Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$191.1M
-1.9% from 2023
Prescriptions
261K
$732.56 per claim
Patients
139K
54,728 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$191.1M
$1,373.79 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $191.1M for Santyl in 2024, for 260,879 prescriptions and refills to 139,110 patients (down 1.9% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $732.56.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Santyl in 2024: $29.1M for 43,338 claims, followed by California ($24.4M).
Paul M Ferraro, general surgery in Cuyahoga Falls, OH, had the highest Medicare cost for Santyl in 2024: 239 claims costing $976K.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul M Ferraro Cuyahoga Falls, OH | General Surgery | 239 | 158 | $976K |
| John S Michel Philadelphia, PA | Internal Medicine | 81 | 44 | $789K |
| Louis Mazzella |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 59,221 | 296,553 | 153,441 | $169.1M |
| 2023 | 57,178 | 283,914 | 148,805 | $194.8M |
| 2024 | 54,728 | 260,879 | 139,110 | $191.1M |
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.
| Family Practice |
| 330 |
| 163 |
| $700K |
| Valerie N Allen Dallas, TX | General Surgery | 153 | 83 | $651K |
| Fernando Diaz Mori Tampa, FL | Internal Medicine | 150 | 69 | $625K |
| Jose V Perez Pembroke Pines, FL | Family Practice | 267 | 195 | $556K |
| Doris C Francois-Dryden Brooklyn, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 237 | 131 | $498K |
| Jacqueline Deckard Hastings, PA | Nurse Practitioner | 59 | 32 | $474K |
| Daniel C Meador Sonora, CA | Hospitalist | 108 | 49 | $455K |
| Ronald M Guberman Mamaroneck, NY | Podiatry | 50 | 30 | $396K |
| Byron R Dean Lakeland, FL | Family Practice | 77 | 37 | $381K |
| Josue A Moran Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 191 | 137 | $369K |
| Ernesto Arteaga Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 134 | 105 | $367K |
| Marco T Rodriguez Sarasota, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 64 | 30 | $360K |
| Yakoub Katri Brooklyn, NY | Nephrology | 105 | 43 | $357K |
| Michael R Tinkler Waterbury, CT | Internal Medicine | 33 | 22 | $319K |
| Dorothy L Watson Maitland, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 79 | 52 | $313K |
| Mariam Clark Los Angeles, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 76 | 48 | $308K |
| Jose G Reinoso Lakeland, FL | Internal Medicine | 103 | 52 | $296K |
| Scott A Gorenstein Mineola, NY | General Surgery | 33 | 25 | $294K |
| Luis J Ehrman Sr. Port Jefferson Station, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 98 | 40 | $289K |
| Wyzscx M Patacxil El Segundo, CA | General Surgery | 49 | 34 | $287K |
| Rita Ntosi Greenbelt, MD | Nurse Practitioner | 22 | Under 11 | $287K |
| Angela U Tabugbo Laurel, MD | Nurse Practitioner | 65 | 30 | $285K |
| Joan Lytle Baltimore, MD | Nurse Practitioner | 36 | 13 | $283K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Smith&n/United | 260,947 | $191.1M |