Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$735K
-9.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
231K
$3.18 per claim
Patients
97K
48,060 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$736K
$7.57 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $735K for Single Use Swab in 2024, for 231,111 prescriptions and refills to 97,193 patients (down 9.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $3.18.
New York had the highest Medicare cost for Single Use Swab in 2024: $209K for 80,272 claims, followed by California ($58K).
Stella Ilyayeva, internal medicine in Rego Park, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Single Use Swab in 2024: 656 claims costing $1,641.
Single Use Swab is made by Embecta Corp. (EMBC), listed in the Medicare spending data as Bd Diabetes/Emb.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stella Ilyayeva Rego Park, NY | Internal Medicine | 656 | 235 | $1,641 |
| Pavel E Terreros Allentown, PA | Family Practice | 523 | 66 | $1,174 |
| Chirag Patel |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 84,738 | 413,916 | 197,651 | $1.4M |
| 2023 | 48,113 | 242,759 | 100,028 | $810K |
| 2024 | 48,060 | 231,111 | 97,193 | $735K |
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 |
| 227 |
| 47 |
| $1,164 |
| Michael A Ahearn Kewanee, IL | Hospitalist | 189 | 20 | $944 |
| Boris Veysman Freehold, NJ | Internal Medicine | 164 | 56 | $939 |
| Mary P Lange Detroit, MI | Nurse Practitioner | 148 | 29 | $891 |
| 1982659660 | Endocrinology | 346 | 110 | $872 |
| Farooq M Ahmed Skokie, IL | Family Practice | 162 | 37 | $867 |
| Thierry Desir Detroit, MI | Physician Assistant | 118 | 16 | $706 |
| Misty D Wilhite Chaffee, MO | Nurse Practitioner | 164 | 24 | $696 |
| Jorge A Colon Morales Bayamon, PR | Family Practice | 171 | 49 | $679 |
| Karen L Adams Newington, NH | Nurse Practitioner | 163 | 50 | $660 |
| Jeff T Korn Vernon Hills, IL | Nurse Practitioner | 115 | 21 | $620 |
| Kelvin Mai Santa Ana, CA | Internal Medicine | 254 | 117 | $612 |
| Nikki Steidle Toms River, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 115 | 50 | $611 |
| Elizabeth Snyder Hays, KS | Internal Medicine | 145 | 42 | $603 |
| Rafael Rodriguez Jackson Heights, NY | Internal Medicine | 205 | 91 | $599 |
| Everett Bryant Dearborn, MI | Family Practice | 130 | 27 | $581 |
| Triet A Nguyen Portland, OR | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 79 | 26 | $569 |
| Matin Sharafatkhah Brooklyn, NY | Endocrinology | 301 | 77 | $569 |
| Russell G Forsberg Phoenix, AZ | Physician Assistant | 88 | 12 | $560 |
| Sneha Galiveeti East Meadow, NY | Endocrinology | 227 | 67 | $546 |
| Yuwei Gu Brooklyn, NY | Endocrinology | 146 | 85 | $541 |
| Madhu Sahai Sikeston, MO | Internal Medicine | 74 | 12 | $535 |
| Andrew Johnson Novi, MI | Nurse Practitioner | 93 | 17 | $521 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Bd Diabetes/Emb EMBC | 231,189 | $736K |