Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$9.6M
-24.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
43K
$224.48 per claim
Patients
11K
5,391 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$9.6M
$857.21 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $9.6M for Methazolamide in 2024, for 42,709 prescriptions and refills to 11,182 patients (down 24.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $224.48.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Methazolamide in 2024: $1.5M for 7,248 claims, followed by New York ($1.2M).
Richard K Lee, ophthalmology in Miami, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Methazolamide in 2024: 272 claims costing $87K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard K Lee Miami, FL | Ophthalmology | 272 | 66 | $87K |
| Ramon B Ruffy Goshen, NY | Ophthalmology | 209 | 63 | $84K |
| Luis E Vazquez Miami, FL |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5,194 | 40,854 | 10,131 | $14.5M |
| 2023 | 5,290 | 41,071 | 10,442 | $12.6M |
| 2024 | 5,391 | 42,709 | 11,182 | $9.6M |
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 |
| 428 |
| 110 |
| $79K |
| Ngoc Nguyen San Jose, CA | Ophthalmology | 280 | 75 | $76K |
| Jeremy K Jones Atlanta, GA | Ophthalmology | 253 | 66 | $74K |
| Lawrence T Goodwin Jr. Torrance, CA | Ophthalmology | 211 | 51 | $49K |
| Lourdes Casuso Miami, FL | Ophthalmology | 275 | 66 | $49K |
| Samuel G Alpert Camillus, NY | Ophthalmology | 164 | 47 | $48K |
| Frank J Moya Winston Salem, NC | Ophthalmology | 129 | 34 | $47K |
| Karina Esquenazi Coral Gables, FL | Ophthalmology | 282 | 76 | $47K |
| Jeffrey S Schultz Bronx, NY | Ophthalmology | 220 | 34 | $45K |
| Karen Joos Nashville, TN | Ophthalmology | 102 | 26 | $38K |
| Richard K Parrish II Miami, FL | Ophthalmology | 200 | 59 | $38K |
| Albert S Khouri Newark, NJ | Ophthalmology | 103 | 30 | $36K |
| Christopher J Danner Tampa, FL | Otolaryngology | 116 | 34 | $36K |
| Rebecca F Neustein Philadelphia, PA | Ophthalmology | 172 | 56 | $34K |
| Robert Rothstein Forest Hills, NY | Ophthalmology | 204 | 53 | $34K |
| Tala M Kassm Charleston, SC | Ophthalmology | 113 | 33 | $34K |
| Arindel S Maharaj Miami, FL | Ophthalmology | 115 | 34 | $31K |
| Prajay Dhir Richmond, TX | Ophthalmology | 87 | 21 | $30K |
| Andrew S Cho Los Angeles, CA | Ophthalmology | 162 | 39 | $30K |
| Amy M Armstrong Charleston, WV | Ophthalmology | 126 | 32 | $29K |
| Jan Stepanek Scottsdale, AZ | Preventive Medicine | 94 | 31 | $28K |
| Michael J Levitt Tampa, FL | Ophthalmology | 89 | 36 | $28K |
| Jeffrey Liebmann New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 107 | 32 | $27K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data