Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$35.1M
-12.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
1.7M
$20.88 per claim
Patients
1.0M
122,711 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $35.1M for Ketorolac Tromethamine in 2024, for 1,682,391 prescriptions and refills to 1,030,369 patients (down 12.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $20.88.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Ketorolac Tromethamine in 2024: $3.1M for 169,450 claims, followed by New York ($2.9M).
Salomon Esquenazi, ophthalmology in Miami, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Ketorolac Tromethamine in 2024: 4,237 claims costing $88K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salomon Esquenazi Miami, FL | Ophthalmology | 4,237 | 1,812 | $88K |
| Johannes C Evans Lexington, KY | Ophthalmology | 1,526 | 892 | $63K |
| Noorulain Shekoh |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 105,255 | 1,431,001 | 868,005 | $37.0M |
| 2023 | 116,159 | 1,550,583 | 951,221 | $40.3M |
| 2024 | 122,711 | 1,682,391 | 1,030,369 | $35.1M |
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.
| Ophthalmology |
| 1,473 |
| 762 |
| $53K |
| Timothy R Bevis Greensboro, NC | Ophthalmology | 1,883 | 1,094 | $49K |
| Larry M Perich New Port Richey, FL | Ophthalmology | 1,861 | 1,297 | $49K |
| Victor H Gonzalez McAllen, TX | Ophthalmology | 1,479 | 776 | $47K |
| Jeffrey W Bunning Bristol, TN | Ophthalmology | 1,369 | 827 | $45K |
| Shalesh Kaushal The Villages, FL | Ophthalmology | 799 | 310 | $43K |
| Sebastian B Heersink Dothan, AL | Ophthalmology | 1,894 | 1,181 | $43K |
| Kimberly C Ireland Summit, WI | Ophthalmology | 980 | 700 | $42K |
| Henry M Haley Jr. Metairie, LA | Ophthalmology | 1,166 | 665 | $37K |
| Michael J Magbalon Thomasville, GA | Ophthalmology | 682 | 420 | $36K |
| Alan Uliss Forest Hills, NY | Ophthalmology | 799 | 248 | $33K |
| Garrett W Rota Colorado Springs, CO | Ophthalmology | 823 | 593 | $32K |
| Joshua A Hicks Bristol, TN | Ophthalmology | 858 | 525 | $32K |
| John F Gillis II Wright Patterson Afb, OH | Ophthalmology | 1,351 | 823 | $32K |
| Lawrence Piazza Bangor, ME | Ophthalmology | 783 | 633 | $32K |
| Joseph Selem Coral Gables, FL | Ophthalmology | 975 | 539 | $31K |
| Faisel Ahmad Marion, IL | Ophthalmology | 2,008 | 1,207 | $31K |
| George S Malouf Jr. Camp Springs, MD | Ophthalmology | 1,086 | 688 | $30K |
| Mark L Mayo Bellaire, TX | Ophthalmology | 1,830 | 1,197 | $29K |
| James P Gills III Tarpon Springs, FL | Ophthalmology | 1,476 | 901 | $29K |
| Thomas J Robertson Jr. Rocky Mount, NC | Ophthalmology | 1,359 | 832 | $29K |
| 1164435780 | Ophthalmology | 1,312 | 633 | $28K |
| William E Richheimer Sheridan, CO | Ophthalmology | 1,102 | 886 | $27K |