Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$12.1M
-34.5% from 2023
Prescriptions
187K
$64.43 per claim
Patients
87K
33,063 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$12.1M
$138.14 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $12.1M for Halobetasol Propionate in 2024, for 187,306 prescriptions and refills to 87,366 patients (down 34.5% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $64.43.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Halobetasol Propionate in 2024: $5.3M for 76,479 claims, followed by California ($787K).
Xiangsheng Zheng, internal medicine in Birmingham, AL, had the highest Medicare cost for Halobetasol Propionate in 2024: 1,296 claims costing $111K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xiangsheng Zheng Birmingham, AL | Internal Medicine | 1,296 | 263 | $111K |
| Xiandong Shi Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 1,035 | 210 | $88K |
| Huachen Wei |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 38,123 | 227,519 | 101,395 | $26.6M |
| 2023 | 34,199 | 198,080 | 89,829 | $18.4M |
| 2024 | 33,063 | 187,306 | 87,366 | $12.1M |
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.
| Dermatology |
| 1,042 |
| 764 |
| $73K |
| Gil Y Cortes Aguadilla, PR | Dermatology | 785 | 316 | $68K |
| Peter Wong Bronx, NY | Physician Assistant | 802 | 248 | $62K |
| Wuhua Jing New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 637 | 163 | $62K |
| Jimmy Van Brooklyn, NY | Orthopaedic Surgery | 647 | 204 | $62K |
| Ding C Yang Staten Island, NY | Podiatry | 826 | 706 | $62K |
| Jian Cui Flushing, NY | Dermatology | 629 | 211 | $62K |
| Steven Kong Brooklyn, NY | Physician Assistant | 694 | 149 | $51K |
| Yanhan D Huang Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 597 | 251 | $48K |
| Angel R de la Cruz Clifton, NJ | Internal Medicine | 16 | Under 11 | $46K |
| Baoen Jiang New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 602 | 231 | $46K |
| Xiaorong He Elmhurst, NY | Internal Medicine | 631 | 152 | $45K |
| Bin Wang Flushing, NY | Internal Medicine | 527 | 173 | $41K |
| Dustin T Nguyen New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 725 | 91 | $35K |
| Xian Min Li Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 522 | 202 | $34K |
| Eyal K Levit Brooklyn, NY | Dermatology | 605 | 459 | $33K |
| Kevin J Guo New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 445 | 215 | $31K |
| Rick J Lin McAllen, TX | Dermatology | 412 | 229 | $31K |
| Igor Romanov Brooklyn, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 529 | 230 | $31K |
| Laura Marquis-Dusauzay Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 180 | 89 | $29K |
| Chunshuen Au Flushing, NY | Physician Assistant | 345 | 108 | $29K |
| Kwangsu Kim Bayside, NY | Podiatry | 524 | 108 | $29K |
| Pravin Rajakumar Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 329 | 112 | $27K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Cosette Pharmac | 87,816 | $6.6M |
| Padagis | 85,016 | $4.3M |
| Quagen Pharmace | 8,931 | $679K |
| Fougera/Sandoz SDZ.SW | 5,176 | $371K |
| Mayne Pharma In | 162 | $109K |
| Taro Pharm USA | 164 | $11K |
| Teligent Pharma | 87 | $5,151 |