Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$6.9M
-17.3% from 2023
Prescriptions
112K
$61.35 per claim
Patients
40K
25,159 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $6.9M for Rifampin in 2024, for 111,884 prescriptions and refills to 39,802 patients (down 17.3% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $61.35.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Rifampin in 2024: $1.1M for 18,062 claims, followed by Florida ($522K).
John Bolden Jr., infectious disease in Morris, IL, had the highest Medicare cost for Rifampin in 2024: 52 claims costing $15K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Bolden Jr. Morris, IL | Infectious Disease | 52 | Under 11 | $15K |
| Christina T Fiske Nashville, TN | Infectious Disease | 142 | 52 | $11K |
| Lina Ramirez |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 22,884 | 99,310 | 34,524 | $7.0M |
| 2023 | 24,333 | 106,330 | 37,682 | $8.3M |
| 2024 | 25,159 | 111,884 | 39,802 | $6.9M |
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.
| Internal Medicine |
| 20 |
| Under 11 |
| $10K |
| Kenneth K Sha Flushing, NY | Pulmonary Disease | 202 | 44 | $10K |
| Mark W Burns Phoenix, AZ | Nurse Practitioner | 22 | Under 11 | $10K |
| Kimberly J Lentz Zionsville, IN | Family Practice | 46 | 11 | $9,612 |
| Michael R Scoma Mineola, NY | Infectious Disease | 29 | Under 11 | $9,452 |
| Benjamin Wu Brooklyn, NY | Family Practice | 152 | 63 | $9,178 |
| Aszani Stoddard Saint Paul, MN | Certified Nurse Midwife | 22 | Under 11 | $8,898 |
| Serafino Sauro Peoria, IL | Family Practice | 44 | 18 | $8,092 |
| Michael T Charney San Jose, CA | Infectious Disease | 166 | 52 | $7,861 |
| Natalia I Moguillansky Gainesville, FL | Critical Care (Intensivists) | 49 | 21 | $7,296 |
| Scott D Parker Huntsville, AL | Infectious Disease | 72 | 21 | $7,181 |
| Hafsa H Siddiqui Huntsville, AL | Infectious Disease | 61 | 12 | $7,015 |
| Colin Swenson Atlanta, GA | Critical Care (Intensivists) | 47 | 16 | $6,950 |
| Peter A Jakacki Fort Wayne, IN | Family Practice | 101 | 23 | $6,815 |
| Robert M Gullberg Racine, WI | Infectious Disease | 135 | 31 | $6,771 |
| Kevin L Winthrop Portland, OR | Infectious Disease | 100 | 22 | $6,669 |
| Peter A Okwuasaba Tulsa, OK | Infectious Disease | 59 | 15 | $6,646 |
| Randall Feuer Spring, TX | Family Practice | 51 | 18 | $6,425 |
| Robert A Aryeetey Statesville, NC | Infectious Disease | 136 | 33 | $6,338 |
| David L Kamelhar New York, NY | Pulmonary Disease | 152 | 21 | $6,190 |
| Takashi Shinha Honolulu, HI | Infectious Disease | 113 | 29 | $6,161 |
| Supha K Arthurs Bismarck, ND | Infectious Disease | 43 | Under 11 | $6,144 |
| Brenda W Bennett Gulfport, MS | Nurse Practitioner | 60 | 11 | $6,010 |