Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$11.8M
+3.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
79K
$149.83 per claim
Patients
50K
25,978 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $11.8M for Ivermectin in 2024, for 78,972 prescriptions and refills to 49,982 patients (up 3.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $149.83.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Ivermectin in 2024: $1.4M for 11,966 claims, followed by New York ($1.0M).
Hong T Nguyen, optometry in Seattle, WA, had the highest Medicare cost for Ivermectin in 2024: 99 claims costing $112K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong T Nguyen Seattle, WA | Optometry | 99 | 33 | $112K |
| Gennady Rubinstein Studio City, CA | Dermatology | 139 | 48 | $52K |
| Eyal K Levit Brooklyn, NY |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 29,367 | 90,415 | 62,930 | $12.1M |
| 2023 | 22,558 | 63,324 | 40,931 | $11.4M |
| 2024 | 25,978 | 78,972 | 49,982 | $11.8M |
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 |
| 122 |
| 46 |
| $38K |
| Liliya Besedina Bayonne, NJ | Dermatology | 58 | 24 | $19K |
| William T Massengale Prairieville, LA | Dermatology | 68 | 40 | $19K |
| Erik Alexander Milwaukee, WI | Dermatology | 14 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Jeffery C Weeks Northport, AL | Dermatology | 49 | 22 | $15K |
| Tonya L McCullough Savannah, GA | Dermatology | 48 | 22 | $15K |
| Peter Hu Brooklyn, NY | Physician Assistant | 50 | 20 | $15K |
| Nicole M Candelario Caguas, PR | Dermatology | 67 | 29 | $15K |
| Tim Ioannides Port Saint Lucie, FL | Dermatology | 303 | 191 | $14K |
| Robert M Paull Edison, NJ | Dermatology | 40 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Juliana F Bizerril-Williams Bronx, NY | Physician Assistant | 35 | 16 | $13K |
| Robert C Anderson Saint Paul, MN | Dermatology | 36 | 19 | $12K |
| Anthony Cukras Boston, MA | Dermatology | 34 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Melissa L Knuckles Corbin, KY | Dermatology | 47 | 21 | $11K |
| Jose A Gonzalez Carlsbad, CA | Dermatology | 24 | 13 | $11K |
| Dmitry Khasak New York, NY | Dermatology | 76 | 38 | $11K |
| Rebecca S Giles Alexandria, LA | Dermatology | 41 | 26 | $11K |
| Melanie L Appell Birmingham, AL | Dermatology | 28 | 11 | $11K |
| Sakina Abowath Diamond Bar, CA | Physician Assistant | 36 | 12 | $10K |
| Paula J Walker Gainesville, FL | Physician Assistant | 19 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Wendy A Myers East Windsor, NJ | Dermatology | 30 | 18 | $10K |
| James S Maddox Montgomery, AL | Dermatology | 28 | 13 | $10K |
| Michelle Collazo Castro Manati, PR | Dermatology | 51 | 23 | $9,639 |