Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$129.9M
-39.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
10.9M
$11.94 per claim
Patients
2.6M
188,220 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$130.0M
$50.65 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $129.9M for Latanoprost in 2024, for 10,880,678 prescriptions and refills to 2,565,686 patients (down 39.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $11.94.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Latanoprost in 2024: $14.2M for 1,183,776 claims, followed by Florida ($10.1M).
Jorge Hernandez Ruiz, ophthalmology in Ponce, PR, had the highest Medicare cost for Latanoprost in 2024: 8,140 claims costing $115K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Hernandez Ruiz Ponce, PR | Ophthalmology | 8,140 | 1,529 | $115K |
| Kevin P Stewart St Thomas, VI | Ophthalmology | 3,402 | 732 | $86K |
| Larry M Perich |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 176,417 | 9,925,437 | 2,275,132 | $218.2M |
| 2023 | 181,307 | 10,271,866 | 2,402,486 | $215.9M |
| 2024 | 188,220 | 10,880,678 | 2,565,686 | $129.9M |
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 |
| 7,605 |
| 2,059 |
| $75K |
| Matthew E Citron Southfield, MI | Ophthalmology | 3,749 | 1,019 | $70K |
| Antonio Prado Tampa, FL | Ophthalmology | 6,592 | 1,792 | $67K |
| Hiram Quinones- Ferrer Ponce, PR | Ophthalmology | 4,517 | 765 | $64K |
| Nossonal Kleinfeldt Livonia, MI | Ophthalmology | 2,822 | 851 | $62K |
| Deborah W Alexander Weslaco, TX | Ophthalmology | 4,183 | 1,227 | $62K |
| John A Beneke Orlando, FL | Ophthalmology | 4,567 | 1,612 | $62K |
| Juan C Maldonado-Melendez Arecibo, PR | Ophthalmology | 5,038 | 777 | $61K |
| Joel M Solano Palm Desert, CA | Ophthalmology | 3,800 | 1,091 | $60K |
| Barbara C Marsh Albuquerque, NM | Ophthalmology | 3,470 | 911 | $60K |
| Cristobal J Cruz-Colon Ponce, PR | Ophthalmology | 4,171 | 646 | $59K |
| Ngoc Nguyen San Jose, CA | Ophthalmology | 3,790 | 891 | $58K |
| Karl C Bentley Weslaco, TX | Ophthalmology | 3,769 | 1,114 | $57K |
| David Silva Caraballo San German, PR | Ophthalmology | 4,472 | 674 | $57K |
| Robert H Knox Rogers, AR | Ophthalmology | 2,726 | 846 | $57K |
| Sarah Anis Providence, RI | Ophthalmology | 3,620 | 1,048 | $57K |
| Jorge L Rivera Mayaguez, PR | Ophthalmology | 5,137 | 852 | $56K |
| Mary Lisa McHam East Weymouth, MA | Ophthalmology | 3,511 | 1,077 | $55K |
| Heriberto Martinez Lebron Guayama, PR | Ophthalmology | 4,163 | 660 | $55K |
| Christopher F Cukrowski Flint, MI | Ophthalmology | 2,384 | 794 | $53K |
| Walfred Torres Davila Toa Alta, PR | Ophthalmology | 4,171 | 582 | $53K |
| William H Walton II Morganton, NC | Ophthalmology | 4,440 | 1,140 | $52K |
| Alexander P Kosmidis Fairview Park, OH | Ophthalmology | 3,074 | 986 | $52K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data