Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$5.7M
-1.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
16K
$350.40 per claim
Patients
6,435
3,750 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$5.7M
$881.69 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $5.7M for Hydrocortisone Butyrate in 2024, for 16,188 prescriptions and refills to 6,435 patients (down 1.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $350.40.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Hydrocortisone Butyrate in 2024: $2.8M for 4,866 claims, followed by California ($1.7M).
Larry M Neuman, internal medicine in New York, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Hydrocortisone Butyrate in 2024: 1,646 claims costing $1.6M.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry M Neuman New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 1,646 | 237 | $1.6M |
| Michael Bazel Bell, CA | Emergency Medicine | 369 | 36 | $126K |
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| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4,092 | 12,216 | 6,319 | $4.1M |
| 2023 | 3,520 | 12,909 | 6,135 | $5.7M |
| 2024 | 3,750 | 16,188 | 6,435 | $5.7M |
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 |
| 104 |
| 43 |
| $125K |
| Vlad Nusinovich West Hollywood, CA | Internal Medicine | 382 | 38 | $124K |
| Payman Rabiei Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 265 | 55 | $112K |
| Scott Cooper Brooklyn, NY | Podiatry | 107 | 22 | $106K |
| Moises Acevedo Bronx, NY | Physician Assistant | 194 | 63 | $93K |
| Angel R de la Cruz Clifton, NJ | Internal Medicine | 31 | 23 | $76K |
| Roberto Carpio North Hills, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 231 | 171 | $73K |
| Artem Pinkhasov Bayside, NY | Physician Assistant | 55 | 33 | $64K |
| Peter Hu Brooklyn, NY | Physician Assistant | 264 | 83 | $61K |
| Igor G Shlifer Woodland Hills, CA | Internal Medicine | 109 | 17 | $57K |
| Natella Yagoudaeva Rego Park, NY | Physician Assistant | 108 | 53 | $55K |
| Krikor B Tatoyan Van Nuys, CA | Internal Medicine | 124 | 26 | $55K |
| Arkady Stern Los Angeles, CA | Family Practice | 166 | 20 | $53K |
| Franklin Akioyame Las Vegas, NV | Nurse Practitioner | 196 | 33 | $52K |
| Carlos F Driggs Bronx, NY | Internal Medicine | 200 | 47 | $51K |
| Ralph Edouard Hollis, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 46 | 13 | $48K |
| Mark Barats West Hollywood, CA | Nephrology | 134 | 13 | $46K |
| Nael A Abutabikh Livingston, NJ | Internal Medicine | 22 | 12 | $43K |
| Philomene Goueliani Brooklyn, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 43 | 16 | $38K |
| Herman B Bell Anaheim, CA | Family Practice | 104 | 12 | $37K |
| Tsovinar Tekkelian Glendale, CA | Internal Medicine | 90 | 15 | $36K |
| Arutyun Topsakalyan Glendale, CA | General Practice | 110 | 16 | $35K |
| Ronald O Rigor Pasadena, CA | Dermatology | 104 | 94 | $33K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Lupin Pharmaceu LUPIN.NS | 7,344 | $3.5M |
| Oceanside Pharm | 2,324 | $1.1M |
| Taro Pharm USA | 5,548 | $617K |
| J. Molner Co | 986 | $470K |