizarta Bakersfield, CA | Infectious Disease | 161 | 37 | $13K |
| Girish H Mehta Peoria, AZ | Pulmonary Disease | 68 | 29 | $12K |
| William Nassour Goodyear, AZ | Internal Medicine | 39 | 17 | $12K |
| Daniel J Boken Visalia, CA | Infectious Disease | 142 | 29 | $12K |
| Jolie R Chance Harrisonville, MO | Family Practice | 37 | 15 | $12K |
| Ibrahim Qaqish Phoenix, AZ | Nephrology | 302 | 69 | $12K |
| Sherry L Glover Chattanooga, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 914 | 353 | $12K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Dr.Reddy'S Lab RDY | 964,132 | $8.5M |
| Rising Pharm | 929,425 | $7.8M |
| Zydus Pharmaceu ZYDUSLIFE.NS | 696,162 | $6.5M |
| Northstar Rx Ll | 509,850 | $6.3M |
| Glenmark Pharma GLENMARK.NS | 353,843 | $5.0M |
| Ani Pharmaceuti ANIP | 143,107 | $2.0M |
| Bluepoint Labor | 149,453 | $1.6M |
| Greenstone LLC. VTRS | 8,692 | $109K |
| Chartwell Rx Ll | 5,662 | $42K |
| Major Pharmaceu | 2,317 | $35K |
| AHP | 400 | $5,864 |
| Slate Run Pharm | 19 | $1,439 |
| Gsms, Inc. | 125 | $467 |