Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$34K
+13.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
2,513
$13.52 per claim
Patients
1,218
1,128 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$34K
$27.90 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $34K for Sf in 2024, for 2,513 prescriptions and refills to 1,218 patients (up 13.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $13.52.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Sf in 2024: $18K for 656 claims, followed by New York ($2,401).
Nelson Lowe, oral surgery (dentist only) in Santa Ana, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Sf in 2024: 18 claims costing $982.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Lowe Santa Ana, CA | Oral Surgery (Dentist only) | 18 | Under 11 | $982 |
| Irwin H Lee Rohnert Park, CA | Radiation Oncology | 22 | Under 11 | $532 |
| Benjamin M Fisch |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,258 | 2,659 | 1,416 | $26K |
| 2023 | 1,173 | 2,465 | 1,338 | $30K |
| 2024 | 1,128 | 2,513 | 1,218 | $34K |
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.
| Radiation Oncology |
| 11 |
| Under 11 |
| $527 |
| Deep A Patel South San Francisco, CA | Radiation Oncology | 14 | Under 11 | $525 |
| Ralph S Johnson San Diego, CA | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $426 |
| David Vinh-Phuc P Nguyen San Diego, CA | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $426 |
| Amanda I Mullins Santa Monica, CA | Family Practice | 11 | Under 11 | $409 |
| Laurena Moore Powell Detroit, MI | Dentist | 26 | 16 | $241 |
| Diviya Khiria Rohnert Park, CA | Dentist | 11 | Under 11 | $240 |
| Katie M Rivas Faribault, MN | Dentist | 16 | Under 11 | $178 |
| Anne E Kent Minneapolis, MN | Dentist | 20 | Under 11 | $140 |
| Cynthia M Strand Minneapolis, MN | Dentist | 20 | Under 11 | $136 |
| Leanne Venable Murfreesboro, TN | Nurse Practitioner | 16 | Under 11 | $135 |
| Kristen R Hermansen-Ryan Central City, NE | Dentist | 15 | Under 11 | $132 |
| Joseph R Carpentieri White Plains, NY | Dentist | 13 | Under 11 | $129 |
| Leroy B Varney Lancaster, OH | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $121 |
| Judith Olshin Brookville, NY | Dentist | 16 | Under 11 | $111 |
| Susan S Haddow Minneapolis, MN | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $46.2 |
| Michael D Kim Fairfax, VA | Family Practice | 12 | Under 11 | $43.68 |
| John S Wisniewski Hartford, CT | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $41.71 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Cypress Pharm. | 2,513 | $34K |