Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$56.4M
-20.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
2.3M
$24.95 per claim
Patients
1.6M
478,610 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $56.4M for Metronidazole in 2024, for 2,259,741 prescriptions and refills to 1,628,675 patients (down 20.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $24.95.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Metronidazole in 2024: $5.1M for 219,000 claims, followed by Florida ($5.0M).
Dmitry Khasak, dermatology in New York, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Metronidazole in 2024: 1,214 claims costing $102K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dmitry Khasak New York, NY | Dermatology | 1,214 | 361 | $102K |
| Melissa L Knuckles Corbin, KY | Dermatology | 779 | 455 | $50K |
| Lyudmila Magakyan-Martinez |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 445,654 | 2,011,022 | 1,464,919 | $70.0M |
| 2023 | 461,161 | 2,100,822 | 1,527,987 | $70.4M |
| 2024 | 478,610 | 2,259,741 | 1,628,675 | $56.4M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 591 |
| 165 |
| $42K |
| Ashkan J Ghorbani Pasadena, TX | Dermatology | 663 | 397 | $41K |
| Rajendra S Gogia Park Ridge, IL | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 363 | 160 | $33K |
| Jeffrey Tuazon Jersey City, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 409 | 146 | $31K |
| Lymarie I Aguila Gonzalez Manati, PR | Dermatology | 630 | 241 | $30K |
| Rick J Lin McAllen, TX | Dermatology | 409 | 205 | $29K |
| Michelle Higginson Old Saybrook, CT | Dermatology | 485 | 266 | $28K |
| Pamela A Leve Rochester, NY | Dermatology | 581 | 325 | $26K |
| Liliya Besedina Bayonne, NJ | Dermatology | 292 | 100 | $26K |
| Larry Napolitano Jr. Shelby, NC | Dermatology | 611 | 367 | $25K |
| Athena N Phan Montgomery, AL | Dermatology | 439 | 305 | $25K |
| Pinkas E Lebovits New York, NY | Dermatology | 603 | 217 | $25K |
| Christina K Don Miami, FL | Physician Assistant | 246 | 80 | $24K |
| Scott D Miller Amarillo, TX | Dermatology | 477 | 252 | $23K |
| Roman Bronfenbrener Southampton, PA | Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery | 303 | 72 | $22K |
| Huachen Wei Elmhurst, NY | Dermatology | 321 | 148 | $21K |
| Bijan Setareh-Shenas Plainview, NY | Dermatology | 389 | 267 | $21K |
| Zuzel Gascon Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 199 | 104 | $20K |
| Juliana F Bizerril-Williams Bronx, NY | Physician Assistant | 244 | 100 | $19K |
| Edith F Winter Raleigh, NC | Dermatology | 474 | 326 | $19K |
| Nancy H Trzcinski Albany, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 201 | 87 | $18K |
| Rena S Brand New York, NY | Dermatology | 383 | 226 | $18K |
| Anthony A Flood Washington, DC | Family Practice | 202 | 73 | $17K |