Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$44.4M
-53.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
122K
$363.90 per claim
Patients
69K
8,846 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$44.5M
$645.37 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $44.4M for Prolensa in 2024, for 122,145 prescriptions and refills to 68,875 patients (down 53.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $363.90.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Prolensa in 2024: $7.6M for 21,183 claims, followed by California ($6.4M).
Bingjing Z Roberts, ophthalmology in New York, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Prolensa in 2024: 1,795 claims costing $627K.
Prolensa is made by Bausch + Lomb Corporation (BLCO), listed in the Medicare spending data as Bausch & Lomb I.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bingjing Z Roberts New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 1,795 | 617 | $627K |
| Triet M Nguyen Westminster, CA | Ophthalmology | 1,372 | 234 | $486K |
| Wilson Ko Flushing, NY |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12,856 | 252,274 | 149,743 | $88.1M |
| 2023 | 12,553 | 252,371 | 144,064 | $94.5M |
| 2024 | 8,846 | 122,145 | 68,875 | $44.4M |
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.
| Ophthalmology |
| 1,017 |
| 567 |
| $354K |
| Gang Hu Hurst, TX | Ophthalmology | 991 | 726 | $346K |
| Ilona Genis Brooklyn, NY | Ophthalmology | 927 | 223 | $321K |
| Susan M Fowell Rockford, IL | Ophthalmology | 693 | 129 | $312K |
| Yuri S Oleynikov Los Angeles, CA | Ophthalmology | 750 | 193 | $255K |
| Eddie F Kadrmas Plymouth, MA | Ophthalmology | 272 | 83 | $192K |
| Charles I Gold New York, NY | Optometry | 500 | 177 | $165K |
| Ilan Cohen Ridgewood, NY | Ophthalmology | 440 | 214 | $151K |
| Gabriel M Ferreira New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 421 | 187 | $141K |
| William T Gannon Dothan, AL | Ophthalmology | 388 | 281 | $136K |
| Tamara B Wyse Northbrook, IL | Ophthalmology | 303 | 244 | $133K |
| Mireille P Hamparian Glendale, CA | Ophthalmology | 362 | 175 | $127K |
| Kevin Lai New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 365 | 230 | $127K |
| Andrea Jue Daly City, CA | Ophthalmology | 349 | 203 | $125K |
| Raymond Fong New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 348 | 219 | $122K |
| Tung T Chu Flushing, NY | Ophthalmology | 344 | 166 | $122K |
| Richard A Weise Glendale, CA | Ophthalmology | 305 | 115 | $117K |
| Jacqueline Dauhajre Jackson Heights, NY | Ophthalmology | 338 | 170 | $113K |
| Kayvan Keyhani Yorktown Heights, NY | Ophthalmology | 329 | 202 | $113K |
| Mitchell C Shultz Northridge, CA | Ophthalmology | 320 | 142 | $110K |
| Jason S Brody Atlanta, GA | Ophthalmology | 279 | 193 | $109K |
| David A de Rose Allentown, PA | Ophthalmology | 319 | 228 | $107K |
| Robert S Wolff Carson City, NV | Ophthalmology | 304 | 241 | $106K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Bausch & Lomb I BLCO | 122,194 | $44.5M |