Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$402K
-54.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
8,640
$46.51 per claim
Patients
7,670
5,392 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$402K
$52.39 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $402K for Mefloquine Hcl in 2024, for 8,640 prescriptions and refills to 7,670 patients (down 54.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $46.51.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Mefloquine Hcl in 2024: $54K for 1,223 claims, followed by California ($43K).
Pankaj V Patel, internal medicine in Edison, NJ, had the highest Medicare cost for Mefloquine Hcl in 2024: 41 claims costing $3,297.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pankaj V Patel Edison, NJ | Internal Medicine | 41 | 31 | $3,297 |
| Paul J Kelly Brooklyn, NY | Infectious Disease | 29 | 13 | $1,468 |
| George E Owusu Bronx, NY |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6,277 | 11,965 | 10,174 | $866K |
| 2023 | 7,243 | 13,810 | 11,916 | $882K |
| 2024 | 5,392 | 8,640 | 7,670 | $402K |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 28 |
| 25 |
| $1,435 |
| Samuel K Mensah Bronx, NY | Pediatric Medicine | 21 | 21 | $1,228 |
| Karen A McLeod-Deleaney Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 15 | Under 11 | $1,183 |
| Lisa C Lynch Jones St Louis Park, MN | Nurse Practitioner | 19 | 17 | $1,169 |
| Muhammad S Adam Bronx, NY | Internal Medicine | 29 | 26 | $1,151 |
| Mohamud D Afgarshe Saint Paul, MN | Internal Medicine | 18 | 15 | $1,029 |
| Jayeshkumar S Patel Jersey City, NJ | Internal Medicine | 19 | 18 | $926 |
| Ngozi Oji Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $807 |
| Ravish M Patel Monroe Township, NJ | Family Practice | 13 | 11 | $768 |
| Solomon Owusu Jersey City, NJ | Internal Medicine | 13 | 12 | $768 |
| Alseny Balde Bronx, NY | Family Practice | 12 | 12 | $705 |
| Indravadan T Patel Edison, NJ | Internal Medicine | 18 | 18 | $669 |
| Olusanya A Rufai Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 15 | 12 | $658 |
| Aimee Rand Los Angeles, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 13 | Under 11 | $599 |
| Amin M Yousuf Minneapolis, MN | Physician Assistant | 13 | Under 11 | $598 |
| Abayomi O Salako Bronx, NY | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $589 |
| Priti J Mehta South Plainfield, NJ | Internal Medicine | 14 | 14 | $585 |
| Yaw Ayesu Offei Columbus, OH | Internal Medicine | 13 | 13 | $546 |
| Bao Q Nguyen Stockton, CA | Family Practice | 12 | 12 | $546 |
| Ketankumar N Vaidya Edison, NJ | Internal Medicine | 12 | 12 | $510 |
| Adenike A Adeyemo Bronx, NY | Internal Medicine | 15 | 11 | $481 |
| Stephen Asiedu Bronx, NY | Family Practice | 12 | 12 | $457 |
| Emmanuel N Oriahi Houston, TX | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $457 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data