Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$3.5M
-6.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
418K
$8.41 per claim
Patients
367K
129,947 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$3.5M
$9.56 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $3.5M for Polymyxin B Sul-Trimethoprim in 2024, for 417,680 prescriptions and refills to 367,071 patients (down 6.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $8.41.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Polymyxin B Sul-Trimethoprim in 2024: $483K for 49,591 claims, followed by Florida ($299K).
Erik Letko, ophthalmology in Lafayette, CO, had the highest Medicare cost for Polymyxin B Sul-Trimethoprim in 2024: 1,151 claims costing $15K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Letko Lafayette, CO | Ophthalmology | 1,151 | 578 | $15K |
| Philip M Kikuchi Rochester, NY | Ophthalmology | 582 | 504 | $7,197 |
| Wayne L Anliker |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 106,255 | 375,957 | 323,070 | $3.4M |
| 2023 | 120,768 | 379,003 | 334,466 | $3.7M |
| 2024 | 129,947 | 417,680 | 367,071 | $3.5M |
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 |
| 942 |
| 757 |
| $6,629 |
| Tyson K Olson Denver, CO | Ophthalmology | 497 | 276 | $6,251 |
| Duy T Vu Lone Tree, CO | Ophthalmology | 454 | 253 | $5,827 |
| Sean R Baker Lincoln, CA | Ophthalmology | 452 | 357 | $5,770 |
| Kirstin L Tawse Lafayette, CO | Ophthalmology | 421 | 213 | $5,737 |
| Lili A Tseng Godfrey, IL | Ophthalmology | 404 | 341 | $5,124 |
| Kurt K Lark Concord, NC | Ophthalmology | 590 | 459 | $5,000 |
| Joseph A Rini Plattsburgh, NY | Ophthalmology | 743 | 481 | $4,986 |
| George M Watson Warren, PA | Ophthalmology | 376 | 296 | $4,810 |
| Kevin P Stewart St Thomas, VI | Ophthalmology | 333 | 270 | $4,658 |
| Jorge H Gutierrez-Dorrington Ponce, PR | Ophthalmology | 384 | 324 | $4,564 |
| Steven O Rimmer Redlands, CA | Ophthalmology | 543 | 433 | $4,548 |
| Carolyn D Quinn Lafayette, CO | Ophthalmology | 338 | 183 | $4,431 |
| Shannon N Tate Woodland Hills, CA | Physician Assistant | 343 | 217 | $4,369 |
| Ashley B Guzman Fontana, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 310 | 283 | $4,369 |
| David M Chacko Wichita, KS | Ophthalmology | 610 | 424 | $4,180 |
| Daniel G Dawson II Gainesville, FL | Ophthalmology | 516 | 355 | $4,046 |
| Huck Holz Santa Clara, CA | Ophthalmology | 313 | 248 | $3,992 |
| Jennifer R Long Rancho Cordova, CA | Ophthalmology | 317 | 261 | $3,975 |
| Steven G Stockslager Sacramento, CA | Ophthalmology | 316 | 260 | $3,946 |
| Garrick Chak Long Beach, CA | Ophthalmology | 299 | 280 | $3,936 |
| Saumya Copparam Sacramento, CA | Ophthalmology | 314 | 245 | $3,882 |
| Lawrence A Gans Creve Coeur, MO | Ophthalmology | 581 | 403 | $3,878 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data