Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$4.3M
+8.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
11K
$396.79 per claim
Patients
2,050
1,828 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$4.3M
$2,084.14 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $4.3M for Imipenem-Cilastatin Sodium in 2024, for 10,745 prescriptions and refills to 2,050 patients (up 8.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $396.79.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Imipenem-Cilastatin Sodium in 2024: $694K for 1,496 claims, followed by Texas ($417K).
Mary L Daniels, pulmonary disease in Chapel Hill, NC, had the highest Medicare cost for Imipenem-Cilastatin Sodium in 2024: 56 claims costing $41K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary L Daniels Chapel Hill, NC | Pulmonary Disease | 56 | Under 11 | $41K |
| Francis H Jenkins Athens, GA | Pulmonary Disease | 44 | Under 11 | $38K |
| Courtney Nichols |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,532 | 8,630 | 1,790 | $3.4M |
| 2023 | 1,618 | 9,226 | 1,910 | $3.9M |
| 2024 | 1,828 | 10,745 | 2,050 | $4.3M |
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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.
| Infectious Disease |
| 53 |
| Under 11 |
| $38K |
| Poppy Markwell New Orleans, LA | Infectious Disease | 50 | Under 11 | $33K |
| Pamela J McShane Tyler, TX | Pulmonary Disease | 123 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Eric H Kajioka Honolulu, HI | Infectious Disease | 33 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Mark W Burns Phoenix, AZ | Nurse Practitioner | 51 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Clifford P Martin Tucson, AZ | Infectious Disease | 60 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Christina T Liscynesky Columbus, OH | Infectious Disease | 30 | Under 11 | $25K |
| Doreen Addrizzo-Harris New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 38 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Meghana Yanamandra Los Angeles, CA | Internal Medicine | 26 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Joseph A Horvath Columbia, SC | Infectious Disease | 77 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Natalia I Moguillansky Gainesville, FL | Critical Care (Intensivists) | 38 | Under 11 | $23K |
| Amy L Springer New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 31 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Manoj V Ramachandran Columbus, OH | Hospitalist | 52 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Jordan M Dunitz Minneapolis, MN | Pulmonary Disease | 23 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Ramakrishna V Chava Kingwood, TX | Family Practice | 69 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Michelle Paulson Pittsburgh, PA | Infectious Disease | 40 | Under 11 | $21K |
| Ah-Reum Jeong San Diego, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 17 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Karl G Damiani Port Charlotte, FL | Infectious Disease | 26 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Jacobo Leon Augusta, GA | Infectious Disease | 50 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Carri J McKnight Norfolk, VA | Nurse Practitioner | 76 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Jessica M Lum Cleveland, OH | Infectious Disease | 40 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Ahmed O Farooq Venice, FL | Infectious Disease | 25 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Paul F Kamitsuka Wilmington, NC | Infectious Disease | 39 | Under 11 | $17K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Fresenius Kabi | 6,207 | $2.9M |
| WG Critical Car | 2,623 | $909K |
| Fresenius-Premi | 875 | $229K |
| Fresenius-Novap | 650 | $141K |
| App/Fresenius K | 406 | $89K |