Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$8.0M
-20.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
421K
$19.04 per claim
Patients
225K
72,372 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$8.0M
$35.57 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $8.0M for Lidocaine-Prilocaine in 2024, for 421,034 prescriptions and refills to 225,347 patients (down 20.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $19.04.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Lidocaine-Prilocaine in 2024: $763K for 39,298 claims, followed by Florida ($627K).
Jorge J Leal, pain management in Tampa, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Lidocaine-Prilocaine in 2024: 1,034 claims costing $43K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge J Leal Tampa, FL | Pain Management | 1,034 | 411 | $43K |
| Vicki Z Munson-Whetstone Zachary, LA | Family Practice | 89 | Under 11 | $41K |
| Raymond G Ferguson Jr. |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 62,184 | 315,972 | 171,847 | $9.8M |
| 2023 | 66,455 | 349,222 | 190,552 | $10.1M |
| 2024 | 72,372 | 421,034 | 225,347 | $8.0M |
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.
| Podiatry |
| 625 |
| 111 |
| $29K |
| Zackery D Nance Portland, OR | Podiatry | 93 | 44 | $19K |
| Susan Hesketh Phoenix, AZ | Nurse Practitioner | 105 | 32 | $17K |
| Debarah Warner Tucson, AZ | Nurse Practitioner | 77 | 37 | $15K |
| Mia M Horvath Mesa, AZ | Podiatry | 71 | 46 | $14K |
| Jose R Baez Lawrence, MA | Internal Medicine | 983 | 214 | $14K |
| Adam B Brewer Raleigh, NC | Physician Assistant | 82 | 28 | $14K |
| Lei Shi Woodland Hills, CA | Pain Management | 189 | 81 | $13K |
| Catherine R Bradford Clemmons, NC | Nurse Practitioner | 49 | 17 | $12K |
| Rachel M Walker Birmingham, AL | Physician Assistant | 58 | 47 | $12K |
| James M Jacobs Katy, TX | Podiatry | 319 | 214 | $12K |
| Nazario Villasenor Jr. Cumming, GA | Anesthesiology | 456 | 64 | $12K |
| Jill A McCulley Wilmington, NC | Physician Assistant | 70 | 21 | $11K |
| Erin M McLaughlin Knoxville, TN | Physician Assistant | 46 | 25 | $9,973 |
| Bryan X Lee Pomona, CA | Interventional Pain Management | 576 | 231 | $9,920 |
| Jeffrey A Copoloff Phoenix, AZ | Podiatry | 50 | 40 | $9,610 |
| Nicholas A Grimaldi Columbia, SC | Orthopedic Surgery | 41 | 28 | $8,468 |
| Randall W Rodgers Tyler, TX | Family Practice | 143 | 36 | $8,013 |
| Prathima Moorthy Naples, FL | Interventional Pain Management | 219 | 77 | $7,948 |
| Ambria J McArthur Oxford, NC | Physician Assistant | 57 | 18 | $7,841 |
| Ramin Rahimi Grand Rapids, MI | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 95 | 68 | $7,619 |
| Geoffrey C Jones Tampa, FL | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 141 | 36 | $7,452 |
| Mandy Neblett Phoenix, AZ | Nurse Practitioner | 47 | 25 | $7,348 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data