Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$10.8M
-24.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
205K
$52.76 per claim
Patients
178K
74,320 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$10.8M
$60.78 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $10.8M for Neomycin-Polymyxin-Hydrocort in 2024, for 205,256 prescriptions and refills to 178,181 patients (down 24.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $52.76.
Puerto Rico had the highest Medicare cost for Neomycin-Polymyxin-Hydrocort in 2024: $1.2M for 17,937 claims, followed by Florida ($1.1M).
Navin C Mehta, otolaryngology in New York, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Neomycin-Polymyxin-Hydrocort in 2024: 600 claims costing $23K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navin C Mehta New York, NY | Otolaryngology | 600 | 482 | $23K |
| Steve Y Kim Fort Lee, NJ | Otolaryngology | 390 | 252 | $21K |
| Babak Behin Jersey City, NJ |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 80,452 | 225,756 | 194,084 | $14.9M |
| 2023 | 79,302 | 222,399 | 192,176 | $14.3M |
| 2024 | 74,320 | 205,256 | 178,181 | $10.8M |
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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.
| Otolaryngology |
| 355 |
| 328 |
| $16K |
| Edwin Valentin Bayamon, PR | Family Practice | 244 | 211 | $16K |
| Jesus M Vazquez Santos Florida, PR | General Practice | 153 | 129 | $10K |
| Tynes E Mixon III New Iberia, LA | Otolaryngology | 184 | 122 | $9,861 |
| Stefan Kieserman New York, NY | Otolaryngology | 206 | 172 | $9,812 |
| Miguel J Martin Cayey, PR | Podiatry | 149 | 143 | $9,801 |
| Shounan Yao San Gabriel, CA | Otolaryngology | 183 | 94 | $8,997 |
| Angel M Ayala Morales Ponce, PR | General Practice | 129 | 106 | $8,554 |
| Osmund T Chan Los Angeles, CA | Otolaryngology | 176 | 69 | $7,972 |
| Elias I Ayoub Downey, CA | Otolaryngology | 207 | 133 | $7,567 |
| Tam M Bui Fountain Valley, CA | Otolaryngology | 140 | 91 | $7,061 |
| Vito A Brunetti Wayne, NJ | Otolaryngology | 128 | 119 | $6,832 |
| Truong Nguyen Philadelphia, PA | Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine | 141 | 60 | $6,829 |
| Juan J Candelario Lanza Caguas, PR | Pulmonary Disease | 107 | 79 | $6,744 |
| Jose A Morales Guayama, PR | General Practice | 94 | 80 | $6,677 |
| Raffi-Jean O Mesrobian Burbank, CA | Otolaryngology | 125 | 90 | $6,439 |
| William J Brown Miami, FL | Otolaryngology | 131 | 104 | $6,423 |
| Michael J Jordan Spartanburg, SC | Podiatry | 116 | 113 | $6,184 |
| Rogelio Machuca Las Vegas, NV | Family Practice | 117 | 62 | $6,044 |
| Pankaj V Patel Edison, NJ | Internal Medicine | 122 | 65 | $6,038 |
| Ramon Gerena Sr. Toa Baja, PR | General Practice | 88 | 73 | $5,926 |
| 1891707840 | Otolaryngology | 116 | 100 | $5,842 |
| Srinivas B Mukkamala Flint, MI | Otolaryngology | 95 | 53 | $5,813 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data