Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$2.7M
-26.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
4,085
$671.08 per claim
Patients
978
847 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $2.7M for Nafcillin Sodium in 2024, for 4,085 prescriptions and refills to 978 patients (down 26.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $671.08.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Nafcillin Sodium in 2024: $242K for 427 claims, followed by Ohio ($197K).
James H Smith III, infectious disease in Columbus, OH, had the highest Medicare cost for Nafcillin Sodium in 2024: 40 claims costing $54K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James H Smith III Columbus, OH | Infectious Disease | 40 | Under 11 | $54K |
| Yama Osmanzai Myrtle Beach, SC | Internal Medicine | 34 | Under 11 | $31K |
| Elias S Ashame |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 994 | 4,572 | 1,108 | $3.8M |
| 2023 | 929 | 4,444 | 1,019 | $3.7M |
| 2024 | 847 | 4,085 | 978 | $2.7M |
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.
| Critical Care (Intensivists) |
| 22 |
| Under 11 |
| $25K |
| Hafsa H Siddiqui Huntsville, AL | Infectious Disease | 23 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Venkat R Minnaganti Mattoon, IL | Infectious Disease | 33 | Under 11 | $20K |
| Leland N Allen III Birmingham, AL | Infectious Disease | 30 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Whitney D Krolikowski Kingsport, TN | Infectious Disease | 25 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Nishaal Antony El Paso, TX | Infectious Disease | 31 | Under 11 | $19K |
| Vijay K Kolli Oklahoma City, OK | Infectious Disease | 32 | Under 11 | $18K |
| Aman J Pathak Wilmington, NC | Infectious Disease | 18 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Daniel Lamptey Sioux City, IA | Infectious Disease | 34 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Thomas M Math St Cloud, MN | Infectious Disease | 49 | Under 11 | $17K |
| Mark B Carr Nashville, TN | Infectious Disease | 15 | Under 11 | $16K |
| Dithi A Shetty Flagstaff, AZ | Infectious Disease | 16 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Melissa R Britto Columbus, OH | Infectious Disease | 14 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Casey M Ross Green Bay, WI | Nurse Practitioner | 12 | Under 11 | $15K |
| David P Galloway Birmingham, AL | Pediatric Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Emmanuel E Okon Houston, TX | Infectious Disease | 20 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Legesse Mekonnen Phoenix, AZ | Infectious Disease | 19 | Under 11 | $14K |
| Brijesh Raval Houston, TX | Infectious Disease | 16 | Under 11 | $13K |
| Ronald I Lenefsky West Islip, NY | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Areej Khan Salisbury, MD | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Anurag Duggal Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Infectious Disease | 13 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Avrille B George Syracuse, NY | Infectious Disease | 13 | Under 11 | $12K |
| Sandra Leticia R Crosara Mason City, IA | Infectious Disease | 18 | Under 11 | $11K |