Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$1.4M
-43.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
29K
$46.62 per claim
Patients
19K
2,521 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$1.4M
$72.02 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $1.4M for Gatifloxacin in 2024, for 29,220 prescriptions and refills to 18,915 patients (down 43.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $46.62.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Gatifloxacin in 2024: $236K for 5,114 claims, followed by Florida ($141K).
Timothy R Bevis, ophthalmology in Greensboro, NC, had the highest Medicare cost for Gatifloxacin in 2024: 1,075 claims costing $67K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy R Bevis Greensboro, NC | Ophthalmology | 1,075 | 611 | $67K |
| Bingjing Z Roberts New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 1,559 | 472 | $60K |
| Kimberly C Ireland |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,525 | 54,395 | 35,150 | $3.4M |
| 2023 | 3,131 | 40,909 | 26,906 | $2.4M |
| 2024 | 2,521 | 29,220 | 18,915 | $1.4M |
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 |
| 666 |
| 624 |
| $25K |
| Robert M Bauer Greenville, NC | Ophthalmology | 640 | 420 | $25K |
| Lisa L Sun Greensboro, NC | Ophthalmology | 419 | 245 | $23K |
| Kayvan Keyhani Yorktown Heights, NY | Ophthalmology | 570 | 342 | $23K |
| Robin F Beran Westerville, OH | Ophthalmology | 295 | 273 | $22K |
| Scott B Sheren Riverhead, NY | Ophthalmology | 575 | 289 | $21K |
| Peter A Rapoza Boston, MA | Ophthalmology | 607 | 330 | $21K |
| Joseph L Sokol Waterbury, CT | Ophthalmology | 480 | 311 | $18K |
| Paul S Fellenbaum Albany, NY | Ophthalmology | 222 | 162 | $16K |
| Kevin R Mathisson Scarsdale, NY | Ophthalmology | 239 | 158 | $16K |
| Lorenzo J Cervantes Shelton, CT | Ophthalmology | 398 | 241 | $15K |
| Gabriel Sosne Detroit, MI | Ophthalmology | 331 | 221 | $14K |
| Mark S Hansen Bloomington, MN | Ophthalmology | 306 | 200 | $13K |
| Elizenda M Ceballos Lynchburg, VA | Ophthalmology | 326 | 218 | $13K |
| Michael K Tran Fountain Valley, CA | Ophthalmology | 235 | 157 | $12K |
| Brandon Rodriguez Tarpon Springs, FL | Ophthalmology | 300 | 273 | $12K |
| Michael J Geiss III Syracuse, NY | Ophthalmology | 203 | 118 | $12K |
| David S Chu Palisades Park, NJ | Ophthalmology | 251 | 102 | $11K |
| Anita Dash-Modi Akron, OH | Ophthalmology | 283 | 197 | $11K |
| Lisa Marten San Antonio, TX | Ophthalmology | 283 | 204 | $11K |
| Kenneth T Wals Coral Gables, FL | Ophthalmology | 151 | 114 | $10K |
| Stephen H Blaydes Bluefield, WV | Ophthalmology | 235 | 195 | $9,764 |
| James T Finegan Jr. Phillipsburg, NJ | Ophthalmology | 267 | 190 | $9,626 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data