Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$17.5M
-11.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
94K
$185.32 per claim
Patients
30K
15,106 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$17.5M
$578.42 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $17.5M for Meropenem in 2024, for 94,365 prescriptions and refills to 30,243 patients (down 11.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $185.32.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Meropenem in 2024: $2.5M for 11,854 claims, followed by Texas ($2.1M).
Donald B Plummer, internal medicine in Foley, AL, had the highest Medicare cost for Meropenem in 2024: 554 claims costing $117K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald B Plummer Foley, AL | Internal Medicine | 554 | 163 | $117K |
| Gabriela Corsi Vasquez Ocala, FL | Infectious Disease | 200 | 40 | $51K |
| William J Lewis |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13,396 | 77,971 | 24,157 | $20.6M |
| 2023 | 14,448 | 87,821 | 27,578 | $19.8M |
| 2024 | 15,106 | 94,365 | 30,243 | $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 |
| 245 |
| 37 |
| $48K |
| Brian C Pien Honolulu, HI | Infectious Disease | 207 | 25 | $45K |
| Cara Fanning Las Vegas, NV | Infectious Disease | 101 | 20 | $45K |
| James H Smith III Columbus, OH | Infectious Disease | 111 | 15 | $43K |
| Yama Osmanzai Myrtle Beach, SC | Internal Medicine | 144 | 32 | $40K |
| Peter A Okwuasaba Tulsa, OK | Infectious Disease | 239 | 57 | $37K |
| Cedric W Spak Provo, UT | Infectious Disease | 212 | 28 | $36K |
| Yakoub Katri Brooklyn, NY | Nephrology | 113 | 51 | $36K |
| Javier A Aguilar Aragon Burr Ridge, IL | Infectious Disease | 28 | Under 11 | $35K |
| Shehzadi G Nagra Wichita Falls, TX | Infectious Disease | 122 | 19 | $34K |
| Arif Mahmood Wichita Falls, TX | Family Practice | 151 | 22 | $33K |
| Padmavati R Kumashi Houston, TX | Infectious Disease | 113 | 36 | $29K |
| Andrew M Ebers Rogers, AR | Infectious Disease | 88 | 24 | $29K |
| Faisal Wasi Stigler, OK | Internal Medicine | 162 | 44 | $28K |
| Jose A Menajovsky West Palm Beach, FL | Infectious Disease | 56 | 17 | $27K |
| Meenakshi Prabhakar Bedford, TX | Infectious Disease | 129 | 22 | $27K |
| William M Holland IV Amarillo, TX | Internal Medicine | 56 | Under 11 | $27K |
| Dima Youssef Johnson City, TN | Infectious Disease | 91 | 36 | $26K |
| Benjamin B Goldenberg Chicago, IL | Infectious Disease | 53 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Max G Deshaw Morristown, NJ | Infectious Disease | 145 | Under 11 | $26K |
| Rana Hassan Franklin Square, NY | Internal Medicine | 98 | 33 | $25K |
| Mezgebe Berhe Dallas, TX | Infectious Disease | 106 | 28 | $25K |
| Steven M Bobula Westerville, OH | Infectious Disease | 66 | 12 | $25K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Eugia US LLC | 27,978 | $4.1M |
| Hospira/Pfizer | 15,459 | $3.5M |
| Xellia Pharmace | 14,689 | $3.5M |
| Sandoz SDZ.SW | 11,666 | $2.6M |
| WG Critical Car | 6,166 | $1.8M |
| Fresenius Kabi | 9,801 | $921K |
| Hosp/Pfiz-Premi | 2,332 | $519K |
| Amneal Bioscien AMRX | 1,634 | $174K |
| Armas Pharmaceu | 1,795 | $160K |
| Fresenius-Novap | 1,301 | $141K |
| Fresenius-Premi | 1,054 | $98K |
| App-Premierpro | 405 | $24K |
| Civica, Inc. | 120 | $9,894 |