Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$647.0M
-7.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
1.4M
$459.66 per claim
Patients
337K
59,631 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$647.2M
$1,921.24 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $647.0M for Lumigan in 2024, for 1,407,550 prescriptions and refills to 336,756 patients (down 7.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $459.66.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Lumigan in 2024: $67.6M for 151,442 claims, followed by New York ($66.3M).
Hamideh S Moayedpardazi, ophthalmology in Montebello, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Lumigan in 2024: 3,742 claims costing $1.8M.
Lumigan is made by AbbVie Inc. (ABBV), listed in the Medicare spending data as Allergan Inc..
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamideh S Moayedpardazi Montebello, CA | Ophthalmology | 3,742 | 989 | $1.8M |
| Howard J Kushnick Allentown, PA | Ophthalmology | 2,308 | 634 | $1.2M |
| Fiaz Zaman |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 61,903 | 1,606,532 | 366,257 | $701.2M |
| 2023 | 60,729 | 1,479,906 | 347,628 | $696.8M |
| 2024 | 59,631 | 1,407,550 | 336,756 | $647.0M |
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 |
| 1,633 |
| 462 |
| $934K |
| Jorge L Rivera Mayaguez, PR | Ophthalmology | 3,501 | 548 | $925K |
| Benjamin Mandel Montebello, CA | Ophthalmology | 1,975 | 573 | $900K |
| Milton R Hearing Palm Springs, FL | Optometry | 2,720 | 500 | $797K |
| Cuong-Dung T DO Westminster, CA | Ophthalmology | 2,973 | 461 | $769K |
| Maria G Velazquez Lamela Caguas, PR | Ophthalmology | 2,536 | 497 | $735K |
| Prajay Dhir Richmond, TX | Ophthalmology | 1,187 | 391 | $715K |
| John J Kim Bronx, NY | Ophthalmology | 1,250 | 379 | $699K |
| Arnulfo V Mansur Miami, FL | Ophthalmology | 1,851 | 494 | $672K |
| Scott H Schecter Fort Lauderdale, FL | Optometry | 1,295 | 520 | $669K |
| Juan C Maldonado-Melendez Arecibo, PR | Ophthalmology | 2,476 | 362 | $640K |
| Ngoc Nguyen San Jose, CA | Ophthalmology | 1,616 | 406 | $631K |
| Jose L Benitez Aponte Humacao, PR | Ophthalmology | 2,329 | 379 | $621K |
| Jacqueline Dauhajre Jackson Heights, NY | Ophthalmology | 1,375 | 326 | $612K |
| Houman Ahdieh Allentown, PA | Ophthalmology | 1,009 | 311 | $600K |
| Omar N Piovanetti San Juan, PR | Ophthalmology | 2,198 | 393 | $599K |
| Janet A Betchkal Jacksonville, FL | Ophthalmology | 1,168 | 298 | $584K |
| Bingjing Z Roberts New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 1,728 | 285 | $575K |
| Hemang C Patel Indianapolis, IN | Ophthalmology | 979 | 304 | $559K |
| John A Beneke Orlando, FL | Ophthalmology | 919 | 305 | $544K |
| Joel D Aronowicz-Gallego Coral Gables, FL | Ophthalmology | 1,637 | 466 | $532K |
| Rebecca G Bobo Stuart, FL | Ophthalmology | 1,521 | 380 | $531K |
| Eugene M Saravitz Jr. Bethlehem, PA | Ophthalmology | 916 | 252 | $530K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Allergan Inc. ABBV | 1,407,999 | $647.2M |