Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$21.4M
-15.6% from 2023
Prescriptions
314K
$68.01 per claim
Patients
98K
50,154 prescribers
Total spending
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All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $21.4M for Pilocarpine Hcl in 2024, for 314,140 prescriptions and refills to 98,140 patients (down 15.6% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $68.01.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Pilocarpine Hcl in 2024: $1.9M for 30,818 claims, followed by Texas ($1.6M).
Kirk A Sturridge, ophthalmology in Dothan, AL, had the highest Medicare cost for Pilocarpine Hcl in 2024: 962 claims costing $67K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk A Sturridge Dothan, AL | Ophthalmology | 962 | 275 | $67K |
| Courtland M Schmidt Jr. Bala Cynwyd, PA | Ophthalmology | 569 | 202 | $42K |
| Linda Y Huang |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 46,059 | 285,428 | 89,004 | $25.2M |
| 2023 | 47,645 | 293,419 | 91,550 | $25.3M |
| 2024 | 50,154 | 314,140 | 98,140 | $21.4M |
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 |
| 499 |
| 181 |
| $31K |
| Tim D Johnson Baton Rouge, LA | Ophthalmology | 367 | 116 | $26K |
| Robert M Currier Alpena, MI | Ophthalmology | 248 | 91 | $25K |
| Ngoc Nguyen San Jose, CA | Ophthalmology | 408 | 128 | $24K |
| Paul J Lama Rochelle Park, NJ | Ophthalmology | 318 | 123 | $23K |
| Anthony F Devincentis III Syracuse, NY | Ophthalmology | 284 | 93 | $23K |
| Elvin R Garcia McAllen, TX | Rheumatology | 304 | 85 | $23K |
| Karanjit S Kooner Dallas, TX | Ophthalmology | 311 | 93 | $22K |
| Jeffrey B Bond Winston Salem, NC | Ophthalmology | 327 | 97 | $22K |
| Peter T Zacharia Worcester, MA | Ophthalmology | 295 | 96 | $22K |
| Jonathan Winarko Irvine, CA | Ophthalmology | 470 | 154 | $20K |
| Arindel S Maharaj Miami, FL | Ophthalmology | 279 | 103 | $18K |
| Sung Chul Park New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 310 | 114 | $18K |
| Geoffrey T Emerick Farmington, CT | Ophthalmology | 334 | 127 | $18K |
| Vijay Singh Sewell, NJ | Rheumatology | 143 | 55 | $18K |
| Andrew M Prince Oradell, NJ | Ophthalmology | 230 | 78 | $16K |
| Gregory K Harmon New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 263 | 75 | $16K |
| Lan Su Westlake Village, CA | Dentist | 253 | 57 | $16K |
| Jeffrey Liebmann New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 247 | 83 | $15K |
| Myron I Kleiner Bay Shore, NY | Rheumatology | 99 | 43 | $15K |
| Robert F Rothman Bethpage, NY | Ophthalmology | 243 | 87 | $15K |
| Richard B Moore Temple, TX | Ophthalmology | 170 | 55 | $15K |
| Alissa G Ledgerwood Orlando, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 179 | 48 | $14K |