Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$1.9M
-11.0% from 2023
Prescriptions
34K
$55.42 per claim
Patients
25K
14,798 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $1.9M for Sulfacetamide Sodium in 2024, for 34,078 prescriptions and refills to 25,297 patients (down 11.0% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $55.42.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Sulfacetamide Sodium in 2024: $234K for 5,357 claims, followed by New York ($224K).
Dmitry Khasak, dermatology in New York, NY, had the highest Medicare cost for Sulfacetamide Sodium in 2024: 404 claims costing $32K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dmitry Khasak New York, NY | Dermatology | 404 | 145 | $32K |
| 1275564585 | Dermatology | 48 | 20 | $21K |
| Peter Hu Brooklyn, NY |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 17,464 | 39,557 | 29,721 | $2.5M |
| 2023 | 14,776 | 31,954 | 23,845 | $2.1M |
| 2024 | 14,798 | 34,078 | 25,297 | $1.9M |
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.
| Physician Assistant |
| 215 |
| 74 |
| $14K |
| Jeffrey Tuazon Jersey City, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 146 | 63 | $10K |
| James Armile Boardman, OH | Dermatology | 75 | 31 | $9,600 |
| William P Baugh Fullerton, CA | Dermatology | 80 | 41 | $8,407 |
| Leonard M Cetner West Bloomfield, MI | Dermatology | 70 | 49 | $6,832 |
| Karen A Heidelberg Detroit, MI | Dermatology | 62 | 38 | $6,387 |
| Stacy M Brandt Wheeling, WV | Physician Assistant | 46 | 17 | $5,213 |
| Norman Slusher Dallas, TX | Ophthalmology | 164 | 117 | $4,664 |
| David T Devries Chapel Hill, NC | Dermatology | 41 | 32 | $4,563 |
| Ibrahim A Tangoren Syracuse, NY | Dermatology | 37 | 28 | $4,386 |
| Clifford M Berck Great Neck, NY | Dermatology | 42 | 22 | $4,032 |
| Lewis M Dubroff Syracuse, NY | Dermatology | 44 | 33 | $3,918 |
| Gary F Risko Johnstown, PA | Physician Assistant | 31 | 11 | $3,165 |
| Daniel Herring Cumberland, MD | Dermatology | 27 | 13 | $2,984 |
| Michael K Lichtman Lafayette, CO | Dermatology | 34 | 15 | $2,950 |
| Malinee Saxena Inver Grove Heights, MN | Dermatology | 27 | 17 | $2,921 |
| David A Altman Warren, MI | Dermatology | 20 | 15 | $2,861 |
| Brian M Stewart Clinton Township, MI | Dermatology | 27 | 17 | $2,833 |
| Salvatore J Milazzo New York, NY | Physician Assistant | 46 | 12 | $2,807 |
| Jonathan P Igo San Diego, CA | Nurse Practitioner | 32 | Under 11 | $2,575 |
| Ross W Trent Canastota, NY | Physician Assistant | 19 | Under 11 | $2,544 |
| Toby Shawe Wyndmoor, PA | Dermatology | 16 | 12 | $2,460 |
| David B Schulman Charlotte, NC | Dermatology | 21 | 12 | $2,370 |