Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$155.0M
-5.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
3.8M
$40.42 per claim
Patients
2.2M
101,390 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$155.0M
$71.34 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $155.0M for Prednisolone Acetate in 2024, for 3,834,322 prescriptions and refills to 2,172,558 patients (down 5.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $40.42.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Prednisolone Acetate in 2024: $18.6M for 441,239 claims, followed by New York ($12.8M).
Salomon Esquenazi, ophthalmology in Miami, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Prednisolone Acetate in 2024: 7,442 claims costing $200K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salomon Esquenazi Miami, FL | Ophthalmology | 7,442 | 3,193 | $200K |
| Michael A Pisacano Bronx, NY | Ophthalmology | 3,285 | 1,513 | $196K |
| Ashley B Guzman |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 91,920 | 3,294,972 | 1,884,605 | $163.5M |
| 2023 | 96,922 | 3,526,428 | 2,011,728 | $163.8M |
| 2024 | 101,390 | 3,834,322 | 2,172,558 | $155.0M |
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.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 2,551 |
| 2,090 |
| $186K |
| Wilson Ko Flushing, NY | Ophthalmology | 2,113 | 959 | $185K |
| Gang Hu Hurst, TX | Ophthalmology | 2,289 | 1,774 | $160K |
| Douglas K Grayson Iselin, NJ | Ophthalmology | 4,089 | 2,063 | $150K |
| Larry M Perich New Port Richey, FL | Ophthalmology | 3,018 | 1,971 | $136K |
| Bingjing Z Roberts New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 3,524 | 1,268 | $112K |
| Antonio Prado Tampa, FL | Ophthalmology | 1,886 | 1,153 | $101K |
| David A Seamont Boynton Beach, FL | Ophthalmology | 1,976 | 1,214 | $92K |
| Shannon N Tate Woodland Hills, CA | Physician Assistant | 1,838 | 1,124 | $92K |
| Edward H Hu Hiawatha, IA | Ophthalmology | 1,694 | 1,215 | $90K |
| Maria G Velazquez Lamela Caguas, PR | Ophthalmology | 1,328 | 474 | $87K |
| Harry R Koster Richmond Hill, NY | Ophthalmology | 1,506 | 831 | $84K |
| Peter W Debry Henderson, NV | Ophthalmology | 1,680 | 779 | $82K |
| Mark D Oberlander Pinellas Park, FL | Ophthalmology | 1,733 | 1,090 | $82K |
| Steven O Anderson Ames, IA | Ophthalmology | 1,594 | 1,084 | $79K |
| Raymond Fong New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 1,416 | 794 | $78K |
| Jeremy M Cotliar New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 1,439 | 770 | $78K |
| Joann Kang Bronx, NY | Ophthalmology | 1,425 | 546 | $77K |
| Aaron M Petersen Casa Grande, AZ | Ophthalmology | 1,468 | 1,092 | $76K |
| Erik Letko Lafayette, CO | Ophthalmology | 1,500 | 670 | $75K |
| David D Kim Savannah, GA | Ophthalmology | 1,625 | 622 | $74K |
| Mark S Gorovoy Fort Myers, FL | Ophthalmology | 1,662 | 627 | $73K |
| Carlos J Fernandez Santos Caguas, PR | Ophthalmology | 1,144 | 659 | $71K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data