Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$398K
+11.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
20K
$20.19 per claim
Patients
10K
7,594 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$398K
$38.83 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $398K for Prevident 5000 Sensitive in 2024, for 19,721 prescriptions and refills to 10,254 patients (up 11.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $20.19.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Prevident 5000 Sensitive in 2024: $36K for 1,824 claims, followed by Florida ($33K).
Kelly A McKnight, dentist in The Villages, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Prevident 5000 Sensitive in 2024: 63 claims costing $1,088.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly A McKnight The Villages, FL | Dentist | 63 | 24 | $1,088 |
| Steven Williams College Station, TX | Dentist | 54 | 23 | $1,020 |
| Jason C Sims |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6,824 | 16,988 | 8,817 | $324K |
| 2023 | 6,799 | 17,124 | 8,842 | $358K |
| 2024 | 7,594 | 19,721 | 10,254 | $398K |
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 |
| 47 |
| 19 |
| $885 |
| Ramon A Zardon Hialeah, FL | Dentist | 35 | Under 11 | $768 |
| Thomas T Kim Leesburg, FL | Dentist | 38 | 14 | $732 |
| Nam L Nguyen Los Angeles, CA | Dentist | 37 | 14 | $721 |
| Luis A Perez Flint, MI | Dentist | 37 | 22 | $684 |
| Samuel T Jung Flushing, NY | Dentist | 28 | 18 | $640 |
| Alisia L Smith Jacksonville, FL | Dentist | 33 | Under 11 | $633 |
| Steven R Zdep Syracuse, NY | Dentist | 35 | 14 | $631 |
| Phuong L Ngo Garland, TX | Dentist | 21 | Under 11 | $619 |
| Jerry L Burd Beaumont, TX | Dentist | 32 | 16 | $591 |
| Seung Hwan Kim Garden Grove, CA | Dentist | 31 | 18 | $576 |
| Andrew J Deak Northfield, OH | Dentist | 11 | Under 11 | $552 |
| Philip B Smaldino Poland, OH | Dentist | 28 | 12 | $536 |
| Kevin L Lewis Johnson City, TN | Dentist | 26 | Under 11 | $503 |
| Michael L Cohen Altoona, PA | Dentist | 18 | Under 11 | $492 |
| Gregory F Gullo Canandaigua, NY | Dentist | 28 | 12 | $485 |
| Carlos M Sanjuan Miami, FL | Dentist | 24 | Under 11 | $480 |
| Michael E Rosen New York, NY | Internal Medicine | 20 | Under 11 | $462 |
| Naijie Guan Mattapan, MA | Dentist | 24 | Under 11 | $460 |
| Mary Kuhns Gainesville, FL | Dentist | 25 | 16 | $456 |
| Robert E Kievit West Hartford, CT | Dentist | 24 | Under 11 | $449 |
| Eileen Fermin Sebastian, FL | Internal Medicine | 18 | Under 11 | $440 |
| Ann Hammi-Blue Phoenix, AZ | Dentist | 13 | 12 | $435 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Colgate Oral Ph | 19,734 | $398K |