Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$116.3M
+1146.7% from 2023
Prescriptions
135K
$862.47 per claim
Patients
49K
13,303 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$116.3M
$2,393.62 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $116.3M for Miebo in 2024, for 134,811 prescriptions and refills to 48,571 patients (up 1146.7% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $862.47.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Miebo in 2024: $20.7M for 24,190 claims, followed by California ($19.9M).
Triet M Nguyen, ophthalmology in Westminster, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Miebo in 2024: 2,576 claims costing $2.0M.
Miebo is made by Bausch + Lomb Corporation (BLCO), listed in the Medicare spending data as Bausch & Lomb I.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triet M Nguyen Westminster, CA | Ophthalmology | 2,576 | 567 | $2.0M |
| Jacqueline Dauhajre Jackson Heights, NY | Ophthalmology | 1,204 | 371 | $906K |
| Ayman Matta |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,964 | 9,494 | 6,323 | $9.3M |
| 2024 | 13,303 | 134,811 | 48,571 | $116.3M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims |
|---|
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 |
| 786 |
| 307 |
| $817K |
| Harout Khanjian Van Nuys, CA | Optometry | 1,021 | 248 | $791K |
| Arthur C Lu Westminster, CA | Ophthalmology | 1,000 | 277 | $760K |
| Edward A Braunstein New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 762 | 250 | $734K |
| Jordan Kassoff Albany, NY | Ophthalmology | 356 | 116 | $584K |
| Seung-Hee Choi Palisades Park, NJ | Optometry | 599 | 160 | $562K |
| David H Lee Flushing, NY | Ophthalmology | 671 | 136 | $533K |
| Ilona Genis Brooklyn, NY | Ophthalmology | 638 | 202 | $495K |
| Joseph T Fan Monterey Park, CA | Ophthalmology | 616 | 251 | $485K |
| Pezhman Hourizadeh Corona, NY | Optometry | 648 | 185 | $473K |
| Cuong-Dung T DO Westminster, CA | Ophthalmology | 602 | 151 | $468K |
| Alexander J Kabiri Queens Village, NY | Optometry | 617 | 97 | $454K |
| Gee Hyun Chun New York, NY | Optometry | 492 | 170 | $438K |
| Violeta Paronian North Hollywood, CA | Optometry | 481 | 161 | $368K |
| Edward W Lee Los Angeles, CA | Ophthalmology | 389 | 135 | $343K |
| Mary M Cheng Rosemead, CA | Optometry | 462 | 139 | $339K |
| Sunmin Park Los Angeles, CA | Ophthalmology | 369 | 152 | $334K |
| Rodolfo L Rodriguez North Bergen, NJ | Optometry | 309 | 102 | $329K |
| Sok H Nam Los Angeles, CA | Ophthalmology | 371 | 132 | $308K |
| Richard Najac Flushing, NY | Ophthalmology | 398 | 136 | $305K |
| Amir Yamani Mount Vernon, NY | Ophthalmology | 366 | 94 | $300K |
| Peter S Bae Bronx, NY | Optometry | 359 | 102 | $275K |
| Andrew S Cho Los Angeles, CA | Ophthalmology | 262 | 71 | $269K |
| Spending |
|---|
| Bausch & Lomb I BLCO | 134,845 | $116.3M |