Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$17.5M
-24.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
146K
$119.75 per claim
Patients
112K
69,041 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$17.5M
$156.53 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $17.5M for Linezolid in 2024, for 146,108 prescriptions and refills to 111,793 patients (down 24.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $119.75.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Linezolid in 2024: $2.0M for 15,464 claims, followed by Texas ($1.4M).
Jarrod Post, nephrology in Hartford, CT, had the highest Medicare cost for Linezolid in 2024: 13 claims costing $31K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrod Post Hartford, CT | Nephrology | 13 | Under 11 | $31K |
| Daniel T Smith Lincoln, NE | Internal Medicine | 19 | Under 11 | $31K |
| Aliya Haider Greenwood, IN |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 45,955 | 88,732 | 68,369 | $26.5M |
| 2023 | 56,702 | 114,566 | 88,218 | $23.2M |
| 2024 | 69,041 | 146,108 | 111,793 | $17.5M |
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.
| Infectious Disease |
| 12 |
| Under 11 |
| $29K |
| Donald B Plummer Foley, AL | Internal Medicine | 102 | 86 | $26K |
| Srinivasa R Madireddy Okemos, MI | Family Practice | 40 | 19 | $23K |
| Christina T Fiske Nashville, TN | Infectious Disease | 15 | Under 11 | $22K |
| Ada L Penate Miami, FL | Dentist | 32 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Leon E Butler Jr. Louisville, KY | Internal Medicine | 47 | 35 | $16K |
| Byron Williams Glendale, CA | Infectious Disease | 21 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Talha Riaz Rochester, MN | Infectious Disease | 23 | 16 | $15K |
| Linda M Rimmer New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Phuc V Tran Jacksonville, FL | Hospitalist | 15 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Srinath Tadakamalla Harrisonville, MO | Family Practice | 39 | 31 | $12K |
| Robert A Aryeetey Statesville, NC | Infectious Disease | 20 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Lynda M Morelli Jefferson City, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Mihaela Stancu Miramar, FL | Family Practice | 22 | 14 | $11K |
| Richard Torres Dallas, TX | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $11K |
| Timothy D Estes Jackson, MS | Family Practice | 20 | 17 | $11K |
| Heide M Kipp Dunedin, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 23 | 14 | $10K |
| Christopher E Majewski Suffolk, VA | Podiatry | 17 | 14 | $9,913 |
| Cheryl G Williams Mount Vernon, MO | Family Practice | 35 | 19 | $9,882 |
| Joseph A Carlucci Winter Haven, FL | Internal Medicine | 46 | 23 | $9,838 |
| Christine M Gordon Coral Springs, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | Under 11 | $9,786 |
| Katie W Hunter San Francisco, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $9,656 |
| Ronald R Trudel Salt Lake City, UT | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $9,601 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data