Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$2.8M
+32.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
46K
$60.61 per claim
Patients
16K
8,409 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$2.8M
$175.11 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $2.8M for Pro Comfort Alcohol Pads in 2024, for 45,578 prescriptions and refills to 15,777 patients (up 32.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $60.61.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Pro Comfort Alcohol Pads in 2024: $992K for 18,985 claims, followed by Illinois ($352K).
Sixto R Caro, internal medicine in Brooklyn, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Pro Comfort Alcohol Pads in 2024: 161 claims costing $20K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sixto R Caro Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 161 | 44 | $20K |
| Muhammad Naeem Yonkers, NY | Internal Medicine | 294 | 43 | $13K |
| Alberto Flores |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7,855 | 38,850 | 12,298 | $2.8M |
| 2023 | 6,408 | 31,038 | 9,745 | $2.1M |
| 2024 | 8,409 | 45,578 | 15,777 | $2.8M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 88 |
| 49 |
| $11K |
| Amerah Shafi Chicago, IL | Physician Assistant | 114 | 27 | $9,698 |
| Lisen Liu Flushing, NY | Endocrinology | 159 | 49 | $9,389 |
| Manana Petrov Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 105 | 29 | $9,262 |
| Gary G Chen Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 165 | 64 | $8,600 |
| Yuqing Zhang Flushing, NY | Family Practice | 180 | 39 | $8,257 |
| Stephanie A Slough Commerce, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 34 | 15 | $8,257 |
| Stella Ilyayeva Rego Park, NY | Internal Medicine | 131 | 41 | $8,121 |
| Alejandro Barreda Vidal Cape Coral, FL | Hospitalist | 182 | 63 | $8,040 |
| Cheryl R Stimson Dumas, AR | Pharmacist | 98 | 45 | $7,903 |
| Gamil S Kostandy Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 111 | 22 | $7,861 |
| Mohammad A Chaudhry Union City, NJ | Internal Medicine | 105 | 33 | $7,681 |
| Jacob V George Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 61 | 16 | $7,580 |
| Damaso A Maresma Cape Coral, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 122 | 51 | $7,577 |
| Ambreen Alwani Coppell, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 71 | 31 | $7,536 |
| Darshi Sunderam East Orange, NJ | Endocrinology | 48 | 14 | $6,805 |
| Vahe R Dayian Dallas, TX | Family Practice | 58 | 28 | $6,595 |
| Christopher Chow New York, NY | Podiatry | 135 | 70 | $6,274 |
| Yun Feng New York, NY | Endocrinology | 101 | 31 | $6,077 |
| Wei Wang Brooklyn, NY | Family Practice | 150 | 48 | $5,955 |
| Tatyana Kutsy Bellevue, WA | Internal Medicine | 124 | 34 | $5,906 |
| Galina Vayner Norcross, GA | Internal Medicine | 104 | 26 | $5,853 |
| Farooq M Ahmed Skokie, IL | Family Practice | 63 | 18 | $5,746 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Home Aide Diagn | 45,584 | $2.8M |