Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$64K
-13.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
2,607
$24.72 per claim
Patients
1,193
1,073 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$64K
$54.00 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $64K for Metronidazole in 2024, for 2,607 prescriptions and refills to 1,193 patients (down 13.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $24.72.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Metronidazole in 2024: $9,600 for 417 claims, followed by California ($8,376).
John M Hill, family practice in Deland, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Metronidazole in 2024: 49 claims costing $1,116.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John M Hill Deland, FL | Family Practice | 49 | Under 11 | $1,116 |
| Vincent P Rappa Forest Hills, NY | Internal Medicine | 20 | 16 | $741 |
| Thomas A Sult |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 927 | 2,414 | 990 | $61K |
| 2023 | 1,105 | 2,807 | 1,225 | $74K |
| 2024 | 1,073 | 2,607 | 1,193 | $64K |
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.
| Family Practice |
| 31 |
| Under 11 |
| $669 |
| Susan H Morrison Belleville, NJ | Allergy/ Immunology | 27 | Under 11 | $637 |
| Donald B Plummer Foley, AL | Internal Medicine | 15 | Under 11 | $565 |
| Dan Anthony C Garganera Joliet, IL | Infectious Disease | 13 | Under 11 | $522 |
| Charles F Whitaker IV Coldwater, MI | Family Practice | 20 | Under 11 | $434 |
| Lowell F Clark Bushnell, FL | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $343 |
| Chaim Silberberg Spring Valley, NY | Internal Medicine | 21 | Under 11 | $305 |
| Jairon D Downs Raleigh, NC | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 12 | Under 11 | $274 |
| Farhan Malik East Windsor, NJ | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $252 |
| Jason Ford Mineola, NY | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $223 |
| Benjamin H Maeck III San Francisco, CA | Internal Medicine | 14 | Under 11 | $203 |
| Dhiraj K Kotwal Frisco, TX | Infectious Disease | 11 | Under 11 | $124 |
| Rick D Teetz Saratoga Springs, NY | Family Practice | 11 | Under 11 | $41.44 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Baxter Healthca | 1,197 | $33K |
| Hospira/Pfizer | 499 | $10K |
| Sagent Pharmace | 366 | $9,645 |
| Sun Pharmaceuti SUNPHARMA.NS | 253 | $6,921 |
| Baxter-Premierp | 288 | $4,981 |