Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$23.3M
-18.1% from 2023
Prescriptions
4.7M
$4.92 per claim
Patients
3.2M
628,687 prescribers
Total spending
-
All plans
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $23.3M for Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim in 2024, for 4,742,366 prescriptions and refills to 3,170,519 patients (down 18.1% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $4.92.
Florida had the highest Medicare cost for Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim in 2024: $2.1M for 405,272 claims, followed by California ($2.0M).
Alison Hedervary, nurse practitioner in Cleveland, OH, had the highest Medicare cost for Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim in 2024: 2,399 claims costing $17K.
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alison Hedervary Cleveland, OH | Nurse Practitioner | 2,399 | 442 | $17K |
| Richard S Spong Minneapolis, MN | Nephrology | 1,598 | 311 | $13K |
| Kevin B Golden |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 590,209 | 4,552,941 | 3,039,971 | $25.9M |
| 2023 | 608,523 | 4,602,948 | 3,084,917 | $28.5M |
| 2024 | 628,687 | 4,742,366 | 3,170,519 | $23.3M |
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 |
| 18 |
| Under 11 |
| $11K |
| Lesley A Fein West Caldwell, NJ | Internal Medicine | 82 | 13 | $11K |
| Steven L Jensen Saginaw, MI | Urology | 835 | 275 | $10K |
| Rafael Khaim New York, NY | Nurse Practitioner | 1,682 | 378 | $8,615 |
| Cathy L Logan San Diego, CA | Infectious Disease | 21 | Under 11 | $8,374 |
| Sherif B Mossad Cleveland, OH | Infectious Disease | 20 | Under 11 | $8,296 |
| Keysha M Lopez Vega San Juan, PR | Nephrology | 1,501 | 257 | $5,817 |
| Angelito F Yango Fort Worth, TX | Nephrology | 760 | 158 | $5,757 |
| David Nesser Dallas, TX | Nephrology | 679 | 196 | $5,524 |
| David H Chansolme Oklahoma City, OK | Infectious Disease | 335 | 71 | $5,451 |
| Bernard Fischbach Fort Worth, TX | Nephrology | 907 | 192 | $5,438 |
| Gaurav Agarwal Birmingham, AL | Nephrology | 677 | 248 | $5,300 |
| Carolyn M Mulroney Las Vegas, NV | Hematology-Oncology | 30 | Under 11 | $5,191 |
| Alan H Yamada Arcadia, CA | Urology | 603 | 318 | $5,155 |
| Mrunal G Patel Maywood, IL | Pulmonary Disease | 1,627 | 227 | $5,124 |
| Heather L Mason Cleveland, OH | Physician Assistant | 606 | 155 | $5,089 |
| Erika D Lease Seattle, WA | Pulmonary Disease | 419 | 115 | $4,690 |
| Navya Eleti Birmingham, AL | Nephrology | 729 | 229 | $4,686 |
| Ah-Reum Jeong San Diego, CA | Hematology-Oncology | 19 | Under 11 | $4,636 |
| Rasha S El Rifai Minneapolis, MN | Nephrology | 504 | 107 | $4,526 |
| Adam P Bregman Madison, WI | Nephrology | 568 | 126 | $4,188 |
| Colleen Dowling West Orange, NJ | Nurse Practitioner | 639 | 206 | $4,182 |
| Bing Ho Chicago, IL | Nephrology | 696 | 157 | $4,112 |