Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$45.6M
-13.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
678K
$67.22 per claim
Patients
583K
48,416 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $45.6M for Fluorouracil in 2024, for 677,775 prescriptions and refills to 583,306 patients (down 13.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $67.22.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Fluorouracil in 2024: $5.6M for 96,706 claims, followed by Florida ($4.5M).
Mark G Tusa, dermatology in Temple, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Fluorouracil in 2024: 573 claims costing $45K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark G Tusa Temple, TX | Dermatology | 573 | 401 | $45K |
| Randolph J Jacobs Wildomar, CA | Dermatology | 489 | 333 | $36K |
| Jessica Chan Modesto, CA |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 43,227 | 513,307 | 446,297 | $55.2M |
| 2023 | 45,488 | 575,395 | 500,316 | $52.8M |
| 2024 | 48,416 | 677,775 | 583,306 | $45.6M |
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.
| Physician Assistant |
| 479 |
| 243 |
| $35K |
| Peter Teng Hialeah, FL | Dermatology | 291 | 205 | $30K |
| Hao T Hoang New York, NY | Podiatry | 380 | 99 | $29K |
| Carlos A Gadea Orlando, FL | Hematology-Oncology | 31 | Under 11 | $27K |
| John C Chapman Lafayette, LA | Dermatology | 380 | 291 | $26K |
| Randy G Banks Gulf Breeze, FL | Physician Assistant | 334 | 302 | $26K |
| Michael P Heffernan San Luis Obispo, CA | Dermatology | 418 | 353 | $26K |
| Monica Van Acker East Lansing, MI | Dermatology | 413 | 324 | $26K |
| Yanette Barcelo Miami, FL | Physician Assistant | 308 | 225 | $26K |
| Michelle Collazo Castro Manati, PR | Dermatology | 298 | 209 | $24K |
| Srikanth Vangapandu Dayton, OH | Physician Assistant | 246 | 211 | $24K |
| William Wyman Fiske W Yarmouth, MA | Dermatology | 386 | 357 | $23K |
| Steve A Krikoriantz Oroville, CA | Physician Assistant | 243 | 120 | $22K |
| Anays Suarez Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 271 | 141 | $22K |
| Hal A Lewis Carbondale, IL | Dermatology | 297 | 242 | $22K |
| Keith H Loven Goodlettsville, TN | Dermatology | 245 | 206 | $22K |
| Keoni Nguyen Mason, OH | Dermatology | 257 | 183 | $22K |
| Rebecca M Jansen Grand Rapids, MI | Dermatology | 359 | 332 | $21K |
| John A Stewart Opelika, AL | Dermatology | 286 | 210 | $21K |
| Michelle W Cheng Los Angeles, CA | Dermatology | 552 | 461 | $21K |
| Thomas J Burke Newark, DE | Dermatology | 308 | 267 | $21K |
| Natalie E George Birmingham, AL | Physician Assistant | 216 | 185 | $20K |
| Debra R Scarlett Milwaukee, WI | Dermatology | 277 | 255 | $20K |