Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$386K
-3.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
17K
$22.32 per claim
Patients
8,789
6,997 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$387K
$43.97 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $386K for Prevident 5000 Plus in 2024, for 17,314 prescriptions and refills to 8,789 patients (down 3.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $22.32.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Prevident 5000 Plus in 2024: $35K for 1,693 claims, followed by Florida ($35K).
Denise C Gay, dentist in Naples, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Prevident 5000 Plus in 2024: 44 claims costing $904.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denise C Gay Naples, FL | Dentist | 44 | 19 | $904 |
| Matthew J Neary New York, NY | Dentist | 38 | 17 | $832 |
| Anthony T Dioguardi New Haven, CT |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6,726 | 15,552 | 8,321 | $336K |
| 2023 | 6,899 | 16,923 | 8,634 | $399K |
| 2024 | 6,997 | 17,314 | 8,789 | $386K |
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.
| Dentist |
| 44 |
| 13 |
| $817 |
| Brien V Harvey Tucson, AZ | Dentist | 37 | Under 11 | $758 |
| Ross A Reid Saginaw, MI | Dentist | 40 | 30 | $748 |
| Kirk J Hansen Bettendorf, IA | Dentist | 32 | 22 | $733 |
| Charles M Zieba Ellisville, MO | Dentist | 31 | Under 11 | $590 |
| Bradley R Bendush Indianapolis, IN | Dentist | 27 | 11 | $566 |
| Phuong H Ta Grand Island, FL | Dentist | 26 | 11 | $540 |
| Don C Riley Jr. No Myrtle Beach, SC | Dentist | 14 | Under 11 | $516 |
| Jake B Wolf Deming, NM | Dentist | 28 | 11 | $506 |
| Cody M Sabol Advance, NC | Dentist | 26 | Under 11 | $498 |
| Minda Gray San Antonio, TX | Dentist | 19 | Under 11 | $475 |
| Christopher K Riley Mobile, AL | Dentist | 25 | Under 11 | $465 |
| Seth Keiles Yorktown Heights, NY | Dentist | 14 | Under 11 | $453 |
| Alexander M Won Houston, TX | Oral Surgery (Dentist only) | 19 | Under 11 | $440 |
| William B Stofer Warsaw, IN | Dentist | 22 | Under 11 | $431 |
| Martin R Polin Boca Raton, FL | Dentist | 11 | Under 11 | $426 |
| Nicholas C Vece Mount Kisco, NY | Dentist | 17 | Under 11 | $418 |
| Adya Shrotriya East Rutherford, NJ | Dentist | 12 | Under 11 | $417 |
| Carlos M Valdes New York, NY | Dentist | 11 | Under 11 | $409 |
| Jennifer K Dalton Pittsburgh, PA | Dentist | 22 | Under 11 | $405 |
| Stuart D Waite St Louis, MO | Dentist | 19 | Under 11 | $404 |
| Eric S Markowitz Washington, DC | Dentist | 11 | Under 11 | $393 |
| Alexandra B Plonka Ann Arbor, MI | Dentist | 11 | Under 11 | $392 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Colgate Oral Ph | 17,320 | $387K |