Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$8.6M
-50.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
3,539
$2,441.21 per claim
Patients
2,299
1,253 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$8.6M
$3,762.41 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $8.6M for Flucytosine in 2024, for 3,539 prescriptions and refills to 2,299 patients (down 50.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $2,441.21.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Flucytosine in 2024: $3.4M for 1,437 claims, followed by New Jersey ($735K).
Alejandro E Gil, internal medicine in Los Angeles, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Flucytosine in 2024: 14 claims costing $322K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alejandro E Gil Los Angeles, CA | Internal Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $322K |
| Chetna A Dave Stratford, NJ | Internal Medicine | 57 | Under 11 | $276K |
| Farah Lakhram |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 815 | 2,813 | 1,718 | $9.7M |
| 2023 | 1,341 | 4,770 | 2,899 | $17.5M |
| 2024 | 1,253 | 3,539 | 2,299 | $8.6M |
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.
| Podiatry |
| 62 |
| 21 |
| $185K |
| Payman Rabiei Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 74 | 40 | $180K |
| Muyiwa A Okuribido Williamstown, NJ | Podiatry | 11 | Under 11 | $79K |
| Jeffrey S Chimenti Shenandoah, TX | Otolaryngology | 25 | 20 | $78K |
| Douglas J Stanley Shenandoah, TX | Otolaryngology | 17 | Under 11 | $76K |
| Corey M Goolsby Corpus Christi, TX | Podiatry | 44 | 19 | $73K |
| Jeffrey T Schnell Somerset, KY | Podiatry | 28 | 16 | $68K |
| Nastaran Ahmadi North Canton, OH | Family Practice | 13 | Under 11 | $64K |
| Todd M Weiss Corpus Christi, TX | Otolaryngology | 19 | Under 11 | $62K |
| Tracy A Byerly II Fredericksburg, TX | Otolaryngology | 26 | 21 | $62K |
| Fatema Anjum A Lokhat Westnewyork, NJ | Podiatry | 20 | Under 11 | $61K |
| Travis Bodeker Humble, TX | Podiatry | 34 | 22 | $60K |
| Jeremy P Watkins Fort Worth, TX | Otolaryngology | 22 | 15 | $57K |
| John E Codwell III Houston, TX | Podiatry | 24 | 21 | $57K |
| Troy L Creamean Corpus Christi, TX | Otolaryngology | 23 | 11 | $55K |
| Cynthia C Henderson Murfreesboro, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 19 | 15 | $52K |
| Richard A Amundsen Poplar Bluff, MO | Podiatry | 25 | 19 | $51K |
| Geetha Subramanian Mesquite, TX | Otolaryngology | 22 | 11 | $50K |
| CHI D Nguyen Brownsville, TX | Otolaryngology | 20 | 17 | $49K |
| Ebba M Tsinopoulos Katy, TX | Internal Medicine | 26 | 13 | $46K |
| James H Atkins Jr. San Antonio, TX | Otolaryngology | 17 | Under 11 | $45K |
| 1962562132 | Podiatry | 16 | 11 | $38K |
| Karen A Bednarski Houston, TX | Otolaryngology | 12 | Under 11 | $38K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Cameron Pharmac | 2,666 | $6.3M |
| Aurobindo Pharm AUROPHARMA.NS | 666 | $1.8M |
| Lupin Pharmaceu LUPIN.NS | 145 | $465K |
| Avet Pharmaceut | 32 | $68K |
| Sigmapharm Labo | 19 | $45K |