Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$78.8M
+4.4% from 2023
Prescriptions
302K
$261.20 per claim
Patients
75K
24,884 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$78.9M
$1,058.17 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $78.8M for Simbrinza in 2024, for 301,843 prescriptions and refills to 74,513 patients (up 4.4% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $261.20.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Simbrinza in 2024: $10.1M for 39,259 claims, followed by New York ($8.7M).
Hamideh S Moayedpardazi, ophthalmology in Montebello, CA, had the highest Medicare cost for Simbrinza in 2024: 853 claims costing $269K.
Simbrinza is made by Alcon Inc. (ALC), listed in the Medicare spending data as Alcon Laborator.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamideh S Moayedpardazi Montebello, CA | Ophthalmology | 853 | 204 | $269K |
| Alexander Zabaneh Chula Vista, CA | Ophthalmology | 965 | 212 | $258K |
| Rohit Varma |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23,206 | 264,084 | 62,701 | $67.8M |
| 2023 | 23,900 | 277,852 | 68,846 | $75.5M |
| 2024 | 24,884 | 301,843 | 74,513 | $78.8M |
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 |
| 947 |
| 233 |
| $241K |
| Jorge L Rivera Mayaguez, PR | Ophthalmology | 970 | 169 | $207K |
| Ngoc Nguyen San Jose, CA | Ophthalmology | 665 | 137 | $182K |
| Stephen D Owens Montgomery, AL | Ophthalmology | 673 | 139 | $170K |
| Gregory Butler Washington, DC | Ophthalmology | 300 | 104 | $139K |
| David S Mora Laredo, TX | Optometry | 644 | 142 | $135K |
| Mary M Cheng Rosemead, CA | Optometry | 641 | 140 | $127K |
| Emad Nakkash Hazel Park, MI | Ophthalmology | 524 | 158 | $109K |
| Omar N Piovanetti San Juan, PR | Ophthalmology | 491 | 108 | $106K |
| Lourdes Casuso Miami, FL | Ophthalmology | 459 | 100 | $104K |
| Frank Cotter Roanoke, VA | Ophthalmology | 348 | 93 | $97K |
| Bao-Thu T Nguyen Long Beach, CA | Ophthalmology | 324 | 82 | $97K |
| Nora L Cothran Largo, FL | Optometry | 234 | 82 | $92K |
| Celso Tello New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 237 | 66 | $87K |
| Richard A Quinones Homewood, IL | Ophthalmology | 252 | 62 | $80K |
| Melissa M Crowley Montebello, CA | Ophthalmology | 394 | 106 | $79K |
| Charles R Niles Williamsville, NY | Ophthalmology | 265 | 70 | $76K |
| John G Rezapour Encino, CA | Ophthalmology | 373 | 95 | $76K |
| Bret A Hughes Detroit, MI | Ophthalmology | 220 | 58 | $74K |
| Jorge L Fernandez Bahamonde Sr. San Juan, PR | Ophthalmology | 341 | 56 | $74K |
| Albert S Khouri Newark, NJ | Ophthalmology | 237 | 44 | $72K |
| Tad D Schoedel Roanoke, VA | Ophthalmology | 266 | 52 | $71K |
| Nathan M Radcliffe New York, NY | Ophthalmology | 303 | 75 | $69K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Alcon Laborator ALC | 301,984 | $78.9M |