Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$33K
+2.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
703
$46.79 per claim
Patients
77
66 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$33K
$437.00 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $33K for Gentamicin Sulfate in 2024, for 703 prescriptions and refills to 77 patients (up 2.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $46.79.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Gentamicin Sulfate in 2024: $6,490 for 162 claims, followed by Texas ($5,020).
Padmavati R Kumashi, infectious disease in Houston, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Gentamicin Sulfate in 2024: 40 claims costing $4,948.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Padmavati R Kumashi Houston, TX | Infectious Disease | 40 | Under 11 | $4,948 |
| Amogechukwu N Okonkwo Syracuse, NY | Family Practice | 135 | Under 11 | $4,362 |
| Saurabh Sharma |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 185 | 731 | 182 | $42K |
| 2023 | 79 | 596 | 89 | $32K |
| 2024 | 66 | 703 | 77 | $33K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
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.
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| 41 |
| Under 11 |
| $3,977 |
| James S Cochran Bainbridge, GA | Internal Medicine | 25 | Under 11 | $2,572 |
| John A Viehman Pittsburgh, PA | Infectious Disease | 23 | Under 11 | $2,517 |
| Diane McGrew Scotts Valley, CA | Internal Medicine | 49 | Under 11 | $1,732 |
| David F Mercer Omaha, NE | General Surgery | 78 | Under 11 | $1,476 |
| Natalka D Stachiw Orchard Park, NY | Otolaryngology | 15 | Under 11 | $1,117 |
| James L Joyner Honolulu, HI | Infectious Disease | 42 | Under 11 | $646 |
| Fedja A Rochling Omaha, NE | Gastroenterology | 83 | Under 11 | $551 |
| Patricia Machado Deerfield Beach, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 51 | Under 11 | $294 |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Fresenius Kabi | 671 | $31K |
| Eugia US LLC | 24 | $1,522 |