Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$5.2M
+14.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
287K
$18.11 per claim
Patients
185K
87,115 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$5.2M
$28.16 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $5.2M for Ssd in 2024, for 287,449 prescriptions and refills to 184,835 patients (up 14.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $18.11.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Ssd in 2024: $1.2M for 48,337 claims, followed by New York ($518K).
Fernando Esparza, family practice in Miami, FL, had the highest Medicare cost for Ssd in 2024: 1,111 claims costing $41K.
Ssd is made by Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited (RDY), listed in the Medicare spending data as Dr.Reddy'S Lab.
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Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Esparza Miami, FL | Family Practice | 1,111 | 181 | $41K |
| Teresa Moreno Herrera Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 784 | 220 | $31K |
| Lidia R Bermudez |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 91,249 | 283,168 | 189,206 | $5.6M |
| 2023 | 77,864 | 222,566 | 153,389 | $4.6M |
| 2024 | 87,115 | 287,449 | 184,835 | $5.2M |
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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 |
| 763 |
| 119 |
| $26K |
| Jose A Vergara Hialeah, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 416 | 67 | $19K |
| Jose M Bermudez Miami, FL | General Practice | 491 | 79 | $19K |
| Gamaliel G Mattos Doral, FL | General Practice | 373 | 55 | $16K |
| Dagoberto de la Vega Miami, FL | Internal Medicine | 295 | 61 | $11K |
| Isabel Rico Miami, FL | General Practice | 271 | 50 | $9,528 |
| Natalia Maximovsky Staten Island, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 279 | 84 | $9,480 |
| Jeannette Velazquez-Gomez Wesley Chapel, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 204 | 51 | $9,070 |
| Romulo Clavelo Miami, FL | General Practice | 193 | 39 | $7,803 |
| Virgilio del Pino Miami, FL | General Practice | 198 | 63 | $7,022 |
| Edwin O Figueroa Delgado Caguas, PR | General Practice | 135 | 44 | $6,695 |
| Jenniev Jorge Simeon Miami, FL | Nurse Practitioner | 146 | 34 | $6,487 |
| Elaine Rouco Perez Tampa, FL | Physician Assistant | 143 | 52 | $6,418 |
| Irene Lopez-Albelo Miami, FL | General Practice | 179 | 44 | $6,348 |
| Reinaldo Carvajal Pembroke Pines, FL | Internal Medicine | 248 | 32 | $6,152 |
| Teresa B Alfonso Miami, FL | Internal Medicine | 104 | 24 | $5,785 |
| Geisha O Garcia-Saez Miami, FL | Family Practice | 140 | 37 | $5,774 |
| France Occy Fort Lauderdale, FL | Family Practice | 168 | 56 | $5,773 |
| Rafael Abreu Hialeah, FL | Family Practice | 158 | 29 | $5,736 |
| Juan C Ramos Martinez San Juan, PR | General Practice | 148 | 71 | $5,357 |
| William M Meadows Jr. Opelika, AL | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 129 | 90 | $5,209 |
| Roman Zabarskiy Brooklyn, NY | Internal Medicine | 160 | 35 | $4,984 |
| Javier Ricardo Hialeah, FL | General Practice | 135 | 23 | $4,960 |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Dr.Reddy'S Lab RDY | 287,522 | $5.2M |