Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$31.5M
-6.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
3.9M
$8.04 per claim
Patients
2.8M
385,946 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$31.5M
$11.32 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $31.5M for Mupirocin in 2024, for 3,918,862 prescriptions and refills to 2,781,054 patients (down 6.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $8.04.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Mupirocin in 2024: $3.9M for 519,081 claims, followed by California ($2.7M).
Rick J Lin, dermatology in McAllen, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Mupirocin in 2024: 2,511 claims costing $22K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick J Lin McAllen, TX | Dermatology | 2,511 | 1,743 | $22K |
| Phyllis Skolnik Miami, FL | Dermatology | 1,393 | 759 | $18K |
| Christopher B Harmon Vestavia Hls, AL |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 341,587 | 3,122,927 | 2,205,556 | $33.4M |
| 2023 | 363,181 | 3,476,045 | 2,466,212 | $33.8M |
| 2024 | 385,946 | 3,918,862 | 2,781,054 | $31.5M |
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.
| Dermatology |
| 2,194 |
| 1,837 |
| $18K |
| Timothy S Lian Tampa, FL | Otolaryngology | 2,041 | 1,337 | $15K |
| Brian J King Vestavia Hls, AL | Dermatology | 1,808 | 1,545 | $15K |
| Ayad E Abrou Rochester Hills, MI | Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery | 2,300 | 1,824 | $15K |
| Robert B Sollitto Voorhees, NJ | Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery | 2,059 | 1,703 | $14K |
| Jian Cui Flushing, NY | Dermatology | 1,473 | 876 | $14K |
| Dustin V Wilkes Weatherford, TX | Dermatology | 1,683 | 1,140 | $13K |
| Stephen F D'Addario Hendersonville, TN | Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery | 1,542 | 1,100 | $13K |
| Huachen Wei Elmhurst, NY | Dermatology | 1,733 | 1,394 | $13K |
| Alexander Dane Largo, FL | Dermatology | 1,955 | 1,487 | $12K |
| Juan L Rocha Brownsville, TX | Podiatry | 1,347 | 808 | $11K |
| David B Sable Tampa, FL | Dermatology | 1,558 | 1,124 | $10K |
| Kwangsu Kim Bayside, NY | Podiatry | 1,452 | 548 | $10K |
| Thomas J Matzke Fargo, ND | Dermatology | 1,464 | 1,297 | $10K |
| Elias E Ayli Wake Forest, NC | Dermatology | 1,422 | 951 | $9,836 |
| Linh K Lu Fontana, CA | Dermatology | 806 | 551 | $9,829 |
| Gunjan M Modi Plano, TX | Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery | 1,211 | 1,059 | $9,445 |
| William D Tutrone Long Beach, NY | Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery | 851 | 662 | $9,154 |
| John D Cowan Bowling Green, KY | Dermatology | 1,465 | 1,154 | $9,118 |
| Justin R Rubin Coral Springs, FL | Dermatology | 1,322 | 965 | $9,027 |
| Luis J Ortiz-Espinosa Carolina, PR | Dermatology | 899 | 716 | $9,009 |
| Edward A Dipreta Brunswick, GA | Dermatology | 1,210 | 1,039 | $8,671 |
| Damaris Torres Paoli Rio Piedras, PR | Dermatology | 907 | 712 | $8,470 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Teva USA TEVA | 1,133,368 | $9.8M |
| Glenmark Pharma GLENMARK.NS | 1,060,833 | $9.4M |
| Padagis | 1,045,127 | $6.7M |
| Taro Pharm USA | 680,457 | $5.6M |
| Fougera/Sandoz SDZ.SW | 302 | $3,014 |
| Major Pharmaceu | 58 | $643 |