Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$1.1M
+20.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
437
$2,585.90 per claim
Patients
59
31 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$1.1M
$19,153.22 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $1.1M for Phospholine Iodide in 2024, for 437 prescriptions and refills to 59 patients (up 20.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $2,585.90.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Phospholine Iodide in 2024: $346K for 136 claims, followed by Massachusetts ($165K).
Robert F Rothman, ophthalmology in Bethpage, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Phospholine Iodide in 2024: 100 claims costing $252K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert F Rothman Bethpage, NY | Ophthalmology | 100 | 14 | $252K |
| Peter T Zacharia Worcester, MA | Ophthalmology | 47 | Under 11 | $123K |
| Thomas Tayeri |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 36 | 190 | 62 | $348K |
| 2023 | 38 | 368 | 50 | $942K |
| 2024 | 31 | 437 | 59 | $1.1M |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
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 |
| 36 |
| Under 11 |
| $93K |
| Andrew J Adelson Washington, DC | Ophthalmology | 31 | Under 11 | $82K |
| Joel S Schuman Philadelphia, PA | Ophthalmology | 17 | Under 11 | $44K |
| Anthony J Fraioli Brookline, MA | Ophthalmology | 16 | Under 11 | $42K |
| Ronald Caronia Oceanside, NY | Ophthalmology | 16 | Under 11 | $42K |
| Madhu S Gorla Glenview, IL | Ophthalmology | 16 | Under 11 | $42K |
| Darrell Wudunn Indianapolis, IN | Ophthalmology | 15 | Under 11 | $38K |
| Arindel S Maharaj Miami, FL | Ophthalmology | 14 | Under 11 | $35K |
| Michael Henry Tucson, AZ | Ophthalmology | 14 | Under 11 | $35K |
| Andrew M Prince Oradell, NJ | Ophthalmology | 13 | Under 11 | $33K |
| Warren Pan Ann Arbor, MI | Ophthalmology | 13 | Under 11 | $32K |
| Vikas Gulati Omaha, NE | Ophthalmology | 12 | Under 11 | $32K |
| Kimberlee M Curnyn Arlington Heights, IL | Ophthalmology | 12 | Under 11 | $32K |
| Jody R Piltz-Seymour Huntingdon Valley, PA | Ophthalmology | 12 | Under 11 | $30K |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Fera Pharmaceut | 437 | $1.1M |