Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$4.8M
-29.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
340K
$14.18 per claim
Patients
215K
97,086 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$4.8M
$22.48 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $4.8M for Silver Sulfadiazine in 2024, for 339,962 prescriptions and refills to 214,509 patients (down 29.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $14.18.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Silver Sulfadiazine in 2024: $861K for 57,388 claims, followed by Florida ($728K).
Abel A Vazquez Roman, general practice in Aguada, PR, had the highest Medicare cost for Silver Sulfadiazine in 2024: 495 claims costing $26K.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abel A Vazquez Roman Aguada, PR | General Practice | 495 | 130 | $26K |
| Teresa Moreno Herrera Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 637 | 227 | $24K |
| Rafael A Machin |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 95,028 | 332,505 | 208,074 | $5.8M |
| 2023 | 108,125 | 401,019 | 251,417 | $6.8M |
| 2024 | 97,086 | 339,962 | 214,509 | $4.8M |
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.
| General Practice |
| 428 |
| 187 |
| $21K |
| Natalia Maximovsky Staten Island, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 600 | 130 | $19K |
| Magid M Fahim Miramar, FL | Family Practice | 781 | 322 | $19K |
| Ramon A Sosa Garcia Cabo Rojo, PR | General Practice | 384 | 113 | $14K |
| Orlando Rodriguez Cales Ponce, PR | General Practice | 270 | 71 | $13K |
| Lidia R Bermudez Hialeah, FL | Family Practice | 272 | 72 | $12K |
| Fernando Esparza Miami, FL | Family Practice | 283 | 88 | $12K |
| Carlos A Muniz Molinero Sr. Aguada, PR | Internal Medicine | 227 | 72 | $12K |
| Elaine Rouco Perez Tampa, FL | Physician Assistant | 201 | 48 | $9,582 |
| Isabel Rico Miami, FL | General Practice | 159 | 35 | $8,635 |
| Edwin O Figueroa Delgado Caguas, PR | General Practice | 249 | 88 | $8,455 |
| Juan C Ramos Martinez San Juan, PR | General Practice | 230 | 95 | $7,582 |
| Jocelin Joseph Cape Coral, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 160 | 20 | $6,942 |
| Dagoberto de la Vega Miami, FL | Internal Medicine | 204 | 52 | $6,940 |
| Jeannette Velazquez-Gomez Wesley Chapel, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 124 | 53 | $6,812 |
| Jose M Bermudez Miami, FL | General Practice | 150 | 37 | $6,717 |
| Alfredo Kua Williamsville, NY | Internal Medicine | 300 | 53 | $6,479 |
| Justin M Green W Amherst, NY | Family Practice | 320 | 90 | $6,036 |
| Javier Ricardo Hialeah, FL | General Practice | 138 | 30 | $5,995 |
| Mark Azbel Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 280 | 120 | $5,978 |
| Agustin Martinez Hialeah, FL | General Practice | 163 | 53 | $5,666 |
| Gamaliel G Mattos Doral, FL | General Practice | 120 | 44 | $5,649 |
| Ronald L Barrios Springfield, PA | Geriatric Medicine | 246 | 27 | $5,480 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data